Writing style
Conversational · Descriptive · Direct
Apple BooksXOXO
Romance
- Print length
- 337 pagesHarperTeen, 2022
Description
Jenny is a gifted cellist who has built her life around discipline and musical ambition. During an unexpected night in Los Angeles, she meets the mysterious Jaewoo and shares an immediate connection with him, only for him to disappear. Months later, Jenny moves with her mother to Seoul and enrolls at an elite arts academy, where Jaewoo unexpectedly reappears. He is a member of XOXO, one of Korea’s leading K-pop groups, and his career depends on rules that forbid dating. Pursuing their relationship would mean secrecy, scrutiny, and risks to both futures, while walking away would protect the plans they have worked to achieve. The romance places private desire against two demanding performance cultures, each requiring talent, sacrifice, and control.
Reading profile
About this profile
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Brisk
Tone
Hopeful · Romantic · Tense · Warm
Structure
Linear
Focus
Character · Plot · Relationships
Emotional intensity
3 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 2 / 5
- Ideas
- 2 / 5
- Structure
- 2 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 1 / 5
Themes
Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Publisher
- HarperTeen
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780063025004
Keep your books and notes in Collected for iPhone.
Apple Books is a service mark of Apple Inc. iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.