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815 reviews for:

Shine

Jessica Jung

3.17 AVERAGE

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I did not relate to any kpop star either the idol nor the trainees. However, I can feel the sturggle being a kpop trainee to shine bright in the kpop world. I wish the writer could spill more tea. I can't wait for the next book by the author.

I have received an ARC from the publisher, however this will not influence my review of the book.

Jessica did what she had to do!

Very easy to read. But it reads just like a Wattpad fanfic.

"Do you want me to serenade you like that?"

"Are you tired? Cause you've been running through my mind all day"

The storyline was pretty shallow and the plot was all over the place. The writing style was quite a disappointment as well. I expected it to be more sophisticated but I found the dialogue to be rather cringy and there was barely any character development throughout the book as well. The same goes for the chemistry between Rachel & Jason. Non-existent.

I personally wouldn't recommend it unless you're a fan and want to show your support to the author.
funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

J’ai enfin fini Shine! Peut-être avais-je mis la barre trop haute? J’attendais vraiment plus de ce livre. C’était pas mauvais mais pas non plus vraiment transcendant. La plume de l’auteure est très fluide, son livre de lit vite. Mais c’était pas si passionnant que ça. Certains aspects de la romance m’ont paru tout sauf crédible et l’univers de la kpop ne m’ont pas vraiment hypée. Pourtant, l’auteure a pointé du doigt (je dirais même effleurer) certains sujets comme le traitement des femmes au sein de la kpop que j’ai trouvé hyper pertinent. Mais bon, je ne pense pas lire de livre sur le sujet et de l’industrie de la musique en général
emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No