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Graphic novelist, Violet Winter, is beginning to taste success when her publishing company suddenly holds the future of her book series for ransom. If she wants her next three-book deal she needs to create a graphic novel for an undisclosed band’s tenth anniversary.
Reluctantly hopping on a plane to South Korea, Violet comes face to face with one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world and Seojun- the boy she had a chance encounter with 2 years ago.
Violet’s feelings for Seojun grow as she uncovers the band’s origin stories and circumstances keep throwing them together. But how does Seojun really feel? Things always seemed much clearer on the K-dramas she loves. With mistakes and misunderstandings getting in the way, will she stay?
Reluctantly hopping on a plane to South Korea, Violet comes face to face with one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world and Seojun- the boy she had a chance encounter with 2 years ago.
Violet’s feelings for Seojun grow as she uncovers the band’s origin stories and circumstances keep throwing them together. But how does Seojun really feel? Things always seemed much clearer on the K-dramas she loves. With mistakes and misunderstandings getting in the way, will she stay?
350 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 11, 2022
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December 20, 2023
I’m a huge fan of k-pop and k-pop books, so when I found this one I was ecstatic. I love that the protagonist is a graphic novelist (a unique career choice not often portrayed). I adored the romance and all the hijinks.
I truly hope the author continues writing within this world; I’d love to see the other boys get their romances too!
I truly hope the author continues writing within this world; I’d love to see the other boys get their romances too!
April 30, 2023
Cute kPop novel
Being hugely obsessed with kPop at the moment, I really enjoyed this book! While the two love interests are immediately attracted to each other, there are interactions and situations that make their feelings believable. There was no "insta love", which I despise in romance books. Instead, they built feelings for each other over time and getting to know each other. Overall a good romance, that also gives excellent details about an Idols life and about Korea.
Being hugely obsessed with kPop at the moment, I really enjoyed this book! While the two love interests are immediately attracted to each other, there are interactions and situations that make their feelings believable. There was no "insta love", which I despise in romance books. Instead, they built feelings for each other over time and getting to know each other. Overall a good romance, that also gives excellent details about an Idols life and about Korea.
January 29, 2026
I really enjoyed Stay by Amy Kereth. It has that comforting, easy-to-sink-into romance flow, and even when I could sense where things might be heading, I was still happily along for the ride.
The biggest standout for me was the chemistry between Violet and Seojun. Seojun is a K-pop sensation, and Violet feels grounded and relatable, so watching their dynamic develop was genuinely fun and emotionally satisfying. The story leans into the push and pull of navigating feelings in the middle of fame, pressure, and all the noise that comes with being in the public eye.
There are a lot of misunderstandings and moments that could be cleared up quickly with an honest conversation, which is usually the trope that makes me sigh, but I stayed invested because the relationship worked and I cared about them. If you like romance with strong chemistry, celebrity complications, and a little messy tension along the way, this was a satisfying read.
The biggest standout for me was the chemistry between Violet and Seojun. Seojun is a K-pop sensation, and Violet feels grounded and relatable, so watching their dynamic develop was genuinely fun and emotionally satisfying. The story leans into the push and pull of navigating feelings in the middle of fame, pressure, and all the noise that comes with being in the public eye.
There are a lot of misunderstandings and moments that could be cleared up quickly with an honest conversation, which is usually the trope that makes me sigh, but I stayed invested because the relationship worked and I cared about them. If you like romance with strong chemistry, celebrity complications, and a little messy tension along the way, this was a satisfying read.
July 5, 2025
Why did you have to make me cry? I loved this book from the beginning to the end. I’m very new to reading Kpop related books ( I just say SKZ in June 2025) and I’ve been on a Kpop adventure since.
I loved the innocence at the beginning and then the relationship developments with the group, solid friendships. I loved it all. Can’t think of one bad thing. I need another story, I need to know what happens next!
I loved the innocence at the beginning and then the relationship developments with the group, solid friendships. I loved it all. Can’t think of one bad thing. I need another story, I need to know what happens next!
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January 8, 2026The absolute irony of the MC in this book being a graphic novelist and the author updating the book’s cover with AI art is not lost on me.
I really wish I would’ve known about the updated cover before I wasted my time on this one.
I really wish I would’ve known about the updated cover before I wasted my time on this one.
December 13, 2025
wow
It pulls you in from the first chapter great story!! I devoured this very quickly I couldn’t put it down.
It pulls you in from the first chapter great story!! I devoured this very quickly I couldn’t put it down.
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