Xoxo
Xoxo by Axie Oh, published by HarperCollinsPublishers in 2022, is a young adult fiction novel that explores the complexities of love and ambition. With 337 pages, this edition presents a modern forbidden romance set against the glamorous backdrop of the K-pop industry. The story follows Jenny, a dedicated cellist who finds her focus challenged when she meets Jaewoo, a K-pop idol, leading her to question the sacrifices she is willing to make for love.
Readers will discover Jenny’s journey as she navigates her dreams and the unexpected challenges of her relationship with Jaewoo. The narrative delves into themes of coming of age, family dynamics, and the pressures of a multicultural environment, particularly as Jenny moves to Seoul to care for her grandmother and enrolls in an elite arts academy. As she confronts the realities of dating a K-pop star, Jenny must weigh her aspirations against the risks involved in pursuing a relationship that could jeopardize both her future and Jaewoo’s career.
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Jenny’s never had much time for boys, K-pop, or really anything besides her dream of being a professional cellist. But when she finds herself falling for a K-pop idol, she has to decide whether their love is worth the risk. A modern forbidden romance wrapped in the glamorous and exclusive world of K-pop, XOXO is perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Maurene Goo.
Jenny didn’t get to be an award-winning, classically trained cellist without choosing practice over fun. That is, until the night she meets Jaewoo. Mysterious, handsome, and just a little bit tormented, Jaewoo is exactly the kind of distraction Jenny would normally avoid. And yet, she finds herself pulled into spending an unforgettable evening wandering Los Angeles with him on the night before his flight home to South Korea.
With Jaewoo an ocean away, there’s no use in dreaming of what could have been. But when Jenny and her mother move to Seoul to take care of her ailing grandmother, who does she meet at the elite arts academy she’s just been accepted to Jaewoo.
Finding the dreamy stranger who swept you off your feet in your homeroom is one thing, but Jaewoo isn’t just any student. Turns out, Jaewoo is a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world. And like most K-pop idols, Jaewoo is strictly forbidden from dating anyone.
When a relationship means not only jeopardizing her place at her dream music school but also endangering everything Jaewoo’s worked for, Jenny has to decide once and for all just how much she’s willing to risk for love. XOXO is a new romance that proves chasing your dreams doesn’t have to mean sacrificing your heart, from acclaimed author Axie Oh.
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