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A review by saturnus
Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach
5.0
oh my god. this book is one of those books that made you think "oh maybe debut books aren't always that bad" because believe me, not here to be liked has the best Best way of expressing the story and the issues inside it. it's finally the time where i found myself falling for a contemporary YA romance that i want to dive deep into this genre more.
it all started when the main characters: eliza and len, were involved in a competition to determine the next editor in chief for their school newspaper. from here, i got to explore some of the notable issues such as feminism, misogyny, sexism, and even racism. the characters have very cute dynamics toward each other especially eliza's friendship with winona and (later) serena. it is set in a high school and besides all the complicated things, they acted like normal high schoolers which is very refreshing bc we all miss high school don't we.
the pace climbed up pretty quickly and the character development is there so it was hard to drop this book even for a while. and the romance >>>> it is obvious that michelle quach stringed every scene carefully so it didn't feel too rushed nor too slow. i swear i yearned eliza and len scenes most of the time because they were so cute and smart i loved them so much i want to give them gallons of boba so i can see them drinking boba together once again.
from now on i will recommend this adorable and genius romance to everyone because i enjoyed this so so much i hope people will give my beloved elizalen the loves they deserve <3
it all started when the main characters: eliza and len, were involved in a competition to determine the next editor in chief for their school newspaper. from here, i got to explore some of the notable issues such as feminism, misogyny, sexism, and even racism. the characters have very cute dynamics toward each other especially eliza's friendship with winona and (later) serena. it is set in a high school and besides all the complicated things, they acted like normal high schoolers which is very refreshing bc we all miss high school don't we.
the pace climbed up pretty quickly and the character development is there so it was hard to drop this book even for a while. and the romance >>>> it is obvious that michelle quach stringed every scene carefully so it didn't feel too rushed nor too slow. i swear i yearned eliza and len scenes most of the time because they were so cute and smart i loved them so much i want to give them gallons of boba so i can see them drinking boba together once again.
from now on i will recommend this adorable and genius romance to everyone because i enjoyed this so so much i hope people will give my beloved elizalen the loves they deserve <3