I'll Be the One
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Summary
The world of K-Pop has never met a star like this。 Debut author Lyla Lee delivers a deliciously fun， thoughtful rom-com celebrating confidence and body positivity—perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Julie Murphy。
Skye Shin has heard it all。 Fat girls shouldn’t dance。 Wear bright colors。 Shouldn’t call attention to themselves。 But Skye dreams of joining the glittering world of K-Pop， and to do that， she’s about to break all the rules that society， the media， and even her own mother， have set for girls like her。
She’ll challenge thousands of other performers in an internationally televised competition looking for the next K-pop star， and she’ll do it better than anyone else。
When Skye nails her audition， she’s immediately swept into a whirlwind of countless practices， shocking performances， and the drama that comes with reality TV。 What she doesn’t count on are the highly fat-phobic beauty standards of the Korean pop entertainment industry， her sudden media fame and scrutiny， or the sparks that soon fly with her fellow competitor， Henry Cho。
But Skye has her sights on becoming the world’s first plus-sized K-pop star， and that means winning the competition—without losing herself。
Skye Shin has heard it all。 Fat girls shouldn’t dance。 Wear bright colors。 Shouldn’t call attention to themselves。 But Skye dreams of joining the glittering world of K-Pop， and to do that， she’s about to break all the rules that society， the media， and even her own mother， have set for girls like her。
She’ll challenge thousands of other performers in an internationally televised competition looking for the next K-pop star， and she’ll do it better than anyone else。
When Skye nails her audition， she’s immediately swept into a whirlwind of countless practices， shocking performances， and the drama that comes with reality TV。 What she doesn’t count on are the highly fat-phobic beauty standards of the Korean pop entertainment industry， her sudden media fame and scrutiny， or the sparks that soon fly with her fellow competitor， Henry Cho。
But Skye has her sights on becoming the world’s first plus-sized K-pop star， and that means winning the competition—without losing herself。
Reviews
Rain Toney
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Literally stop， this book was so freaking cute， I loved every minute of it！！ Sky is just such a lovable character， and I actually got to see a YA novel with healthy friendships？？？ Thank you Lyla Lee。Anyway， not only is this book just super fun and adorable， but it also covers important topics of self love， homophobia， fatphobia， and even racsim。 I think the only thing I wasn't totally feeling all the time was the writing style。 It felt kinda choppy sometimes， it might have been the narrator， but Literally stop， this book was so freaking cute， I loved every minute of it！！ Sky is just such a lovable character， and I actually got to see a YA novel with healthy friendships？？？ Thank you Lyla Lee。Anyway， not only is this book just super fun and adorable， but it also covers important topics of self love， homophobia， fatphobia， and even racsim。 I think the only thing I wasn't totally feeling all the time was the writing style。 It felt kinda choppy sometimes， it might have been the narrator， but there are so few things I really picked at with this book。 Seriosuly y'all， read it 。。。more
Amiee （ambooklife）
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This book was so darn cute！！ Trigger warnings for fatphobia and toxic relationship with a parent。 I can totally see this being a super cute Netflix movie。 If you are into Kdrama or Kpop you will 100000000% love this！ I loved how this show dealt with the body image and how it can effect someone。 I also found myself relating a lot because I grew up a dancer and my entire life I was told I was too big for the costumes。 I was told by several of the dance moms that I shouldn't have been cast in certa This book was so darn cute！！ Trigger warnings for fatphobia and toxic relationship with a parent。 I can totally see this being a super cute Netflix movie。 If you are into Kdrama or Kpop you will 100000000% love this！ I loved how this show dealt with the body image and how it can effect someone。 I also found myself relating a lot because I grew up a dancer and my entire life I was told I was too big for the costumes。 I was told by several of the dance moms that I shouldn't have been cast in certain dances because they didn't make the costumes in my size。 Overall this book was so good！！！ 。。。more
Katie
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Recommendation: Read this in print， don't listen to the audio。The story of the ups and downs of a heavy， body positive teen who enters a singing and dancing competition show。 This story provides a window into the experiences of 2nd generation Korean Americans 。。。。。。I switched from audio to reading the print version because the narrator puts inflections on the wrong words and sounds almost like text to speech。 She also gives unfortunate voices to all the female teens in the story， making it seem Recommendation: Read this in print， don't listen to the audio。The story of the ups and downs of a heavy， body positive teen who enters a singing and dancing competition show。 This story provides a window into the experiences of 2nd generation Korean Americans 。。。。。。I switched from audio to reading the print version because the narrator puts inflections on the wrong words and sounds almost like text to speech。 She also gives unfortunate voices to all the female teens in the story， making it seem like the main character had a problem with women。 。。。more
Jennifer
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Hard to read at times due to the fatphobia and bullying that the main character faces， but ultimately a powerful feel-good read。
Annie
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Great message。 Disappointing execution。
Lisa Harris
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More like 3。5 stars。 This book addresses so many issues ， it was kinda hard to focus。 Additionally， as it progressed towards the end I felt that it was very predictable。 I will say the author makes a noble attempt at trying to explain certain aspects of Korean culture， i。e KPOP， food and spas。 I do think that YA readers will enjoy this。
Cece ✨
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I think the underlining message Lee presents in her book is we need to make body positivity the norm。 When we look at bodies， our initial thoughts should be: this is a human being。 They have feelings， emotions， and abilities that should be recognized and celebrated。 The idea of being kind should not be a difficult one。My take away after reading I’ll Be The One is Lee’s book is going to change someone’s life。 As an author she is edifying body positivity。 Inspiring young people to love their bodie I think the underlining message Lee presents in her book is we need to make body positivity the norm。 When we look at bodies， our initial thoughts should be: this is a human being。 They have feelings， emotions， and abilities that should be recognized and celebrated。 The idea of being kind should not be a difficult one。My take away after reading I’ll Be The One is Lee’s book is going to change someone’s life。 As an author she is edifying body positivity。 Inspiring young people to love their bodies。 Where they， and we， can challenge and change social norms， demanding to be seen， acknowledged， and respected。 You can find my full review on my book blog:https://sheafandink。com/2021/04/14/il。。。 。。。more
Brennan Klein
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As far as wish fulfillment K-Pop YA goes， I preferred K-Pop Confidential。 But this was cute！
EM WOO
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3。5 stars*
Janet Estrada
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At first I had a lot of cringey moments but I continue to listen to the book and I was starting to feel like I was watching a k-drama。 I was getting all giggly and smiling to myself。 I enjoyed it a lot。 Also Henry was so lovely！！！
DearBookClub
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"Fat girls can't dance。 That is what my mother told me after one my ballot recitals when I was a little kid。 I already felt out of place"I love when books feature plus size lead characters。Body positivity focused fiction novels are rare but are so special。One day in the warm Los Angeles sun Henry Cho walks into an audition for "Your My Shining Star。" Henry is 17， and a class act who is a heart throb。Skye Shin is so distracted when the cute BTS Wannabe looks in her direction backstage。 I had no i "Fat girls can't dance。 That is what my mother told me after one my ballot recitals when I was a little kid。 I already felt out of place"I love when books feature plus size lead characters。Body positivity focused fiction novels are rare but are so special。One day in the warm Los Angeles sun Henry Cho walks into an audition for "Your My Shining Star。" Henry is 17， and a class act who is a heart throb。Skye Shin is so distracted when the cute BTS Wannabe looks in her direction backstage。 I had no idea about the power of Korean K-POP before this novel but I immediately fall in love with the genre of music。Skye is a 16 year old aspiring dancer who lives in Orange County， California。 Her dad is an engineer that travels often and her mother is a popular esthetician。 Skye hopes to go far in the competition so she can visit Seoul， Korea again。 The book is light and fun， and has some funny moments。 It lacks depth surrounding the characters but is entertaining。 。。。more
Amandine S
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Haneul Shin de son prénom américain Skye à déjà tout entendu par rapport à son poids。 Elle ne devrait pas danser， elle ne devrait pas porter de couleurs vive mais surtout elle ne devrait pas attirer l'attention sur elle。 Mais Skye， elle a un objectif totalement différent。 En effet， elle veut devenir une idole de la K-pop et pour atteindre son rêve， elle est prête à briser toute les règles supposément établies par la société， les médias et par sa mère。 Elle est déterminée à prouver au monde que l Haneul Shin de son prénom américain Skye à déjà tout entendu par rapport à son poids。 Elle ne devrait pas danser， elle ne devrait pas porter de couleurs vive mais surtout elle ne devrait pas attirer l'attention sur elle。 Mais Skye， elle a un objectif totalement différent。 En effet， elle veut devenir une idole de la K-pop et pour atteindre son rêve， elle est prête à briser toute les règles supposément établies par la société， les médias et par sa mère。 Elle est déterminée à prouver au monde que les filles rondes peuvent danser。Pour ce faire elle décide de participer au concours You're My Shining Star。 C'est un concours télévisé， avec à la clé une formation pour être une star de la K-pop en Corée du Sud。 Si elle gagne elle pourra ainsi intégrer le PTS Entertainment。 Et une chose est sûr， Skye est prête à tout donner pour gagner。Mais en intégrant l'émission elle ne s'attendait pas à subir la grossophobie des jurés particulièrement de Bora， ou des haters sur les réseaux sociaux。 Ou même à se faire des amies tels que Lana et Tiffany。 Et surtout elle ne s'attendait pas à se rapprocher du célèbre Henry Cho， qui comme Lana et Tiffany， est un de ses concurrents。 Et malgré tout ça， elle n'oublie pas son objectif， prouver au monde et particulièrement à sa mère qu'une "grosse" peut-être une star de la K-pop。 Mon avis:J'ai totalement adoré cette histoire et c'est un vrai coup de cœur。 Au départ j'appréhendais un peu car je n'écoute pas de K-pop et tout cet univers ne m'intéresse pas。Mais la culture de la K-pop et la culture coréenne soit présente （langage， application de communication， liens familiaux， origines，。。。）， elles ne sont pas partout et ne sont pas envahissantes。 Ainsi quelqu'un qui comme moi n'est pas vraiment à jour sur ces sujets peut totalement comprendre l'histoire et le contexte qui est présenté。Dans un premier temps， j'ai adoré le personnage de Skye et les efforts qu'elle fait pour s'accepter comme elle est。 Ce qui nous le savons tous est très compliqué à l'âge de 16 ans。 Alors quand en plus， on vous fait sans cesse des remarques sur votre et sur le fait que vous devriez perdre quelques kilos et être plus mince c'est encore plus compliqué surtout quand cela vient de votre mère。 J'ai aussi aimé le fait qu'elle se batte pour avoir ce qu'elle veut et pour montrer aux autres que， qu'importe le tour de taille on peut tous réussir。 Voici un passage que j'ai particulière apprécier pour cela: " [。。。] avant de réaliser que je suis parfaitement bien comme je suis。 Donc， non， je ne vais pas « faire un petit effort supplémentaire » pour perdre du poids， car mon tour de taille ne devrait pas avoir la moindre importance pour ma carrière musicale。 "。 En fait j'ai tout aimé dans le personnage de Skye， de son caractère à ses réactions。 Particulièrement ses réactions face au monde de la célébrité qu'elle découvre tout juste。 Et le stress que peut engendré une soudaine célébrité。 Pour finir j'ai adoré le fait que Skye soit bisexuelle。Par contre j'ai très peu aimé le personnage de sa mère qui maltraite sa fille psychologiquement， elle lui disant sans cesse qu'elle est trop grosse， qu'elle devrait suivre un régime et plein d'autres atrocités sur son poids。 De même que durant tout l'histoire elle ne va à aucun moment encourager sa fille par rapport au concours， au contraire， elle va essayer de la dissuader en lui demandant sans cesse d'abandonner mais spécialement d'abandonner la danse。 De même que depuis que Skye est entrée dans le puberté， elle l'a empêché d'aller en Corée pour sa famille ayant d'une certaine façon honte de sa fille à cause de son poids。 Et malgré le fait qu'on découvre qu'elle était elle même ronde quand elle était plus jeune et qu'elle s'est sans doute fait harcelée à cause de cela。 Pour autant cela ne nous fait pas l'apprécier plus au contraire car on se qu'elle devrait justement comprendre sa fille au lieu de la rabaisser。 De plus， elle ne pense qu'à la façon dont l'image de Skye va l'affecter elle: " Comment est-ce que je vais oser me montrer après ça ？ Qu’est-ce que je vais dire à mes clients ？ La famille en Corée m’envoie déjà des messages à propos de ton passage à la télé。 [。。。] Et les gens doivent penser que je suis une mauvaise mère parce que je t’ai laissée devenir comme ça。 Je suis déjà obligée de cacher mon visage chaque fois que je vais au supermarché coréen et je prie pour ne pas tomber sur quelqu’un qu’on connaît 。 Je n’ai même pas osé ouvrir KakaoTalk parce que j’ai peur des messages de nos proches。 "Par contre， j'ai bien aimé le personnage de son père qui malgré ses absences dûent à son travail， est toujours là pour sa fille et la soutient totalement。 Lui， contrairement à sa femme va l'encourager pour le concours。 Il va être fière de Skye et ne va pas hésiter à parler avec elle de You're My Shining Star。 Forcément j'ai beaucoup aimé les personnages de Lana et de Tiffany。 Même si Lana est plus présente durant l'histoire。 J'ai apprécié le fait que malgré qu'elles soient toutes les deux en compétition avec Skye， elles l'a soutiennent et l'aident。 Pareil pour Skye。 Et la chose que je crois avoir préféré par rapport à elles c'est qu'elles fassent， tout comme Skye， partie de la communauté Queer。 Et qu'elles n'hésitent pas à l'afficher devant pratiquement tout le monde。 Et ceux malgré que leurs parents les aient mis à la porte à cause de leur relation; car comme on le comprends durant l'histoire， la Corée est très conservatrice。 Alors les personnes qui aiment des gens du même sexe qu'eux sont mal vues。 Ce point ait d'ailleurs bien abordé avec Lana et Tiffany ou même avec Henry et Skye。On va maintenant parlé de Henry Cho。 Au départ， je me suis dit qu'il était encore une autre de ses célébrités imbues de elle- même。 Mais absolument pas。 Henry est un personnage génial， certes célèbre mais génial。 Bon j'ai aussi adoré son husky， Neige qui est trop mignonne。 Ce que j'ai beaucoup apprécier dans son personnage， c'est que déjà il est lui aussi bisexuelle et que pour lui aussi ce fut compliqué。 Et que suite à ces complications il perdit tout ses amis。 Ainsi， quand il rencontre Skye， il ait tout euphorique de juste aller manger un kebab， car étant célèbre et n'ayant pas d'amis ses sorties sont limités。 Ou encore la façon qu'il a eut de défendre Skye face à Bobby qui ne veut pas danser avec elle parce qu'elle est "grosse"。 J'ai également apprécier les personnages de Steve et Portia， son garde du corps et sa manager; qui sont très souvent au près de lui du coup。 Pour finir j'ai également apprécié les personnages de Clarisa et de Rebecca qui sont les amies d'enfance de Skye et même si l'attitude de Clarissa est limite au début （par rapport à Henry， elle intéresse plus à lui; qu'au fait que sont amie soit sélectionner）， elles sont toutes deux présentes dès que Skye en a besoin。 D'ailleurs Rebecca n'hésite pas à gronder Henry au téléphone。 Et pour finir ce que j'ai également adoré c'est la façon dont la grossophobie est abordée durant l'histoire。 En effet， elle est très bien représentée comme quelque chose de mal et comme quelque chose qui blesse （le moment des commentaires avec des émojis en tête de cochon， ou même la scène avec Bobby）。 De plus， le fait que la juge Bora le fasse aussi tout du long nous montre que cela ne vient pas seulement des jeunes mais aussi des plus âgées。 D'ailleurs， elle n'hésite pas à influencer ses votes par rapport au poids de Skye。 Voici un exemple de ce qu'elle n'hésite pas à lui dire et ce n'est pas le plus méchant: "Mademoiselle Shin， c’est vrai que vous êtes l’Adèle coréenne。 Je suis d’accord avec M。 Park sur ce point。 Mais Adèle a une trentaine d’années， alors que vous êtes une adolescente。 Il n’y a tout simplement pas de place dans l’industrie pour quelqu’un comme vous。 Vous pourriez avoir une belle carrière si vous étiez un peu plus… mince。 Vous êtes encore assez jeune pour que ça ne soit pas difficile de perdre du poids。 Pourquoi ne faites-vous pas un petit effort supplémentaire ？"。 D'ailleurs elle finit par ce faire punir pour ses propos。 Mais， （attention， ce n'est strictement pas raciste， c'est juste une constatation） ce culte de la maigreur et la critique du poids des femmes a l'air très courant en Corée。 Cette pression sociale explique ainsi en partie seulement le comportement de sa mère mais évidemment cela ne l'excuse pas。Et évidemment le fait que la société LGBTQ+ soit aussi bien représenté est géniale。 Pour conclure， j'ai totalement adoré cette histoire。 （ Histoire auquel je n'ai trouvé aucun point négatif。 ） Et ce roman est un vrai coup de cœur pour moi et je le recommande totalement。 。。。more
Libraryofink
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Rating: 4。25 ☆☆☆☆
Claudia
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This was a fun read。 I love how confident Skye is， and I really hope this will be a series because how can it not be？
Kari Ramadorai
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Sings an incredible harmony between self love and ambition， romance and family drama。
Krystala
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I had so much fun reading this！ I am a sucker for a *SPOILER* famous/non-famous pairing。 Always。 I'm also a sucker for a Slytherin and their emotional support Hufflepuff。 Oh and of course I would die for Lana and Tiffany。 10/10 would read a spin-off about them。 Or a sequel where they join Skye and Henry in Korea。 I do want to note that there were a few moments in the book that pulled me out of the story as it relates to the nuance of being fat。 Skye is what many in the plus-size space would refe I had so much fun reading this！ I am a sucker for a *SPOILER* famous/non-famous pairing。 Always。 I'm also a sucker for a Slytherin and their emotional support Hufflepuff。 Oh and of course I would die for Lana and Tiffany。 10/10 would read a spin-off about them。 Or a sequel where they join Skye and Henry in Korea。 I do want to note that there were a few moments in the book that pulled me out of the story as it relates to the nuance of being fat。 Skye is what many in the plus-size space would refer to as "small fat。" I don't think that takes too much away from the moral of the story， especially given the intense beauty standards of the K-Pop world that someone like Skye， even at a size 16， is disregarded and looked down on。 But as someone who is the same size as Skye， I am very aware that while I am fat I am still incredibly privileged compared to women that are a size 20+ and I think some of the framing of Skye's fatness disregards the complexity of the word fat and what it means for people at different sizes。 These were just moments of me being super in my head about fat representation in fiction and less about the story as a whole。 Overall， my feelings can be summed up with this: all hail #QueenSkye！ 。。。more
Kaley
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Quick StatsAge Rating: 13+Overall: 3。5 starsCharacters: 4/5Plot: 3/5Writing: 2。5/5Representation: 5/5I wanted to love this book so much。 It has such high reviews and SUCH AMAZING REP for so many different people。 The concept is cute and fun， and I liked Skye’s character。 But it just… fell flat。I really liked all the characters。 Skye was a great narrator and protagonist， and she was easy to love。 Lana was sweet and spunky and I loved every scene she was in—she’s definitely my favorite character。 Quick StatsAge Rating: 13+Overall: 3。5 starsCharacters: 4/5Plot: 3/5Writing: 2。5/5Representation: 5/5I wanted to love this book so much。 It has such high reviews and SUCH AMAZING REP for so many different people。 The concept is cute and fun， and I liked Skye’s character。 But it just… fell flat。I really liked all the characters。 Skye was a great narrator and protagonist， and she was easy to love。 Lana was sweet and spunky and I loved every scene she was in—she’s definitely my favorite character。 I wasn’t a fan of Clarissa， and I didn’t see enough of Rebecca， Tiffany， or Imani to be able to say I enjoyed their characters。 Henry was fine， I guess。 As a character I liked him， but I just never fell for him as a love interest， and I felt like he and Skye had zero chemistry。 I knew they would get together in the end because， well， it’s a romance， but I genuinely wouldn’t have cared if they didn’t。 There were no sparks。 They almost kissed a few times， but there was no tension or build up， and I wouldn’t have even known it was an almost-kiss if it weren’t for the fact that Skye said “we almost kissed。” The romance just wasn’t very well done。The plot was fine。 It was predictable and pretty average interest-wise， but there was nothing wrong with it。 I wasn’t a fan of the writing。 I don’t know if the style just wasn’t for me， or if it was objectively bad， but it just felt like their were words/phrases/sentences that were weak or awkward。 The dialogue， especially， at times felt stilted， and the author relied a bit too heavily explaining things via internal monologue and then saying “and I told him as much” or “I explained my thinking to him”。 It happened a handful of times throughout the novel， and I just think it may have been stronger and built more of a tangible relationship between Skye and Henry if those page long monologues were more conversational—or part monologue， part conversation。 They just got tedious。Would I still recommend this book？ I guess， because it has such amazing rep for Korean people， plus sized people， and LGBTQ+ people， and that’s so important and lacking in books。All in all， it was still a bit of a let down， and my rating is only as high as it is because of the representation。 。。。more
Julia
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No character growth for Skye， I guess。The message and representation in this book were really good， but some things didn't make it the best for me。The first one was the writing。 I felt like everything was being told to me rather than showed。 It really seemed like a big montage where the plot was happening before my eyes instead of me feeling in the moment with the characters。The second thing， I think， also goes with the writing。 It is how preachy the novel was。 There was no subtle character mom No character growth for Skye， I guess。The message and representation in this book were really good， but some things didn't make it the best for me。The first one was the writing。 I felt like everything was being told to me rather than showed。 It really seemed like a big montage where the plot was happening before my eyes instead of me feeling in the moment with the characters。The second thing， I think， also goes with the writing。 It is how preachy the novel was。 There was no subtle character moment， or development， for that matter。 The main character was always confident and right in everything she did or said。 The author really took all the opportunities to tell us how good Skye felt in her own skin （ which I am not saying isn't good）， is just that by the 10th time it felt repetitive and pointless to have a whole book where the mc doesn't go through any growth。 That is just a me-thing， though。 I am sure it means a lot to girls in that age group that are going through body image struggles to find a character like Skye in literature。 。。。more
Diariatou Kebe
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une pépite drôle à la fois légère mais aussi dans l'ère du temps ^^ une pépite drôle à la fois légère mais aussi dans l'ère du temps ^^ 。。。more
My （Lostinfantasybooks）
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Actual rating 3。75 Stars
Georgia
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2。5 First I like K-pop so it was really cool to read this and be like OMG I know that group/song。 It was nice to learn more about Korean culture and generally the K-pop world。 I do think if this book was out when I was a lot younger I would have really enjoyed it。 I understand it is YA so it just felt a little young for me。 I did still enjoy it generally just not as much as I thought。 Likes: Learning more about K-pop competitions and generally the behind the scenes。 How almost everyone in this b 2。5 First I like K-pop so it was really cool to read this and be like OMG I know that group/song。 It was nice to learn more about Korean culture and generally the K-pop world。 I do think if this book was out when I was a lot younger I would have really enjoyed it。 I understand it is YA so it just felt a little young for me。 I did still enjoy it generally just not as much as I thought。 Likes: Learning more about K-pop competitions and generally the behind the scenes。 How almost everyone in this book was bi or liked people of the same gender。 Really loved the diversity of the characters and the discussions about sexuality and how it is frowned upon in Korea and the difficulties faced。 The friendships！ Super cute。 Discussions about mental abuse， family trauma and fatphobia really interesting to learn more about how Korea and the K-pop world does see those who are fat and the impact that can have on people growing up。 How damaging it can be。 Dislikes: The romantic relationship- it felt like my dude Henry really jumped into things very fast。 Granted his previous relationship was mainly for 'publicity' but it still felt wrong to me。 They hardly knew each other but I also get they are 16 and things are different when you're a teen。 The writing style。 I don't know what it was but I couldn't connect with it。 It was a personal preference as I like a lot of description and flowery writing so I couldn't get as into the story as I could have。 Generally this story and plot felt a little young for me so a personal preference understanding that these characters are 16 and I'm an adult so a little disconnect。 。。。more
Addy
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I got this because of all of the TikTok hype I saw around it。。。。 Definitely worth it！！ Super fast paced and a fun read。 Skye is a good character， she understands her own worth and talent！ Also enjoyed the bi representation， I felt very seen。
Alex Zagorac
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Cute story about an Korean girl trying out for a talent competition。 Really love how this didn't shy away from views towards plus-sized women that are prevalent in Korea and also thought the LGBTQ+ representation in this was great as well。 Cons for me that brought down my rating was the writing/dialogue was a little stilted and came off very young。 Cute story about an Korean girl trying out for a talent competition。 Really love how this didn't shy away from views towards plus-sized women that are prevalent in Korea and also thought the LGBTQ+ representation in this was great as well。 Cons for me that brought down my rating was the writing/dialogue was a little stilted and came off very young。 。。。more
Stephi
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A fun， uplifting book about a fat， bisexual Korean American girl showing the world her talent。 Her romance with Henry （who's also bi） was sweet and I loved all of Skye's friends as well。 4 stars A fun， uplifting book about a fat， bisexual Korean American girl showing the world her talent。 Her romance with Henry （who's also bi） was sweet and I loved all of Skye's friends as well。 4 stars 。。。more
Harley
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This was super cute！！ While I wish the competition part of the story had been a bit more fleshed out， I enjoyed everything about this。 Such a fun and cute read。
breana / milkyboos ♡
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i loved this book more and more the longer i read， and i wish it had been written when i was 16 years old and needed someone to tell me that i should never be ashamed of the way i look or how much i weighthis book balances the fun of the kpop world with the horror of the fatphobic culture behind it so well， and i especially appreciate how the book dealt with familial/parental abuse and didn't shy away from how damaging those "little comments" from parents or relatives can bei laughed， i cried， i i loved this book more and more the longer i read， and i wish it had been written when i was 16 years old and needed someone to tell me that i should never be ashamed of the way i look or how much i weighthis book balances the fun of the kpop world with the horror of the fatphobic culture behind it so well， and i especially appreciate how the book dealt with familial/parental abuse and didn't shy away from how damaging those "little comments" from parents or relatives can bei laughed， i cried， i squealed over the romance， highly recommend！ 。。。more
Tan Liang Ni
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omggg this book was so relatable 🥰🥰
Sara
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This was an adorable story。 I loved Skye and how body positive she was。 Fat shaming from other characters was maddening but seemed true to real life。
lilla！
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no words！ such a fun story！！ the representation was so refreshing！ this is by far one of my favorite romcoms！！！ #queenskye！！ i ended this book with such a big smile on my face！ i didn’t want it to end！！
Jessica
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THIS WAS SO FREAKING CUTE AND I COULD NOT STOP READING THIS BOOK。 If you are looking for body positivity， you NEEEEEEED to pick up this book。 Sky is fat and she's spent her whole life hearing her mom talk down to her and beg her to lose weight。 But now， Sky is happy with her body and loves who she is。 So when she tries out for a singing and dancing Kpop show， she is ready to show everyone what she has。 She definitely meets adversity along the way because of her size， but she never lets that stop THIS WAS SO FREAKING CUTE AND I COULD NOT STOP READING THIS BOOK。 If you are looking for body positivity， you NEEEEEEED to pick up this book。 Sky is fat and she's spent her whole life hearing her mom talk down to her and beg her to lose weight。 But now， Sky is happy with her body and loves who she is。 So when she tries out for a singing and dancing Kpop show， she is ready to show everyone what she has。 She definitely meets adversity along the way because of her size， but she never lets that stop her。 Sure we have moments of insecurity， but I loved Sky's confidence and how much she has learned to love herself and go after what she wants。 She was literally AMAZING and I loved the whole singing/dancing show backdrop。 The romance in here was adorable， but Sky definitely stole the show。 I loved the relationship that was explored with her parents and then her relationship with her old friends and new friends。 I also loved the exploration of her sexuality as a bisexual person and how she was still trying to understand who she was。 I just could not gush about this book enough and think everyone needs to pick it up！ 。。。more
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