XOXO
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- Author：Axie Oh
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Summary
Indigo Best Teen Books of 2021
Jenny's never had much time for boys， K-pop， or really anything besides her dream of being a professional cellist。 But when she finds herself falling for a K-pop idol， she has to decide whether their love is worth the risk。 A modern forbidden romance wrapped in the glamorous and exclusive world of K-pop， XOXO is perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Maurene Goo。
Jenny didn't get to be an award-winning， classically trained cellist without choosing practice over fun。 That is， until the night she meets Jaewoo。 Mysterious， handsome， and just a little bit tormented， Jaewoo is exactly the kind of distraction Jenny would normally avoid。 And yet， she finds herself pulled into spending an unforgettable evening wandering Los Angeles with him on the night before his flight home to South Korea。
With Jaewoo an ocean away， there's no use in dreaming of what could have been。 But when Jenny and her mother move to Seoul to take care of her ailing grandmother， who does she meet at the elite arts academy she's just been accepted to？ Jaewoo。
Finding the dreamy stranger who swept you off your feet in your homeroom is one thing， but Jaewoo isn't just any student。 Turns out， Jaewoo is a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world。 And like most K-pop idols， Jaewoo is strictly forbidden from dating anyone。
When a relationship means not only jeopardizing her place at her dream music school but also endangering everything Jaewoo's worked for， Jenny has to decide once and for all just how much she's willing to risk for love。 XOXO is a new romance that proves chasing your dreams doesn't have to mean sacrificing your heart， from acclaimed author Axie Oh。
Jenny's never had much time for boys， K-pop， or really anything besides her dream of being a professional cellist。 But when she finds herself falling for a K-pop idol， she has to decide whether their love is worth the risk。 A modern forbidden romance wrapped in the glamorous and exclusive world of K-pop， XOXO is perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Maurene Goo。
Jenny didn't get to be an award-winning， classically trained cellist without choosing practice over fun。 That is， until the night she meets Jaewoo。 Mysterious， handsome， and just a little bit tormented， Jaewoo is exactly the kind of distraction Jenny would normally avoid。 And yet， she finds herself pulled into spending an unforgettable evening wandering Los Angeles with him on the night before his flight home to South Korea。
With Jaewoo an ocean away， there's no use in dreaming of what could have been。 But when Jenny and her mother move to Seoul to take care of her ailing grandmother， who does she meet at the elite arts academy she's just been accepted to？ Jaewoo。
Finding the dreamy stranger who swept you off your feet in your homeroom is one thing， but Jaewoo isn't just any student。 Turns out， Jaewoo is a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world。 And like most K-pop idols， Jaewoo is strictly forbidden from dating anyone。
When a relationship means not only jeopardizing her place at her dream music school but also endangering everything Jaewoo's worked for， Jenny has to decide once and for all just how much she's willing to risk for love。 XOXO is a new romance that proves chasing your dreams doesn't have to mean sacrificing your heart， from acclaimed author Axie Oh。
Reviews
Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin
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Cute 💕Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾
Tymy05
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Cute🥺
kelso
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there's not much negative things to say because I really love the story and it did make me tear up quite a bit but I felt like there should have been more added to the story at the end， the ending was just a bit rushed and the last karaoke part what they said and what happened， there should have been a second part to it that's all。 apart from that I loved it and i neeeed a second book to this there's not much negative things to say because I really love the story and it did make me tear up quite a bit but I felt like there should have been more added to the story at the end， the ending was just a bit rushed and the last karaoke part what they said and what happened， there should have been a second part to it that's all。 apart from that I loved it and i neeeed a second book to this 。。。more
moonielobo
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Terrible。 Me sabe fatal empezar así la reseña， pero es que me ha parecido terrible。No quiero menospreciar el trabajo de la autora， y estoy segura que del mismo modo que a mí no me ha gustado， habrá gente que le habrá encantado。 Pero a mí me ha faltado profundidad en todos los sentidos。 La historia es plana。 Los personajes son planos。 Y la escritura es… Pobre。 He leído mucho fanfiction， y me ha recordado mucho a los primeros que se suelen escribir。 Además， el desenlace ocurre tan deprisa que es t Terrible。 Me sabe fatal empezar así la reseña， pero es que me ha parecido terrible。No quiero menospreciar el trabajo de la autora， y estoy segura que del mismo modo que a mí no me ha gustado， habrá gente que le habrá encantado。 Pero a mí me ha faltado profundidad en todos los sentidos。 La historia es plana。 Los personajes son planos。 Y la escritura es… Pobre。 He leído mucho fanfiction， y me ha recordado mucho a los primeros que se suelen escribir。 Además， el desenlace ocurre tan deprisa que es tan insatisfactorio…Y por si fuera poco， la edición que tengo yo traducida al castellano （lo que ha hecho la lectura aún más horrible） le faltan dos páginas y me he quedado en un capítulo con una cara de boba impresionante。 。。。more
Julia Carter
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XOXO is a cute romance that takes place in a Korean school for the arts。 Jenny is an accomplished cellist whose life starts to become one of the K-dramas that her grandmother watches: Girl meets boy， boy is an international superstar。 The only downside is Jenny and her new boyfriend Jaewoo need to keep their relationship a secret from everyone except for their closest friends。The characters are complex and loveable， especially Jenny’s roommate Sori。 I love how Jenny doesn’t compromise her aspira XOXO is a cute romance that takes place in a Korean school for the arts。 Jenny is an accomplished cellist whose life starts to become one of the K-dramas that her grandmother watches: Girl meets boy， boy is an international superstar。 The only downside is Jenny and her new boyfriend Jaewoo need to keep their relationship a secret from everyone except for their closest friends。The characters are complex and loveable， especially Jenny’s roommate Sori。 I love how Jenny doesn’t compromise her aspirations for Jaewoo。 The way the characters’ relationships develop throughout the book made it an even greater read。 。。。more
Amber
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For context I am from an English speaking Asian country and we watch quite a bit of K-dramas。 Especially rom-coms！ I picked up this book because I was looking for YA books to try and get my teen to read more。 I think he might like this。Personally I really liked this book。 It felt like your high school k-dramas and Netflix's Kim's Convenience rolled into one short-ish （took me 4 hours？） sweet rom-com that left me smiling。 It had a bit of k-pop glamour， bullying， family drama ， #squadgoals and bro For context I am from an English speaking Asian country and we watch quite a bit of K-dramas。 Especially rom-coms！ I picked up this book because I was looking for YA books to try and get my teen to read more。 I think he might like this。Personally I really liked this book。 It felt like your high school k-dramas and Netflix's Kim's Convenience rolled into one short-ish （took me 4 hours？） sweet rom-com that left me smiling。 It had a bit of k-pop glamour， bullying， family drama ， #squadgoals and bromance。 It was a fun journey。 。。。more
Natasha
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Finished it in one night。 Was a very easy read but very yournamexidol-esque。 Everyone loves as a friend or is in love with Jenny apparently。 It was a cute， enjoyable read but very cliche。 But I'm a sucker for cliches。 Finished it in one night。 Was a very easy read but very yournamexidol-esque。 Everyone loves as a friend or is in love with Jenny apparently。 It was a cute， enjoyable read but very cliche。 But I'm a sucker for cliches。 。。。more
yumna ☽
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4。5 stars！i honestly really loved this book so much i wish i could read it again for the first time <3
Katie Smith
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Adorable。
Beth
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When talented cellist Jenny meets Jaewoo， she doesn't know he's a rising KPOP star; he's just a kind， thoughtful， attractive stranger who wanders into her uncle's karaoke bar in Los Angeles one evening。 When she gets the chance to reunite with him at a music school in Seoul， that brief meeting morphs into a beautiful friendship 。。。 but their romance has to remain a secret， or Jaewoo's career will be in jeopardy。This book was just plain fun！ I loved reading about the Korean culture （so much food！ When talented cellist Jenny meets Jaewoo， she doesn't know he's a rising KPOP star; he's just a kind， thoughtful， attractive stranger who wanders into her uncle's karaoke bar in Los Angeles one evening。 When she gets the chance to reunite with him at a music school in Seoul， that brief meeting morphs into a beautiful friendship 。。。 but their romance has to remain a secret， or Jaewoo's career will be in jeopardy。This book was just plain fun！ I loved reading about the Korean culture （so much food！） infused in this novel。 There's nothing terribly serious about this plot so it's the perfect summer escape。CLEAN READERS: a few swear words （no f-bombs） and make-out scenes that last a couple of paragraphs。 Overall， though， I thought this was quite wholesome for YA。 。。。more
Tali
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Me esperaba muchísimo más de esta historia。 Hace no mucho que me metí en el mundo del K-pop y las K-dramas， pero no escogí este libro por lo primero sino porque el argumento y las reseñas que había leído me habían dado muchas vibes de los dramas románticos que he estado viendo durante el último año， y me apetecía leer algo así。 Pero no es esto lo que me he encontrado。Siento que el libro quiere ser mucho más de lo que es， pero acaba siendo una historia muy simple sin aspectos muy originales。 Esto Me esperaba muchísimo más de esta historia。 Hace no mucho que me metí en el mundo del K-pop y las K-dramas， pero no escogí este libro por lo primero sino porque el argumento y las reseñas que había leído me habían dado muchas vibes de los dramas románticos que he estado viendo durante el último año， y me apetecía leer algo así。 Pero no es esto lo que me he encontrado。Siento que el libro quiere ser mucho más de lo que es， pero acaba siendo una historia muy simple sin aspectos muy originales。 Esto no tendría que ser totalmente negativo si me hubiera convencido el romance， pero las escenas entre Jenny y Jaewoo no me han provocado absolutamente nada， me han dejado super fría para lo enamorados que estaban。 Tampoco siento que haya llegado a conocer a ninguno de los personajes más que en una ligera superficie。 Los dos amigos que conoce en el primer día en el nuevo instituto simplemente me han parecido maniquís sin personalidad que existen para que Jenny no se relacione solo con tres personas。 Por otro lado， y continuando con lo que pudo ser y no fue， tenemos miles de tramas que la autora plantea pero que no se desarrollan en absoluto: el bullying， la discriminación contra Jenny por ser alumna de intercambio， se pasa muy con pinzas sobre los conflictos y las implicaciones de que un idol tenga pareja （y es precisamente de lo que trata esta relación prohibida） o de la relación de Nathaniel con Sori， que es un drama al principio que no se resuelve en absoluto pero que deja de importar a las pocas páginas。 Incluso los conflictos internos entre abuela-madre-nieta son pasados por alto aunque sean un motivo importante por el que Jenny acaba en Corea del Sur。 Además， sabes que estás en Seúl porque te lo dicen， la autora implanta palabras coreanas aquí y allá y porque estás todo el rato rodeada por idols y trainees pero no hay una buena descripción de las ambientaciones y podrías estar literalmente en cualquier sitio。 Si no prestas atención podrías seguir en LA al principio del libro。 Y después de todo esto podría parecer que no me gustó el libro en absoluto， pero al final es una historia amena y relajada que se lee con mucha facilidad。 Y hasta me he reído。 Además me ha gustado que el centro espacial de la historia sea el instituto， porque es un aspecto que poco se tiene en cuenta cuando se habla de idols y grupos de K-pop。 Axie Oh no me ha dado la historia de K-drama que me esperaba， pero he pasado un buen rato。 。。。more
Trian
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Oh my god。 So many cliches from kdramas， but i can sort of accept it。 Also， what's up with the audiobook voice actor - was she Korean at all。。？ Oh my god。 So many cliches from kdramas， but i can sort of accept it。 Also， what's up with the audiobook voice actor - was she Korean at all。。？ 。。。more
Iustina
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So sweet
Maria
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4'04✨🎤Romance adolescente ligero y tierno。🎤Muy entretenido y adictivo。🎤Las últimas diez páginas son quizá lo que menos me ha gustado pero aún así están muy bien。🎤He conectado muchísimo con los personajes y los hecharé de menos。🎤Ha habido pequeños errores de coherència que me han sacado un poco de la historia como Jaewoo conduciendo en Corea con 17 años。🎤Ha habido momentos en los que me enfadaba con Jenny porque daba prioridad a otras personas en lugar de ponerse a ella primero， pero en el fondo 4'04✨🎤Romance adolescente ligero y tierno。🎤Muy entretenido y adictivo。🎤Las últimas diez páginas son quizá lo que menos me ha gustado pero aún así están muy bien。🎤He conectado muchísimo con los personajes y los hecharé de menos。🎤Ha habido pequeños errores de coherència que me han sacado un poco de la historia como Jaewoo conduciendo en Corea con 17 años。🎤Ha habido momentos en los que me enfadaba con Jenny porque daba prioridad a otras personas en lugar de ponerse a ella primero， pero en el fondo estos fallos la han hecho más real。💜🎤Libro ligero y perfecto para leer en 24/48h 。。。more
Aleena Riaz Malik
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My 16 year old cousins will definitely love this book。
alexandra
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "-[。。。] Să-i îndepărtezi pe cei dragi nu înseamnă că-i protejezi， Soojung-ah。 Tot ce poți face e să-i iubești， sa le dăruiești inima ta。"~"-Vrei sa spui。。。că sunt scânteia ta？ -Vreau sa spun că între noi s-a aprins o scânteie！"~"[。。。] În seara asta， lumea e numai a noastră。" "-[。。。] Să-i îndepărtezi pe cei dragi nu înseamnă că-i protejezi， Soojung-ah。 Tot ce poți face e să-i iubești， sa le dăruiești inima ta。"~"-Vrei sa spui。。。că sunt scânteia ta？ -Vreau sa spun că între noi s-a aprins o scânteie！"~"[。。。] În seara asta， lumea e numai a noastră。" 。。。more
Amy
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Easy & cute read！ Made me really hungry 🤤 But a lot of items are unsolved and it annoys me 🙃
Shally
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 （3。75/5）Soooo， it is The Forbidden Love trope， something that reminded me of 2017-ish fanfics I used to read a lot back then。 I was sooo nervous the whole time， afraid that the word of their relationship will go out to public and something really bad will happen。 Honestly， I'd expected the conflict to be something more dramatic like someone spread the rumor maliciously and they're forced to break up or something like that， but it turned out even better。 I'm sorry， I actually wanted to love this （3。75/5）Soooo， it is The Forbidden Love trope， something that reminded me of 2017-ish fanfics I used to read a lot back then。 I was sooo nervous the whole time， afraid that the word of their relationship will go out to public and something really bad will happen。 Honestly， I'd expected the conflict to be something more dramatic like someone spread the rumor maliciously and they're forced to break up or something like that， but it turned out even better。 I'm sorry， I actually wanted to love this （i actually liked it）， but it didn't give me the butterflies i'd expected it to do， so。。。Anyways， Jenny and Sori's friendship reminded me a lot of Heedo and Yurim's from the K-Drama， Twenty-Five Twenty-One！ I wish I'd seen more of them， also with the whole squad （Gi-Taek and Angela）！ 。。。more
Rose_sama_2020
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，，-Referitor la propunerea ta de a fi prieteni， o sa ma mai gandesc"-Jenny， page 95，，-Tine-ti prietenii aproape， iar dusmanii si mai apropape"-Sori， page 196，，-Te plac， Jenny。"-xxxxxx， page 168 ，，-Referitor la propunerea ta de a fi prieteni， o sa ma mai gandesc"-Jenny， page 95，，-Tine-ti prietenii aproape， iar dusmanii si mai apropape"-Sori， page 196，，-Te plac， Jenny。"-xxxxxx， page 168 。。。more
Kris Mariela
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I loved that Jenny had a sense of humor。 I love that XOXO and her Korean friends were kind and down to earth。 I gave this book four stars because I cringed a few times at Jenny’s corny jokes。 But overall， I liked it a lot。
Kseniya Tro
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After not having the motivation to read for 6 months I started this book cause YK I live K-pop and I’m just like skdneidndi WTH！ Loved this book SO MUCH
Ammara
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“Not everything has to be done for a reason。 Sometimes you just do things for the fun of it"Review✨️ This book is about jenny， a cellist who is perfect， but she lacks that spark to be extraordinary so one day while searching for her spark she met a mysterious boy jaewoo， who seems desolate， who looks rich but don't even have money to pay for extra min of karaoke。 She challenges him to a karaoke battle just to find out he is king of vocals。 Then after spending an adventurous night with him where “Not everything has to be done for a reason。 Sometimes you just do things for the fun of it"Review✨️ This book is about jenny， a cellist who is perfect， but she lacks that spark to be extraordinary so one day while searching for her spark she met a mysterious boy jaewoo， who seems desolate， who looks rich but don't even have money to pay for extra min of karaoke。 She challenges him to a karaoke battle just to find out he is king of vocals。 Then after spending an adventurous night with him where they run away from thugs， explore Korea town and try to know about each other a little that boy disappears she tried to contact him but no luck。 Later story unfolds and life takes a 180° turn for jenny where she finds herself in Korea。 In a world of K-pop， she found out the boy she was looking for is no-one else but a famous K-pop star。 A love story between a cellist and K-pop star means both of them， comprising their careers。 Read this book to find out what challenges they face for their careers and love。 Along with love story， it is a story of friendship too。TBH， I love this book。 It was my comfort book。 story is so cute and simple。 I love every chapter of it。 It is the kind of story that one should read on their gloomy days。 It can uplift your mood immediately。 For me as a K-pop fan it was whole another experience I love every detail explain here and that sense of familiarity I felt while reading it like I know this， I know Korea， I know this place， I know K-pop culture。 And did I tell you jaewoo was exactly like jungkook。 He kept on reminding me of jungkook throughout the story。it was perfect dose of romcom kdrama except that it is not on-screen， and you let your mind imagine and picture those scenes and emotions as you feel them along。After a long time， I have read such a wholesome romance。 If you love romance books without smut， I'm confident this book is perfect for you。 。。。more
Islalikestoreadomg
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cuteeee
İremnur
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3。75/4⭐Şöyle bir bakınca gerçekten mini k-drama tadında bir kitaptı ama önce sıkıntılarından bahsetmem gerekiyor galiba。 Karakterlere， özellikle ana karakterlere bağlanmakta biraz sıkıntı çektim çünkü olaylar yaşanırken biz onların duygularını çok da detaylı okumuyoruz， bu biraz yazarın ilk kitabı olduğundan diye düşünüyorum ama öyle bir bilgi bile yok elimde tamamen uydurdum wbdjwksksk onun harici biraz daha ustalıkla yazılsaydı Jenny'nin annesi de， haelmoni de， Jaewoo'da mükemmel karakterlerdi 3。75/4⭐Şöyle bir bakınca gerçekten mini k-drama tadında bir kitaptı ama önce sıkıntılarından bahsetmem gerekiyor galiba。 Karakterlere， özellikle ana karakterlere bağlanmakta biraz sıkıntı çektim çünkü olaylar yaşanırken biz onların duygularını çok da detaylı okumuyoruz， bu biraz yazarın ilk kitabı olduğundan diye düşünüyorum ama öyle bir bilgi bile yok elimde tamamen uydurdum wbdjwksksk onun harici biraz daha ustalıkla yazılsaydı Jenny'nin annesi de， haelmoni de， Jaewoo'da mükemmel karakterlerdi。 Özellikle kişiliklerindeki detaylara dikkat ettiğim iki karakter var biri Jaewoo， çünkü kendi durumunu düşünmesi gerekirken bile Jenny'nin iyi olup olmadığını düşünmekle meşguldü， ikinci karakterse Sori， bu kızımız da tam tsundere tipli bir yan karakterdi önce sinir etti sonra da aşık🤤 gerçekten Jenny'le samimi oldukça ordan burdan peluş oyuncaklarını çıkarmaya başlaması smutty mangalar okuması falan az kaldı yiycektim onun anlatıldığı kısımları wbxjwjk AMA burda da kitapla ilgili iki sıkıntı var birincisi Sori'nin karakterini daha iyi anlamama rağmen Jenny hakkında o kadar bile bilgiye sahip olamamam（bu kitaba olan sevgimin biraz havada kalmasının ana sebebi olabilir）， bir de Sori&Nathaniel ilişkisi hakkında hiçbir son alamamamız。 Gerçi bizim ana karakterlerin aldığı son bile bir garipti， yanlış hatırlamıyorsam Jaewoo kıza aşık olduğunu söyledi ama Jenny bir şeyler mırıldanmakla kaldı？！ Yani aranız düzeldi okey ama birbirinize yeterince bağlandılar mı emin olamadım ben， öyle hoop birkaç kelimelik mektupla kitabı çat diye finale götürmek falan bilemedim sanki Sori'nin ağzından ikinci kitabı okusam daha mutlu olurmuşum gibiydi。 Umarım öyle bir plan vardır， ama kısacası germeyecek，ortalarında hafif sıkıldığım， sonunda yine de "awww" olduğum yerlere sahip olan güzel bir kitaptı。 Param olunca kesin o güzel baskısıyla Artemis Milenyum'a da çalışırım gibi🧚🏻♀️ 。。。more
Emilie
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a bit on the cheesier side but a super cute read！
Sarah Piotrowicz
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This book was sweet and innocent。 The plot could have used some help--there were characters who were virtually meaningless， plot points that came to nothing in the end， and parts of the story that were hurried over too quickly。 One of my longstanding gripes with romance novels is manufactured crises at the end， and this book avoided that。 The looming crisis between Jenny and Jaewoo was obvious from the beginning， and so when it actually occurred， it made sense。 But then the ending was too abrupt This book was sweet and innocent。 The plot could have used some help--there were characters who were virtually meaningless， plot points that came to nothing in the end， and parts of the story that were hurried over too quickly。 One of my longstanding gripes with romance novels is manufactured crises at the end， and this book avoided that。 The looming crisis between Jenny and Jaewoo was obvious from the beginning， and so when it actually occurred， it made sense。 But then the ending was too abrupt， without enough catharsis。 I loved this peek into both Korean American culture and Korean culture。 The author did a good job of integrating information about Korean culture into the story。 This was not the most gripping book， but I was never bored， and it was an enjoyable read。 。。。more
azrael
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Although it felt like reading a fanfiction at times， I really enjoyed the book。 It was a really cute short read！ One thing I hated was that I bought the book in czech， therefore all the names and titles and honorifics were completely different and I was trying to figure out all the characters' names in english。 Although it felt like reading a fanfiction at times， I really enjoyed the book。 It was a really cute short read！ One thing I hated was that I bought the book in czech， therefore all the names and titles and honorifics were completely different and I was trying to figure out all the characters' names in english。 。。。more
Fatima Zubair
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I love everything related to Korea so naturally I had to love it！ It was pretty simple， feel good and nothing dramatic type which sometimes the only you need。 Loved every single character especially Bae Jaewoo because who does not like a hot emerging K-pop star？😉
Afiqah
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didn't expect to like it but I LOVE ITT such a cute storyy didn't expect to like it but I LOVE ITT such a cute storyy 。。。more
File de Poveste
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A fost o carte drăguță， personajele au fost destul de bine conturate， acțiunea nu a fost una foarte complexă iar finalul mi-a plăcut extrem de mult。 Recomand această carte pentru cei care sunt în RS， cu siguranță îi va ajuta foarte mult să își recapete motivația pentru lectură după ce citesc XOXO 。 De asemenea， această lectură este perfectă pentru zilele de vară ， atunci când vrei să citești ceva ușor și rapid 。
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=XOXO&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,XOXO&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0