The Name Drop by Susan Lee

The quick cut: A teen girl and guy with the same name end up getting switched at an internship at a tech company. Chaos ensues when staying switched gets more difficult.

A real review:

Thank you to Inkyard Press for providing the arc for an honest review.

It can be awkward when someone mistakes you for somebody else, even more so when it happens in a tense situation. How do you correct the other without it getting awkward? This is the case with their Korean name for Elijah and Jessica.

Jessica's dad works at the technology company, Haneul Corporation, but he's always been about earning your way. So when Jessica gets an internship at his company, she's dedicated to proving her worth and making the most of this opportunity. Elijah is also in the Haneul internship, but he's not excited to be there. He's never been interested in taking over the family business, but his dad the CEO has made it clear that's the only option. When these two teens in the same internship program with the same Korean name end up swapped, each one agrees to keep up the ruse for their own purposes. Will the swap work out?

This book has a really cute couple at the center who learn a lot from each other, but you have to seriously forget the concept of reality to do that. Maybe I'm wrong here, but if you work for a family corporation that has handed down the CEO role from 1 generation to the next, you'd think everyone would know who the boss's kid is. Considering how much a jerk the CEO is, I know I would memorize who he is.

Jessica is doing what it takes to earn her way to a college degree without putting her family into debt. I can relate considering I did the same thing: going to community college before a four year program. The stress is real, but in the end it's worth it for the payoff. She does what it takes to make her dream happen.

Elijah knows his life isn't reality for most and he's itching to experience life like others do. The internship swap gives him a chance to prove what he's capable of and see what it's like when everything isn't handed to you. It's interesting seeing his storyline play out, but without saying too much I do think that he ends up not accomplishing what he sets out to. To be honest, his ending is disappointing at best.

A contemporary romance that requires a suspense on reality.

My rating: 3 out of 5