The Name Drop

"I liked this a lot better than Seoulmates and I'm so so sad that it's over! Really excited for the release of the authors next book next month! Susan Lee will be an autobuy for YA titles for me 😊"

"Cute Asian YA summer romance.Mistaken identity leads to romance for two young adults entering the competitive corporate world. Clean , but does contain some language."

"Yikes… that’s really what all of my thoughts boil down to. The Name Drop had an amazing premise, but issues occurred when I found out the characters are extremely unlikeable. <br/><br/>Jessica has earned a spot in a cutthroat internship program at the bottom level of Haneul. Elijah is the son of the CEO of Haneul and will be working in a more executive role. However, both of them have the same Korean name, Yoo-Jin Lee, and due to this their lives essentially get swapped for the summer. And obviously romance builds. <br/><br/>So the book starts out at the airport. Where Jessica receives Elijah’s ticket and gets to reap the benefits of a first class ticket. As she’s going through security we are privy to her inner monologue where she contemplates turning in a TSA agent for not doing their due diligence in securing the safety of the airport. Why is Jessica thinking this? Well, she’s thinking about reporting this TSA agent for slacking because Jessica was told to keep her shoes on while she went through security. YUP. You read that right. And this isn’t even her first time flying, so that’s not even an excuse she could use for acting so ridiculous. <br/><br/>At the end of the book, Jessica makes herself EVEN MORE unlikeable due to how she interacts with Elijah’s dad. The whole book Elijah points out how horrible his father is, how misogynistic he is, and how cruel he is. Jessica’s dad works for Elijah’s father and has also spoken about how much he dislikes the man. After hearing all of this and experiencing the misogyny in the Haneul company first hand, Jessica decides she actually knows Elijah’s father better than Elijah or her dad and they must just have a misconception about his personality. Because “no one could be that bad.” I don’t know, I feel like if my boyfriend talks about how awful his dad was (and my boyfriend had been living with his dad for 18 years) maybe his opinion and impression of that man would be more accurate than mine considering I had only ever met his dad ONE TIME. Obviously after one conversation Jessica knows Elijah’s dad much better than he ever could and all the abuse Elijah’s family faced at the hands of his father was just them overreacting. <br/><br/>Elijah was not much better. He was so astronomically rich that he didn’t know how to do anything for himself. He couldn’t do his own laundry, he didn’t know what an AC unit looked like, and he didn’t know any clothing brands outside of designer labels. Maybe these don’t seem like the worst qualities, but when I am constantly being told how incapable and out of touch Elijah is, it doesn’t make me want to like him. <br/><br/>Elijah also gave a lot of mixed signals. At one point he was talking about how he hated not knowing how to fend for himself and how he felt like an outsider from another planet. Then how ever many chapters later, he’s saying that he never wants to work a day in his life and wants to live off his family’s money playing video games. Have I had similar thoughts about not wanting to have a job? Yes. The difference is that I’M NOT ALREADY FILTHY RICH. His character just seemed like someone I would want to punch in the face. <br/><br/>Overall, I loved the concept but disliked the main characters.<br/><br/>Thank you to Edelweiss for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review."

"Utterly adorable. A real-time Cinderella tale that is obvious but still intriguing. A hallmark movie in my hands. The gentle love story that is also a brutal storm for the heart. Highly recommend for a clean, easy read."

"I do like this book, but it moved SO fast! The character development happened in almost three days and to be honest there wasn't much change at all. The characters were a little flat. But if your looking for a fast read this might be the book for you."

"arc! <br/>3.75/5 rounded up<br/>"

"Name Drop reads like a K-drama romance comedy where the two main characters have the same name, agree to take on each other's roles in the company as well as home, and hope no one finds out.<br/><br/>4.8/5<br/><br/><b><i>*Disclaimer</b></i>: Thank you to Inkyard Press and Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this book.<br/><br/><a href="https://ebookreview.dreamwidth.org/115439.html">Book Reviews</a> | <a href=" https://www.pillowfort.social/darkphoenix">Pillowfort</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Revengelyne">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/profile/2673832736">Bookbub</a> | <a href="https://spoutible.com/Utena">Spoutible</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/revengelyne/">Instagram</a>"