This book was a perfect read for anyone who loves cliche romantic novels. I am personally a fan of reading anything that I find romantic. This book takes place in the matter of a day but it is wonderfully told from the viewpoint of our two main characters Natasha Kingsley and Daniel Bae. One of the things that I enjoyed reading what the connection Daniel tried to desperately convince Natasha of. I enjoyed reading a book where the female character wasn't the one desperately trying to pursue the guy, she was more concerned with her own well being and dealing with her situation which was her deportation.
One of the elements of the book I enjoyed was the characters, even the attention to the support characters. Hands down, I enjoyed Natasha's character for her uniqueness to the characters in the genre of romance novels. She is a firm believer in logic and facts that she isn't easily convinced of the idea of love at first sight. Daniel is the opposite because he follows her around hoping to convince her it was love at first sight. The contrast between these characters was nice to see unfold. Eventually she did fall in love with him but it was a nice build up from her original stance of justifying her feels with facts and logic to settling for the idea that she also fell for him too.
What made the story cliche but also cute was it was written in the course of a day. Natasha could not find a way to be able to stay in the country so towards the end she had go back home with the promise to Daniel that they would try and keep in touch. Alongside the two characters' own development in the story, the focus on the support characters such as the Irene who had set up to end her life but didn't after she received a letter of thanks from Natasha towards the end of the book. The book goes on to say that Irene became a flight attendant and was thankful to Natasha for helping her out of her state of depression.
This book felt like I was reading a movie script for a cheesy love film, but it was still very well done. It talked about the two charter's lives giving the readers the point of view of each character with some sections dedicated to supporting details. My only complaint would be the the way they meet at the end. After they were apart for ten years they find each other on the same flight were they recognized each other after being apart for so long. I would say I am a harsh critic when it comes to books of romance but this one definitely captures your attention on a love at first sight type of romance.
Links:
- http://www.nicolayoon.com/bio/
- This is a link to the bio on the author. Its is always interesting to know the person behind a story
- http://www.rd.com/true-stories/love/
- This is a website that has a bunch of articles about stories of love, this is worth a read if you want to kill time and read some cute love stories
- http://www.yourtango.com/20071315/10-greatest-love-stories-of-all-time-2
- This is also another fun source for cute love stories.
Cheesy novels are very much a thing for young adults nowadays because this is where they can relate themselves.
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