{"id":27283,"date":"2021-05-28T10:06:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T14:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27283"},"modified":"2022-10-18T23:35:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:35:06","slug":"review-heart-and-seoul-by-jen-frederick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/28\/review-heart-and-seoul-by-jen-frederick\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f  Heart and Seoul by Jen Frederick"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27283\" data-postid=\"27283\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27283 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/heart-and-seoul-jen-frederick.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29610\" title=\"heart-and-seoul-jen-frederick\" alt=\"heart-and-seoul-jen-frederick\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/heart-and-seoul-jen-frederick.jpg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/heart-and-seoul-jen-frederick.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/heart-and-seoul-jen-frederick.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">As a Korean adoptee, Hara Wilson doesn\u2019t need anyone telling her she looks different from her white parents. She knows. Every time Hara looks in the mirror, she\u2019s reminded that she doesn\u2019t look like anyone else in her family\u2014not her loving mother, Ellen; not her jerk of a father, Pat; and certainly not like Pat\u2019s new wife and new \u201creal\u201d son.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">At the age of twenty-five, she thought she had come to terms with it all, but when her father suddenly dies, an offhand comment at his funeral triggers an identity crisis that has her running off to Seoul in search of her roots.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">What Hara finds there has all the makings of a classic K-drama: a tall, mysterious stranger who greets her at the airport, spontaneous adventures across the city, and a mess of familial ties, along with a red string of destiny that winds its way around her, heart and soul. Hara goes to Korea looking for answers, but what she gets instead is love\u2014a forbidden love that will either welcome Hara home\u2026or destroy her chance of finding one.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-hearts.jpg?resize=95%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"44\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16470 aligncenter\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> May 25, 2021<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Warm<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hara Wilson<\/strong> is on the path to self discovery after doing some reflecting after her father\u2019s funeral. She is a Korean-American who was adopted and wants to learn about her culture. What better way than to jump on a plane to Seoul? She meets some interesting folks and explore a region that is all too foreign for her.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am really disappointed in this book. I got to 75% and wanted to just quit. It is not that the story is not interested, it is just not what I had anticipated from this author. I have read other books by her before so I\u2019m aware of her writing style. I actually went into this story thinking the main character would be full of self discovery and love. Yes, that did happen technically but it felt off. The romance is purely lacking in this. There is nothing that gave me the feels. The main character is too busy learning about her true heritage and culture to be in love.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mainly the main character started to become annoying. She involved herself in so much drama that I became bored with her storyline. I didn\u2019t care what happened one way or another to her. The potential love interest is a nice addition but like I previously mentioned, he is not oozing romantic vibes either so I just gave up on the romance.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I will admit that seeing the country through Hara\u2019s eyes is the bonus in this story. I take it that the author did the research because the story is very descriptive. However, it is just not enough for me.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I think this is going to be a series but I will have to pass on this one. I need books that spark excitement in me. If it is not romance then I need to go in knowing that so I\u2019m not waiting for something more to occur.<\/p><p><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3hZ5Tgw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/heart-and-seoul\/id1493709000?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_heart_and_seoul&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/heart-and-seoul-jen-frederick\/1135958932?ean=9780593100158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/heart-and-seoul-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Jen_Frederick_Heart_and_Seoul?id=d_vHDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a Korean adoptee, Hara Wilson doesn\u2019t need anyone telling her she looks different from her white parents. 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She knows. Every time Hara looks in the mirror, she\u2019s reminded that she doesn\u2019t look like anyone else in her family\u2014not her loving mother, Ellen; not her jerk of a father, Pat; and certainly not like Pat\u2019s new wife and new \u201creal\u201d son.<br \/><br \/>At the age of twenty-five, she thought she had come to terms with it all, but when her father suddenly dies, an offhand comment at his funeral triggers an identity crisis that has her running off to Seoul in search of her roots.<br \/><br \/>What Hara finds there has all the makings of a classic K-drama: a tall, mysterious stranger who greets her at the airport, spontaneous adventures across the city, and a mess of familial ties, along with a red string of destiny that winds its way around her, heart and soul. Hara goes to Korea looking for answers, but what she gets instead is love\u2014a forbidden love that will either welcome Hara home\u2026or destroy her chance of finding one.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> May 25, 2021<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Warm<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hara Wilson<\/strong> is on the path to self discovery after doing some reflecting after her father\u2019s funeral. She is a Korean-American who was adopted and wants to learn about her culture. What better way than to jump on a plane to Seoul? She meets some interesting folks and explore a region that is all too foreign for her.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am really disappointed in this book. I got to 75% and wanted to just quit. It is not that the story is not interested, it is just not what I had anticipated from this author. I have read other books by her before so I\u2019m aware of her writing style. I actually went into this story thinking the main character would be full of self discovery and love. Yes, that did happen technically but it felt off. The romance is purely lacking in this. There is nothing that gave me the feels. The main character is too busy learning about her true heritage and culture to be in love.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mainly the main character started to become annoying. She involved herself in so much drama that I became bored with her storyline. I didn\u2019t care what happened one way or another to her. The potential love interest is a nice addition but like I previously mentioned, he is not oozing romantic vibes either so I just gave up on the romance.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I will admit that seeing the country through Hara\u2019s eyes is the bonus in this story. I take it that the author did the research because the story is very descriptive. However, it is just not enough for me.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I think this is going to be a series but I will have to pass on this one. I need books that spark excitement in me. If it is not romance then I need to go in knowing that so I\u2019m not waiting for something more to occur.<\/p><p><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3hZ5Tgw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/heart-and-seoul\/id1493709000?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_heart_and_seoul&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/heart-and-seoul-jen-frederick\/1135958932?ean=9780593100158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/heart-and-seoul-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Jen_Frederick_Heart_and_Seoul?id=d_vHDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27283"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29612,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27283\/revisions\/29612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}