Not Here To Be Liked

By Michelle Quach

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....

• Language: English
• Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
• Release date: Sep 16, 2021
• ISBN: 9781801315227

Michelle Quach

Michelle Quach is a graphic designer and writer living in Los Angeles. She’s Chinese Vietnamese American and a graduate of Harvard University, where she studied history and literature. You can find her online at michellequach.com.

Reviews for Not Here To Be Liked

[dairyqueen84 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love smart, feisty main characters and Eliza Quan did not disappoint. She has been working toward becoming the school paper's editor-in-chief since she was a freshman and then Len DeMartile, the ex-baseball player, walks into the newsroom and disrupts everything. Eliza's inner monologue is funny and sharp. The story weaves in feminism, sexism, friendships. ambition, and so much more but it isn't cumbersome or preachy.

[bookwyrmm_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

All of these characters felt very real and the story really made me think about what it means to be a feminist.

[Shane Aila Hermosa · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The book is great. Loved the cute relationship of the lead, both the romantic and friendship wise. I also love the different female representation in the book. Also the fact that as the story progresses we get onto our feminist side and relate with the story one way or another. I just thought that Eliza was a little over dramatic and too in herself at the beginning of the book, but she is in highschool, and aren't we all a little overdramatic when we were in highschool? Also that just makes you love her character's development better.