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A review by goodvaibsonly
I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo
2.0
Well.
Desi was... something. She was somehow a Mary Sue but incredibly irritating at the same time. No one is able to juggle that many classes and extracurriculars. That was just plain unrealistic. She constantly does the. Stupidest. Things. In her quest for love. And it's all forgiven at the end. Because somehow Luca likes her for her. Which is stupid because all he knows about Desi is the stuff that she made up to make him like her. Scratch that. Desi doesn't even know who she is herself!!! So how can Luca like her for her? She had no discernible personality. I get that Desi felt this pressure after her mom's death to try her hardest and follow in her mom's footsteps, but that wouldn't stop her from still having her own interests.
The friends in this book were okay. I did like Fiona's personality. Wes was alright. But why were they all good looking, smart, and athletic? Variety please!
Pros? Luca was such a precious cinnamon roll. Though he irked me at times as well, I did like him for the most part. I could tell that the author had placed a considerably larger amount of time developing his character than Desi's.
Desi's father was precious. I loved his and Desi's relationship. Every time he had spotlight time, I couldn't help but smile.
And yay for interracial relationships!
Oh and I also liked that there was a guide to K-Dramas at the end.
Desi was... something. She was somehow a Mary Sue but incredibly irritating at the same time. No one is able to juggle that many classes and extracurriculars. That was just plain unrealistic. She constantly does the. Stupidest. Things. In her quest for love. And it's all forgiven at the end. Because somehow Luca likes her for her. Which is stupid because all he knows about Desi is the stuff that she made up to make him like her. Scratch that. Desi doesn't even know who she is herself!!! So how can Luca like her for her? She had no discernible personality. I get that Desi felt this pressure after her mom's death to try her hardest and follow in her mom's footsteps, but that wouldn't stop her from still having her own interests.
The friends in this book were okay. I did like Fiona's personality. Wes was alright. But why were they all good looking, smart, and athletic? Variety please!
Pros? Luca was such a precious cinnamon roll. Though he irked me at times as well, I did like him for the most part. I could tell that the author had placed a considerably larger amount of time developing his character than Desi's.
Desi's father was precious. I loved his and Desi's relationship. Every time he had spotlight time, I couldn't help but smile.
And yay for interracial relationships!
Oh and I also liked that there was a guide to K-Dramas at the end.