Pub. Date - June 9, 2015
4 stars
Grace is country music royalty. Her dad is a huge record producer and her brother a superstar but after tragedy strikes, she runs away to a South Korean boarding school and falls in with a Korean pop star group with issues of their own. Jason is a Korean superstar who can't go anywhere without flashing cameras and screaming girls. He also struggles with family issues and a deep misapprehension that he is not making the music he wants. This is not so much about culture clash (which kind of makes me wonder a little bit about why it is set in South Korea) but is really just a cute romance set in the music world. I really liked the relationship between Jason and Grace and although Grace could be annoyingly dense, overall she deeply cared about her close circle of friends. I think that if you go into this book expecting too much, it may be disappointing but I really thought it was entertaining and I ended up reading it all in one night which was not my intention. I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
Pub. Date - June 9, 2015
4 stars
Audrey suffered a major breakdown after a traumatic experience at school. She now has a therapist, a fear of leaving the house, and a pair of big dark sunglasses that she refuses to take off. Using humor and documentary-like scripts, this book details Audrey's attempt to return to life. With so many serious books about adolescent mental illness, it is nice to find one so lighthearted, yet still basically true to the nature of the illness. I also like how it is mostly centered on family and familial relationships. I did have a hard time with the age of the protagonist, fourteen, which I finally had to look up. I thought at times she acted much older and it felt a little inconsistent. That is a small factor, though, and I thought this was a funny and heartfelt book. I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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