The Name Drop

Susan Lee — 2023

New from the author of Seoulmates comes a story of mistaken identities, the summer of a lifetime, and a love to risk everything for. When Elijah Ri arrives in New York City for an internship at his father's massive tech company, Haneul Corporation, he expects the royal treatment that comes with being the future CEO--even if that's the last thing he wants. But instead, he finds himself shuffled into a group of overworked, unpaid interns, all sharing a shoebox apartment for the summer. When Jessica Lee arrives in New York City, she's eager to make the most of her internship at Haneul Corporation, even if she's at the bottom of the corporate ladder. But she's shocked to be introduced as the new executive-in-training intern with a gorgeous brownstone all to herself. It doesn't take long for Elijah and Jessica to discover the source of the mistake: they share the same Korean name. But they decide to stay switched--so Elijah can have a relaxing summer away from his controlling dad while Jessica can make the connections she desperately needs for college recommendations. As Elijah and Jessica work together to keep up the charade, a spark develops between them. Can they avoid discovery--and total disaster--with their feelings and futures on the line? Praise for Seoulmates "The perfect childhood friends-to-lovers story--full stop." --Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners and The Soulmate Equation "Adorable, heartfelt, and guaranteed to bring a smile to your face!" --Gloria Chao, author of American Panda and Rent a Boyfriend "A deliciously swoony romance." --Helen Hoang, New York Times bestselling author of The Heart Principle

Reviews

anya@anyasrvn

May 23, 2024

it’s a book

Krys C.@onefalsenote

Apr 8, 2024

Didn't completely like this but I would watch a kdrama of this tbh

Ena Kalkan@enaklkn

Feb 23, 2024

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the early access to this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Someone else had said that this is a perfect book for fans of K-dramas & YA romance and I honestly couldn't agree more. That being said, it's a very cute book and definitely worth the quick read. I, myself, am also a huge fan of K-dramas and the story didn't disappoint! It was enjoyable to watch our main characters handle the mix-up of their similar names. I'm not normally a huge fan of different POVs in books but I found it extremely helpful in this case to be able to connect to both Elijah and Jessica. I rated the book 3 stars because I definitely liked it but it went pretty quickly for me and I think I would've wanted to see just a little more with the romance. Unfortunately, the ending also felt very rushed. Nonetheless, it is very sweet and I did enjoy it overall. And, I did really like the take on the classic K-drama rich guy, poor girl trope (set in NYC!!).

nina @ninaisreading

Jan 10, 2024

such a quick read :D Rating: 3.5 stars

Abigail@abigailb

Oct 16, 2023

Low key devastated that I did not like this. Unfortunately the characters did feel one dimensional to me. I actually double checked that this was marketed as romance because it took at least 50% to even have an inkling of it. And that’s not because it’s YA. I have read plenty of YA romance as a teen up to now so I know romantic subplots are totally possible from the jump. Without that as a strong factor I was just left with plot about a misogynistic workplace and internships that don’t really make sense. Also, her dad was a director at Microsoft but she’s supposed to be a “poor girl” trope? Little things like her mentioning that Gap is affordable just took me out of the story. I can get on board with the name/place switch premise or any other k drama influences but I have a harder time believing what should be real life representation that doesn’t line up.

Jeremy Castillo@jeremyangel

Oct 2, 2023

This book appears on the shelf Books

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