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andie_1504's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, Suicide, Death, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Police brutality, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Alcoholism
ladylaurenexplorer's review
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
2.0
This was decent, my only reason for giving get a three star is because the ending was very unrealistic for a contemporary romance. Like there is no consequences for what they did crazy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Homophobia
Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
rainbow_reviewss's review
5.0
A K-Pop Dream is a romance novella that follows a Korean guy who is a member of a famous band called 4MQA. After the end of the military service, the band members reunite for a big comeback tour. In this story, we are following one of the members, Yong Hangyeol. Yong did not get over the suicide of another member of the band, Ssaurabi. There will be some flashbacks of the past and what happened between the two guys. It gives you an idea of why the protagonist blames himself for the death of his colleague.
Then Yong meets Luca, a light brown-skinned American guy in a small coffee shop. A small accident happens there and the two guys have a conversation. Yong gets to know that Luca is a pilot. When Luca asks him for a Seoul tour to show him the city at first Yong hesitates due to his band rehearsals but then he just gives in and decides to give himself a full day of leave from everything else and hang out with this American guy who will eventually change his life.
The story is truly cute despite having some dark moments and trigger warnings. It is narrated in the first-person style which I think was the optimal choice to understand the main character’s past experience and his new situation. Like Yong, many persons sometimes find themselves trapped in a bad career, or a bad relationship, or even in their own past that makes their life miserable but they don’t have the courage to get out of it. Sometimes one needs an outer force to guide him or perhaps push him to take action and change the misery one is in. In this story, Luca comes to the help of Yong who is trapped in both a past and a career he is not interested in anymore. But that does not happen right away.
I enjoyed C.D. Truncheon writing style a lot. The characters he built, and the variety when it comes to race along with the main characters’ chemistry all make A K-Pop Dream a special MM romantic story. I appreciate the representation a lot and the multiple themes used. I feel many readers will relate to Yong’s problems and have compassion for him and his circumstances. All this makes this story a romance with substance. Don’t miss it.
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Then Yong meets Luca, a light brown-skinned American guy in a small coffee shop. A small accident happens there and the two guys have a conversation. Yong gets to know that Luca is a pilot. When Luca asks him for a Seoul tour to show him the city at first Yong hesitates due to his band rehearsals but then he just gives in and decides to give himself a full day of leave from everything else and hang out with this American guy who will eventually change his life.
The story is truly cute despite having some dark moments and trigger warnings. It is narrated in the first-person style which I think was the optimal choice to understand the main character’s past experience and his new situation. Like Yong, many persons sometimes find themselves trapped in a bad career, or a bad relationship, or even in their own past that makes their life miserable but they don’t have the courage to get out of it. Sometimes one needs an outer force to guide him or perhaps push him to take action and change the misery one is in. In this story, Luca comes to the help of Yong who is trapped in both a past and a career he is not interested in anymore. But that does not happen right away.
I enjoyed C.D. Truncheon writing style a lot. The characters he built, and the variety when it comes to race along with the main characters’ chemistry all make A K-Pop Dream a special MM romantic story. I appreciate the representation a lot and the multiple themes used. I feel many readers will relate to Yong’s problems and have compassion for him and his circumstances. All this makes this story a romance with substance. Don’t miss it.
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