You know what’s really hard? Finding niche books that scratch the itch for this avid reader. When I ran across Jennie’s books (well before I found her here on the blog!), I was delighted!
These are such fun, fluffy beach reads, with a good plot hook to keep me drawn in and characters that felt realistic. Jennie has a great touch with her characters — she develops them really well with just a few strokes of the pen, as it were. The heroes and heroines all have a great push-and-pull, and I love that the girls all finally find their feet. Jennie rounds out the stories with fun details like a dance-off with sasaengs, obnoxious family members, and a good understanding of the quirky things kpop fans do. Undercover Fan and Celebrity Superhero are my favorites, but they are *all* a good way to pass the time and indulge in a little kpop wish fulfillment. Definitely worth a read!
In more exciting news, Jennie will be a panelist at KCon next month! We’re all very excited for her. You can find her on the fanfiction panel.
If you’re curious and want to check out Jennie’s books, you can find them on Amazon:
Celebrity Superhero (Also available at these fine retailers)
I’m really excited to read these. In fact, I just popped over to Amazon and bought the trilogy for my Kindle. I recently read the YA novel I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo. It is about a high school girl who uses methods from Kdramas to try to land the guy she likes. It was pretty good but had potential to be better.
I look forward to reading these. Thanks!
Awesome! I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
I just finished CELEBRITY SUPERHERO. I had no idea what a sasaeng was until I looked it up! That’s a whole new level of crazy! lol! Even though I am more of a Kdrama fan than a Kpop fan, I had fun reading this novella. Thanks for the recommendation!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Omg! I really didn’t know something like this existed. I mean I am a big fan of kpop and also an avid reader. Mixing the two together and coming up with idea and the publishing is as novels! I thought it was only limited to fan fictions on Wattpad! Wow! Really can’t wait to get my hands on one.
You won’t regret it!