Lucky, the most famous and brightest arising star in K-Pop industry, is on a mission: she wants a hamburger!
With the last leg of her Asian tour successfully wrapped in Hong Kong, she's back in her hotel, anxious about what comes next: in two days, she'll perform on The Later Tonight Show, marking her American debut which, if done flawlessly, will definitely consecrate her as an international K-Pop star!
But all she can think about now is how hungry she is and where she can have her crave for a hamburger satisfied. Somehow, she manages to sneak out the hotel and dives into Hong Kong's streets, but she'll soon find herself lost...
Jack, a Korean-American expat, is so done with the bank's anniversary dinner his dad has dragged him to. This was supposed to be his gap year, for Goodness' sake! He should be backpacking across the world, not get bored to death in a convention room full of bankers in Hong Kong.
Agreeing to intern in his dad's bank has been a terrible idea!
After fleeing the dinner with an excuse, Jack goes back to his other part-time job: a freelance paparazzo. Not that he enjoys that either, but he likes photography and it helps him pay the rent, so...
Agreeing to intern in his dad's bank has been a terrible idea!
After fleeing the dinner with an excuse, Jack goes back to his other part-time job: a freelance paparazzo. Not that he enjoys that either, but he likes photography and it helps him pay the rent, so...
Lucky and Jack are complete strangers up until he helps her when he finds her disoriented on a bus and, due to a series of circumstances, they end up spending the next day together. Since Jack doesn't seem to recognize her, Lucky presents herself as Fern and is more determined than ever to enjoy every ounce of freedom she can get.
She's still a 'run-away' idol, things are going to get complicated sooner than
she'd have ever thought...
👍👎My Thoughts
The top two reasons I enjoyed this novel so much are these:
● the setting: 3/4 of the story takes place in Hong Kong which is my favorite place in Asia (along with Hiroshima, in Japan). It was so nice to read about all the places I've also visited, mostly because I've stayed there the same amount of time Lucky has stayed...but I didn't hold a concert. LOL.
● the humor/serious topic balance: Lucky/Fern (neither of these names is her real one, BTW) is an unstoppable and irresistible mix of carefree behaviors and profound opinions on various topics.
I liked how both she and Jack, metaphorically speaking, are in a kind of limbo: Jack doesn't know what he wants from his life but is pretty firm on what he DOESN'T want.
Lucky, even if grateful and well-aware of how her life is the dream of million people, doesn't enjoy being on stage anymore and grew numb of things that just a few years ago were so fascinating and new.
The story is entertaining and charming, I think the book can be finished in a weekend (it took me more, but I'm a slow reader).
I'd recommend it to either K-pop fans and not because all the references and conditions idols experience are very well described, so you won't miss anything even if you don't know the 'terminology'.
● the setting: 3/4 of the story takes place in Hong Kong which is my favorite place in Asia (along with Hiroshima, in Japan). It was so nice to read about all the places I've also visited, mostly because I've stayed there the same amount of time Lucky has stayed...but I didn't hold a concert. LOL.
● the humor/serious topic balance: Lucky/Fern (neither of these names is her real one, BTW) is an unstoppable and irresistible mix of carefree behaviors and profound opinions on various topics.
I liked how both she and Jack, metaphorically speaking, are in a kind of limbo: Jack doesn't know what he wants from his life but is pretty firm on what he DOESN'T want.
Lucky, even if grateful and well-aware of how her life is the dream of million people, doesn't enjoy being on stage anymore and grew numb of things that just a few years ago were so fascinating and new.
The story is entertaining and charming, I think the book can be finished in a weekend (it took me more, but I'm a slow reader).
I'd recommend it to either K-pop fans and not because all the references and conditions idols experience are very well described, so you won't miss anything even if you don't know the 'terminology'.
K-Pop based/fanfictions books I've reviewed (click on the cover)
My vote: 8/10
Ph: goodreads.com
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