XOXO

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A sparkling story of self-discovery—I was utterly charmed.”— Sarah Kuhn, author of I Love You So Mochi I absolutely loved how Jenny and Jaewoo met. I mean a karaoke bar is so fitting for a k-pop idol and those two spent quite a nice night together. Their meet-cute was extremely sweet and I can’t believe Jenny didn’t know who he was. She found out soon enough though and to say the revelation kinda threw her would be an understatement. Jenny was such a great character though and I really liked the way she thought about life and idols in general. Her stance on how fans should respect their idols and their wishes was amazing and I really wish the hard-core fans in the fandom would see it like that too.

Chemistry: 6/10 The chemistry they had just sort of sputtered out in the middle of the book and it wasn't really clear WHY they were attracted to each other. There was really no reason to what made her special out of anyone else and that annoyed me.

The first Korean drama that came into my mind when I was reading this was Heartstrings. It's one of my favorites starring Park Shin-Hye and Jung Yong-hwa (CN Blue) and I just can't help feeling the similarity. Our protagonists have different music genre. Jenny is into classical music while Jaewoo is into modern pop. The supporting characters in this novel are also great and each of them stood out without taking away the spotlight from Jenny and Jaewoo. Nathaniel and Sori are my favorites, I'd love to see these two in the future and have a second chance romance. Because the truth is, I don’t need him. I have a whole life that’s separate from his. But I still want to be with him. I want to be there for him when he’s unhappy just as much as I want to be there for him when he’s happy. Though I hope he’s never unhappy because it physically hurts when he’s unhappy, you know?” Finally I finished reading sorry I didn't update* This started out PRETTY good, but then ended up being lamer than I expected which was really sad. If you want a solid K-pop book, read Bias! XOXO is a story so great that I devoured it in one day. Jenny is a girl who knows what she wants and goes for it, and she’s funny too. Jaewoo is a shy, protective boy who’s drawn to her. When they reconnect in Seoul, after Jenny finds out who he really is (a K-pop idol who’s treated like royalty at the academy they attend), she also learns that he’s forbidden from dating. So they decide to be friends. That always works, right?

Get ready as Jessica Jung, K-pop legend and former lead singer of Korea’s most famous girl group, Girls’ Generation, takes us inside the luxe, hyper-color world of K-pop, where the stakes are high, but for one girl, the cost of success—and love—might be even higher. It’s time for the world to see: this is what it takes to SHINE. You have a schedule too. We need to practice or we won’t be ready for the showcase. I thought you said you needed something unique to stand out in your portfolio. Are you really going to blow your chances of a future, a long-term one, for a guy who can never, I mean never, put you first?”

A szemembe néz, és elakad a lélegzetem. Szinte igazságtalan, hogy lehet valaki ennyire... szép. A bőre hibátlan. A szeme sötét, a haja finom, az ajka pedig telt és cseresznyepiros. I have to go make apologies on behalf of the group. Of course that’s my job as the leader, to protect our members. I’ll always protect them, even from themselves.”