I Believe in a Thing Called Love, Maurene Goo
I Believe in a Thing Called Love, Maurene Goo
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I Believe in a Thing Called Love

Author: Maurene Goo

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 8 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/21/2020


Synopsis

One of NPR's Best Books of 2017

One of Kirkus Reviews's Best Books of 2017

One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2017

One of Seventeen.com's Best YA Books of 2017

Desi Lee believes anything is possible if you have a plan. That's how she became student body president. Varsity soccer star. And it's how she'll get into Stanford. But she's never had a boyfriend. In fact, she's a disaster at romance, a clumsy, stammering humiliation magnet whose botched attempts at flirting have become legendary with her friends. So when the hottest human specimen to have ever lived walks into her life one day, Desi finds guidance in the Korean dramas her father has been obsessively watching for years—where the hapless heroine always seems to end up in the arms of her true love by episode ten. It's a simple formula, and Desi is a quick study. Armed with her "K Drama Steps to True Love," Desi goes after the moody, elusive artist Luca Drakos—and boat rescues, love triangles, and staged car crashes ensue. But when the fun and games turn to true feels, Desi finds out that real love is about way more than just drama.

About Maurene Goo

Maurene Goo is the author of several critically acclaimed young adult books, including I Believe in a Thing Called Love and The Way You Make Me Feel. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and cat, Maeby.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bentley ★ Bookbastion.net on April 07, 2017

Full disclaimer, I've never seen a K-Drama before (although this book definitely peaked my interest in them) so I can't definitively judge how well this book actually aligns with the execution of the televised dramas. However, Maurene Goo does a spectacular job of explaining them to readers who have......more

Goodreads review by Tweebs ♡ on June 03, 2017

*looks at title* Me: okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay I'll roll with it *reads synopsis* *mentions "kdramas" * Me: *slaps the table* Me: IS THAT KDRAMA I SEE???? Me: Vhat vhat vhat vhat vhat Me: sign me up Me: be still my beating heart Me: y'all I'm in tears Me: I LOVE THIS SO MUCH Me: rip to me because thi......more

Goodreads review by Giselle on June 17, 2017

Doth my eyes deceive me? Is that an Asian model on this cover?! :O ----- What a cute fun book this was! Full review TK......more

Goodreads review by Amerie on June 03, 2017

I absolutely loved this book. Tying in K-drama structure while also being so important to Desi's master plan was cleverly done, and seeing Korean home life/relationship dynamics/details depicted so well was refreshing (see my status updates for specific thoughts). I couldn't stop turning the pages,......more