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I Believe in a Thing Called Love
by Maurene Goo
*I read this June 2017, and I reviewed it then. I read it as a paperback. As always, this is my honest review. All my reviews can be found at www.theterriblebookblogger.wordpress.com
Disclaimer: I was hesitant to pick up this book because everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY pitched as “if you like Kdramas…” and honestly, I’ve never seen Kdramas, I saw half of a Jdrama (yes, I know they’re different), and the little I know about kdramas, I know I am not a fan. However, this book is sweet and enjoyable if you don’t like kdramas.
I liked Desi all right. But there were several times were I genuinely had trouble with her character (and exteme actions that no sane human being would do) and that made my rating go from a solid 4.5 to a 3.5. Desi does some questionable things, which is great, but they didn’t feel realistic and really distracted me from truly getting into the story.
There were moments of complete secondhand embarrassment. Like, literal putting the book down because I could not deal with the embarassment. This book was cute and enjoyable.
The whole plot reminded me a little of The Art of Lainey, with the girl trying to get the guy by making a list of steps to take. However, they’re different enough to not feel repetative.
I especially loved the relationship between Desi and her dad. It was super sweet and charming, and I loved it whenever they had a moment, and there quite a few of those. Obviously, Luca is great.There were a couple of characters that felt strange, literally just there to exist and had no line of dialogue, even when in a group of people having a conversation.
Overall, there were a couple of things that felt neglected within the story, but over all, this was a cute, enjoyable, fun, and quick read that might tempt you to watch a couple of kdramas in your free time.
Disclaimer: I was hesitant to pick up this book because everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY pitched as “if you like Kdramas…” and honestly, I’ve never seen Kdramas, I saw half of a Jdrama (yes, I know they’re different), and the little I know about kdramas, I know I am not a fan. However, this book is sweet and enjoyable if you don’t like kdramas.
I liked Desi all right. But there were several times were I genuinely had trouble with her character (and exteme actions that no sane human being would do) and that made my rating go from a solid 4.5 to a 3.5. Desi does some questionable things, which is great, but they didn’t feel realistic and really distracted me from truly getting into the story.
There were moments of complete secondhand embarrassment. Like, literal putting the book down because I could not deal with the embarassment. This book was cute and enjoyable.
The whole plot reminded me a little of The Art of Lainey, with the girl trying to get the guy by making a list of steps to take. However, they’re different enough to not feel repetative.
I especially loved the relationship between Desi and her dad. It was super sweet and charming, and I loved it whenever they had a moment, and there quite a few of those. Obviously, Luca is great.There were a couple of characters that felt strange, literally just there to exist and had no line of dialogue, even when in a group of people having a conversation.
Overall, there were a couple of things that felt neglected within the story, but over all, this was a cute, enjoyable, fun, and quick read that might tempt you to watch a couple of kdramas in your free time.