Somewhere Only We Know
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A Cosmopolitan Best Young Adult Book of 2019 A BuzzFeed Pick for "YA Books You Absolutely Must Read This Spring" Sparks fly between a K-pop starlet and a tabloid reporter in Somewhere Only We Know, a heartwarming rom-com from Maurene Goo. 10:00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest K-pop star on the scene, and she’s just performed her hit song “Heartbeat” in Hong Kong to thousands of adoring fans. She’s about to debut on The Tonight Show in America, hopefully a breakout performance for her career. But right now? She’s in her fancy hotel, trying to fall asleep but dying for a hamburger. 11:00 p.m.: Jack is sneaking into a fancy hotel, on assignment for his tabloid job that he keeps secret from his parents. On his way out of the hotel, he runs into a girl wearing slippers, a girl who is single-mindedly determined to find a hamburger. She looks kind of familiar. She’s very cute. He’s maybe curious. 12:00 a.m.: Nothing will ever be the same. With her trademark humor and voice, Maurene Goo delivers a sparkling story of taking a chance on love—and finding yourself along the way.
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It's like a K-Pop Roman Holiday if that's what you're into! Alternating first-person POVs and overall short chapters help make this a quick read, perfect for summer. I was much more interested in Lucky as a character than I was in Jack - while they're both based on fairly classic romantic comedy tropes, I thought Lucky had more depth and was more developed as a character than Jack. I also didn't really buy his redemption or whatever you want to call it, since he never really confesses and doesn't seem to have any plans to until his hand is forced by his boss's text messages, which is pretty gross, all things considered. The spoiler-tagged situation here kind of soured me on the whole thing, but I think the storyline recovers pretty well and I'm happy with where everyone ends up (though really, Jack's whole family ~CONFLICT~ could've been resolved in a five-minute conversation a long time ago). This book was charming and I can see it making a great movie. Definitely worth a few hours of your time!
(2019 summer romance bingo: show business, though could also work for “takes place in multiple countries” or possibly “road trip.”)
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