I Believe in a Thing Called Love | Maurene Goo

Title: I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Author: Maurene Goo


I will start this off by saying that if you love K dramas, you're bound to love this book. Goo takes the adorable ridiculousness of those shows and makes a solid novel here.

I enjoyed the book for the most part. I loved that it was so inclusive. The story itself was engaging and fun to read. It was cheesy, but in the way K dramas are cheesy, in the way teen romance stories are cheesy.

Now to my issues. The main character, Desi, has serious self-esteem issues, to the point where she needs help. She basically concocts a list of steps inspired by watching K dramas in order to get the hottest guy in school to date her, because she doesn't think she is capable of talking to a boy without embarrassing herself. In doing this, she puts herself and the boy in danger multiple times. I think, in the end, it has a positive message overall, but I really had issues with some of the things she did just to get a guy to like her, especially since her friends basically supported her every step of the way.

It was a fun read in spite of my issues with it, and I think it deserves three out of five stars.

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QUOTE:

 "Everyone's weird, though. If you're not even a little weird, you are truly weird. In that bad way. Not in the good way."

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READING PROGRESS:
No Tomorrow by Luke Jennings: 36%
Rose Madder by Stephen King: 3%
Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey: 33%
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards: NOW STARTING

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  1. The Happy WhiskJanuary 27, 2020 at 11:00 AM

    Hi Megan! I am listening to you and your hubby on the podcast as I type. I'm Ivy. Nice to meet you. PS: This is off-topic (sorta), but I love cheesy Christmas movies. I don't know if I've read a cheesy book or not. I do read free kindle ebook cozy mysteries though. Not sure if that's cheese but it's fun. Happy Reading and boogie boogie, Whisk :-)

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    1. Megan Boggs BeckelhimerJanuary 28, 2020 at 12:15 PM

      Thanks for checking out the blog as well as the podcast! I have another blog entry I'm about to post, and we plan on recording another episode of my podcast tonight. Stay tuned. :)

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