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A review by mischief_in_the_library
29 Dates by Melissa de la Cruz
2.0
This was such a strange book. About halfway through, I checked to see the author's background, because there was no way she could've been Korean (she wasn't). I don't know how a Korean protagonist should sound, but she definitely sounded much more like the American characters I am used to reading. I kept going because I don't get to read about Korean characters much, and I wanted to see some of that culture, but I'm not confident it was a particularly good representation of it.
There also seemed no point to the seons. They added nothing to the story, and were bizarrely used, given that the author said herself she completely changed the way seons actually work in the real world, in actual Korean culture. But they were just randomly inserted between chapters, with transcripts that rarely affected the actual story line.
The romance was non-existent, it was almost like Jisu decided to have feelings for certain characters. Not only was there insta-love, but also insta-friendships. Despite proclaiming constant homesickness, Jisu transitioned seamlessly into American culture and found a best friend she connected with completely within a couple of weeks.
I was really wanting to like this.
There also seemed no point to the seons. They added nothing to the story, and were bizarrely used, given that the author said herself she completely changed the way seons actually work in the real world, in actual Korean culture. But they were just randomly inserted between chapters, with transcripts that rarely affected the actual story line.
The romance was non-existent, it was almost like Jisu decided to have feelings for certain characters. Not only was there insta-love, but also insta-friendships. Despite proclaiming constant homesickness, Jisu transitioned seamlessly into American culture and found a best friend she connected with completely within a couple of weeks.
I was really wanting to like this.