Loathe at First Sight
A Novel
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Starred review from May 4, 2020
Enemies turn to lovers in YA author Park’s punchy adult debut set in the world of video game design. Melody Joo, a newly hired production assistant at Seventeen Studios, is determined to fight the “unescapable bro culture” within the gaming industry. But this proves nearly impossible while surrounded by cardboard cutouts of the studios’ scantily clad, anatomically impossible heroines. When her misogynistic boss, Ian MacKenzie, overhears her joking about a gender-swapped version of their popular games, which would follow male strippers fighting off the apocalypse, he tasks her with launching it as a mobile app to prove that the company is, in his words, “menstrual friendly.” But it was never meant to be a serious idea and Ian only gives her six months to achieve the impossible. If Melody’s going to prove herself, she can’t have any distractions. But Nolan MacKenzie, the handsome, infuriating intern who also happens to be Ian’s nephew, is a distraction too tempting to resist. Though they initially butt heads, Melody can’t deny the butterflies that follow when he smiles at her. Park (The Perfect Escape) makes tough topics go down easy by couching them in wry humor and lighthearted romance, and her fierce, snarky heroine is irresistible. This smart rom-com is a winner. Agent: Brent Taylor, Triada US Literary Agency.
Narrator Greta Jung delivers an eccentric performance of this romantic comedy. Melody, a video game producer, feels she has no voice among her staff. On top of her work woes, she's resisting her parents' wishes for her to marry. But when a new intern named Nolan who is assigned to her turns out to be a witty and attractive young man, she begins to question her own intentions. Jung's portrayal of Melody is excellent. She's depicted as a skeptical young professional who has bitter opinions about love and a desire to dismantle the sexism in her workplace. The romance scenes are sparser than those in most rom-coms, but Jung's delivery feels natural and has enough friction to keep listeners engaged. G.M. � AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
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