title: The Takeover
author: Cara Tanamachi
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
publication date: January 30, 2024
pages: 304
peppers: 2 (on this scale)
warnings: broken bones, evil corporations, veiled references to billionaires
summary: Nami's amazing tech company Toggle is in financial trouble, and her high school nemesis Jae appears as the buying agent for an Amazon.com doppelgänger, Rainforest. While she's trying to avoid the buyout, they're falling in love.
tropes:
- enemies to lovers
- high school nemesis
- loving grandmother
- big corporation buying out family-ish business
- siblings get married first
- demanding parents
what I liked:
- lots of great office hijinks
- fun hate-flirting
- Chicago/Evanston setting (including Evanston Township High School -- Hi, JG, GM, JM!)
what I didn’t like: not much -- a fun read.
overall rating: 5 (of 5 stars)