Scan barcode
A review by wanderinghomeward
The Name Drop by Susan Lee
2.0
★★.5/5
in this sweet kdrama-esque rom-com, two teens from complete opposite ends of the “social hierarchy” cross paths and accidentally switch positions for their summer internship all because of one thing: their shared name. they strike a deal to remain in their switched places in order to experience a new world that they would have had otherwise been shut off to, but their deal makes way for something more…
while i was so ready for this book, — midst of summer vacation happiness, cute kdrama watching on the side, and a hormonal high LOL — it fell flat to me. not only did it’s primarily “tell” prose make the book quite monotonous, but the lack of character and plot development did not add much of anything either.
to start, i loved the ridiculous premise of the story, because it was made in true kdrama fashion, where you just think “no way in hell this would happen in real life
in this sweet kdrama-esque rom-com, two teens from complete opposite ends of the “social hierarchy” cross paths and accidentally switch positions for their summer internship all because of one thing: their shared name. they strike a deal to remain in their switched places in order to experience a new world that they would have had otherwise been shut off to, but their deal makes way for something more…
while i was so ready for this book, — midst of summer vacation happiness, cute kdrama watching on the side, and a hormonal high LOL — it fell flat to me. not only did it’s primarily “tell” prose make the book quite monotonous, but the lack of character and plot development did not add much of anything either.
to start, i loved the ridiculous premise of the story, because it was made in true kdrama fashion, where you just think “no way in hell this would happen in real life