Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout
Yet below, we will certainly reveal you extraordinary thing to be able always read guide Hello, I Love You: A Novel, By Katie M. Stout wherever and whenever you take area as well as time. The book Hello, I Love You: A Novel, By Katie M. Stout by simply could assist you to recognize having the book to check out whenever. It won't obligate you to consistently bring the thick e-book any place you go. You could simply maintain them on the device or on soft file in your computer system to consistently review the area during that time.
Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout
Best Ebook PDF Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout
Grace Wilde is running-from the multi-million dollar mansion her record producer father bought, the famous older brother who's topped the country music charts five years in a row, and the mother who blames her for her brother's breakdown. Grace escapes to the farthest place from home she can think of, a boarding school in Korea, hoping for a fresh start.
She wants nothing to do with music, but when her roommate Sophie's twin brother Jason turns out to be the newest Korean pop music superstar, Grace is thrust back into the world of fame. She can't stand Jason, whose celebrity status is only outmatched by his oversized ego, but they form a tenuous alliance for the sake of her friendship with Sophie. As the months go by and Grace adjusts to her new life in Korea, even she can't deny the sparks flying between her and the KPOP idol.
Soon, Grace realizes that her feelings for Jason threaten her promise to herself that she'll leave behind the music industry that destroyed her family. But can Grace ignore her attraction to Jason and her undeniable pull of the music she was born to write? Sweet, fun, and romantic, Katie M. Stout's Hello, I Love You explores what it means to experience first love and discover who you really are in the process.
Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout - Amazon Sales Rank: #232714 in Books
- Brand: Stout, Katie M.
- Published on: 2015-06-09
- Released on: 2015-06-09
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.44" h x 1.03" w x 5.75" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 304 pages
Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up—When family tragedy strikes, Grace, the daughter of a famous music producer, flees Nashville and escapes to the furthest place she can find, an English high school in South Korea. She goes knowing no one, knowing nothing of the language or culture. Providentially her roommate, Sophie speaks perfect English, having grown up in America. Sophie takes Grace under her wing, introducing her to her famous twin brother, Jason, and the rest of his K-Pop band. Sparks fly and though they start out hating each other, Jason and Grace find themselves unable to escape their mutual attraction. Their relationship is tempestuous and becomes the focus of the story as both Grace and Jason must work through their own family dramas and fame to find the courage to be together. Grace's boy drama and exploration of foreign culture will appeal to some readers, and Fans of Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (Dutton, 2010) may be attracted to the story. By setting the tale in Korea, Stout has an opportunity to open a window into Korean culture for her readers; sadly, the opportunity is often missed. The book too closely follows Grace's first person cultural ignorance, and an unfortunate a number of stereotypes are perpetuated. VERDICT An additional purchase for large libraries with YA contemporary romance fans.—Genevieve Feldman, San Francisco Public Library
Review
“An exciting debut about letting go of past pain and opening your arms to the future. Stout writes an intelligent, finely-drawn heroine and fresh characters in an alluring, foreign land. I loved it!” ―Katie Sise, author of The Boyfriend App
“Hello, I love this book! With a perfect cast of characters, smart dialogue, and a healthy dose of music, armchair travelers should make Hello, I Love You their next destination.” ―Kristin Rae, author of Wish You Were Italian
“Stout's romance credibly examines facing one's inner turmoil and orchestrating new beginnings.” ―Publishers Weekly
About the Author
KATIE M. STOUT is from Atlanta, Georgia, and works for an international charity that sends her to fun places like Spain and Singapore. When she's not writing, you can find her drinking an unhealthy amount of chai tea and listening to Girls' Generation, Teen Top, and all her other favorite K-pop tunes. Hello, I Love You is her first novel.
Where to Download Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout
Most helpful customer reviews
15 of 19 people found the following review helpful. If you love Kpop, dramas, other cultures, hate a racist main character, etc. this is not for you. Spoilers By Leaf If you love Kpop, other cultures, hate racist characters, and want a very well done book about a girl who moves to Korea and gets involved with a hot guy and the Kpop industry...please look elsewhere. I hate giving authors bad reviews. They pour their hearts into writing, but sometimes it has to be done.I am sorry to say that like many others who were so excited about a book like this being published, that this book did not make me happy. I LOVE Kpop! I love reading about other cultures and experiencing the beauty of another culture with our main character...Grace was not the character for this role. I do not tolerate racism at all, so to read about a main character who had her head so stuck in her own little vision of how the entire world should behave sickened me. Yes, she is a teen, but she is still racist. I have provided some lovely quotes for you later on if you would like to see them.Let me begin by saying I really am glad that Kpop is getting more recognition and that the author is a really good writer. However, what she wrote offended me.There were a few good things about this book: The other characters besides our main were likable and had a lot of good to say regarding our main character's racist views on Korea. The writing was well done, and this is about Kpop! That's where the good ends.Our main character, Grace, is a girl who like many, is going through some tough times. To escape these troubles she literally googles a place to move and when she finds Korea she just leaves. She doesn't research anything about the country!!!! And then she begins trashing the Korean culture and trying to force her American ways onto Korea. At first I thought this was a flaw in her character and that she would overcome her mindset and embrace another culture...she did not. To make matters worse, she says a LOT of racist things that I could not believe what I was reading. I want to say that the author was trying to make this a coming of age YA romance, but Grace never matured.She attends a boarding school and obviously being in another country, they would not speak English!! (Or at least, not everyone since English is taught in school.) Grace cannot believe that there is another writing system other than the alphabet and that Korean people can read them. The romance was cute at times (which were seldom), but Grace was unbelievable. She chastises Jason-the love interest-for liking Kpop, calls Kpop a fad and refuses to say anything positive about it.Actual quotes to prove my point about Grace's racist thoughts:“But you think I should make it more like your American music?” he asks. “You say that like it’s a bad thing.”"I can't help but notice the obnoxiously neon READY TO WHERE splayed across her shirt, and I wonder if she thought it was ironic or if this girl has zero concept of the English language.""As we head to the dorms, I think back to meeting Sophie's brother this morning. He said something about a band room. Does that mean people play music here? I mean, normal music, like rap or hip-hop or folk. Or is it only traditional Korean stuff?""I'm not sure what I expected-that they would be good? Pop is the name of the genre. That never bodes well for the quality of the music. But I guess I hoped since they're a big deal, they would be more than your average bubblegum band.""I'm guessing that if you guys are famous like Sophie said, it's mostly based on pretty faces instead of actual quality of music."Grace refuses to acknowledge that any other music besides American music is a thing. She trashes Kpop and mocks it and refuses to adapt to Korea. And get this: Grace is supposed to know a lot about all kinds of music. Yep. Which is why she doesn't think Kpop is music and that all Asian music is just traditional....Not only that, but Grace tries to correct Jason and his band that his music is not American and therefore, not good. If they would only play American music, then they would be hits!!!! Too bad Kpop is a huge thing Grace, because your point is invalid. All music is to be appreciated and if it is not the music you listen to, then try and respect it at the least!!! Jason even yells at Grace and tells her to try and be more sensitive about other cultures! This is why I don't think the author intended to make a racist main character. Yet Grace never grows out of her viewpoints. And Grace takes his advice as an offense. She thinks that what Jason was telling her was that she needed to stop parading America around...are you kidding me?For us k and j-drama fans, Grace once again lends her opinions on the subject. She made me insanely mad. Naturally, getting used to a foreign culture is shocking, but Grace handled it terribly. She criticizes Korean food, the drama, the music, the language, everything that is NOT American. Girl, you signed up for a foreign country...what did you honestly expect?All in all, I really did not enjoy this book. I was so excited to hear a book about Kpop was being published. And then I get Grace and her unbelievable perspective. I wanted a book where a young woman explores another country and comes to embrace it. Instead, I got a book with a racist, closeminded, "white savior wannabe", stereotyping, white girl. As a white girl myself who really appreciates other cultures and loves Kpop and dramas, etc. I was livid. And it was not just because the book dissed Korea. No. This book made me extremely mad. Racism is a terrible thing that should not exist but sadly does. And Grace not only starts out racist, but she ends the book without having changed.I am very sorry if you love Korean culture, or other cultures and dislike racism. If you are one of those people, you might be very angry at the many things Grace says during this book. The only saving grace was the secondary cast who got mad at Grace and tried to get her to adjust her mindset-which never happened-and the writing. Some might be able to look past these ugly things, and I hope that if you still givethis book a chance that you find it much more enjoyable than I did. If you're unsure, maybe try the library. I cannot recommend this book.(One thing I have to say is that Kpop and Korean society is pretty racist too. Now please hear me out as a fellow lover of Korea and Kpop! There is always a darker side to every single country. Korea has it's flaws. And one of them is that Koreans( NOT ALL) are racist to those with darker skin color. Kai from EXO has been give a rough time as have members of SNSD who mocked one of their members for their darker skin. One of my best friend's moved from South Korea to where I go to school, and as much as we love dramas and Kpop and how much I love the culture, she has told me far too many times about this issue in Korea. I am pointing this out because I have been accusing Grace of racism when the same thing is pretty evident in other cultures. I am not bashing Korea, please hear me out. I am just trying to be fair here when I have already bashed on Grace -which should be addressed. Racism is a terrible thing. We are all human beings and respect is something we all need to give to each other. Racism is in every country and it cannot be escaped. However, we can make an effort to change how we see each other for the better. Thank you for your time. I apologize if you did not like my review.)
11 of 15 people found the following review helpful. A YA romance with a unique setting! By Nicole Hewitt 3.5/5 StarsHello, I Love You is a YA romance set in Korea that gives us a little peek into KPOP and the world of a Korean superstar. It was cute and fun, but the story also delved a little deeper than a simple fluffy romance because of Grace’s and Jason’s family issues. Ultimately, Hello, I Love You is a story about letting go of past pain and being brave enough to embrace the future.What I loved:Diversity!Grace is the only major character in this book that isn’t Korean and the book is set in Korea. Already, it gets much love from me! I love to see diversity in books – especially YA, where it’s lacking. I also love that the love interest is Korean, but that, in itself, isn’t presented as a major barrier to the relationship (there are a few times that Grace wonders if Jason doesn’t want to be seen with the American girl, but it’s a very minor issue). Of course, Sophie and Jason are somewhat Americanized because they grew up in America, (thus their Americanized names), but still – diversity! Plus, I loved the references to KPOP and Korean drama!Family issues.As I mentioned, both Jason and Grace have tough family issues that hold them back. Jason is dealing with his parents’ nasty divorce and his estrangement from his father. Grace’s family issues take more of center stage. At the very beginning of the book, we learn that Grace’s father is a famous music producer (who is a bit of a workaholic) and her brother is a country music singer. There are hints right from the start that something happened with her brother (her father calls it “the incident” – and we learn details about what that was as the book goes on. We know that, whatever it was, it was traumatic for Grace and that she’s running from it – trying to avoid dealing with her feelings of guilt and sorrow and also trying to escape her strained relationship with her mother, which only got worse after what happened with her brother. These issues drive the story and made me want to keep reading – I really wanted to know the full story was! (Even though I had some guesses and I was pretty close, I still appreciated the way the story was laid out for us!)Jason and Grace.At first, I wasn’t too sure about the romance between these two – especially since I didn’t particularly like either of them in the beginning – but they definitely won me over by the second half of the book and I was rooting forthem!Secondary characters.I really loved the secondary characters in this book – especially Sophie (Grace’s best friend and Jason’s twin sister)!Negatives:Grace’s personality.Unfortunately, Grace isn’t the most likable main character – especially in the first half of the book. She just came across as kind of smug and arrogant (especially where music was concerned). She often complained about Jason’s negative attitude, but I had trouble sympathizing with her because she was just as irritating as he was most of the time. Then there was her attitude toward the language – I get that she was in Korea to escape her problems, not because she loved the country, and that she felt like she just wasn’t good at learning languages, but she put in zero effort where the language was concerned and then complained because people spoke Korean around her and excluded her from conversations. Even after having spent a whole school year in Korea, she knew almost no Korean – how is that even possible?! By the second half of the book, she was showing an interest in seeing Korea, trying Korean foods and exploring the culture a little, so that made me feel a bit better about her, but I wish she had been more open to it all along.While Grace’s personality bugged me a bit, I still found that I didn’t want to put this book down. There were a few times that I had to go do something else, and I was always eager to get back to reading – so I was obviously invested in the story and enjoying it! Overall, I give this book 3.5/5 stars.***Disclosure: I received this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Did not like By Jude ~1.5/5I knew, going into this book, that it was going to either be amazing or horrible. I was hoping it would go the way of an extremely enjoyable contemporary romance, fun and cute, instead of being badly written, one dimensional, or annoying. And I’m surprised to say that it wasn’t really either?Grace, running away from a tragedy in her family, decides to go to boarding school in Korea, leaving her famous and rich family in southern America.My first problem is the Korean part. Now, this appeals hugely to all Kpop and Kdrama fans, of which I am one. And I was thinking, I don’t know, that Grace would be a fan? Instead, Grace doesn’t even like listening to the Koreans talk. Watching Korean television and listening to their music sounds dreadful to her. She grumbles and groans and is very superior American, about all of it, and even refuses to learn Korean. Which, after living there for a full school year, surrounded by the language, watching and listening to it, and even taking classes to learn it, she barely learns a word? How does she not absorb even a little, and still pass her classes?It also seemed to take some of the fun, diverse effects out, when the two people that Grace gets to know, go by American names, and speak perfect English. That seemed like cheating.Grace is a very judgmental person. It takes her forever to finally come around to watching Kdramas, and even though she finally starts to enjoy them, she does it for everything, every time--the music, the food, the people. Which makes it hard to believe that, with less than half way through, she’s all the sudden not judgemental about something that Jason does? Suddenly she’s Miss Understanding.If the main character was anyone else, this would have been a better book. I just hated Grace, I think. She’s shallow, judgmental, runs from anything that scares her, is extremely biased. I didn’t even like the romance, the attraction between her and Jason. I felt like I barely got to know Jason at all, because she was always judging him, and that his actual feelings and emotions were never shown to the reader.I liked the side characters enough, but I don’t feel like I saw enough of them, or got to know them well enough. Sophie seemed nice enough, and I liked seeing her relationship grow, but there wasn’t really any conclusion there. Yoon Jae was a sweetheart, but then he kind of just left. Jason seemed nice.I will say that the surprise with Grace’s family was well done, and revealed with good timing. I understood some of her feelings and thoughts, then. That didn’t make me like her any more, though.I was disappointed with this book. I wanted it to be amazing, with all the Kdrama fun and feel. And it was pretty much the opposite of that.A review copy was provided by the publisher, St. Martin’s Press. Thank you![More of my reviews are available on my blog, Geeky Reading, to which there's a link on my profile.]
See all 54 customer reviews...
Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout
Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout PDF
Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout iBooks
Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout ePub
Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout rtf
Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout AZW
Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout Kindle
Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout
Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout
Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout
Hello, I Love You: A Novel, by Katie M. Stout
