Loathe at First Sight by Suzanne ParkMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Loathe at First Sight is a story about a female in the gaming industry who, through a series of unexpected events, becomes the producer and creator of her own video game idea.
This book was really frustrating for the first 60% of the book. Melody is a Korean female in the gaming industry. This means that she is subjected to all the racist, sexist, bro, boys club language one would expect in a male dominated organization without appropriate diversity initiatives. As a professional female I was begging her to go to HR, get a lawyer take action. She stood up in small ways, but for the most part she put a smile on her face, did her job, and was kind to others even when they weren't kind to her.
Melody is a girl with a backbone and does find her voice. I am glad I finished this book and got to see how she came into her own, but I was still dissapointed by all the missed opportunities to address the rampant misogyny in the workplace. I think especially due to the events of the Black Lives Matter Movements and Protests of 2020 I felt she should have intervened so much earlier in the story.
That being said, from 60%-100% I couldn't put the book down! There is a bit of a romance in the story, but it was definitely romance-lite. I really want to know how Candace is, and an update on Melody's parents.
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and voluntarily give my review.
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