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A review by megan_thee_reader
Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
-all of the character arcs panned out well/satisfying (especially the main character's)
-have a special place in my heart for selena's development. her discovery of feminism being awakened by eliza's manifesto/the realization that the things you accepted as normal are actually kind of fucked up & maybe it doesn't always have to be this way is <333
-got to also give a hand to eliza (even if she got on my nervessss in the first half) showing how even when you get settled in your assumptions about the world there's always more to be learned by talking to people with different perspectives. i love how she still ended up holding strong to her core beliefs but learned to value the beauty of people instead of being fixated on society.
-her hesitation to confide in winona because her opinion means the most to her, & their eventual reconciliation because they've both grown as people & realize that their past ways of seeing the world might've been slightly toxic was very satisfying.
-also as an eldest daughter with complicated family dynamics, some of those scenes made me tear up but we're not gonna get into that 👀
-the romance was actually really cute. kind of predictable but thats definitely not a bad thing. i like how there was always mutual respect & interest between them
-HE REMEMBERED HER BOBA ORDER!!
-i enjoyed the exploration on how feminism can mean lots of different things to different people
- overall really cute & i enjoyed it
-read in 4 hours & 15 minutes (all in the same day
-one of those books that i didnt want to put down
-have a special place in my heart for selena's development. her discovery of feminism being awakened by eliza's manifesto/the realization that the things you accepted as normal are actually kind of fucked up & maybe it doesn't always have to be this way is <333
-got to also give a hand to eliza (even if she got on my nervessss in the first half) showing how even when you get settled in your assumptions about the world there's always more to be learned by talking to people with different perspectives. i love how she still ended up holding strong to her core beliefs but learned to value the beauty of people instead of being fixated on society.
-her hesitation to confide in winona because her opinion means the most to her, & their eventual reconciliation because they've both grown as people & realize that their past ways of seeing the world might've been slightly toxic was very satisfying.
-also as an eldest daughter with complicated family dynamics, some of those scenes made me tear up but we're not gonna get into that 👀
-the romance was actually really cute. kind of predictable but thats definitely not a bad thing. i like how there was always mutual respect & interest between them
-HE REMEMBERED HER BOBA ORDER!!
-i enjoyed the exploration on how feminism can mean lots of different things to different people
- overall really cute & i enjoyed it
-read in 4 hours & 15 minutes (all in the same day
-one of those books that i didnt want to put down