#sweetlibs_notheretobeliked

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𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱.

A brief summary: Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach. The book belongs to the young adult, feminism, and contemporary romance genres. It was published on September 14th 2021 by Katherine Tegen Books Publisher.

I started reading it from February 7th to 8th 2024, in an E-book format, with 349 pages.

Overall Review: beware of spoilers!

ㅤㅤWell, how do I even start this? In short, I didn't expect to pick up this book to read, without looking at any reviews or even the blurb. And, well... my expectations were too high for this. Although the story's topic about sexism, misogyny, and feminism seemed interesting enough. Okay, let's comment on the characters in this book, especially the main female character, Eliza Quan. Oh my god, Ms. Quan! How do I put this about her? There are some aspects of her characterization that I liked, although there were also many aspects that I didn't like.

ㅤㅤI appreciate her passion and determination, as well as her enthusiasm in fighting for her rights, in fighting for feminism. Well, at least that's a good thing. BUT, BUT, BUT... she just got it wrong and felt off in terms of her purpose in feminism, leaning more towards her disagreement with losing the vote and demanding her opponent step down from the position because she felt that the opponent wasn't suitable for it. Also, I really can't tolerate her annoying behavior, not sticking to her beliefs, especially when she immediately throws blame at others for her failures, labeling it as sexism or misogyny or whatever. And her narcissistic attitude is just so prominent. Oh my god, for the first time ever, I didn't like the characterization of the main character throughout the story.

ㅤㅤHowever, I don't have a problem with the other characters, although I admit I didn't particularly like them either. Especially Len, well... he's just average in my opinion, not really outstanding or amazing even though he plays a big role as the main male character in the book.

ㅤㅤNow, let's talk about the plot, plot twist! Yeah, I found the plot twist forced, I didn't see it coming, it was totally unexpected. The pacing of the plot was alright, not too slow or too fast. And the romantic aspect wasn't fully all out, although I did like how sweet Len DiMartile was in some parts. I guess you could say I had mixed feelings about this story.

Xoxo, #SweetLibrary. <3