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The Takedown
- Narrated by: Phillipa Soo
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
Dee Kwan’s secrets for a happy life:
- Always remain positive, no matter the cost
- Realize that every setback is a hidden opportunity
- Accept compliments graciously, especially when given by mega-hot rivals
- Never, ever question whether any of these mantras actually work
For Dee Kwan, every day is the perfect day. No, really. She has a house she loves, a job she adores, and a ridiculously attractive “nemesis” who never seems to mind when she wins their favorite online game. How can life possibly get better? (It can’t, obviously. It can only get much, much worse.)
Soon Dee is forced to share her adorably cozy home with her parents and prickly estranged grandmother. Then she’s tossed into the deep end at work, tasked with cleaning up a scandal for the intimidatingly chic luxury fashion firm Celeste. If that weren’t enough, she discovers her hot nemesis works there, too...and Teddy is nothing like the man she thought she knew.
Before she can cry foul, Teddy comes clean about his double life: He’s the heir to the CEO, and he needs her help to make Celeste a better place—for everyone. But that means taking down the old guard—including his father—intent on standing in their way. Now in the center of a dizzying corporate coup, Dee is forced to decide whether she’s ready to stop watching the world through rose-colored glasses and instead face the truth: about herself, about her feelings for Teddy, and about what she’s willing to do to truly make a difference.
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- Jackie
- 21-02-24
Lighthearted and unusual theme
I really enjoyed this I liked the gentle self deprecation and the humour throughout the book was gently poking fun at the characters An easy satisfying read
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- Jay
- 01-12-23
Hypercritical protagonist projects failings onto love interest
The writing in this book is good, funny mostly and easy to listen to…. except that our hero falls for someone they’re mostly met on a kind of wordle type treasure hunt, meets them in real life, them likes them more.
Our hero has lost her job, puts up with her family who have moved into her small house as she wants to keep the peace. Gets a new job, refuses to rock the boat as she wants to climb the corporate ladder.
Meets boy on a meeting, he is quiet and detached. Immediately dislikes him for not wanting to rock the boat and accuses him of wanting to climb the corporate ladder.
He says he is trying to keep the peace with his dad, and is scolded for doing the same thing our hero does.
Stopped listening at that point as the hypocrisy was getting worse.
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- A. Wilkins
- 17-11-23
Good story, we’ll narrated
Another good story. Lots of interesting topics interwoven into the story to make you think about . And a good story and characters that are real , likeable and not boring. I’m looking forward to another book by this author
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- Erika S.
- 21-11-23
Really enjoy the partnership of Lily Chu and Philippa Soo!
Another great book, narrated perfectly by Philippa Soo! I love learning about this tiny slice of Canadian life and the stories are such a warm and cozy listen!
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- Dani
- 08-11-23
Another great book by Lily Chu
I fully enjoyed this book. Philippa Soo is amazing as always and Lily Chu has a way of making her main characters feel real and relatable. A nice feel good listen through and through. I can't wait for her next great story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-02-24
Another good one!
Another great book that was easy listening and made me think about deeper issues and frustrations that are relatable to many!
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- Katy Cameron
- 01-01-24
Not Bad, Not Great
The Celeste storyline could have stood to be a good deal shorter than it was to allow more time for romance.
The narrator can't pronounce French for toffee, please someone get her a coach before she tackles this again. Also Parisian should never rhyme with friesian, a French coach could help with that too (hint it's the Anglicised spelling of Parisienne and pronounced pretty much the same)
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- Spider123
- 23-01-24
Great modern story
Enjoying listening to this book it was entertaining had a good storyline with such relevant themes
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- K K Scott
- 14-12-23
Best romcom ever
Who didn’t love a little family dysfunction along with a toxic work environment? The narrator has a wonderfully creamy voice and excellent delivery. Highly recommended.
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- S Paton
- 12-11-23
Beautiful, easy listening
As always Lily Chu has done it again with a lovely story that’s intriguing and yet gentle for listeners. Highly recommend
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