Not Here To Be Liked

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short version: it’s about feminism and has asian rep, so i really wanted to like it, but there were too many things that annoyed me. the characters are so bland and stereotypical that i genuinely can’t tell if this whole book is satire or not since none of them got any character development. the writing style was below bar in my opinion, none of the family drama is sought through and had way more potential, especially Eliza���s mom and sister, and even Len’s mom. the romance was very underwhelming for me too. This seems to be a standard enemies to lovers story, and it is, but it’s also so much more. It’s about feminism, being Asian in the US, and of course love. A smart romance with heart and guts and all the intoxicating feelings in between.”—Maureen Johnson, New York Timesbestselling author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes I have to admit, I choose this story because the British publisher is Usborne (Hideous Beauty, Ace of Spades, The Outrage, The Guilded Ones). Their choice of books is always spot on. Solid writing, interesting topics, diverse characters.

edit: I read this part again and Eliza DID apologize, but only after Len apologized for posting the insults that she wrote about him :) so still not great.

It takes me a minute to understand. “Are you trying to say that tampons aren’t allowed on the morning announcements?” She even said that she wants people to know her for her brains not for her beauty, because apparently girls can only choose one. This book may not deep dive into the nuances of feminism but it did have me (and Eliza) questioning some inherent biases, which is always a good thing.

But it’s weird to have Dr. Guinn tell me how embarrassing periods are. The man has never had one in his life—why does he get to have an opinion about it? How misogyny exists in the most mundane of things, like song lyrics that barely anyone pays attention to but when you think about it, actually shows what some people still think about women.The romance building with Len was lovely, they should hate each other but realise their views and beliefs aren’t so different. It added an extra layer of angst as well as areas for discussion, around hook-ups, relationships, even flirting, how men and women are viewed differently for the same actions.

she makes it her personality trait because she doesn’t like to care about her looks? but if you look around in the high school population so many kids wear oversized sweaters... i just don’t understand. Not here to be liked has your classic enemies-to-lovers romance with a high school setting but with a huge sub plot of feminism and all it entails.Hannah Cho had the next year all planned out—the perfect summer with her boyfriend, Nate, and then a fun senior year with their friends. i don’t think it’s okay to call Len “face of the patriarchy” over and over again when he’s so nice to everybody, believes in Eliza from the start, was just friendly competition, and won fair and square.