Cute Summer contemporary ahead! Wish Upon a K-Star is perfect for fans of K-Pop and childhood crushes. The childhood crushes crushed me! Keep reading this book review of Wish Upon a K-Star for my full thoughts.
Summary
Moon Minseok—or Moonster as this WDB fans know him—wasn’t born to lead. Even as part of the world’s most popular K-Pop group, he found comfort in his role as the jokester, the sidekick, the unserious one (with the cutest smile). But now WDB is drowning in dating scandals, and it’s time for Moonster to take charge of the group’s image.
Shin Hyeri has been dealing with some scandals of her own. An up-and-coming K-Drama actress, she’s been labeled a “nepo baby” (with a famous idol as a big brother) and now, a bully (which couldn’t be further from the truth). Desperate to show the world that she’s earned her spot, Hyeri is determined not to let her rising star crash and burn.
When these two childhood enemies get caught up in yet another scandal while co-hosting a K-Pop festival, there’s only one solution that will save both of their reputations: appear on one of Korea’s most popular variety shows, Our Celebrity Marriage (where celebrities pretend to get married and compete in ‘newlywed’ challenges).
The plan is simple—pretend to get along, win back the fans, then go their separate ways. But what happens when a fake marriage leads to real feelings? Will Moonster and Hyeri bow to the pressures of their famous realities, or will they decide their love is something worth fighting for?
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
I loved how Cho is able to balance a story about the pressures and expectations of the idol lifestyle with a swoony childhood crush story. Wish Upon a K-Star is a book I finished in a few days because I was so obsessed. There’s these conversations about control over our own life. The business which controls our future and success has these ideas about what we should want. What is good for us. That doesn’t even include our own family which might push us in ways we don’t want. But what is worth fighting for? Sometimes we need someone to remind us our opinion matters.
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Wish Upon a K-Star features rivalry, childhood crushes re-united, and secrets. Featuring dual POV, Cho allows us to see the misconceptions and situations without context. The way one overheard comment can condemn a future. It also asks us what is real and what is fake. The little pieces of reality slipping in. With any fake dating story, when does the line begin to blur? Wish Upon a K-Star is a cute contemporary which I’d recommend to anyone wanting to kick start their summer reading! Find Wish Upon a K-Star on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon, Bookshop. org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.