Desi Lee believes anything is possible if you have a plan. That's how she became student body president. Varsity soccer star. And it's how she'll get into Stanford. But she's never had a boyfriend. In fact, she's a disaster at romance, a clumsy, stammering humiliation magnet whose botched attempts at flirting have become legendary with her friends. So when the hottest human specimen to have ever lived walks into her life one day, Desi finds guidance in the Korean dramas her father has been obsessively watching for years-where the hapless heroine always seems to end up in the arms of her true love by episode ten. It's a simple formula, and Desi is a quick study. Armed with her "K Drama Steps to True Love," Desi goes after the moody, elusive artist Luca Drakos-and boat rescues, love triangles, and staged car crashes ensue. But when the fun and games turn to true feels, Desi finds out that real love is about way more than just drama.
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(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 30 May 2017, 336 pages, ebook, A Year Of @EpicReads 2019, a book you know will make you laugh, borrowed from @GlasgowLib via @OverDriveLibs)
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I really enjoyed this book. It made me laugh a few times because Desi is such a geek and is so awkward at times. I found the way she goes after Luca using a ten-step programme concocted from watching Korean soap operas very geeky but endearing. At first, she's obsessed with bagging Luca as her boyfriend. This becomes her focus and obsession. It's implied she doesn't really care about Luca and he was just a goal she was determined to succeed at. I loved the way Desi grows over the course of the book and develops real feelings for Luca. This book is perfect escapism. There are plenty of funny moments and laughter but dark undertones as well.
