Xoxo Axie Oh

good book

Its actually a quite chill book.I would rate it a 3.9/4.0 out of 5 despite it being well written and laided out in a way that the readers are engaged to it and cant stop reading , it has a weak plot and is Verrrryyy predictable.As most romance stories go The mc meet each other , fall in love , obstacles start appearing, they fight it or in some cases break up but still in the end they end up together, that's the whole story to sum up in a few lines.It a good book for romance freaks like me.If u like a chill book with little to no drama it's a book for u.This was one of my starting books of my reading journey and it was quite a pleasant experience to re-read it after a year or so.

Loved loved Loved XOXO so much 🥰 charming, cute, swoony and adorable, this book felt like a warm hug ah ❤️

If you are someone who is dreamy like me you will definitely relate to this book, Have you ever imagined in your wildest dreams, dating a K-pop star? Well, our protagonist Jenny is living that dream but things are not as easy as it sounds. Love or responsibility?This question is hard to answer since the heart wants what it wants but on the other hand there is guilt struck in from running away from responsibility. Jenny and Jaewoo, the two musicians find themselves juggling between love and responsibility. They first encounter each other in LA, had a carefree fun night but Jaewoo leaves suddenly.Three months later Jenny went to Korea and finds out he is a K-pop star with a band named XOXO because of his band responsibility he is not allowed to date. (forbidden romance trope, and I am sold)Overall This book portrays a great friendship and a strong female head with heartwarming moments making it unputdownable. if you are a k-pop fan pick this one up, I am sure it's worth it.

A little bit cliche … too predictable

The story is very predictable from beginning to end. Light read but not gripping.

XOXO by Axie Oh.Thank you so much to the publisher for sending across a review copy!I went into this book with zero expectations.I have no knowledge about Korean pop culture or Korean shows,so I went into this book expecting just a normal romance novel. And,well,it was just that.This book has the “forbidden-romance” trope,because apparently Korean idols are substantially banned from dating,or at least dating publicly. The story was just pretty normal,if not overly cliched. The romance just wasn’t that good,I felt no chemistry between the characters and couldn’t empathize with their dramatic situations at all. Both the main characters and side characters are poorly written. I wasn’t invested in the story at all.A lot of things keep happening and people keep moving on to the next thing. Whenever a conflict occurs,its solved instantaneously. Also in the pre-climax everything just sort of breaks apart and the worst happens,and just 10 pages later,everything works out on its own through the magic of coincidence and everyone gets a happy ending somehow.Also I wished to learn about Korean culture and other than some over-the-top descriptions about their food,there wasn’t much else. Honestly ,the entire novel felt like a lazy fan-fic about someone’s typical daydream fantasy about having a famous pop star fall in love with them.

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Fue un buen libro, nada maravilloso y obviamente es cliché pero si eres fan del romance seguro te gustará. Es para pasar el rato y si haz leído muchos libros de romance sin duda este no será memorable pero si entretenido.

Xoxo é o remédio para ressaca literária, ou apenas uma leitura gostosa para ficar de coração quentinho e extremamente revoltado por não estar dentro desse romance. E ainda mais! A protagonista é violoncelista e eu me identifiquei muito por isso. Os personagens são envolventes e rola aquela química a primeira vez. Sou oficialmente fã de Xoxo e da Axie Oh

We all know it by this point, but social media sells books. I don’t know who retweeted a two-sentence synopsis of Axie’ Oh’s contemporary young adult novel XOXO in my feed on Tuesday when it released, but I was immediately smitten by the cover art and concept. IMMEDIATELY smitten as in ordered it online POSTHASTE. One-day shipping worked its magic and this K-pop and K-drama inflected love story arrived in the mail yesterday after lunch. Despite taking all-day teacher training classes this week (or maybe because of that?!), I read it in one afternoon and evening. As I write this review I am like, aglow with the cute, the fun, and the excellent chain of decision-making that led me to this book and its dreamy, secret romance.Jenny Go is a talented and driven Korean-American girl living in L.A., attending a performing arts school, and planning her future. Her goal: to get into the best music school possible to achieve her dream of becoming a concert cellist. In her free time, she works at her Uncle Jay’s karaoke bar. When her uncle challenges her to be more spontaneous and live life in the moment, it leads her to an unexpected and perfect night out with a mysterious boy from Korea. But Jenny has a plan, and one encounter isn’t going to change her path… right? When an unexpected chance to travel to Korea presents itself, Jenny goes. There she meets her maternal grandmother for the first time, finds friends, and… runs into that boy from that one night in L.A.… only it turns out he’s a K-pop star. Jenny will have to grapple with secrets, figuring out what she values above all, and deciding whether a relationship is worth possibly losing everything you’ve worked for and dreamed about.First things first: this is an adorable teen romance that deals with having big dreams and matching expectations for success, what celebrity culture means for the celebrity and those around them, and culture shock and the strangeness (and fun exploration) that comes with moving to a new place. It’s also a charming YA romance with supportive family members, healthy ambition, sweet friendship dynamics, and just the right amount of tension – Jaewoo and Jenny must keep their situation-ship under wraps for the sake of his budding career. There’s lots of fluff, and very little angst, to use fanfiction terms.My favorite bit: Jenny! She’s a grounded soul: a little guarded, but a good listener and observer, passionate about music, and if you don’t fall in love with Seoul through her eyes (and through the food she eats!) then I don’t know what to tell you! I want to book a trip there like, now. I also loved the introduction to the way that the K-pop idol “machine” works! I had no prior knowledge about K-pop or going in, and I got the context I needed through author Oh’s descriptions. I also appreciated the seamless inclusion of Korean language throughout the text. The feel, sound, smell, and tastes of Seoul (and L.A.’s Koreatown) set the stage for Jenny’s adventures and were a major strength of the book.If I wanted anything more from this novel it would have been interactions between Jenny and her mother and grandmother. I could sense a deep well of love in their relationships, but it all plays a very secondary role to the main romance (as it should, to keep the story tight and moving along). If this story is ever made into a movie – and it 100% should be! – I would hope that they build out more plotlines based on Jenny’s family (and Jaewoo’s family, for that matter!). The scenes Oh included were heart-warming. And if I’m already creating a wishlist, let’s get to know the other members of XOXO too! I want follow-up books that feature Sun and Youngmin at the least (and Nathaniel and Sori deserve happy endings too, yes, okay, FINE!).In all, XOXO is a hug in book form. I like books with high stakes as much as anyone, but every now and then it’s lovely to read something wholesome, heartfelt, with a light dose wish-fulfillment, and travel through it to a new place. XOXO is that book.Recommended for: fans of young adult fiction and romance, anyone with an interest in K-pop or celebrity culture, and fans of Jenny Han’s To All the Boys I've Loved Before.

I am the type of person that doesn’t read a lot of books, but this one is on a different level of good. I will definitely buy ASAP as I like the concept of the book being from a different perspective.10/10 recommend 👍🏽👍🏽