A review by serpentskirtt
I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo

4.0

Thought I wrote a review for this and didn't. I really enjoyed this because of all the Korean dramas I've watched. The author completely embodies the, well, drama of a k-drama, throughout the entire book. K-dramas provided the structure, yes, but also during moments when I was like, "No, this is going too far..." I reminded myself that said moments totally would have happened in a k-drama. I guess my one quibble is

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I didn't really think that her love interest was truly her love interest, so I was waiting for someone else to become her true love.

It's been a while since I've found a k-drama I've enjoyed, but this did remind me of why I love them.

But the more I stared at the list with all its ridiculous rules and steps, the more I began to register why I loved those dramas. Not because they were helpful, or because they were a useful tool for my own purposes. It was because they were unapologetic love stories. Yes, all the antics were fun, the clichés exhausting, and the drama dramatic. But in the end, they were about people sticking together through thick and thin, not knowing if it would work out. Real love: It was all about risk and having faith. There were no guarantees.