She also made very good friends and it’s obvious she enjoyed her stay. Since Jenny grew up in U.S., I love her learning about the Korean culture and embrace her roots. The supporting characters in this novel are also great and each of them stood out without taking away the spotlight from Jenny and Jaewoo. Nathaniel and Sori are my favorites, I’d love to see these two in the future and have a second chance romance. Jenny is into classical music while Jaewoo is into modern pop. Our protagonists have different music genre. The first Korean drama that came into my mind when I was reading this was Heartstrings. It’s one of my favorites starring Park Shin-Hye and Jung Yong-hwa (CN Blue) and I just can’t help feeling the similarity. Stars aligned, she and Jaewoo crossed paths and learned that he’s a superstar. When Jenny heard her grandmother is terminally ill, she and her mom flew to South Korea and for the meantime, she’s an international transfer student in an elite arts academy. Away from pressure and fame, Jaewoo indeed enjoyed that night but he needs to return to Korea. Their first encounter is fun and carefree and Jenny is completely unaware that Jaewoo is part of a famous K-Pop group.
Jenny and Jaewoo are adorable! The romance between these two talented musicians began in Los Angeles at Jenny’s Uncle’s Karaoke bar.
I want more YA contemporaries similar to this book. 😭❤️ It’s one of the books that you will surely fly through and just enjoy the story. XOXO is like watching those cute, lighthearted Korean dramas I stay tuned every night. 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. Cello prodigy Jenny has one goal: to get into a prestigious music conservatory.
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