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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
hopeful
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
Thank you partner, Colored Pages Book Tours and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the gifted copy of The Takedown by Lily Chu.
Dee works as a diversity consultant and lives in her cozy childhood home left by her parents who have retired outside the city. Things change when Dee’s grandma needs extra care and Dee’s parents and grandma all move back into the home with her. For fun, Dee loves to play Questie, a scavenger hunt game, and is usually at the top of the leaderboard except when her rival takes the number one spot. One day while searching for clues, Dee sees her rival in person! Teddy is strikingly handsome and there’s definitely a spark between them. What Dee doesn’t realize is that he will soon be part of her work life when Dee is assigned to Celeste, a fashion label where Teddy is next in line to be CEO after his father. Improving the corporate culture at Celeste will involve taking down the old guard. Will Teddy and Dee be able to be romantically involved and do what’s best for Celeste?
I really liked that Dee has a corporate career, is close with her family, and unexpectedly finds a romantic relationship. I also appreciated that there were several diverse main characters. The character development was well done. Dee and her family members learned and grew during the story especially in regards to processing emotions and re-thinking old prejudices. Dee and Teddy’s relationship was sweet and I liked how they bonded over trivia.
One part that bothered me was Dee’s possessiveness of the house. She came off as entitled and didn't seem to grasp how privileged she was to have her parents give her a house.
Overall I loved this book and will read more stories by Lily Chu. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys rom-coms that are more sweet than spicy and have diverse main characters.
emotional
funny
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:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
hopeful
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
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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
✨BOOK TOUR ALERT🚨✨
📖:THE TAKEDOWN
📝: Lily Chu (@lilychuauthor )
🛒PUB DATE: May 7th
⭐️Sponsored by: @coloredpagesbt and @sourcebookscasa
✨My Rating: 4.5⭐️
I was lucky enough to get a chance to be a part of a book tour sponsored by @coloredpagesbt and @sourcebookscasa for the book; The Takedown by: Lily Chu. And let me tell you I had the best time!
Some of my favorite parts and big themes of the book included:
🇨🇦The Toronto Setting
📱The Electronic Meet Cute (a scavenger-hunt IRL game…come on how cute)
🏠Relatable and Real Family Conflict
💕Lots of ‘will they, won’t they’ and yearning
📈The 9-5 /work atmosphere
💃🏻The main character finding her true self (from people pleasing pushover to a confident lady who knows what she wants and needs
Thank you again to @lilychuauthor @sourcebookscasa and @coloredpagesbt for allowing me to be a part of of this book tour, and for the #gifted final and eARC copies of The Takedown💕
📖:THE TAKEDOWN
📝: Lily Chu (@lilychuauthor )
🛒PUB DATE: May 7th
⭐️Sponsored by: @coloredpagesbt and @sourcebookscasa
✨My Rating: 4.5⭐️
I was lucky enough to get a chance to be a part of a book tour sponsored by @coloredpagesbt and @sourcebookscasa for the book; The Takedown by: Lily Chu. And let me tell you I had the best time!
Some of my favorite parts and big themes of the book included:
🇨🇦The Toronto Setting
📱The Electronic Meet Cute (a scavenger-hunt IRL game…come on how cute)
🏠Relatable and Real Family Conflict
💕Lots of ‘will they, won’t they’ and yearning
📈The 9-5 /work atmosphere
💃🏻The main character finding her true self (from people pleasing pushover to a confident lady who knows what she wants and needs
Thank you again to @lilychuauthor @sourcebookscasa and @coloredpagesbt for allowing me to be a part of of this book tour, and for the #gifted final and eARC copies of The Takedown💕
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Hey I loved this! Lily Chu really hits the complex romance mark for me. Her protagonists face really difficult issues at work, in love and with their families and they're not just tied up neatly with a bow because (get real) that isn't how life works. It's escapism with heart and I loved watching Dee and Ted grow. That's what love should do: make you both into better, more thoughtful people!! I also love Chu's dedication to her Toronto setting and how she pokes fun at Canadian insularity / inferiority complexes.
I liked some parts of this and absolutely hated other parts of this. Love the diversity rep. Didn't really like the female lead all that much so being in her head 24/7 was exhausting. The toxic family always makes me really angry so that did not help my overall enjoyment. I feel the romance had cute moments but also felt very mediocre. I feel very meh about this. I'm sure I'll forget the whole story by next week. I'll probably pass on reading this author again.