Awards

• Short-listed for Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2022 (UK)
• Short-listed for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2022 (UK)

Overview

Commercial US YA romance with a sharp intersectional feminist edge. ""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 EnvelopesFalling 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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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 *

Unapologetically feminist... Quach is a writer to watch * Irish Times * Feisty, funny and fierce. Not Here To Be Liked is packed with honesty and heart. * Beth Garrod, author of Super Awkward * 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 * A smart romance with heart and guts and all the intoxicating feelings in between. * Maureen Johnson, author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes * Quach's sparkling debut is a fantastic examination of feminism, full of insight and heart. A must read for those who love coming of age stories with a touch of romance. * Roselle Lim, author of Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune *

Author Information

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. Not Here To Be Liked is her first novel.

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