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Jessica Jung

An instant New York Times bestseller Crazy Rich Asians meets Gossip Girl by way of Jenny Han in this knockout debut about a Korean American teen who is thrust into the competitive, technicolor world of K-pop, from Jessica Jung, K-pop legend and former lead singer of one of the most influential K-pop girl groups of all time, Girls’ Generation.What would you give for a chance to live your dreams? For seventeen-year-old Korean American Rachel Kim, the answer is almost everything. Six years ago, she was recruited by DB Entertainment—one of Seoul’s largest K-pop labels, known for churning out some of the world’s most popular stars. The rules are simple: Train 24/7. Be perfect. Don’t date. Easy, right? Not so much. As the dark scandals of an industry bent on controlling and commodifying beautiful girls begin to bubble up, Rachel wonders if she’s strong enough to be a winner, or if she’ll end up crushed… Especially when she begins to develop feelings for K-pop star and DB golden boy Jason Lee. It’s not just that he’s charming, sexy, and ridiculously talented. He’s also the first person who really understands how badly she wants her star to rise. Get ready as Jessica Jung, K-pop legend and former lead singer of Korea’s most famous girl group, Girls’ Generation, takes us inside the luxe, hyper-color world of K-pop, where the stakes are high, but for one girl, the cost of success—and love—might be even higher. It’s time for the world to see: this is what it takes to shine.

Teen Romance

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Author

Jessica Jung

Pages

352

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

2020-09-29

ISBN

1534462538 9781534462533

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"this book was interesting, but not my favorite. I was really hoping to like it but unfortunately, it was my least favorite K-pop book I’ve read! I felt like the story was lacking and there were many parts I didn’t like about it. many of the problems weren’t really solved and Rachel wasn’t treated very fairly either. and what ever happened with Akari? she just disappeared and wasn’t addressed again. I didn’t really like any of the side characters (nor Rachel really that much) besides her sister, Leah. the story seemed pretty unstructured and then the next thing you know, it was the end? But knowing this was written by a K-pop artist herself, I imagine she inserted herself into the main character and wrote the book based on her own experiences. So nothing at all against her, I just didn’t like this book all that much."

Sophie

"Everything fell together so perfectly that it created a good story to follow, and set up a good ending."

Jayda Atkins

"I love kpop and i wanted to read this because everyone was talking about it on twitter. It was really good and i like the story, i just feel like it can be cringe at times and i wanted to throw my book because i didn't like how the main character was treated, but still a good book!"