A review by book_sense
Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach

5.0

Omg this book. I went in blind, totally smitten by the cover and now I'm just a mess.. there's a reason why ya romance peaks. Okay. No but seriously. This book delivered. Eliza, as even the author has mentioned, is not a likeable protagonist. (I love her) the book deals with a lots of themes surrounding feminism. Eliza, just like i was a couple years ago, thought being a feminist meant renouncing everything feminine. So that's what she tries to do. There are some instances in the book that really stood out to me. Like the kids at school calling her a feminazi. Boys saying just because she likes a dude she's not a feminist anymore. The scene at the baseball game where one guy said stop throwing like a girl and no one batted an eye. THIS ALL HAPPENS. And we ignore it. It's so true that women, in order to be given leadership roles have a very narrow margin to err as compared to a man. And then they're called a bitch or uptight. Eliza, with all her stumbling and mess ups, slowly understands the under-running themes of being a feminist. It's beautiful. The writing is so so good. Such a refreshing read. ALSO LEN IS SO FUCKING DREAMY. IT'S NOT FAIR. THAT DUDE READS OKAY.