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ghutter05's review against another edition
3.0
Liked the unique perspective because I'm not at all familiar with South Korea, and would love to read more books from different cultures. Otherwise, it was just a sweet teen romance.
blodeuedd's review against another edition
3.0
Jisu is about to start her last year of HS when her parents sent her to San Francisco. There she will focus on school, get great grades and get into a great College. I must say that school in Seoul sounds horrible, Jisu thinks so too. And at the same time she wants those good grades because that is what ger parents want. As for her parents, evil! They just said pack your bags, you are leaving tonight!
But San Francisco is great for her. She gets to be more on her own. She finds new friends, she gets to take more photographs without her parents telling her to study instead.
Of course one of the keypoints of the book is the matchmaking thing she is part of. Her parents wants her to find a good boyfriend, with good parents, and he has to have a good future. So she goes on dates and we take part of horrible ones, nice ones, but no amazing ones.
She continues these dates in SF, and she also crushes on a classmate.
I liked Jisu. She was at her best when idiot dates annoyed her. She sure knew how to speak back.
I also really want to try Korean food! Why can't someone open a restaurant!?
It was very YA. Cute, fun and everything working out in the end.
Narrator
I liked her Jisu voice. It made me want to be friends with her. And her Austin, omg I could so see him before me
But San Francisco is great for her. She gets to be more on her own. She finds new friends, she gets to take more photographs without her parents telling her to study instead.
Of course one of the keypoints of the book is the matchmaking thing she is part of. Her parents wants her to find a good boyfriend, with good parents, and he has to have a good future. So she goes on dates and we take part of horrible ones, nice ones, but no amazing ones.
She continues these dates in SF, and she also crushes on a classmate.
I liked Jisu. She was at her best when idiot dates annoyed her. She sure knew how to speak back.
I also really want to try Korean food! Why can't someone open a restaurant!?
It was very YA. Cute, fun and everything working out in the end.
Narrator
I liked her Jisu voice. It made me want to be friends with her. And her Austin, omg I could so see him before me
thenextgenlibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Super cute YA romance about blind dates, college acceptance stress and Korean culture. I loved the main character, Jisu, and her inner kindness and understanding. I’d be wayyyy more mad if my parents shipped me off to America my senior year so I could get into a better school! Can’t wait to see what book 2 holds! #weneeddiversebooks
haveyoumetlisa's review
5.0
Super cute high school rom-com, though I had some PTSD flashbacks about college applications, hahaha.
ashleekay13's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun read. I liked that there was some Korean culture intertwined in the story. I kept thinking it would make a fun rom-com movie with all the seons she went on!
lostintomes's review against another edition
3.0
This was just the kind of predictable romance I like to listen to while I am working. Fun enough to keep my interest but basic enough that I can get away with doing other tasks while I'm listening. I was very pleased with the Korean representation especially considering that the author is of a different ethnicity and that doesn't always work out well. You can tell she did her homework and I appreciate it.
Definitely sits on the younger end of YA - there's a scene I don't want to forget where some of the characters were talking about Bring It On and how old the movie is. Which I thought was hilarious. Just another one of the perks for reading this genre.
Content Notes:
- Language: Mild swears
- Sexual Content: kissing
- Issues Addressed: mild cheating, controlling parents, academic related stress, Asian culture
Definitely sits on the younger end of YA - there's a scene I don't want to forget where some of the characters were talking about Bring It On and how old the movie is. Which I thought was hilarious. Just another one of the perks for reading this genre.
Content Notes:
- Language: Mild swears
- Sexual Content: kissing
- Issues Addressed: mild cheating, controlling parents, academic related stress, Asian culture
thenextgenlib's review against another edition
4.0
Super cute YA romance about blind dates, college acceptance stress and Korean culture. I loved the main character, Jisu, and her inner kindness and understanding. I’d be wayyyy more mad if my parents shipped me off to America my senior year so I could get into a better school! Can’t wait to see what book 2 holds! #weneeddiversebooks
amor_j_daino_600390's review
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
librarycutie's review against another edition
1.0
alright so, i had a lot of problems with this book, but it ended in a really cute and cheesy way so that’s why it’s bumped to 3 stars.
first, it was a whole lot of cringe! i think the idea behind it was cute, but i didn’t like that it was told in this way. i went into this story expecting a really cute contemporary that would flow really nicely because Melissa De La Cruz is a popular author, but this is my first book i’ve read by her and... i’m not impressed. the main character was very annoying to me, she was judgmental and yeah!
i love kdramas, so much, and i thought this would be similar to that but it definitely wasn’t, it didn’t have the heart kdramas have. it needed more unfff and pizazz! (lol)
i also noticed this was a korean book written by a non-korean author, and it’s very noticeable.... it did not flow, the korean words and terms and things just seemed thrown in there and their conversations were so choppy. i also listened to the audiobook, and the narrator was slightly making it worse, just... no. how the book was written, especially the dates, it was hard to get into because it was written in text form even though it wasn’t.*
*example: jisu: hey. sorry i’m late.
dave: it’s okay, i already ordered.
anyways—the ending, as i mentioned, was cute and i like that it ended that way, it was a good ending and it’s why i gave it a nice little 3 star rating. i think some readers would enjoy this if you’re looking for a cute, quick, and simple read, i didn’t dislike it too much, i did really like a few of the friendships that were made.
first, it was a whole lot of cringe! i think the idea behind it was cute, but i didn’t like that it was told in this way. i went into this story expecting a really cute contemporary that would flow really nicely because Melissa De La Cruz is a popular author, but this is my first book i’ve read by her and... i’m not impressed. the main character was very annoying to me, she was judgmental and yeah!
i love kdramas, so much, and i thought this would be similar to that but it definitely wasn’t, it didn’t have the heart kdramas have. it needed more unfff and pizazz! (lol)
i also noticed this was a korean book written by a non-korean author, and it’s very noticeable.... it did not flow, the korean words and terms and things just seemed thrown in there and their conversations were so choppy. i also listened to the audiobook, and the narrator was slightly making it worse, just... no. how the book was written, especially the dates, it was hard to get into because it was written in text form even though it wasn’t.*
*example: jisu: hey. sorry i’m late.
dave: it’s okay, i already ordered.
anyways—the ending, as i mentioned, was cute and i like that it ended that way, it was a good ending and it’s why i gave it a nice little 3 star rating. i think some readers would enjoy this if you’re looking for a cute, quick, and simple read, i didn’t dislike it too much, i did really like a few of the friendships that were made.