Maurene Goo

A Cosmopolitan Best Young Adult Book of 2019 Sparks fly between a K pop starlet and a tabloid reporter in this heartwarming rom-com from Maurene Goo. 10:00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest K-pop star on the scene, and she’s just performed her hit song “Heartbeat” in Hong Kong to thousands of adoring fans. She’s about to debut on The Tonight Show in America, hopefully a breakout performance for her career. But right now? She’s in her fancy hotel, trying to fall asleep but dying for a hamburger. 11:00 p.m.: Jack is sneaking into a fancy hotel, on assignment for his tabloid job that he keeps secret from his parents. On his way out of the hotel, he runs into a girl wearing slippers, a girl who is single-mindedly determined to find a hamburger. She looks kind of familiar. She’s very cute. He’s maybe curious. 12:00 a.m.: Nothing will ever be the same. With her trademark humor and voice, Maurene Goo delivers a sparkling story of taking a chance on love—and finding yourself along the way.

Somewhere Only We Know

This book was amazing! It had many amazing, heartfelt, and loving moments.

Pros- It really brought out what real life was like, it didn't make you think "Oh this is nothing like real life!" It made you feel bad for Lucky and Jack! (Yes I call her Lucky still) It also had very good settings, mood, and really what a book needs. This is a great read really.

Cons- There were only a little bit of negatives in this book. I hate the way that it moved so fast. Like a girl wouldn't automatically want to kiss a boy. 

Overall- A great book! Must read and that's really all! :)))

Gracie

This book was amazing! It had many amazing, heartfelt, and loving moments.

Pros- It really brought out what real life was like, it didn't make you think "Oh this is nothing like real life!" It made you feel bad for Lucky and Jack! (Yes I call her Lucky still) It also had very good settings, mood, and really what a book needs. This is a great read really.

Cons- There were only a little bit of negatives in this book. I hate the way that it moved so fast. Like a girl wouldn't automatically want to kiss a boy. 

Overall- A great book! Must read and that's really all! :)))

A Cosmopolitan Best Young Adult Book of 2019 A Buzzfeed Pick for "YA Books You Absolutely Must Read This Spring" Sparks fly between a K pop starlet and a tabloid reporter in this heartwarming rom-com from Maurene Goo. 10:00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest K-pop star on the scene, and she’s just performed her hit song “Heartbeat” in Hong Kong to thousands of adoring fans. She’s about to debut on The Tonight Show in America, hopefully a breakout performance for her career. But right now? She’s in her fancy hotel, trying to fall asleep but dying for a hamburger. 11:00 p.m.: Jack is sneaking into a fancy hotel, on assignment for his tabloid job that he keeps secret from his parents. On his way out of the hotel, he runs into a girl wearing slippers, a girl who is single-mindedly determined to find a hamburger. She looks kind of familiar. She’s very cute. He’s maybe curious. 12:00 a.m.: Nothing will ever be the same. With her trademark humor and voice, Maurene Goo delivers a sparkling story of taking a chance on love—and finding yourself along the way.

alexandra

i can never go wrong with any maurene goo book. i loved this so!!!! much!!!!!!! i was in a huge reading slump but i binged this in a few hours and had so many feelings UGH. it’s as wonderful as one would imagine the pitch: a modern roman holiday (one of my fave movies btw) ft kpop and lots of food. 

full review tk (probably)

Christine Bruce

So much fun

Like a wild romantic day in Hong Kong- somewhere only we know is fun and thoroughly entertaining. A quick read with believable characters and relatable situations, as fantastical as their places in life may seem. Pop stars- they’re just like us!

Charmaine

Words cannot quite explain this book. There was lots of art, music, love, and discovering the truth about others and oneself. The ending was spectacular; it was all about new beginnings. Wonderful!

cossette

a friend of mine recommended 'somewhere only we know' to me. she described it as a "roman holiday modern day story set in hong kong", which is incredibly on brand; roman holiday is my favourite film of all time, and i grew up in hong kong. 

i approached this book with some hesitation; after all, the comfort that i found in both, roman holiday, and my home, was something that i didn't want to be tainted. but i didn't need to worry. somewhere only we know is charming and witty and sweet and everything i love about hong kong and roman holiday wrapped into a novel. i loved how each chapter alternated between the perspectives of lucky and jack, and even more so, i loved how it talked about race/ethnicity, feelings of belonging/home, anxiety, the complex dynamic between immigrant parents and their children, and so many more important topics. this was the first book of goo's that i've read, and i absolutely loved it. 

and as much as i loved the way it ended, i'm hoping for a sequel or something -- i want to know what happens with jack and lucky; their careers, their family, their dynamics... everything!

laura

I really loved this book. I thought his book had some of my favorite troups like romance with star, love to hate romance and some much self-discovery. I also really enjoyed the focus on the K pop world. I did not know much about this world but I found it super fast pace read. I really did like the duel POV and was super invested in both leads. I also liked how both main characters had some self-divsovery storylines. I enjoyed this read alot and found it to such a fast pace read that I flew though. I def need to read more by this author in the future!

9:00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest Korean pop star on the scene, and tomorrow is her debut on The Tonight Show, hopefully a breakout performance for her career. She's in her fancy hotel, and her feet are killing her. She's dying for a hamburger. 10:00 p.m.: Jack is sneaking into a fancy hotel, on assignment for his tabloid reporter job that he keeps secret from his high-profile journalist father. On his way out, he runs into a girl wearing hotel slippers who is determined to find a hamburger. She looks familiar. She's kind of cute. He's really curious. 12:00 a.m.: Nothing will ever be the same. With her trademark humor and voice, Maurene Goo delivers a sparkling story of taking a chance on love--and finding yourself along the way.

Lena

I'm a design student but I've been through two different universities and three different degrees before landing where I am now. I'm starting over completely, no prior credits count towards my current degree. This is a book that truly spoke to me and ignited something in me. I'm hoping the passion these two feel for their craft will continue on in me and help me get to where I have finally figured out I want to be.

Taylor McNeely

I don’t know why it took me so long to finish this book. Sometimes I’ll read a book and enjoy it but then, all of a sudden, I’ll get out of a certain mood and stop reading. That’s exactly what happened while I was reading this book. Once I got back into this book though, I couldn’t stop reading it! 
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It is a love story set in Hong Kong which is a very unique and exciting setting. It made me want to visit all the tourist and food places that they mentioned. I also loved the main characters who had dreams, but were still unsure about their futures which I relate a lot to after recently graduating college. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Kdramas, witty banter romantic relationships, and whimsical traveling involving delicious food.

Somewhere Only We Know

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