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Not Here to Be Liked

Not Here to Be Liked

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  • Author：Michelle Quach
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Summary

Falling in love wasn't part of the plan。 Eliza Quan fully expects to be voted the next editor-in-chief of her school paper。 She works hard， she respects the facts， and she has the most experience。 Len DiMartile is an injured star baseball player who seems to have joined the paper just to have something to do。 Naturally， the staff picks Len to be their next leader。 Because while they may respect Eliza， they don't particularly like her ­- but right now， Eliza is not here to be liked。 She's here to win。 But someone does like Eliza。 A lot。 Shame it's the boy standing in the way of her becoming editor-in-chief。。。。

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zahraa ，

4。5⭐️“And that， friends， is how lady justice find herself straddling the patriarchy atop a well-made bed”Eliza quang is all but set to be elected as her school newspaper’s chief editor。 However， when ex-jock， Len DiMartile comes into the picture， her plans are tossed away。 After a posting disaster， Len and Eliza are set at odds。 Eliza takes the opportunity to speak out on her school’s misogyny and sexism。 But will her words be enough when she begins to fall for the boy who started it all？ Oh my 4。5⭐️“And that， friends， is how lady justice find herself straddling the patriarchy atop a well-made bed”Eliza quang is all but set to be elected as her school newspaper’s chief editor。 However， when ex-jock， Len DiMartile comes into the picture， her plans are tossed away。 After a posting disaster， Len and Eliza are set at odds。 Eliza takes the opportunity to speak out on her school’s misogyny and sexism。 But will her words be enough when she begins to fall for the boy who started it all？ Oh my god。 I loved this。 Michelle Quach， you are marvellous。 With a dash of enemies to lovers， a sprinkle of forced team work， what is there not to love？ The writing， was fast paced。 The plot was enrapturing， and I was all giddy inside and swooning for Len ！！！ With POC rep， and the relatable feelings brought along with foreign prends， I couldn’t put this book down！ And of course， Miss Eliza’s girl boss moments had me SQUEALING。 Stay tuned for this book coming out on September 14th！！ 。。。more

Andrea Law ，

Full review to come。

Kelly ，

Girls of color almost never get to be unlikable， and that's particularly true for Asian American girls。 That， however， is not the case for Eliza， who we know going in isn't here to be liked。 She is driven and ambitious and when she loses the role of editor in chief to an ex-jock who just happened upon the newspaper once his career in baseball was done because of an injury， she's ready to fight。 She writes a private manifesto， loaded with her true feelings on sexism in the school， and it gets pub Girls of color almost never get to be unlikable， and that's particularly true for Asian American girls。 That， however， is not the case for Eliza， who we know going in isn't here to be liked。 She is driven and ambitious and when she loses the role of editor in chief to an ex-jock who just happened upon the newspaper once his career in baseball was done because of an injury， she's ready to fight。 She writes a private manifesto， loaded with her true feelings on sexism in the school， and it gets published to the front page of the digital paper。 Now， she's started a big dialog at the school level， both with supporters and those who are deeply opposed。 Then， the school principal says she and Len must work together to put their differences aside and wouldn't you know it: they start to fall for one another。 But what happens when the truth about who posted the manifesto gets out？ And how will the school's legacy of patriarchy be challenged？This is a FUN read， with a great romance trope at the center。 Eliza and Len are SO well fleshed， as are Eliza's best friends， including Winona who is a take-no-nonsense feminist that challenges Eliza to think beyond her binaries and privileges as a model minority （Winona is among the few Black students in a very Asian and white school）。 There's so much to unpack here in terms of race and feminism and about intersectionality。 Plus， a sweet romance that has all of the ups and downs you can imagine。I'd compare this to Maurene Goo's The Way You Make Me Feel， as Eliza has a lot of similarities to Clara and the two of them would really and truly hit it off。 I don't at all see the Emergency Contact comps， unless it's that the story has an Asian-character focus。 The comparison to Moxie is earned， and I'd add this one has a lot for fans of Watch Us Rise， too。 It's rare the writing of a YA book is worth noting for me lately， unless it's egregious。 It's generally serviceable or literary。 I feel like Quach's writing， though， is especially sharp and enjoyable， with even side characters being fully-fleshed， complex， and nuanced。 It was enjoyable to read a book and think about how FUN the writing itself was， as it's clear Quach is not only a good story teller， but a good writer， too。 。。。more

Leah ，

This is a fast and absolutely delightful romantic contemporary with a great flow to the writing。 I enjoyed the way the characters grappled with major issues - including feminism/sexism， love and marriage， and the first/second generation immigrant experience - as well as works of literature in comprehensive and interesting ways without seeming too sophisticated to be realistic for teenagers。 Interestingly， the story avoids using what I would have assumed to be the apparent moments of most tension This is a fast and absolutely delightful romantic contemporary with a great flow to the writing。 I enjoyed the way the characters grappled with major issues - including feminism/sexism， love and marriage， and the first/second generation immigrant experience - as well as works of literature in comprehensive and interesting ways without seeming too sophisticated to be realistic for teenagers。 Interestingly， the story avoids using what I would have assumed to be the apparent moments of most tension in favor of later ones， which allowed for the tension to ratchet more in anticipation of the inevitable climactic moment and subsequent fallout。 This pacing choice did leave the ending feeling a little rushed， but overall it's a great and compelling read with a really well rounded cast of side characters which made the school truly seem like a community。Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC。 。。。more

Carmen ，

I received an e-ARC of Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach from HCC Frenzy in exchange for an honest review。Not Here to Be Liked has just joined my long list of favourites of 2021 reads because it was just the perfect combination of a YA contemporary romance， a much needed Chinese Vietnamese American main character to show that the Asian American experience is not one single entity， and a look at how feminism， sexism， and the fight against the patriarchy can be so complicated。 I absolutely ad I received an e-ARC of Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach from HCC Frenzy in exchange for an honest review。Not Here to Be Liked has just joined my long list of favourites of 2021 reads because it was just the perfect combination of a YA contemporary romance， a much needed Chinese Vietnamese American main character to show that the Asian American experience is not one single entity， and a look at how feminism， sexism， and the fight against the patriarchy can be so complicated。 I absolutely adored Eliza - she’s the tough， smart， opinionated girl that I would have respected and wanted to be more like when I was in high school。 There’s just so much to unpack in her character as she deals with family expectations and also the high school drama that comes with feeling like your time and effort becomes nothing in the face of the patriarchy， all while experiencing feelings - and what that means when you’re a feminist。 Michelle Quach tackles these tough issues in this novel and does it in such a way that made me love Eliza and Len - but also the other characters like Eliza’s best friend Winona and their new unlikely friend， Serena。 I’m looking forward to any future stories by Michelle Quach and cannot wait to read more Cantonese-speaking main characters！ 。。。more

nessma ，

4。5★loved this so much。 rtc。

Wybredna Maruda ，

Czy da się do jednej książki młodzieżowej wcisnąć wszystkie tematy， jakie dla współczesnej młodzieży są istotne？ Albo i jeszcze więcej？ Feminizm i seksizm （"nie wygrasz， bo jesteś dziewczyną！ Malujesz się dla chłopaka？ No feministką to ty nie jesteś！"）， ambicje i wysokie wymagania rodziców wobec dzieci （ucz się！ Idź do normalnej pracy， a nie przed komputerem siedzisz！）， a do tego wychowanie w nowej kulturze， rasizm i dyskryminacja rasowa， a nawet etyczne dziennikarstwo。 Takie tematy porusza "Cał Czy da się do jednej książki młodzieżowej wcisnąć wszystkie tematy， jakie dla współczesnej młodzieży są istotne？ Albo i jeszcze więcej？ Feminizm i seksizm （"nie wygrasz， bo jesteś dziewczyną！ Malujesz się dla chłopaka？ No feministką to ty nie jesteś！"）， ambicje i wysokie wymagania rodziców wobec dzieci （ucz się！ Idź do normalnej pracy， a nie przed komputerem siedzisz！）， a do tego wychowanie w nowej kulturze， rasizm i dyskryminacja rasowa， a nawet etyczne dziennikarstwo。 Takie tematy porusza "Cała szkoła mówi o mnie"， spodoba Wam się， jeżeli polubiliście książkę lub film Moxie。 Nasza główna bohaterka chce zostać przewodniczącą gazetki szkolnej， co jej się nie udaje， więc zakłada， że to przez wszechobecny w szkole seksizm i gorsze traktowanie dziewcząt。 Pewnie byłoby łatwiej organizować wszelkie feministyczne protesty， gdyby ten przeciwnik nie był takim przystojnym sportowcem。。。 I gdyby matka nie narzucała konserwatywnego chińskiego wychowania。。。 A jak to się skończy？ – przeczytacie sami！ Zajrzyjcie też na kanał YouTube Wybrednej Marudy， bo tam właśnie pojawił się reading vlog i moje bardziej szczegółowe wrażenia z lektury！https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=NZmIh。。。 。。。more

emily ，

thank you so much to Netgalley for giving me an ARC of this book！- not here to be liked is a fantastic book that for me felt sort of like sex education meets moxie。 eliza was such a dividing main character because although i could see why people wouldn’t like her， she was still a character i resonated with a lot and i found myself agreeing with a lot her ideas。 i loved the concept of an “angry feminist” fighting back and not being quelled by people telling her she was too much - every time eliza thank you so much to Netgalley for giving me an ARC of this book！- not here to be liked is a fantastic book that for me felt sort of like sex education meets moxie。 eliza was such a dividing main character because although i could see why people wouldn’t like her， she was still a character i resonated with a lot and i found myself agreeing with a lot her ideas。 i loved the concept of an “angry feminist” fighting back and not being quelled by people telling her she was too much - every time eliza started to believe she was being irrational but then recovered herself or was proven right， it felt like all the times i’d been told my opinions were too strong was being seen， heard， and understood。 i loved the focus on intersectional feminism， and although i know it is not my place to speak on if the representation of asain culture was accurate or not， i did find it really interesting to learn more through the eyes of an asian teenage girl with a blend of cultures in her life。 this book is a must-read for any girl who’s been made to feel like their anger over sexism is unjust， i promise it’ll make you see you were right all along。 。。。more

Paige （pagebypaigebooks） ，

“Because everyone loves a girl boss until she tries to tell you what to do。”I'd like to thank Harper Collins Canada for sending me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review！I've also posted this review on Instagram and my blog。Instagram PostBlog PostContent Warnings: misogyny， slut shaming， hate speechGoing in I had high expectations for this book and it definitely surpassed them！ I loved everything about it: the plot， the characters， the themes， not to mention this gorgeous cover！ I absolute “Because everyone loves a girl boss until she tries to tell you what to do。”I'd like to thank Harper Collins Canada for sending me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review！I've also posted this review on Instagram and my blog。Instagram PostBlog PostContent Warnings: misogyny， slut shaming， hate speechGoing in I had high expectations for this book and it definitely surpassed them！ I loved everything about it: the plot， the characters， the themes， not to mention this gorgeous cover！ I absolutely love our main character Eliza。 I found her to be incredibly real and relatable。 She works tirelessly when it comes to things she cares about。 She had a message she wanted to send and while she did what she thought was right， she also had lots of mishaps along the way。 She felt authentic and reminded me of myself in many ways。 I would definitely want to be her friend。 The plot was intricately put together with just the right pacing， speeding up during exciting events but also really enjoyable during slower moments。 It never had a dull moment and kept me hooked the whole time。 I just had to know what was going to happen。 We also can't forget about the amazing academic rivals to lovers romance！ Len is definitely a new favourite book boyfriend of mine。 I felt the romance progressed with great pacing and was realistic。 It was really cute！ Not Here to Be Liked is not just about the romance it also has great themes。 It talks about what it means to be a "true feminist" and what a feminist actually is。 It definitely made me think。 Needless to say Not Here to Be Liked is a new all time favourite of mine！ I'll definitely be recommending this book to everyone。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 NOT HERE TO BE LIKED follows Eliza Quan， the perfect candidate for editor in chief for her schools paper。 She’s also the *only* candidate。 That is， until ex-jock Len DiMartile decides to run against her。 Len， who is new to the paper and is nowhere near as qualified as Eliza， wins the vote。 After a private rant on feminism and sexism written by Eliza is posted without her permission， theres a divid within the school that sparks a feminist movement that Eliza isn’t sure she’s qualified to be the h NOT HERE TO BE LIKED follows Eliza Quan， the perfect candidate for editor in chief for her schools paper。 She’s also the *only* candidate。 That is， until ex-jock Len DiMartile decides to run against her。 Len， who is new to the paper and is nowhere near as qualified as Eliza， wins the vote。 After a private rant on feminism and sexism written by Eliza is posted without her permission， theres a divid within the school that sparks a feminist movement that Eliza isn’t sure she’s qualified to be the head of。 Because the head of such a movement wouldn’t have a crush on the face of the patriarchy， would she？ -Eliza Quan is supposed to be an unlikable main character， so I didn’t go into this expecting to connect much with her， but I ended up really liking her。 These characters feel like real high-school aged students。 They’re a little messy and flawed， and their growth shows。 Especially when the girls came to terms with their own sexist views。 I also really enjoyed seeing Eliza finally accept that she can still be a feminist while caring about “silly things” like her appearance and having a crush on a boy。 -I appreciated that Elizas parents weren’t picture perfect。 Their relationship is a reality for some families， so I’m glad it wasn’t fixed and wrapped up in a bow by the end of the book。-Most of our cast of characters are Asian， and Elizas best friend， Winona， is Black。 I thought this story did a good job of calling out white feminism and there was great discussions on those facts。-I enjoyed the romance， but I did struggle with the reveal at the end。 I just don’t fully understand Lens motive。 He’s a teen who made a dumb choice， so it’s definitely fitting， but because it was such a big deal I do wish I understood it so it didn’t feel so anticlimactic。 -If think you’ll like this book if you enjoyed Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu， Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan， and The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed。 -4/5 stars， NOT HERE TO BE LIKED by Michelle Quach is available September 14， 2021！-Thank you to HCC Frenzy and Netgalley for sending me an eARC to review。 。。。more

Farhina ↯↯ The Wanderer Of Inked Adventures ，

oh i really enjoyed it

Life_substitute ，

"I tutaj docieramy do kwestii samego wybrańca: przebrzmiałej gwiazdeczki baseballu， Lena DiMartile， który nieoczekiwanie dla samego siebie przemienił się w dziennikarza i którego jedyny talent polega na kleceniu chwytliwych zdań。 Ale to nieistotne， bo jest wysoki， ma ciemne falowane włosy I lekki trądzik， który na jego policzkach prezentuje się równie urokliwie jak okulary w grubych oprawkach na twarzach modelek。"Spodziewałam się typowego， może nawet słodkiego romansu dla nastolatek， a dostałam "I tutaj docieramy do kwestii samego wybrańca: przebrzmiałej gwiazdeczki baseballu， Lena DiMartile， który nieoczekiwanie dla samego siebie przemienił się w dziennikarza i którego jedyny talent polega na kleceniu chwytliwych zdań。 Ale to nieistotne， bo jest wysoki， ma ciemne falowane włosy I lekki trądzik， który na jego policzkach prezentuje się równie urokliwie jak okulary w grubych oprawkach na twarzach modelek。"Spodziewałam się typowego， może nawet słodkiego romansu dla nastolatek， a dostałam kawał porządnej literatury młodzieżowej， poruszającej poważne tematy takie jak feminizm， seksizm， różnice kulturowe czy podwójne standardy。 Autorka w przejrzysty i subtelny sposób stara się przybliżyć te pojęcia， próbując jednocześnie pokazać ich złożoność i niuanse。 "Cała szkoła mówi o mnie" to również opowieść o dojrzewaniu， szukaniu własnej drogi i pierwszej miłości， która napisana jest w bardzo dojrzały i przemyślany sposób。 I właśnie tutaj mam drobne zastrzeżenia， gdyż zabrakło mi odrobiny lekkości w tej historii， tak by była bardziej przystępna w odbiorze， zwłaszcza dla młodszego czytelnika， ale to jedyne "ale" jakie mam do tej książki， ponieważ całość wypada naprawdę dobrze i daje do myślenia。 。。。more

Zain ✨ ，

I WANT！！

Alice ，

Eliza Quan fully expects to be voted the next editor-in-chief of her school paper。 She's the perfect candidate: experienced， hardworking， and someone who respects the facts。 That is， until ex-jock Len DiMartile decides on a whim to run against her。 Suddenly her vast qualifications mean nothing because inexperienced Len- who is tall， handsome， and male- just seems more like a leader。When Eliza's frustration spills out in a viral essay， she finds herself inspiring a feminist movement that she neve Eliza Quan fully expects to be voted the next editor-in-chief of her school paper。 She's the perfect candidate: experienced， hardworking， and someone who respects the facts。 That is， until ex-jock Len DiMartile decides on a whim to run against her。 Suddenly her vast qualifications mean nothing because inexperienced Len- who is tall， handsome， and male- just seems more like a leader。When Eliza's frustration spills out in a viral essay， she finds herself inspiring a feminist movement that she never meant to start。 But as Eliza and Len get get know each other， she feels trapped by the horrifying realisation that she might just be falling for the face of the patriarchy himself。⠀Where to start with this review？ Well I loved it。 Every second。 It set my feminist heart alight。 I picked it up yesterday afternoon and didn't put it down again until I'd finished it that night。⠀I just can't believe that this is Michelle Quach's debut novel， it was so unbelievably well-written and I fell in love with every character she introduced us to。 We're warned that Eliza is unlikeable， but I loved her from the very first page （I'm a sucker for an awesome， take-no-prisoners protagonist okay）。 The interactions between every character were spot on， and the relationship between Eliza and Len was just perfect！ Enemies-to-lovers （when done well） is my favourite trope on the planet， and it was executed perfectly in this。 And they acted like actual human beings！ They did normal things and didn’t do that super frustrating thing when they fall out because they're unable to communicate with each other。 Honestly the romance element was absolutely perfect （and that’s coming from someone who is notoriously picky about romances in books）。⠀Michelle Quach clearly isn't afraid to cover big topics in her stories， as NHTBL tackled racism， sexism， life as a child of immigrants， feminism， and many more。 This was the perfect blend of fun romance YA and important discussions， all from an Asian lens。 I especially loved reading and learning more about aspects of Asian culture that I was unfamiliar with。 ⠀I could honestly go on for hours about how truly fantastic this book is。 If you're a fan of YA then you need to check it out （even if you're not a fan of YA- this felt like "older YA"- I'm 25 and loved and related to a lot of it！）。 If you enjoyed Moxie or You Should See Me In A Crown， then you'll love this。 I couldn’t recommend this book any more， it was absolutely superb。 My favourite YA contemporary of 2021！⠀I received an eARC from NetGalley in return for my honest review。 。。。more

Jenn ，

It's another mixed review！I love the new wave of feminist fiction for teens， highlighting important issues in society。 It's a really important topic， and any book that brings attention to it is good。 However， there's definitely a spectrum， and for me personally this book is somewhere slightly below middle。It's not awful！ I was engaged and I wanted to find out what would happen at the end。 Our main character， Eliza， is （as the title says） not very likeable; she's cold， critical， and hyperfocused It's another mixed review！I love the new wave of feminist fiction for teens， highlighting important issues in society。 It's a really important topic， and any book that brings attention to it is good。 However， there's definitely a spectrum， and for me personally this book is somewhere slightly below middle。It's not awful！ I was engaged and I wanted to find out what would happen at the end。 Our main character， Eliza， is （as the title says） not very likeable; she's cold， critical， and hyperfocused on her own goals， to the point of being dismissive of anyone who isn't as focused on theirs。 It's hard to root for someone who's always judging other people。 And I didn't find the romance very believable; they spent only a few hours together over a couple of weeks， but that's fairly par for the course in this kind of novel。There was some good banter， though， and the story overall was fun。 It definitely touched on some important topics。 It was just hard for me to get past how mean Eliza was。 But I think this will do well。 。。。more

jenn ，

“maybe i’m tired of trying to be the kind of woman who makes history。”i feel like there’s a pretty basic high-school-girl-becomes-feminist-and-fights-for-equality-in-her-school trope。 and i’m not saying this book didn’t follow that trope。 however， i don’t think that’s a bad thing， especially for not here to be liked！！ i actually really like this story and the romance and all the messy parts of YA。 because i think this message is so important， and this book’s voice was so amazing。it follows eliza “maybe i’m tired of trying to be the kind of woman who makes history。”i feel like there’s a pretty basic high-school-girl-becomes-feminist-and-fights-for-equality-in-her-school trope。 and i’m not saying this book didn’t follow that trope。 however， i don’t think that’s a bad thing， especially for not here to be liked！！ i actually really like this story and the romance and all the messy parts of YA。 because i think this message is so important， and this book’s voice was so amazing。it follows eliza， who， as the title says， doesn’t care if other people like her。 she’s tough。 she is an editor of her school newspaper。 she cares， a lot， actually。 when a newer recruit to the club， len， somehow gets elected as editor in chief， eliza’s dream position， eliza is frustrated not only at len， but at the fact that there has been no female editor-in-chiefs。 it’s this lack of female representation that leads to her manifesto being posted， calling out len and her school。 and that’s just where things start。 making *personal connections*， eliza’s situation felt quite relatable？？ i’m in high school and in model united nations， and i’m like one of maybe four females in the club。 and thought it’s not a *big deal*， i felt where eliza was coming from。 the lack of representation in leadership of male dominated spaces， even as teens， and the misogynistic origins of that。eliza’s goals were so strong throughout this novel: make things fair， spread equality for women， become editor in chief。 she was very determined， and cared so much about what she was doing。 i think the feminism in this novel was depicted in beautiful ways， and i think the biggest thing that stood out to me was the intersectionality of it all？？ eliza， along with the majority of her classmates， are asian。 winona， eliza’s best friend， is black。 michelle quach talked about intersectionality of these identities， as well as what the feminist movement meant for each character。 i also can’t go this entire review without talking about the romance！！ a soft enemies to lovers， len and eliza’s romance was so wonderful。 though len was eliza’s competition， and the “face of the patriarchy”， seeing their relationship and even eliza’s fear of being deemed un-feminist for dating him was well written。 i loved seeing them together！！overall， i loved this book about strong girls and soft boys and feminism and social norms。 it releases 9/14， and i hope all of you will enjoy it！！content warnings: slut shaming， parental conflict， underage drinking 。。。more

Eija ，

Read in one day。 V Nuanced。

pośród_kwiatów_i_cieni ，

Wiecie co， lubię tak， lubię kiedy literatura młodzieżowa mnie zaskakuje i to w sposób， którego się nie spodziewam。 Pierwszy raz czytając opis tej książki myślałam， że to będzie lekki i infantylny romans szkolny。 Nie to， żeby coś złego było w infantylnych romansach。 I takie nam są czasem potrzebne。 Ale „Cała Szkoła mówi o mnie” to nie jest typowy romans szkolny， nie， ta książka prowokuje do myślenia。 To świetne spojrzenie na feminizm， na to， co to znaczy być feministką， że nie wszystko jest prost Wiecie co， lubię tak， lubię kiedy literatura młodzieżowa mnie zaskakuje i to w sposób， którego się nie spodziewam。 Pierwszy raz czytając opis tej książki myślałam， że to będzie lekki i infantylny romans szkolny。 Nie to， żeby coś złego było w infantylnych romansach。 I takie nam są czasem potrzebne。 Ale „Cała Szkoła mówi o mnie” to nie jest typowy romans szkolny， nie， ta książka prowokuje do myślenia。 To świetne spojrzenie na feminizm， na to， co to znaczy być feministką， że nie wszystko jest proste i czarno białe， że jest pomiędzy wiele odcieni szarości。 To wiele niuansów i zawiłości， którym trzeba stawić czoła。 To jednocześnie mocno postawione pytanie， o seksizm， podwójne standardy， a nawet podziały kulturowe i pokoleniowe， jeśli chodzi o przekonania dotyczące feminizmu i roli kobiet。 Tak， to wciąż jest książka dla młodzieży， która świetnie odzwierciedla， nie tylko walkę o zrozumienie i próby wpasowania się， lub nie， w standardy i oczekiwania innych， ale przede wszystkim zrozumienia swoich poglądów i odnalezienie własnej drogi w nich。 Dużo tu prób， dużo tu poszukiwania zrozumienia， ale czy ostatecznie， życie nastolatków właśnie takie nie jest？ Michelle Quan pięknie radzi sobie z tak ważnymi tematami i zdecydowanie stawia wszystkie właściwe pytaniaNie będę udawać， że jest to książka idealna， że wszystko mi się w niej podobało， bo tak nie było。 Sporo dało się przewidzieć， a motyw bohaterki， która „nie jest taka jak inne dziewczyny” w literaturze pojawiał się już wiele razy。 Momentami też， główna bohaterka mnie irytowała， główna postać męska przynudzała， a sam feminizm czasem ukazany był stereotypowo， jako zwykłe „wszyscy faceci to zło”， ale w ostatecznym rozrachunku czytało się tę historię dobrze， to był bardzo udany debiut。 I jeśli lubicie takie szkolne potyczki młodzieży， to zdecydowanie， warto zwrócić na nią swoją uwagę。 。。。more

bookatthegym ，

Dużo feministycznych myśli i rozważań。 Duży plus za wykreowanie głównej bohaterki - jej myśli są kierowane emocjami。 Nie wielu autorom się to udaje。 Jedna gwiazda mniej ode mnie za problem pod koniec książki， był on trochę oklepany i taki "nastolatkowy"。 Nie obrażając nastolatków bo wiem że to nie jest łatwy okres。 Świetna powieść！ Dużo feministycznych myśli i rozważań。 Duży plus za wykreowanie głównej bohaterki - jej myśli są kierowane emocjami。 Nie wielu autorom się to udaje。 Jedna gwiazda mniej ode mnie za problem pod koniec książki， był on trochę oklepany i taki "nastolatkowy"。 Nie obrażając nastolatków bo wiem że to nie jest łatwy okres。 Świetna powieść！ 。。。more

Leila Jaafari ，

Such a good book！ When Eliza is passed over for becoming her school newspapers editor and chief， Eliza writes a blog post lambasting the sexism present at her school。 She never thought anyone would actually read it。 When someone posts her essay on her school website， all hell breaks loose。 After being forced to work with the boy who was voted as editor Len， she realizes her feelings about feminism and misogyny are more complex than she originally thought。 Eliza is a fantastic main character， sar Such a good book！ When Eliza is passed over for becoming her school newspapers editor and chief， Eliza writes a blog post lambasting the sexism present at her school。 She never thought anyone would actually read it。 When someone posts her essay on her school website， all hell breaks loose。 After being forced to work with the boy who was voted as editor Len， she realizes her feelings about feminism and misogyny are more complex than she originally thought。 Eliza is a fantastic main character， sarcastic and honest。 I liked seeing her arc， seeing her learn but not change into a totally new person。 I liked the conversation about feminism in this book， which wasn’t preachy or after-school-special-y。 This is for anybody who likes unapologetic main characters facing real issues。 I can’t recommend this enough。 。。。more

gauri ，

4。5 stars check out the full review along with an aesthetic on my blog！ I loved reading this so so much。Not Here To Be Liked is the YA contemporary I needed！ It follows Eliza Quan the hard-working managing director of her school’s newspaper running for the post of editor-in-chief。 And she’s the perfect choice， until Len， the ex baseball star runs against her and wins。 What follows is the start of a feminist movement in her school， questioning the sexist behaviour prevalent。As the title suggests 4。5 stars check out the full review along with an aesthetic on my blog！ I loved reading this so so much。Not Here To Be Liked is the YA contemporary I needed！ It follows Eliza Quan the hard-working managing director of her school’s newspaper running for the post of editor-in-chief。 And she’s the perfect choice， until Len， the ex baseball star runs against her and wins。 What follows is the start of a feminist movement in her school， questioning the sexist behaviour prevalent。As the title suggests， Eliza is not here to be liked。 She doesn’t care what others think of her， one quality I desperately wish I had， she’s driven， she knows what she’s worth and she wants to be acknowledged for it。 I grinned so wide at her girlboss moments。 She isn’t perfect by any means， Not Here To Be Liked very aptly incorporates the process of learning and unlearning， realising in a teen’s life through conversations with people around her。 She has her uncertainties ， she makes mistakes。 I really admire Michelle Quach for including all the patriarchal ideas and microaggressions in an easy flowing writing style。Despite the warning of “this book contains an unlikeable female character” I loved following Eliza’s journey in addressing the school’s sexist history head on and how she questions what it really means to be a feminist。 Only to realise that there’s no specific textbook definition for it。 I loved her attitude， originality and her growth。I loved the discussions of double standards， of the internalised misogyny—slut shaming， how a girl and guy can wear the same clothing but get judged for it differently， girl-girl hate—of the stigma and stereotypes existing in our society。 The entire story starts off with Len， an inexperienced candidate being voted for the position of the editor-in-chief， simply because he seemed more like a leader from his speech。 All the while Eliza， very qualified and experienced， was criticised for “not being too nice”， for “trying too hard” or “being overly critical” when she was just doing her job as a journalist and editor and even being just as intense， critical and with high standards as her male coworkers。The fact this nuanced exploration of sexism， feminism， classism and racism is done from an Asian lens just made the book even better。 “So first it’s because I don’t try， and now it’s because I try too hard？ Which is it？”The exhale from James is weary。 “You know what I mean， Eliza。”“No，” I say。 “No， I do not know what you mean。”Okay hear me out: you bash an ex-jock who stole your position as an editor-in-chief in a manifesto which surprisingly got published and now there’s a feminist movement growing in your school。 But turns out… you’re falling for the very same jock， the face of the patriarchy and that leaves you wondering if you’re really a feminist when you have feelings for the boy you’re against。 It was lovely to see Eliza come to terms with her feelings as well as staying true to her feminist ideas。 I love me a good romance， Eliza and Len are the perfect definition of rivals。 Their interactions are so adorably entertaining and their dialogues are wonderful。 I loved the slow build up into being friends， bonding over boba， baseball and reading and eventually into something more。Not Here To Be Liked， set in an Asian majority area， sheds light on the lives of immigrant children and their relationship with parents and the pressure imposed on them to be ambitious and make their place in the foreign country。 The relationship between Eliza and her sister， Eliza and her parents and her observation of the relationship between her parents and of course her friends Serene and Wiona were lovely to read about。 From their conversations， we even see the feminist views of Eliza's mom， which was an interesting addition。 I love that Quach included the POC diversity and showed their struggles too — Wiona for example， worried about a demonstration project at school as she doesn’t want to be the “angry black woman” or Serena wanting to be liked by people。 I’m really glad they all came to understand each other and enjoy the company！Not Here To Be Liked is a wonderful contemporary， a mix of light romance and important discussions。 This is definitely debut to not be missed！thank you usborne and netgalley for the arc！ 。。。more

Sophia Malak ，

Between 3 and 3。5 starsA great book for young people who are just taking the time to learn more about feminism and the nuanced way people can be a feminist。 It shows that there is no one right answer and these kinds of issues are complicated。 Now that I'm older I tend to prefer books that are a little less overly blatant with their message but with the intended audience age group - I think young teens will enjoy it and learn a lot from it。 Between 3 and 3。5 starsA great book for young people who are just taking the time to learn more about feminism and the nuanced way people can be a feminist。 It shows that there is no one right answer and these kinds of issues are complicated。 Now that I'm older I tend to prefer books that are a little less overly blatant with their message but with the intended audience age group - I think young teens will enjoy it and learn a lot from it。 。。。more

Shannon ，

I'm obsessed with this book。 It's a young adult feminist romance。 The characters are great and the romance is cute！ It's a such a fun and easy read， I read it in one sitting！The main character， Eliza， accidentally starts a feminist movement at her school when an unqualified boy gets the role as editor in chief of her school newspaper instead of Eliza， who is infinitely more qualified。It's nice to see more ya books tat focus on feminism/female empowerment and I really enjoyed seeing how Eliza's t I'm obsessed with this book。 It's a young adult feminist romance。 The characters are great and the romance is cute！ It's a such a fun and easy read， I read it in one sitting！The main character， Eliza， accidentally starts a feminist movement at her school when an unqualified boy gets the role as editor in chief of her school newspaper instead of Eliza， who is infinitely more qualified。It's nice to see more ya books tat focus on feminism/female empowerment and I really enjoyed seeing how Eliza's thoughts changed as different things were thrown at her。 。。。more

Caitlin Smith ，

Thank you to Usborne UK for sending me a finished copy in exchange of an honest review。 When I read the synopsis of this book， I was very excited to get to it because it sounded so good！ I did really enjoy it but I did have a few issues that stopped it being a 5 star read for me。 Eliza Quan has been working her way up to the editor in chief position on her school paper。 After all she is the perfect （and only） candidate。 One thing she didn’t expect， ex-jock Len DiMartile running against her。 Sudd Thank you to Usborne UK for sending me a finished copy in exchange of an honest review。 When I read the synopsis of this book， I was very excited to get to it because it sounded so good！ I did really enjoy it but I did have a few issues that stopped it being a 5 star read for me。 Eliza Quan has been working her way up to the editor in chief position on her school paper。 After all she is the perfect （and only） candidate。 One thing she didn’t expect， ex-jock Len DiMartile running against her。 Suddenly it doesn’t matter how perfect for the role Eliza is， Len just seems like more of a leader。 After an essay composed out of anger goes viral， Eliza finds herself starting a feminist movement and growing closer to Len， neither of which she planned…I really liked the main characters and the romance。 Eliza starts off as quite unlikeable， but that’s kind of the point， and seeing her growth is very enjoyable。 I really enjoyed the romance between her and Len。 My main problem with this book was how feminism is portrayed at times。 A common misconception of feminism is that feminists are pro-female， anti-male， and I felt that this book did place a little too much emphasis on that misconception。 Even though Len is unqualified for the editor job， there seemed to be more focus on the fact that he shouldn’t be editor because he’s male， rather than because he’s unqualified。 Additionally， Eliza makes a point that because of a lack of female editor in chief and female class presidents that two female students should be elected， whether they are the right candidate or not。 By the end， I did feel like Eliza and the other characters had a better idea of feminism， and that the way they portrayed feminism was realistic， to a degree。 Overall I did really enjoy this book and would recommend to anyone who enjoys cute contemporaries and strong female characters！ 。。。more

Peyton ，

This was such an amazing book that surprised me！！ It had awesome characters and plot points and some great diversity: Chinese main and side characters， Vietnamese side characters， Biracial Japanese/white love interest。 It also had some things that need to be addressed in books more often: sexism， hypocritical feminism （not actually feminism）， immigrant parents， and a lot more。 I really enjoyed reading from the main characters pov， she was blunt and straight to the point knew what she wanted。 She This was such an amazing book that surprised me！！ It had awesome characters and plot points and some great diversity: Chinese main and side characters， Vietnamese side characters， Biracial Japanese/white love interest。 It also had some things that need to be addressed in books more often: sexism， hypocritical feminism （not actually feminism）， immigrant parents， and a lot more。 I really enjoyed reading from the main characters pov， she was blunt and straight to the point knew what she wanted。 She also didn’t care what anyone else thought about her and she was just an interesting character to read from。 I also really liked all of the other characters and alllll of the characters development （there was a lot）！！ Overall I have 0 complaints about this book and definetly going to preorder it right away haha。 So if you want a feminist book with some awesome characters definitely definitely read this！！ 。。。more

Faith ，

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘛𝘰 𝘉𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸！“𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐞， 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞。 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞。”I absolutely loved this book， it was the feminist novel I needed in my life！ I love how feminism was explored in the novel， through how women need to work harder to gain positions that are just handed to men， and through how the concept of slut-shaming affects women versus men。As for the romance， the academic ri 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘛𝘰 𝘉𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸！“𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐞， 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞。 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞。”I absolutely loved this book， it was the feminist novel I needed in my life！ I love how feminism was explored in the novel， through how women need to work harder to gain positions that are just handed to men， and through how the concept of slut-shaming affects women versus men。As for the romance， the academic rivals to lovers arc in this book was so well done！ It did not overtake the feminist aspect of the story， while also standing out on its own。 Len was a love interest to die for and him and Eliza's relationship was so so cute！ Half the time I was screaming for them to get together at the book。 There was angst， there was banter， there was tension， and there was romance， what more could you ask for？I also really enjoyed Eliza's character in this book！ Just like the title says， she was not here to be liked。 She was ambitious and felt that she should be judged by her accomplishments and competency， rather than her looks and how "nice" she was。 She was a badass and I loved how she owned her anger， instead of trying to hide it。Overall， this was an amazing book that you need to check out！ 。。。more

sophie tew ，

His had enemies to lovers vibes which i loved， it has always been a favourite trope of mine。 I though the author did this trope very well， it was more enemies on Elisa’s side Len didn’t really seem to see her that way but it was still good。 There were times where Elisa was a little unlikeable， she was a bit annoying and in your face。 She also dealt with things in a weird manner sometimes but that could just be that she handled them in a different manner than I would have。 There are some cute fri His had enemies to lovers vibes which i loved， it has always been a favourite trope of mine。 I though the author did this trope very well， it was more enemies on Elisa’s side Len didn’t really seem to see her that way but it was still good。 There were times where Elisa was a little unlikeable， she was a bit annoying and in your face。 She also dealt with things in a weird manner sometimes but that could just be that she handled them in a different manner than I would have。 There are some cute friendships in this， especially ones that bloom once prejudices of that person have been put aside which was refreshing to read。 I also loved the focus on feminism， it wasn’t in your face and it didn’t take away anything from the romance。 It helped add character development for Elisa but and development for the environment of her school。 I really enjoyed this and gave it 5 stars。 。。。more

Amanda Shepard （Between-the-Shelves） ，

Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for an advanced copy of this to review！ I’d been hearing some great things about this book and it was definitely right up my alley。 This book not only has great characters， but it will also definitely make you think！At the beginning， Eliza isn’t the most likeable character。 However， this makes sense for her character arc。 She doesn’t think she really needs to be liked by her fellow students in order to get where she wants to go。 A lot of the book is her real Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for an advanced copy of this to review！ I’d been hearing some great things about this book and it was definitely right up my alley。 This book not only has great characters， but it will also definitely make you think！At the beginning， Eliza isn’t the most likeable character。 However， this makes sense for her character arc。 She doesn’t think she really needs to be liked by her fellow students in order to get where she wants to go。 A lot of the book is her realizing that maybe letting people in is okay， and I loved the way her character was written。 Everything about her journey felt so natural and worked well as a teenage character。The secondary characters are just as fleshed out as Eliza。 And they also bring some important points to the discussion of what we think of as feminism。 Yes， this book takes place in a high school， but so much about what Eliza and her friends talk about regarding gender equality apply in a lot of different aspects of life。 It really makes you think about your own version of feminism and whether it really includes gender equality of all kinds。Eliza and Len also get to talk a lot about what it means to be Asian in America， and even though they both had different experiences， they find a lot of common ground。 I think this is why their relationship feels natural in the book and they have such great chemistry。The main reason this isn’t getting five stars is because I did think the pacing was a bit off in places。 But overall， this was an enjoyable read and it will definitely prompt some good discussion！ 。。。more

Amanda ，

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。This book was a delight。 I really enjoyed the family dynamics that were portrayed in the story—Eliza and her sister， Eliza and her mother， the relationship briefly but effectively touched on between her parents—and also the friendships between Eliza and her friends。 I really appreciated the author’s viewpoint on feminism and recognizing the humanity in others。 The romance was definitely not the m Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。This book was a delight。 I really enjoyed the family dynamics that were portrayed in the story—Eliza and her sister， Eliza and her mother， the relationship briefly but effectively touched on between her parents—and also the friendships between Eliza and her friends。 I really appreciated the author’s viewpoint on feminism and recognizing the humanity in others。 The romance was definitely not the main story thread， but it worked so well。 I never had the sense that their relationship was rushed， everything flowed very naturally。 This is a wonderful， lighthearted read， and I absolutely recommend it。 。。。more

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