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Love Language
Cassie doesn't feel at home in her hometown in California. So when her family moves to South Korea, where her parents were born and raised, she thinks life might be easier. But Cassie soon learns she is wrong. Despite being ethnically Korean, there is so much about her that is American—parts of her she can't erase. Yet there are just as many parts of her that are Korean, too. From English to Korean, chocolate to ho-dduk, can Cassie find a language where she can wholly be loved?
220 pages, Paperback
Published August 4, 2026
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Review of advance copy received from Author
Love Language by Christine Ko is about a young Korean American girl trying to find her place.
Will Cassie ever find a place where she belongs?
Cassie
Cassie is a young middle grade student but doesn't feel like she belongs in America. When her parents move her and her sister to South Korea Cassie doesn't know if she truly belongs there either. I like that Cassie tries to learn hangul so that she can understand both sides of her family and the community around them. Hopefully as Cassie grows up she feels more comfortable speaking hangul and is much like her father in being bilingual.
I like Cassie.
Her Family
Cassie has an older sister, a mom, and a dad. In South Korea she meets both sides of her family. Cassie mostly talked about her mom's side of the family and not too much about her dad's side. She tries her best to talk to her family and get to know them which I admire for her.
Four Stars
My rating for Love Language by Christine Ko is four stars. Ms. Ko has introduced to me a new writing style. I am uncertain if I will pick up a book like this again but I did enjoy it. Ms. Ko did a great job on telling this story through the unique style that she chose while also introducing her readers to the history and language of Korea as well. I thought she did it really well. My favorite part that I enjoyed is the glossary in the back of the book. It is a glossary of Korean words that Ms. Ko has used.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Love Language by Christine Ko.
Until the next time,
Karen the Baroness
If you would like to see other reviews like this one, check out Baroness Book Trove.
Will Cassie ever find a place where she belongs?
Cassie
Cassie is a young middle grade student but doesn't feel like she belongs in America. When her parents move her and her sister to South Korea Cassie doesn't know if she truly belongs there either. I like that Cassie tries to learn hangul so that she can understand both sides of her family and the community around them. Hopefully as Cassie grows up she feels more comfortable speaking hangul and is much like her father in being bilingual.
I like Cassie.
Her Family
Cassie has an older sister, a mom, and a dad. In South Korea she meets both sides of her family. Cassie mostly talked about her mom's side of the family and not too much about her dad's side. She tries her best to talk to her family and get to know them which I admire for her.
Four Stars
My rating for Love Language by Christine Ko is four stars. Ms. Ko has introduced to me a new writing style. I am uncertain if I will pick up a book like this again but I did enjoy it. Ms. Ko did a great job on telling this story through the unique style that she chose while also introducing her readers to the history and language of Korea as well. I thought she did it really well. My favorite part that I enjoyed is the glossary in the back of the book. It is a glossary of Korean words that Ms. Ko has used.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Love Language by Christine Ko.
Until the next time,
Karen the Baroness
If you would like to see other reviews like this one, check out Baroness Book Trove.
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