Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. My content rating: All Ages? (Hint of romance with nothing more than kissing, Very mild violence)Ī magical island. Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Young Adult
No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.*** ***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley for review purposes. Overall, this is a light, fun romance with just the right touch of drama. Friendship is another wonderful theme, and I honestly loved each and every one of Jenny’s friends in this book. Both Jenny and Jaewoo are also dealing with life without their dads (Jenny because of death, and Jaewoo due to divorce), so that theme of loss is prevalent throughout the book, but it definitely doesn’t weigh the story down. This is something that many teens face as they work hard toward a goal (and there’s LOTS of pressure to succeed in high school). I love how Jenny has to balance allowing time for herself (and Jaewoo) without letting it overcome her dreams and aspirations as a musician. Jenny and Jaewoo both learn a few lessons in taking chances and living life to the fullest.
Fast-forward a few months and Jenny finds herself in Seoul at the very same performing arts high school that the boy goes to-and she discovers he’s an idol, a member of the K-Pop band XOXO. When her uncle suggests that she just might need to live a little if she wants more passion in her music, she ends up going out on a limb with a mysterious Korean boy named Jaewoo and has one fantastic night she can’t forget. The story follows Jenny, who has always been focused on her music and getting into an elite school so she can succeed in a career playing cello. This is the type of book that makes you so happy you don’t want to put the book down. When a relationship means throwing Jenny’s life off the path she’s spent years mapping out, she’ll have to decide once and for all just how much she’s willing to risk for love. He’s a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world-and he’s strictly forbidden from dating. Three months later, when Jenny and her mother arrive in South Korea to take care of her ailing grandmother, she’s shocked to discover that Jaewoo is a student at the same elite arts academy where she’s enrolled for the semester. But in a moment of spontaneity, she allows him to pull her out of her comfort zone for one unforgettable night of adventure…before he disappears without a word. When she meets mysterious, handsome Jaewoo in her uncle’s Los Angeles karaoke bar, it’s clear he’s the kind of boy who would uproot her careful plans. My content rating: YA (Nothing more than kissing)Ĭello prodigy Jenny has one goal: to get into a prestigious music conservatory. Today, I have a YA contemp, a MG (YA? Adult?) contemporary fantasy, a MG biography, and a YA fantasy! I hope these bite-sized reviews will be enough to feed your fiction addiction!
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