A review by lassarina
Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh

4.0

This book was a lot of fun to read. I wish I had realized earlier that there was a glossary (I feel like that's harder to notice in an ebook), because my familiarity with Korean language and culture is basically nil, but to this book's credit, almost all of the terms I later found in the glossary were evident from context, so I was never really lost.

I liked Jaewon a lot as a lead character; he's kind and loyal (even when he doesn't want to be), and his frustration and struggle feels very real. I also really liked the cast. They were varied and complex and thoughtfully done. I liked the way the romance grew, and the little details of how Jaewon's past kept coming back to bite him. Also, Sela was a great addition to the cast.

I'm looking forward to reading the next book!