I Believe in a Thing Called Love

I was really enjoying this one until I got to the very end. It becomes very apparent that Desi has some serious control issues that need to be addressed. They're blown off and accepted in a way that I just find unsettling. Her actions are seriously insane and dangerous sometimes. The first half of the book is definitely a fun time, but the second half is where things start to get crazy and unbelievable. The harmless antics the characters got into in the beginning were interesting enough, so I'm curious what the author will release in the future!

Kind of reminiscent of “To All the Boys I've Loved before” - a cute read, but nothing madly memorable about it.

Walaupun belum pernah nonton Kdrama, namun aku memutuskan untuk mencoba buku ini. Ternyata aspek Kdrama menjadi panduan si tokoh utama untuk memikat cowok taksirannya. Desi anak yg berprestasi di banyak bidang, termasuk bbrp ekstrakurikuler. Segala yg dia lakukan terkalkulasi & terencana dgn baik. Namun dia tdk pernah beruntung dalam hal berhubungan dgn cowok. Pengalamannya apabila dia menyukai cowok, segalanya berakhir buruk bahkan sebelum dimulai.
Ayahnya, seorang Korea yg pindah ke AS Bersama mendiang ibunya suka sekali nonton Kdrama. Suatu hari Desi menyadari kalo mau merencanakan untuk memikat cowok dia bisa menerapkan tahap2 dalam alur cerita Kdrama (yang konyol, klise & dramatis), dimana semua memiliki alur yg sama, dan berakhir bahagia pastinya. Bisakah Desi memikat cowok yg ditaksirnya, Luca dgn menerapkan tahapan Kdrama dalam kehidupan nyata? Bisakah Desi memikat cowok yg ditaksirnya, Luca dgn menerapkan tahapan Kdrama dalam kehidupan nyata?
I can relate to Desi, siswa berprestasi dgn kisah cinta gagal? Sound familiar (to me). At first I thought Desi is manipulative girl, with her Kdrama lists & architecturing her moments with Luca. Namun endingnya, walau bisa kuprediksi (khas Kdrama kan?) cukup menghiburlah. But this doesn't mean I'm gonna watch Kdrama anytime soon...

(3.5 stars, rounding up.) Super cute YA romcom - if you liked the [b:To All the Boys I've Loved Before 15749186 To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1) Jenny Han https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1372086100s/15749186.jpg 21442106] series, you'll probably like this book! Probably a quick read if you don't have a newborn at home, but my attention is a little divided these days. This would be an adorable movie, with a diverse cast. I particularly love the relationship between Desi and her dad, and this made me want to watch K-dramas.

Silly, cute, and fun. No knowledge of Korean dramas necessary.

I was so excited for this book, but. No. No no no no no no no.

This wasn't some cute, quirky plan. This girl was sociopathic, and her whole justification was a MESS (that is NOT how feminism works, oh my gosh).

I thought I was going to write a really long review, because I have a lot of thoughts. But I'm just so relieved that it is finally over that I would really rather put the whole thing behind me.

I gave it a second star because I enjoyed the writing style and a few other things. And because the author referenced the dad's house on the original Parent Trap, which has been my dream house for two decades. So. There's that.

I loved this book so much!

Desi is relatable, funny, ADORABLE and my favorite protagonist of 2017 so far!

The book will cause so much second hand embarrassment but it's worth it, and now I want to check out all the k-dramas!!