With Jaewoo an ocean away, there’s no use in dreaming of what could have been. 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. Mysterious, handsome, and just a little bit tormented, Jaewoo is exactly the kind of distraction Jenny would normally avoid. That is, until the night she meets Jaewoo. Jenny didn’t get to be an award-winning, classically trained cellist without choosing practice over fun. A modern forbidden romance wrapped in the glamorous and exclusive world of K-pop, XOXO is perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Maurene Goo. But when she finds herself falling for a K-pop idol, she has to decide whether their love is worth the risk. I liked Jenny’s new friends also.Jenny’s never had much time for boys, K-pop, or really anything besides her dream of being a professional cellist. I can’t say there was too much drama except the usual – how does a k-pop star date a normal girl? So even their little moment of a break-up it was short-lived.įun side characters like XOXO member, Nathaniel. I felt like they gave each other enough space – Jenny was making new friends at her school and Jaewoo being in a k-pop group had many things to do with school and the group. The romance is so super cute and sweet, I usually like some fighting and angst in romances but this was adorable. Yet Jenny finally finds out the truth about her mom and grandma’s strained relationship. Her mom tells her the only path to succeed is no distractions (no friends, and especially no boyfriends). Jenny is trying to reach her goals and get into her top choice music school and be a cellist. Jaewoo is his family’s breadwinner – anything he does in public could jeopardize his career. There are some family issues discussed in this book, especially with the issue of responsibility.

The two hit it off in the most innocent way possible and when Jenny moves to South Korea and coincidentally to the school Jaewoo goes to – it’s hard for them to fight their attraction. Jaewoo is a member of rising K-Pop group XOXO and he’s what girls dream the perfect boy to be: gorgeous, talented, charming, responsible, follows the rules and a super star.

I like that she’s independent, talented and she’s nice. Jenny can handle herself in South Korea pretty well because she’s taken Korean language courses since she was young.

Girl meets boy and off in Los Angeles and then off to South Korea we go! I love that this mostly took place in South Korea, the author did a great job transporting my mind there. Bought this one on a whim because it the ebook was on sale for $1.99 on Amazon and I was craving a light hearted, cute romance and this one delivered.

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