Reviews

Loathe at First Sight by Suzanne Park

kimbongiorno's review against another edition

4.0

I really liked her first book, a fun YA novel, so I snapped this up once it released. It's marketed as a rom-com, but I'd say that it's more of a great women's fiction about what an Asian woman faces in the gaming world today when powering through to get her dream job. She has talent, proven her hard work, and is clearly motivated, but the BS that gets in her way is never a surprise. The characters are real, her writing has humor and honesty, and the story is continually interesting.
Pick this one up!

a_space's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

3.5

mandymorebooks's review against another edition

1.0

This was disappointingly awful. I liked the premises but the dialogue and story was terrible.

heartscontent's review

You can find the whole review for Loathe at First Sight on my blog, Heart's Content!

DNF at 50%

Received an Advanced Reader’s Copy from the publisher, Avon, via Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! 

Loathe at First Sight is the first book that I DNFed since I started blogging. I just never had the heart to DNF a book and I have always wanted to stay until the very end because I believe in giving everything and everyone a chance.

But for the first time I felt, giving this book a chance right now might come at the cost of my own emotional health and I wasn’t ready for that right now. I think the book starts off with a setback because it’s marketed wrong. I walked into this book thinking it was a fluffy, rom-com, enemies-to-lovers office romance. It was not.

Loathe at First Sight should have come with trigger warnings. I DNFed at 50% and everything I’d read includes

Spoiler

 misogyny, racism, sexism, work place harassment, fat-phobia, cyber bullying and toxicity.

While all of this--where a young woman has to face difficult hurdles and obstacles just because of her race and her gender--are very relevant topics and are important to address and talk about, I wasn’t prepared for it. I hadn’t walked in aware of what I was going to read and I certainly hadn’t expected it to be written in a way that was bothering me so much I hadn’t realised I was not doing okay until I texted a friend and ranted about something that happened to me in the past with so much angst. It came out of absolutely no where and I realised that the toxic environment in the book was bringing back some difficult memories.

Walk into this book with awareness and while being in the right mind space for it and you’d probably enjoy it a lot more than me. 

Stay safe and happy reading to all of you. <3

cupcates's review against another edition

2.0

nothing happened and i was bored

emmalemma19's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

1.5

nikkitaylor19's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

deschatjes's review against another edition

3.0

Faces racism, sexism and misogyny in the workplace head-on in the context of a new female employee in a gaming company.
The writing is a little wooden but a few good things happen including recognition that the head of the company sets the tone & the employees will rise or fall to the expectations.

kelcij's review

emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

kianaps's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book! The main character was so likable and the whole concept was interesting and relevant. I wanted to stretch out reading it another day since my next book hasn't arrived yet, but I couldn't put it down.