Boring Asian Female

"Thank you for your interest in our school, but we regret to inform you that…" you´re not special. You´re too average. You´re too boring. Well, in that case, she´ll have to show them just how interesting she can be. Elizabeth Zhang is well aware of her place in the world. She´s in the tenth percentile for likability, the seventieth percentile for attractiveness, and the ninety-ninth percentile for academics. While she´s never been the most beautiful or the most liked, she knows she has the intelligence and ambition to achieve her greatest dream: Harvard Law School. But when Harvard rejects Elizabeth for not standing out enough-which she knows means she´s just another boring Asian female-her carefully constructed life falls apart. What shocks her even more is that Laura Kim, a classmate at Columbia, got in. Elizabeth can´t figure out how this could have happened. Why was Laura accepted? What makes her so interesting? At first, she follows her because she´s just curious. What Laura orders for lunch. Where Laura shops. What Laura´s hobbies are. All of these things must contribute to her overall package, what makes her an acceptable person to Harvard. But still, Elizabeth just can´t see it. The only thing she sees is that Laura has taken her spot. A spot that she knows she deserves after working so hard. A spot that she´ll simply have to take back. Layered and subversive, this novel brings to light how, in the face of societal expectations and self-inflicted pressures, a person can unlock the darkest parts of themselves and show how far they´re willing to go to achieve their vision of success.