3.75/5 stars!

Attention! This book contains: scripts, scams, parties, new jobs, acting skills, coffee, and secret dates.

When Chloe Gibson accepts an English teaching job in Korea, the last thing she expects is to end up broke and alone, wandering the streets of Seoul with nowhere to go. But just as she’s ready to give up and go home, a twist of fate lands her a role in a new K-drama.

Rising star Shin Jinseung seeks to catapult his career to the next level with his first lead role. When he lays eyes upon Chloe, it’s a blast from the past he won’t soon forget.

Sparks fly between the pair, especially when they find out their characters will share a kiss. But real-life kissing is forbidden. Shin Jinseung has a set of rules to follow: no dating, no relationships, and no falling in love. Consider it career suicide.

As Chloe’s attraction grows, will Jinseung be prepared to risk everything to give her the love she craves?

Ooh, this was a fun one!

This is probably one of the most cliché romance books I’ve ever read, but it didn’t bother me too much – that’s what good K-dramas are all about!

So, this story follows Chloe who just arrived in Korea to start a new job as an English teacher. As it turns out, the whole thing was a scam, and while she is crying on the streets of Seoul she is recruited as an actress for a new K-drama. Thanks to this job, she meets a lot of new interesting people, including the rising star Shin Jinseung who plays her love interest. I don’t have to tell you what happens next, I’m sure you can figure it out!

Like I said, this is a very cliché kind of romance. A random, beautiful girl with no training in acting or modeling gets the opportunity to star in a K-Drama with a very famous actor… overnight. Yeah, I didn’t think this was the most realistic story ever, but it sure portrays the dream of every K-Drama lover!

The romance was cute, but the reason why I didn’t give this a higher rating is because the guy was a little too indecisive and kept changing his mind all the time – too hot and cold for my taste. Also, there is not a lot of character development overall and I wish the author spent more time adding descriptions and more cultural references to create the setting.

I knew from the get-go this was part of a duology (now turned into a trilogy apparently), but I thought the books were companion novels. It turns out the second book is the continuation of this story! From what I’ve read so far, I think the story should be a standalone and end here – but we’ll see how it goes.

I would definitely recommend this book to K-drama lovers!