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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
This was a super fun and cute read. Watching Desi fall in to the Korean Drama trap was glorious, as I remember being the same way with my first Korean Drama. Watching her apply those "lessons" to real life was uniqe and sometimes cringe worthy (in a good way). Maurene Goo does a good job representing the K-Drama formula and even mentions some titles throughout the book people should check out. Even I still have some on my to watch. Definitely a must read for fans of K-Dramas, but also a fun read for anyone with an interest in possibly checking them out. 4 out of 5 stars!
Cute, but I can't buy it. It's like riding a line between playing straight and satire in this unsettling way because playing it straight has actually scary implications.
Maybe it's because I'm not into k drama - and I have tried - but this just didn't land for me. Good has a fun writing style, though, so I'm going to try another of her books soon. Maybe Somewhere Only We Know, as it sounds like Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, which I really enjoyed.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Okay, I'm normally not a fan of YA contemporaries, but I thought this one was so cute! I was a huuuuge kdrama fan when I was a teenager (I seriously binged like 20 of them) and I loved the way this book incorporated them. You do have to suspend quite a bit of belief to enjoy it (especially with the ending) but overall it's such a fun time! There were times I considered only rating this 3.5 stars, but I loved Desi's Appa so much and he deserves 100000 stars. Also, Desi was a delightful and entertaining main character.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I haven't laughed so hard with a book in such a long time! Hilarious and cute!
**More to come**
**More to come**
I don't understand how one can melt so hard and so fast and so many times in the dead of winter, supposedly the coldest season for the northern hemisphere.
And yet, here I find myself once again, a puddle of incomprehensible mush after the reading of another excellent ya book.
The culprit this time? "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by Maurene Goo, possibly one of the best things I've read since yesterday, because there has been no shortage of amazing reads flooding my bookshelves this past week.
I laughed. I cried. (Kinda, not really, I'm a tough cookie to crack.) I cheered. I cringed. I literally had to look away and close my book multiple times throughout my reading to just pause and take in the rampant secondhand embarrassment/relatableness (x infinity). And sadly, I was also reminded of the unfortunate reality that while even Desi Lee (who is btw amazing and flawless and a goddess, well not exactly, but still) can land a guy, I will remain Forever Alone.
Still, this crazy k-drama in book form was an utter delight from start to finish. While Desi went way overboard in her attempts to control her love life, I loved her right off the bat. The prologue is everything in terms of setting up the circumstances of her personality and outlook on life perfectly in an un-cliche way. Additionally, the fact that she is imperfect in at least one facet of her life and still can be loved does give me hope.
Every single character, from the too-good-to-be-true Luca, to the snarky and endearing Fiona, to even Violet, and to Desi's dad especially, the living (albeit fictional) embodiment of "adorkable," was amazing in their own way, and any spin-offs or sequels based on any other characters would be pretty cool. *cough cough wink wink*
TL;DR
JUST READ IT ITLL MAKE YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AGAIN
No, seriously. No pun intended.
Also, the school Desi and co attends literally has the same exact name as mine, so I almost choked on my anticipation when I read it.
And yet, here I find myself once again, a puddle of incomprehensible mush after the reading of another excellent ya book.
The culprit this time? "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by Maurene Goo, possibly one of the best things I've read since yesterday, because there has been no shortage of amazing reads flooding my bookshelves this past week.
I laughed. I cried. (Kinda, not really, I'm a tough cookie to crack.) I cheered. I cringed. I literally had to look away and close my book multiple times throughout my reading to just pause and take in the rampant secondhand embarrassment/relatableness (x infinity). And sadly, I was also reminded of the unfortunate reality that while even Desi Lee (who is btw amazing and flawless and a goddess, well not exactly, but still) can land a guy, I will remain Forever Alone.
Still, this crazy k-drama in book form was an utter delight from start to finish. While Desi went way overboard in her attempts to control her love life, I loved her right off the bat. The prologue is everything in terms of setting up the circumstances of her personality and outlook on life perfectly in an un-cliche way. Additionally, the fact that she is imperfect in at least one facet of her life and still can be loved does give me hope.
Every single character, from the too-good-to-be-true Luca, to the snarky and endearing Fiona, to even Violet, and to Desi's dad especially, the living (albeit fictional) embodiment of "adorkable," was amazing in their own way, and any spin-offs or sequels based on any other characters would be pretty cool. *cough cough wink wink*
TL;DR
JUST READ IT ITLL MAKE YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AGAIN
No, seriously. No pun intended.
Also, the school Desi and co attends literally has the same exact name as mine, so I almost choked on my anticipation when I read it.