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Skye Shin has heard it all. Fat girls shouldn’t dance. Wear bright colors. Shouldn’t call attention to themselves. But Skye dreams of joining the glittering world of K-Pop, and to do that, she’s about to break all the rules that society, the media, and even her own mother, have set for girls like her.
She’ll challenge thousands of other performers in an internationally televised competition looking for the next K-pop star, and she’ll do it better than anyone else.
When Skye nails her audition, she’s immediately swept into a whirlwind of countless practices, shocking performances, and the drama that comes with reality TV. What she doesn’t count on are the highly fat-phobic beauty standards of the Korean pop entertainment industry, her sudden media fame and scrutiny, or the sparks that soon fly with her fellow competitor, Henry Cho.
But Skye has her sights on becoming the world’s first plus-sized K-pop star, and that means winning the competition—without losing herself.
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(3.5, rounding up.) Cute, but I wanted a little more growth/development from the main characters - Skye is a great lead but seemed weirdly naive about how Instagram/reality show celebrity would work, both for Henry and herself. The villains were very one-note as well, and I wish there'd been a bit more development for them, especially the mean judge.
(2021 Summer Romance Bingo: reality TV, would also work for friends to lovers)
Skye was such an amazing character. I really enjoyed the K-Pop competition TV show, the body positive messages, the friendships and the cute romance.
Loved it!
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