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The Takedown by Lily Chu

526 reviews for:

The Takedown

Lily Chu

3.68 AVERAGE

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bookishconstellations's review

DID NOT FINISH: 16%
It just didn’t suck me in. Everything just felt forced. I loved The Stand-In by this author, but this one was a miss for me. 
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britt_reading's review against another edition

3.25
challenging emotional hopeful medium-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
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traversingteacher's review

3.5
emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

jordannn's review against another edition

4.5
emotional funny inspiring reflective 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: Complicated

moc98's review

3.75
emotional lighthearted reflective medium-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: Complicated

fantasycat's review

3.5
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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libbiebell's review

4.0
emotional funny hopeful inspiring

amanda_bookdragon's review

4.5
funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lanayagraham's review

3.5
emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
A fun, closed door romance about a bi-racial diversity consultant and a fashion designer taking on a fashion company to expose corruption. I always love a Canadian novelist and I'm always looking for books like this featuring Canadians of colour! This is my least favorite of Chu's 3 novels. The first half was fun and unique but the second half really lagged, took too long and felt formulaic 🥴 and I just wanted to finish it. I don't mind predictability, but this was too generic for my taste. That being said, I'll keep reading anything she writes and loving this window into the experience that Canadians of Asian decent have in our country! 

jenembklyn's review against another edition

4.75
emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated