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Not Here To Be Liked Paperback – 16 Sept. 2021

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"Will leave a mark on your heart." Stephanie Garber, author of the Caraval series

"A smart romance with heart and guts and all the intoxicating feelings in between." Maureen Johnson, author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes

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...

Irresistible enemies-to-lovers story, Not Here to be Liked by Michelle Quach, is taking TikTok by storm.

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16 Sept. 2021
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14 - 17 years
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19.7 x 3 x 12.9 cm
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147498973X
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978-1474989732
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Unapologetically feminist... Quach is a writer to watch ― Irish Times

"Not Here to Be Liked is one of those rare things, a book that makes you laugh and think, both on the same page... A cracking read" ― Irish Independent

Feisty, funny and fierce. Not Here To Be Liked is packed with honesty and heart. ― Beth Garrod, author of Super Awkward

I absolutely LOVED this book - it was such a treat! I loved how It really showed that sometimes being a good feminist and even a good person just isn't so straightforward. What a brilliant book! ― Kate Weston, author of Diary of a Confused Feminist

A fresh voiced debut, Not Here To Be Liked is a sharply intelligent read with a touch of painful reality that will leave a mark on your heart. ― Stephanie Garber, author of the Caraval series

About the Author

Michelle Quach is a Chinese-Vietnamese-American who spent a lot of time working for student newspapers, including The Crimson at Harvard College, where she earned a BA in history and literature. Currently a graphic designer at a brand strategy firm in Los Angeles, Not Here To Be Liked is her first novel.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Usborne Publishing Ltd (16 Sept. 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 147498973X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1474989732
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 - 17 years
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.7 x 3 x 12.9 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 27,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 31 in Romantic Comedy for Young Adults
- 74 in Young Adult Fiction on Girls' & Women's Issues
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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. She loves rom-coms, characters who don't always do the right thing, and any dog that kind of looks like her dog.

Her first novel, NOT HERE TO BE LIKED, is available Fall 2021 from Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins in the US and Usborne Books in the UK. You can find her online at michellequach.com

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Rebecca R

A funny and charming story about standing up for your principles and following your heart

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 April 2022

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Eliza has been working towards being Editor-in-Chief of the school newspaper for years. But when a jock called Len steps up on a whim at the last minute he is voted in for being ‘more like leader’ and not as ‘abrasive’ as her. When Eliza furiously pens a feminist manifesto in response, and someone posts it online without her permission, she inadvertently starts a feminist revolution at school. Which is awkward when she’s also crushing on the face of the patriarchy - the unfairly elected new Editor-in-Chief - Len.

Loved this - a funny and charming story about standing up for your principles and following your heart. Perfect for fans of Moxie.

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Redmasonbee

Great plot. Feminism and coming of age romance!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 September 2021

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Such a great book. A brilliant main character, gutsy, real, outraged. Sone great modelling of what a feminist looks like, how we are all a bit flawed and complicated and tangled up in nonsense, but can try to live by a code anyway. It notices and calls out gender inequalities for the nonsense they are. And the girl gets her boy in the end…

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 December 2021

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I loved the book, honestly my new favourite book. Amazing characters and loved the immigration family dynamic and intersectional feminism.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 September 2021

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Great story & a quick read.
Fabulous for ages 13+
Teaches a lot about feminism and
the way society works.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 September 2021

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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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!
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I received an eARC from NetGalley in return for my honest review.

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Katrina

Wow, Not Here to Be Liked is a powerful, thought-provoking read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 September 2021

A brilliant look at feminism, what it means to be a feminist, and that not everything is straightforward, there are many grey areas and intricacies when it comes to being a feminist, some of which we see Eliza face.

I loved the discussions around the male gaze, double standards of behaviour, and even cultural and generational divides when it comes to beliefs around feminism and the role of women.

I thought Eliza was a great character and just as the title says, she is not here to be liked. She is part of the school paper team, she does her job and does it well. Sometimes this means being harsh and critical. I actually really admire her for not caring what others think, wish I could be more like that! I did feel sorry for her though, she is the best candidate for editor-in-chief, so justifibly believes she should get the job. Throughout her story we see the challenges she faces at school, the history of the patriarchy there, and how she tries to fight back against it.

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.

I admire how this was written, the imperfections that were shown, the human nature, and the unsureness and uncertainty at times that Eliza displayed. I think this will help some teens understand feminism a little better and provoke them into discovering more about themselves and what their own views are.

The discussion questions at the end are brilliant! I will be adding Not Here to Be Liked to our book club list at school to read and discuss.

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