ashction 's review for:

I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo

4.0

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I'm docking a star only because I didn't 100% love the writing style, and because of the implausibility of 85% of this book (but, really, that's irrelevant because that's the point; it's like a k-drama!) Overall, this was a really, really cute read and so fun as someone who watches k-dramas! The totally unrealistic bits made it almost as outrageous as dramas can get, and I really appreciated the effort to embraces a lot of those tropes in a contemporary YA setting.

(Sidenote: You should NEVER copy Jan-Di's move at the end of Boys Over Flowers in real life?! Like, what was Desi *thinking*?!)

(Double sidenote: My least favorite moment in this book is

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when Desi goes with Luca and misses her Stanford interview, gets snappy with the admissions guy, FRAMES her rejection letter (I mean, I could MAYBE see it, but it was really stupid to me), and ends up at Boston (which, yes, has a better med program, but is conveniently closer to Luca?) It's a little too easy; I know this is a k-drama trope, too, but sometimes I want to see a girl make good decisions and still have a successful long distance relationship! Even if it's more implausible than most of this book!)