Morgan
Loathe at First Sight by Suzanne Park
Goodreads Summary:
Melody Joo is thrilled to land her dream job as a video game producer, but her new position comes with its share of challenges. Namely, an insufferable CEO and a team that consists of mostly male co-workers who make the term “misogyny” pale in comparison to their obnoxious comments. Then there’s the infuriating—yet distractingly handsome—MBA intern Nolan MacKenzie, a.k.a. “the guy who got hired because his uncle is the boss”.
Just when Melody thinks she’s made the worst career move of her life, her luck changes on a dime. While joking with a friend, she creates a mobile game that has male strippers fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Suddenly, Melody’s “joke” is her studio’s most high-profile project—and Melody’s running the show.
When Nolan is appointed a key member of her team, Melody’s sure he’ll be useless. But as they grow closer, she sees he’s smart and sexy, which makes Melody want to forget he’s her intern. As their attraction deepens, she knows it’s time to pump the brakes even with her Korean parents breathing down her neck to hurry up and find a man. But she’s here to work—and nothing more. All she has to do is resist the wild thoughts coursing through her mind whenever Nolan is near. Easy . . . or so she thinks.
With her pet project about to launch, Melody suddenly faces a slew of complications, including a social media trolling scandal that could end her career. She suspects one of her co-workers is behind the sabotage and is determined to find out who betrayed her. Could the man she’s falling hard for help her play the game to win—in work and love?
My Review:
Let me start off by saying that this book seems to be marketed as a romance, and it definitely is not. It is 100% women’s fiction. There is a romance, but it is very much a secondary plot. They only kiss twice in the entire book. Not to mention, the person that she “Loathes” throughout the entire book is not who she ends up with. She does have an argument as her first interaction with the hero, but it doesn’t last long. So, the title doesn’t make much sense to me. It’s marketed as an enemies to lovers story, and it isn’t at all.
The main storyline of this book is about how difficult is can be as a woman in a man dominated world. In this instance, the gaming community. While this is a real issue in our world today, it got very repetitive as the book went on. Do to this, it gave the whole book a negative feeling.
2.75 stars (rounded up to 3)
I received this book for free in return for an honest review.