angelsbeforeman's reviews
1077 reviews

well ... i appreciate the theme. but the execution is bad, the style is not my thing at all. wouldn't have even picked it up if i had read the blurb that literally starts with 'in the vein of poetry collections like milk and honey'.

read this because it combines my two lifelong special interests, kpop and literature. but it just wasn't that good despite me being the target audience. candace is genuinely terrible, i understand that she's very young but she can never make a good decision, nor can she consider any trainee except herself. the romance was terrible and made no sense. i hated the way the author threw in korean words, not because that's inherently bad, but because they weren't used correctly. the writing was bad and the dialogue was corny. the only redeemable thing is that i can tell the author researched what the trainee life is like before writing this, but overall not a fan. disappointed.

amazing exploration of the korean immigrant experience, i'm honestly surprised to learn that it's a debut. i'll be reading more from the author for sure!! i could really sympathise with the author and i think that this being a graphic novel is a nice touch as well ^_^

this was such a cute, cozy, and comforting read 😿 it was really fun and enjoyable to read and i love the message of love and acceptance that this sends ♡ 

the concept is better than the execution. i only like the author's approach to gender when it comes to ash. she's really good representation, but some other stuff was questionable. chloe's beliefs specifically, but alright. the art was pretty as well, which i do appreciate. 

the issue is the writing, and it's a huge issue. it reads like bad fanfiction written by a 13 year old. the dialogue was especially terrible and i kind of couldn't handle it. the execution of the theme of the novel is good, though. it's marketed as a book that resembles a kdrama, and it does.