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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A cute & quirky rom-com with so much more going on under the surface.
Dee’s relationship to toxic positivity (spawned from her mother) was all too real and the way that it tied into family’s not being able to talk about the hard stuff and hiding it under the guise that “everything is fine” was so well done.
Maybe even more impressive is the care that Lily Chu gave to the plot of diversity and inclusion in the workplace (in this instance in the fashion industry but let’s be so real it happens everywhere). It was hard to read at times, some characters were so blatantly racist all I could do was cringe but I’m so glad the right ones got the happily ever after they deserved (and the justice I wish everyone could have).
Oh and uhm Teddy?! Consent kind?? Romantic as hell hunk?? A man who supports your ability to recall random facts without putting you down or being condescending??? Spectacular, I’ll take 14 of em!!!
Dee’s relationship to toxic positivity (spawned from her mother) was all too real and the way that it tied into family’s not being able to talk about the hard stuff and hiding it under the guise that “everything is fine” was so well done.
Maybe even more impressive is the care that Lily Chu gave to the plot of diversity and inclusion in the workplace (in this instance in the fashion industry but let’s be so real it happens everywhere). It was hard to read at times, some characters were so blatantly racist all I could do was cringe but I’m so glad the right ones got the happily ever after they deserved (and the justice I wish everyone could have).
Oh and uhm Teddy?! Consent kind?? Romantic as hell hunk?? A man who supports your ability to recall random facts without putting you down or being condescending??? Spectacular, I’ll take 14 of em!!!
Solidly mid book.
As an HR person, I was practically screaming at most of this audiobook. There were so many contraventions that these workplaces felt unreal.
As an HR person, I was practically screaming at most of this audiobook. There were so many contraventions that these workplaces felt unreal.
Had a hard time getting through this book due to the main character. She had the most toxic positivity I’ve seen and was oblivious to how horrid it had gotten. She also let this take over any sense of judgment as “things will just work out”, so she made the worst possible choice in a handful of scenarios. Even at the end of the book, I wasn’t rooting for her.
A light, engaging read/listen. I always appreciate an author who can fit in lots of descriptions of characters eating delicious food (not to mention some scenes set in Paris).
The love interest is a decent human and very likeable, the main character was also well written. The mother needed a slap for her toxic positivity. The book focused on themes of mixed race relationships and families, diversity in the work place, career women and the weird shit they face on the daily. Oh, and it was fun to read about characters who are trivia nerds like me.
The love interest is a decent human and very likeable, the main character was also well written. The mother needed a slap for her toxic positivity.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have enjoyed all three of Lily Chu's books. I sped through the first two last summer and jumped on this one when I saw it at the library.
Dee had a seemingly perfect life; a job she loved, a great house in Toronto, and super skills at an online quiz/scavenger game. That is until her firm closes and her family moves in with her. Luckily there is a hot new romance on the horizon... until he ends up working for the very company her new, more daunting, job has taken as a client. Soon Dee and Ted are trying to stay apart but also set things to right at the company Ted's mother started.
There was a cute romance here but I honestly wouldn't call this a romance. It's much more about the office politics, which I enjoyed here. And it was definitely Chu's most down to earth novel after one where the lead stands in for the famous movie star or the one where she dates the K-Pop star. And I think this is my favorite so far. But I'm not sure. Chu's books are all fun but have lots of meaningful details inside.
Dee had a seemingly perfect life; a job she loved, a great house in Toronto, and super skills at an online quiz/scavenger game. That is until her firm closes and her family moves in with her. Luckily there is a hot new romance on the horizon... until he ends up working for the very company her new, more daunting, job has taken as a client. Soon Dee and Ted are trying to stay apart but also set things to right at the company Ted's mother started.
There was a cute romance here but I honestly wouldn't call this a romance. It's much more about the office politics, which I enjoyed here. And it was definitely Chu's most down to earth novel after one where the lead stands in for the famous movie star or the one where she dates the K-Pop star. And I think this is my favorite so far. But I'm not sure. Chu's books are all fun but have lots of meaningful details inside.