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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lucky is a K-pop star about to break into the Western market. Then, in Hong Kong, at the end of her tour, a late-night burger craving throws Lucky into the path of Jack, an undercover gossip reporter. With a nod to “Lucky,” the iconic song by Britney Spears—and a finger on the pulse of the excitement of the global K-pop phenomenon—Somewhere Only We Know offers a buoyant modern take on the classic Roman Holidayesque tale.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved the mini tour of Hong Kong, but something about this just felt a little lacking compared to The Way You Make Me Feel.
This book was so sweet. I enjoyed both Lucky and Jack; they were interesting individually and adorable together. I thought the Hong Kong setting was fun and written in such a vivid way. I appreciate stories where the setting feels like another character in and of itself. My only real disappointment? I wish the conclusion would have been a touch longer. It would have been nice to get a bit more of them together. Overall though I just really enjoyed reading this book.
*breathes out in relief*
It was good!
I was worried I wouldn't like Maurene Goo's treatment of a K-pop idol's Roman Holiday story, but this was charming, sweet, and a nice updated version with Korean-American leads. Lucky (this book's Audrey Hepburn) is a K-pop sensation finishing the last show of her Asian tour. She slips her security detail and goes hunting for a hamburger in the middle of Hong Kong. Jack (the book's Gregory Peck) is a tabloid journalist/photographer who doesn't recognize Lucky until after he's burdened with taking care of her as she falls asleep in the street. He surreptitiously takes photos for a piece to sell to his editor, but falls for Lucky along the way.
Yes, there is some... weirdness about Lucky getting loopy on sleeping and her anxiety meds and wandering around town drunkenly in her slippers. And the part where Gregory Peck/Jack Lim doesn't know what to do with the sleeping princess/idol, and doesn't want to leave her on the street, so he takes her home and puts her to sleep in his bed (he sleeps on the couch). There's a lot of vulnerability, which makes Jack's betrayal to sell Lucky out even worse.
The two have good chemistry, even though I got tired of hearing them reevaluate every single thought they had after every single conversation they had. And the food described in this book sounded so delicious... I want to have breakfast congee!
It was good!
I was worried I wouldn't like Maurene Goo's treatment of a K-pop idol's Roman Holiday story, but this was charming, sweet, and a nice updated version with Korean-American leads. Lucky (this book's Audrey Hepburn) is a K-pop sensation finishing the last show of her Asian tour. She slips her security detail and goes hunting for a hamburger in the middle of Hong Kong. Jack (the book's Gregory Peck) is a tabloid journalist/photographer who doesn't recognize Lucky until after he's burdened with taking care of her as she falls asleep in the street. He surreptitiously takes photos for a piece to sell to his editor, but falls for Lucky along the way.
Yes, there is some... weirdness about Lucky getting loopy on sleeping and her anxiety meds and wandering around town drunkenly in her slippers. And the part where Gregory Peck/Jack Lim doesn't know what to do with the sleeping princess/idol, and doesn't want to leave her on the street, so he takes her home and puts her to sleep in his bed (he sleeps on the couch). There's a lot of vulnerability, which makes Jack's betrayal to sell Lucky out even worse.
The two have good chemistry, even though I got tired of hearing them reevaluate every single thought they had after every single conversation they had. And the food described in this book sounded so delicious... I want to have breakfast congee!
3 stars.
This wasn't really anything special. Bland characters, bland writing, too convinent of an ending, and also pretty boring overall.
This wasn't really anything special. Bland characters, bland writing, too convinent of an ending, and also pretty boring overall.
