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A review by betterwithabookinmyhand
The Noh Family by Grace K. Shim
The Noh family was a pleasant surprise! You do not need to know or love K-dramas to love this story.
Chloe Kang knows so little about her father that one day she takes a DNA test and is reunited with her family's extended family in Korea. The Noh family offers to have her stay and Chloe can't turn down a chance to know more about her father and this part of her family that she's never met. Once she lands, however, she comes to realize just how high in society her family is and slowly but surely...her life begins to resemble the K-dramas she loves so much.
Honestly, I came into this story not expecting to feel a huge connection as I'm not big on K-dramas but I soon learned that was not a requirement in the least. From the beginning Chloe's voice just pulled me in. I felt like I was watching a comfort TV show like Emily in Paris, but instead this was Chloe in South Korea.
The writing was greatly transportive--with every page I wanted to see more of South Korea, experience the food, and the novelty shops and cafes. It did what every good book should do, take you to somewhere new, and I felt that all throughout this book.
Even where miscommunication played a part in the story, in the end Chloe made strong choices that I was pleasantly surprised by. I'm grateful the ending didn't have a fairytale feel where everyone gets exactly what they want. I really enjoyed this story and would recommend it!
Solid 4 stars!
Chloe Kang knows so little about her father that one day she takes a DNA test and is reunited with her family's extended family in Korea. The Noh family offers to have her stay and Chloe can't turn down a chance to know more about her father and this part of her family that she's never met. Once she lands, however, she comes to realize just how high in society her family is and slowly but surely...her life begins to resemble the K-dramas she loves so much.
Honestly, I came into this story not expecting to feel a huge connection as I'm not big on K-dramas but I soon learned that was not a requirement in the least. From the beginning Chloe's voice just pulled me in. I felt like I was watching a comfort TV show like Emily in Paris, but instead this was Chloe in South Korea.
The writing was greatly transportive--with every page I wanted to see more of South Korea, experience the food, and the novelty shops and cafes. It did what every good book should do, take you to somewhere new, and I felt that all throughout this book.
Even where miscommunication played a part in the story, in the end Chloe made strong choices that I was pleasantly surprised by. I'm grateful the ending didn't have a fairytale feel where everyone gets exactly what they want. I really enjoyed this story and would recommend it!
Solid 4 stars!