Ill Be the One, Lyla Lee
Ill Be the One, Lyla Lee
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I'll Be the One

Author: Lyla Lee

Narrator: Greta Jung

Unabridged: 8 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 06/16/2020

Synopsis

Diverse book recommended by The Today Show * A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year * Bank Street Best Book of the Year * YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults * ALA’s Rainbow Book List Top 10 for Teen ReadersThe world of K-Pop has never met a star like this. Debut author Lyla Lee delivers a deliciously fun, thoughtful rom-com celebrating confidence and body positivity—perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Julie Murphy.Skye Shin has heard it all. Fat girls shouldn’t dance. Wear bright colors. Shouldn’t call attention to themselves. But Skye dreams of joining the glittering world of K-Pop, and to do that, she’s about to break all the rules that society, the media, and even her own mother, have set for girls like her.She’ll challenge thousands of other performers in an internationally televised competition looking for the next K-pop star, and she’ll do it better than anyone else.When Skye nails her audition, she’s immediately swept into a whirlwind of countless practices, shocking performances, and the drama that comes with reality TV. What she doesn’t count on are the highly fat-phobic beauty standards of the Korean pop entertainment industry, her sudden media fame and scrutiny, or the sparks that soon fly with her fellow competitor, Henry Cho.But Skye has her sights on becoming the world’s first plus-sized K-pop star, and that means winning the competition—without losing herself.

About Lyla Lee

Lyla Lee is the author of I’ll Be the One and the Mindy Kim series for younger readers. Born in South Korea, she’s since lived in various cities throughout the United States. Inspired by her English teacher, she started writing her own stories in fourth grade and finished her first novel at the age of fourteen. After studying psychology and cinematic arts at the University of Southern California and working in Hollywood, Lyla now lives in Dallas, Texas. When she’s not writing, she is petting cute dogs and searching for the perfect bowl of shaved ice. You can visit her at lylaleebooks.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by hillary on September 18, 2020

Hands down the best book about Kpop I’ve read so far. It was so worth the wait 💛 “I’m fat. People think it means I should hate myself, and when I don’t, it makes them uncomfortable. But this is just another part of who I am, and I’m happy with who I am.” I’ve read a couple of books about Kpop in t......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on April 06, 2021

THIS WAS SO FREAKING CUTE AND I COULD NOT STOP READING THIS BOOK. If you are looking for body positivity, you NEEEEEEED to pick up this book. Sky is fat and she's spent her whole life hearing her mom talk down to her and beg her to lose weight. But now, Sky is happy with her body and loves who she i......more

Goodreads review by Ellie on September 27, 2020

I cannot express enough how fun, uplifting and inspiring this book was! Not only was there a plus-sized heroine, there was also so much great queer rep too? And the romance was so freaking soft? I was literally here tearing up at the end out of joy and the sheer level of cuteness. I'm going to start......more

Goodreads review by b. ♡ on April 08, 2021

i loved this book more and more the longer i read, and i wish it had been written when i was 16 years old and needed someone to tell me that i should never be ashamed of the way i look or how much i weigh this book balances the fun of the kpop world with the horror of the fatphobic culture behind it......more

Goodreads review by Anniek on October 25, 2020

I have to preface this by admitting I know nothing about K-Pop. That didn't prevent me from falling hard for this book though! This was such a delight to listen to. It was an incredibly fun read and I really loved the romance - Henry is a love interest you can't help but love. I loved the discussions......more

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