Review~ The Name Drop

Disclaimer: I received an eARC for review consideration through NetGalley, on behalf of the publisher. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
There’s a lot happening in this story, from family drama to mistaken identity, to falling in love, to business issues, all involving two young Korean-Americans.
Jessica is determined to do an internship with her father’s company to help her get scholarships to pay for school, even though her father hates the company he works for and doesn’t want her to do the internship. Meanwhile, Elijah’s dad is the company CEO and is making him do an executive internship, though Elijah wants nothing to do with the company. The fun starts when the airport reverses their reservations because they have the same Korean names.
Jessica is afraid of getting in trouble, but really wants to do well. She’s smart, kind-hearted and hard working. She is excited about the internship, but notices a lot of misogyny in the workplace and is shocked that the female execs seem to accept it.
Elijah is privileged and takes his place in life for granted. He wants nothing to do with his father’s company, but has no real direction. He sees the mix-up as a chance to be anonymous and escape from his father’s expectations. But he gets involved in the project, helping Jessica to succeed.
As Jessica becomes more successful, and Elijah’s sister finds out what is happening, things start to get more complicated for them all, before coming to a head when both of their fathers appear.
While the book recognizes and calls out the issues with the misogyny at Elijah’s father’s company, there is no resolution for it. Though things between Elijah and his father do come to a head and Elijah does what he can to try to protect Jessica.
I liked how the story ended, and felt like there was a lot of hope for both characters.