Member Reviews
For Elena life has been one big living in the shadow of everyone else from her perfect twin to her successful other siblings. She just feels invisible. Most of all she feels abandoned by her former best friend and now crazy famous K-Pop idol Robbie Choi. She's busy trying to save her beloved community center, the only place she truly feels at home, but everyone else only seems to care about prom. When Robbie invites her to prom to (on a promise they made when they were younger to go together), she find her whole world uprooted.
I have pretty mixed feelings about this book. At first I was really into it and felt for Elena, but her constant "invisible again" mentality started to grate on me. Especially when it made no sense for her to feel this way later in the book. The turn the book took with this toward the end felt like jamming a puzzle piece that didn't quite fit to just get the puzzle over with. Also, the book was in first person from Elena's POV and third from Robbie's. While I've read this style of story before, it's really jarring for me, and I don't like it. Others may not have a problem at all. Robbie felt kind of flat to me too, and I didn't connect with him at all which made me not really care so much for the romance. Also, the world of K-pop wasn't as immersive as other K-pop books I've read. Everything kind of felt told from a fan perspective. I think that kids who feel like Elena does might enjoy this book.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ALC. Jackie Chung was a great narrator and I felt like Elena's personality really came through in her narrating.
I absolutely loved this audiobook! Perfect for Kpop and Kdrama fans! The characters were flawed but likeable and teen readers will find lots to love with this book. Hand this to fans of XOXO by Axie Oh and I'll be the One by Lyla Lee.