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The Takedown

By: Lily Chu
Narrated by: Phillipa Soo
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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.

©2023 Lily Chu (P)2023 Audible Originals, LLC.
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Lily Chu is such a good writer! I always enjoy the plots. This book is a stand out. As human being with a vastly diverse genetic background but very much white passing I found this story about inequity very easy to access and understand.

So good!

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I enjoyed this book, well written and easy to listen too, the narrator did a great job.

A Feel Good Read

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loved the book and preformance. funny light hearted romance with a actual plot line with well thought out characters. I cant wait for the next book.

loved it

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The story will immediately get you hooked in fabulous descriptions of the characters make them become so alive and you are intrigued to toll very last chapter. The storyline is multifaceted with some interesting character development and plot twists along the way. Thoroughly enjoyable is a really lovely ending.

A great summer story 

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I’ve never read a Lily Chu book I haven’t like and this was my favourite. The narrator does a great job at making you feel the characters emotions

Great book

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more please 🙏
fave author by far x
love the narrators voice too xx
thank you

love Lily Chu 💖

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This is the third story by Lily Chu that I’ve listened to and by far my favourite. I love her writing style and I love that she addresses current issues of concern that should be relevant across all generations and gender, and in a manner that engages the mind to raise awareness.

Excellent and topical

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I really enjoyed this, easy listening and light hearted, I’ve listened to the two other books by Lily Chu and loved them also so looking forward to the next one! Great narration also.

Loved it

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Loved Philippa's narration of this. Good story, good highs and lows, great characters also!

Just right

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Once again Lily Chu & Phillipa Soo have delivered another Stella novel!! I only wish there were more.

Fsntastic

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