Axie’s writing is effortless and incredibly engaging. I love how she included part of her cultural heritage into this adorable romcom. To say that I loved this book would be a crime. Simply, because loving it is not the right description! I FELL HEADFIRST AND NEVER RECOVERED 😭🫶🏻😍

Jenny didn’t get to be an award-winning, classically trained cellist without choosing practice over fun. That is, until the night she meets Jaewoo. Mysterious, handsome, and just a little bit tormented, Jaewoo is exactly the kind of distraction Jenny would normally avoid. And yet, she finds herself pulled into spending an unforgettable evening wandering Los Angeles with him on the night before his flight home to South Korea. If you’re BTS ARMY and didn’t immediately think of Jungkook when you read this description of Jaewoo then I really dunno. *lol* It was my first thought and from then on out I always pictured JK when I read about him. Don’t judge me, I needed to live vicariously through Jenny’s POV. ;-P I mean which k-pop fan doesn’t dream of meeting their idol and actually being together with them? XD Okay, so this out of the way we can finally talk about the actual book. With fun K-drama vibes, XOXO delivers a lot of heart and warmth in its protagonist who stays true to herself to the very end.”— Lyla Lee, author of I’ll Be the One There they are: 7 great books like Fish in a Tree. Which of these ones have you read? Here’s a list for you if you want to read more Asian YA. More Book ListsI think the majority of k-pop stans (and when I say majority I mean about 90%) want their idols to be happy no matter what they do or who they end up with. I’m no exception to that rule because honestly if any member of BTS would find their significant other I’d be super happy for them. They deserve it! They did so much for ARMY and all I want for them is to be happy and healthy. <3 Unfortunately not everyone in the fandom is like me though and there are the ugly sides of being an idol as well. Stalker fans (saesangs) and people in the fandom that criticize everything their idols do. People that think they can dictate what their idol wears, who they date or even what haircut they should get. (Let alone all those people that constantly give idols hell for getting tattoos or piercings. They are adults and grown women/men and it is their body! They can do whatever they want! You either love them as they are, because tattoos and piercings are an expression of themselves as well or you just don’t stan them. Period!)

But it becomes pretty much impossible to follow when Candace finds herself in the middle of a love triangle between a sweet boy trainee and a superstar member of the hottest boy band in the world.Will all of her hard work be wasted if she follows her heart? Or can she be the perfect, hair-flipping idol and stay true to herself at the same time? A sparkling story of self-discovery—I was utterly charmed.”— Sarah Kuhn, author of I Love You So MochiIn a whirlwind, Izumi travels to Japan to meet the father she never knew and discover the country she always dreamed of. But being a princess isn’t all ball gowns and tiaras. There are conniving cousins, a hungry press, a scowling but handsome bodyguard who just might be her soulmate, and thousands of years of tradition and customs to learn practically overnight. Since there’s so much content and ~iconic scenes~ for the plot to cover, a lot of the writing feels more “tell” than “show.” We gloss over important events, and scenes begin to blend together. Truthfully, it was often an information overload because one important event would happen right after another without any time for rest. De verdad de las mejores cosas que me pudieron haber pasado es haber tenido la oportunidad de leer este libro antes. Es una verdadera joya y un libro que espero todos lean porque lo tiene bien merecido. After her cello concert, Jenny is told she doesn't have the “spark” to go from perfectly trained, to extraordinary. Taking her uncle's advice on the matter, to “live a little.” She challenges a boy at the karaoke bar she works at, to a karaoke battle. They meet again on the bus home and it leaves a lasting impression on Jenny. When she has the opportunity to go to korea to visit her halmeoni (grandma) and go to a performing arts school, she wants to meet up again, but despite giving her his number, and seeing her texts, he doesn't respond.