Actual rating: 2.5 stars

Knew I wasn't going to be able to pull off two contemporaries in a row. This is the one I was really hoping to like, though.

The majority of my issues lie with the main character. Unfortunately, distaste for a main character and their personality/attitude can completely break a book because it is their head space you are stuck and story you are following. I would have been much more invested in the stories of any of her friends in Korea. The writing style flowed nicely throughout the story, and the one part I loved was all the mentions of Korean cuisine. I wish there had been more of that. I wanted to feel like I was taken away to South Korea and experience the country and culture through this book. There were bits and pieces here or there, but they were just quick snapshots. Nothing with depth. And the plot line itself felt very uneventful.