Bright
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- Author：Jessica Jung
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Summary
The sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller Shine！ Crazy Rich Asians meets Gossip Girl in this knockout series from Jessica Jung， K-pop legend， fashion icon， and founder of the international luxury brand， Blanc & Eclare。
Couture gowns， press parties， international travel。 Rachel Kim is at the top of her game。 Girls Forever is now the number-one K-pop group in the world， and her fame skyrockets after her viral airport styling attracts the attention of fashion’s biggest names。 Her life’s a swirl of technicolor glamour and adoring fans。 Rachel can’t imagine shining any brighter。
The only thing that’s missing is love—but Rachel’s determined to follow the rules。 In her world， falling in love can cost you everything。
Enter Alex。 When Rachel literally falls head over designer heels into his lap on a crowded metro， she’s tempted to give up her anti-love vows。 Alex is more than just heart-stopping dimples and adorably quirky banter。 He believes in Rachel’s future—both in music and in fashion。
But the higher you rise， the farther you have to fall。 And when a shocking act of betrayal shatters her world， Rachel must finally listen to her heart。
Couture gowns， press parties， international travel。 Rachel Kim is at the top of her game。 Girls Forever is now the number-one K-pop group in the world， and her fame skyrockets after her viral airport styling attracts the attention of fashion’s biggest names。 Her life’s a swirl of technicolor glamour and adoring fans。 Rachel can’t imagine shining any brighter。
The only thing that’s missing is love—but Rachel’s determined to follow the rules。 In her world， falling in love can cost you everything。
Enter Alex。 When Rachel literally falls head over designer heels into his lap on a crowded metro， she’s tempted to give up her anti-love vows。 Alex is more than just heart-stopping dimples and adorably quirky banter。 He believes in Rachel’s future—both in music and in fashion。
But the higher you rise， the farther you have to fall。 And when a shocking act of betrayal shatters her world， Rachel must finally listen to her heart。
Reviews
joana
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"Shine" at least felt like a book。 "Bright" feels like Jessica just wanted to rant about her life and call it a day。 The 6 year time jump between the two books is so confusing too。 Like， I obviously didn't expect the two books to feel the same， but I at least thought they were going to have similar ya cute romance vibes， and Bright isn't that。 Actually， I'd say you could even read Bright not having read Shine， because they both feel like completely different stories。All of the members of Girls F "Shine" at least felt like a book。 "Bright" feels like Jessica just wanted to rant about her life and call it a day。 The 6 year time jump between the two books is so confusing too。 Like， I obviously didn't expect the two books to feel the same， but I at least thought they were going to have similar ya cute romance vibes， and Bright isn't that。 Actually， I'd say you could even read Bright not having read Shine， because they both feel like completely different stories。All of the members of Girls Forever have such one dimensional personalities。 The most developed one is Mina and she sucks a lot （I thought maybe we would get some insight about how maybe her father being a little controlling and expecting a lot of her was what led to her being so competitive， but no）。 I wish we could've seen more of them （I cannot even diferentiate them。 They're not present enough for me to remember anything）。 We don't get enough moments of them interacting to understand why Rachel feels betrayed or in the need to help them。And， on the topic of Rachel: she's such a Mary Sue。 All of the Girls Forever girls treat her so poorly and for some reason she's still helping them and trying to be nice。 I'm not saying people like this don't exist， but considering Rachel is obviously a self insert， it just feels like Jessica is trying to get us into her side and see her as this amazing person who never did any wrong （I'm saying this as a Jessica fan）。 Jessica probably didn't realise how unlikeable Rachel ends up being。 Not only that， but as I said on my review for Shine， a lot of the other girls' complaints about her were valid （not the way they articulated them: I don't support bullying， but they were not wrong on seeing what was clearly unfair treatment）。 Jason not being in the book at all was so weird too， specially considering he was one of the main characters on Shine。 And， again， there's just so many unbelievable things happening on this book。 I can only suspend my desbelief to a certain extent。 If this book was just a little bit of lighthearted silliness like the first one， I think it could be a solid 2 stars （not a good book， but okayishly fun）。 Bright just feels like Jessica complaining about how life was unfair to her for 200 pages straight。 I liked a little bit of the banter between Rachel and Alex， though。 A lot of their interactions were cringey （okay， maybe just their first meet is cringey， but it left an impression）， but I liked some of the other ones。 And I think that this is all I like about Bright。 I'll still buy a copy when it gets translated in my country though because I want a Jessica Jung photocard lol。 。。。more
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no notes a masterclass manifesto in girlboss
Nicole
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lol why would you write a book that is basically about you and make yourself come off as such an entitled unselfaware jerk ？？？？ confusing。
Ann
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This was so hard to digest。 First of all Jessica's writing has gotten much better since the first part and you can see how much effort she put into this。 Secondly onto the plot。 It broke my heart to read what happened to Rachel （i。e。 Jessica）。 The pain， the betrayal， the sadness。。。 all of it felt so real。 My heart breaks for Jessica to know just what she has been through。 I know a lot of the things here are fiction and altered to make the book interesting but the coincidences just can't be denie This was so hard to digest。 First of all Jessica's writing has gotten much better since the first part and you can see how much effort she put into this。 Secondly onto the plot。 It broke my heart to read what happened to Rachel （i。e。 Jessica）。 The pain， the betrayal， the sadness。。。 all of it felt so real。 My heart breaks for Jessica to know just what she has been through。 I know a lot of the things here are fiction and altered to make the book interesting but the coincidences just can't be denied。 Jessica is so strong and I truly believe she deserves the whole world。 Her story is of love， betrayal， friendship， and growth。 She truly is one of the strongest women ever and does not deserve to be treated like she is by the industry。 I wish Jessica well in all her future endeavors。 。。。more
sappho's bookshelf ʚĭɞ
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TEA WAS SPILLLEDD 😭
Online Eccentric Librarian
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More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/This was perhaps the most misogynistic book I've read in a long time。 The running theme is that girls are a） petty; b） snide; c） always jealous; and d） manipulative or manipulated; e） really really shallow and stupid。 Boys， of course， are sweet but dumb and their only fault can be naivete。 The story itself is just a long Mary Sue of wish fulfillment by Jessica Jung: "if I could have the perfect job， it would be as bot More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/This was perhaps the most misogynistic book I've read in a long time。 The running theme is that girls are a） petty; b） snide; c） always jealous; and d） manipulative or manipulated; e） really really shallow and stupid。 Boys， of course， are sweet but dumb and their only fault can be naivete。 The story itself is just a long Mary Sue of wish fulfillment by Jessica Jung: "if I could have the perfect job， it would be as both an idol in the world's biggest K-Pop group and a fashion designer （and everyone will be amazed at my talent）。 My perfect boyfriend would be Korean American， from an Ivy League School， work in the fashion industry in a powerful position， and be incredibly handsome and without girls all over him that I'd have to fight off。" Most of the characters come off as shallow or ridiculously unrealistic。Story: Five years after her debut， Rachel feels she is doing well in the group。 But she'd also really like to start a fashion line of purses。 Then she meets Alex - a young and very wealthy financier whose clients are from the fashion industry。 With his help （read: connections）， she can get her Rachel K。 purses into important stores。 Unfortunately， her bandmates in Girls Forever are jealous of her new line and want to kick her out of the group。 The truly remarkable aspect of the book is how many ways Jung finds to make her bandmates look stupid， petty， or vicious。 Jealousy of boyfriend， of her younger sister getting success， of her fashion line， even of how she doesn't get caught breaking rules as much as the others （e。g。， with boyfriends）。 It was an endless parade， included all the other girls in the group， and I was getting whiplash reading how each girl tries to screw her over。 Rachel does not have one friend anywhere， female or otherwise。 It made the corporate greedy executives look boring in comparison when they tried to screw her over too。 Apparently， the only female you can trust is either family （sister/mother） or a much older mentor。Of course， since this is wish fulfillment， she finds the perfect boyfriend who does nothing but support her and create opportunities。 At least in the previous book， she fought her own battles。 Here， she has a Prince Charming to pave the way for her newfound talent in fashion design to show to the best designers。 Meanwhile， she spends most of the book being a patient angel and not doing anything mean to her bandmates while they try to destroy both of her careers， sabotage her， steal from her， injury her on purpose， and leak stories to the press to ruin her reputation。The first book was just ok - I wanted more about the inside of the K-Pop industry but it ended up being more about Jessica Jung's personal grievances and how female idols are treated differently than male。 This second book is just a Mary Sue with a heavy misogynistic theme。 In both books， their lives are shallow， they act on impulse， and there is little to no thought processes going on in anyone's heads。 It's enough to make you give up faith in the next generation。 Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more
LeeAnn
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I adore Rachel！ This duology is great for kpop fans， but any YA romance fans will love the story！I think the best thing about these books is that you can really see the author's heart laid bare within the story。 Thanks， Jessica， for the incredible insight into the soul of a kpop idol。"If only that's how romance worked in real life。" （17）"So you're， what， just avoiding him because you don't already magically have all the answers？" （303）"It's time to tell the truth。 Now I just have to decide which I adore Rachel！ This duology is great for kpop fans， but any YA romance fans will love the story！I think the best thing about these books is that you can really see the author's heart laid bare within the story。 Thanks， Jessica， for the incredible insight into the soul of a kpop idol。"If only that's how romance worked in real life。" （17）"So you're， what， just avoiding him because you don't already magically have all the answers？" （303）"It's time to tell the truth。 Now I just have to decide which truth。" （321） 。。。more
Brinley
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This one was super cute！ I'll admit， I don't have the mental capacity to write a full review for it （AP exams are butchering my soul）， but this was a super fun read。 I definitely preferred it to the first， the romance was much more enjoyable。 And I grew to like Rachel way more。 Her fashion journey was super interesting， and I'd love to see more of it。 Not sure if this one left the door open for another in the series， but I'd love to see this continued。 Thanks to Turn the Page Tours for providing This one was super cute！ I'll admit， I don't have the mental capacity to write a full review for it （AP exams are butchering my soul）， but this was a super fun read。 I definitely preferred it to the first， the romance was much more enjoyable。 And I grew to like Rachel way more。 Her fashion journey was super interesting， and I'd love to see more of it。 Not sure if this one left the door open for another in the series， but I'd love to see this continued。 Thanks to Turn the Page Tours for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Steph Carr （LiteraryHypeWoman）
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Once again， I'm obsessed with a Jessica Jung book。。。 aaaaaand question how much of it is her real story。 This picks up 5 years after Shine， when Rachel's group has made it big， but she's starting to think outside the group too。 Bright is full of drama and strong emotion。 I just want to hug Rachel and slap girls forever， okayyyyy 。 Once again， I'm obsessed with a Jessica Jung book。。。 aaaaaand question how much of it is her real story。 This picks up 5 years after Shine， when Rachel's group has made it big， but she's starting to think outside the group too。 Bright is full of drama and strong emotion。 I just want to hug Rachel and slap girls forever， okayyyyy 。 。。。more
M。L。 Sexton
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Thank you to Simon Teen and Storygram Tours for this ARC。 This book is the true definition of jo matter how loyal and supportive you are， people will still screw you over when you are doing even an ounce better than them。 Rachel’s group mates and record label really failed her just because her fashion bags were doing well and she was gaining popularity。 In the end， she was the winner。 Her record label took two huge opportunities away from her and gave them to her group mates。 I did have an issue Thank you to Simon Teen and Storygram Tours for this ARC。 This book is the true definition of jo matter how loyal and supportive you are， people will still screw you over when you are doing even an ounce better than them。 Rachel’s group mates and record label really failed her just because her fashion bags were doing well and she was gaining popularity。 In the end， she was the winner。 Her record label took two huge opportunities away from her and gave them to her group mates。 I did have an issue with how weak Rachel was。 She let everyone run over her and still tried to make things right instead of standing up for herself。 I would’ve loved to have seen more of a backbone from her。 。。。more
Kris
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I really enjoyed this book just as much as Shine。 I was a little confused at first over the 5 year time jump， but I loved seeing Rachel 5 years in the future。 This definitely kept my attention， and I loved the romance， drama， and intrigue！ The petty drama within this group… Wow。 But if you love Kpop I highly suggest you read these books， I do wonder how much is based off of Jessica’s own experience！ Maybe she will share that one day。
Thindbooks
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*this arc was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*This was an okay read which takes a couple of years later after Shine and features Rachel falling in love。 I have to say that I enjoyed the whole plot of this book taking a couple of years later。 The writing was good but I wish we had kind of a recap of what happened before in the book to a couple of years later。 The pacing was okay and the main conflict in this story was how Rachel wanted to be on her own and find her *this arc was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*This was an okay read which takes a couple of years later after Shine and features Rachel falling in love。 I have to say that I enjoyed the whole plot of this book taking a couple of years later。 The writing was good but I wish we had kind of a recap of what happened before in the book to a couple of years later。 The pacing was okay and the main conflict in this story was how Rachel wanted to be on her own and find her true self in some way。 This book is also in Rachel’s POV but I wish we also got the other characters POV just to see how they are doing with the fame。 Rachel is a great character and I enjoyed her development in the book。 She is an easy， likable character and I feel that most readers can feel connected to her。 There are many side characters in this book and some who betray her to her spot。 I really wanted to read their povs too just to know what they are going through because they also have their own stories。 There is romance in this book which is friends to lovers but honestly I didn’t really care for it。 The romance felt forced and just there。 The ending was okay but I kind of skimmed the last couple of pages。 The story was overall okay but honestly I would have been fine if there wasn’t a second book。 I felt that Rachel’s story ended perfectly fine in the first book and this book could have been more about the other singers or her sister。 Overall not a bad read especially those who loved the first book and wanted more。 。。。more
Emma Reid
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I looooove me a K-pop book， but it's so rare to get one focused on a new adult age range。 Rachel debuted with Girls Forever 5 years ago， but is still having issues finding balance in her life。 Everything that I loved about Shine is still present in this book - the fashion， the music， the drama， but there are darker elements as well。 We get to examine some of the more toxic group dynamics of Girls Forever， as well as how far people will go to get ahead。 It was amazing seeing Rachel enter the worl I looooove me a K-pop book， but it's so rare to get one focused on a new adult age range。 Rachel debuted with Girls Forever 5 years ago， but is still having issues finding balance in her life。 Everything that I loved about Shine is still present in this book - the fashion， the music， the drama， but there are darker elements as well。 We get to examine some of the more toxic group dynamics of Girls Forever， as well as how far people will go to get ahead。 It was amazing seeing Rachel enter the world of fashion and business， but I hope we get a third book still。 Maybe with another time skip？ Rachel's story is far from over， and she definitely has some unsettled business。 （Also Alex is THE cutest boyfriend。 I'd love to wake up to his texts）*Thank you to Turn the Page Tours and Simon & Schuster Children's for an ARC in exchange for my honest review* 。。。more
Shyla
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First: thank you to Edelweiss for the advanced copy to review！Second: Yes， I did read both Shine and Bright in the same night！Third: Bright is even better than Shine。 The drama！ The romance！ So shriek worthy！！ I don't want to say to much because I don't want to spoil this story or anything from the first book for those who may still be on the fence！ Part of me wonders just how close to the authors actual life this is？ Anyway， highly recommended to all lovers of juicy drama and dreamy romance。。 e First: thank you to Edelweiss for the advanced copy to review！Second: Yes， I did read both Shine and Bright in the same night！Third: Bright is even better than Shine。 The drama！ The romance！ So shriek worthy！！ I don't want to say to much because I don't want to spoil this story or anything from the first book for those who may still be on the fence！ Part of me wonders just how close to the authors actual life this is？ Anyway， highly recommended to all lovers of juicy drama and dreamy romance。。 even if you're not a k-pop lover！ 。。。more
Celia
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Maria S。
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 When I heard that Jessica Jung was going to release a book， I was so excited！ I read Shine and I really enjoyed the story and I couldn't wait to read Bright。 I got an advanced copy and I think my expectations were high about it。 Bright has nothing to do with the first book， it bothered me how the girls characters are portrayed as jealous girls only， always acting mean to each other while the boys are perfect， funny and supportive？ We can notice the criticism exposed in the industry when reading When I heard that Jessica Jung was going to release a book， I was so excited！ I read Shine and I really enjoyed the story and I couldn't wait to read Bright。 I got an advanced copy and I think my expectations were high about it。 Bright has nothing to do with the first book， it bothered me how the girls characters are portrayed as jealous girls only， always acting mean to each other while the boys are perfect， funny and supportive？ We can notice the criticism exposed in the industry when reading Shine， such as sexism， the double standard between boys x girls， or how boys have no idea what girls go through （Jason）， the dangerous diets that girls are subjected to do to have the perfect body， but in Bright it is superficial， we only see girls fighting each other for what？？ I don't know what the purpose of the book is， and how much it is about Jessica's personal life but I had the feeling that the development of the first one was ignored， everything was rushed， Rachel was kicked out of the group， she hit rock bottom but in a few pages everything seems fine with her， I think the author lacked sensitivity to convince that Rachel was sad， a little more of angst would be good for the reader to feel connected with the character， but everyone has their own opinion。 Bright is coming in May， hope you like it。 。。。more
Emi Kaminari 上鳴 えみ
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I have received an advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you Edelweiss and Simon & Schuster。2-15-2022I'm so freaking excited。 I love k-pop， I love SNSD， I love Jessica。。。 blessed to have received this ARC。3-3-2022As a fan of all things K-pop， Girls' Generation was one of the first， if not THE FIRST， K-pop group I really took a shine to。 I think Oh！ had just come out when I discovered them。 I loved these girls。 When Jessica split from the group I was DEVASTATED。 She was my I have received an advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you Edelweiss and Simon & Schuster。2-15-2022I'm so freaking excited。 I love k-pop， I love SNSD， I love Jessica。。。 blessed to have received this ARC。3-3-2022As a fan of all things K-pop， Girls' Generation was one of the first， if not THE FIRST， K-pop group I really took a shine to。 I think Oh！ had just come out when I discovered them。 I loved these girls。 When Jessica split from the group I was DEVASTATED。 She was my bias。 But then there were rumors of foul play， backstabbing。。。 I always wondered how much was true。 So when I was reading this book， I wondered how much of it was based on real experiences？ How much of this is just thinly veiled so SM doesn't come back and get her for ruining their reputation？ We may never know， but I really enjoyed this book。Constant drama， limelight， and humor。 Guilty pleasure book for sure。 I couldn't help but fall for the love interest。 I adore Rachel's bond with her sister （I also love Jessica's IRL sister， Krystal。 f（x） is my fave kpop group of all time）。 My one complain is that I wish we saw more fallout at the end of the book。 Like， we know she's hit rock bottom， but it's glossed over and Rachel is reborn from the ashes in less than 30 pages。 I needed more angst and suffering for it to really feel believable。 But if this is actually what Jessica experienced， maybe she couldn't dwell in those moments long enough to flesh her character's torment out？Anyway， a good， solid K-pop drama book。 I would have liked more angst and a longer prologue， but it still wraps up well。 。。。more
TheNextGenLibrarian
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Rachel Kim is back in Bright， the YA sequel to the k-pop sensation Shine。🎤 It’s been five years since the end of Shine and Rachel Kim is at the top of her game as a k-pop star in the group Girls Forever。 Her part time passion with fashion starts taking the forefront， edging out the group as her top priority。 Add in a secret new boyfriend， Alex， and Rachel’s life starts to seem unmanageable。 When the group gives her an ultimatum it’s up to Rachel to decide what she wants most for herself and her Rachel Kim is back in Bright， the YA sequel to the k-pop sensation Shine。🎤 It’s been five years since the end of Shine and Rachel Kim is at the top of her game as a k-pop star in the group Girls Forever。 Her part time passion with fashion starts taking the forefront， edging out the group as her top priority。 Add in a secret new boyfriend， Alex， and Rachel’s life starts to seem unmanageable。 When the group gives her an ultimatum it’s up to Rachel to decide what she wants most for herself and her future。👜 I’ve been waiting for this sequel ever since I read Shine last year。 It was by far my favorite K-pop book I’ve ever read。 However， the sequel was not at all what I thought it would be。 Shine was a young adult book and with the time jump this puts Rachel in her 20s， which I thought would make it harder for teens to relate to until after I read the book and realized most of the girls were still acting like they were in middle school。 The catty and petty group stuff was definitely out of place for 20-something women。 Also Jason is completely out of the picture， when he was such a prominent figure in book 1。 It reminded me a lot of the second book in the American Royals series because it just didn’t jive with the first book at all。 I’m so bummed this didn’t live up to my expectations， but everyone has their own opinions and maybe it will work for you。 Bright releases in May。 CW: theft， alcohol 。。。more
˗ˏˋ saoudia！ ˎˊ˗
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yes i gave the first book 2。5 generous stars。 yes i am excited to read the sequel。 🧍🏾♀️
Juliana
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I really want this one to come out soon！ I really liked the first one （:
sara ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ
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october 2021？？ this is almost as bad as waiting for a snsd comeback lmao
Jeremy Kay
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This is for stop follow old less😂😂😂Merged review:This is for Like
小町 黎
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Very nice
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Bright&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0