| What's effective about this time frame for a novel? I'm getting old and I need something to rely on So tell me when you're gonna let me in I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin And if you have a minute why don't we go Talk about it somewhere only we know? Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah This could be the end of everything So why don't we go Somewhere only we know? I'm getting old and I need something to rely on So tell me when you're gonna let me in I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin And if you have a minute why don't we go Talk about it somewhere only we know? Feeling heartbroken, she enrolls in a language course abroad and travels to for a change of pace, the city where her grandmother once spent a couple years of her life | Somewhere only we know Oh, simple thing, where have you gone? She knew how much hard work and how many sacrifices it would take for her to become a K-pop star without letting it deter her from accomplishing her dream |
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| Pop culture mentions include The Later Tonight Show, Little Women, In-N-Out Burger, Netflix, Cardi B, Mariah Carey, Soundgarden, One Direction, and more | Dans une tentative désespérée d'échapper à ses états d'âme, elle décide de partir pour la République tchèque, se souvenant que sa grand-mère avait passé quelques années heureuses à Prague |
This could be the end of everything So why don't we go Somewhere only we know? Thankfully, she runs into Jack, a handsome Korean American and aspiring photographer, who takes care of her that night -- without realizing she's a celebrity -- and gives her a tour of Hong Kong the next day.
20| The book also mentions some of the dark sides of K-pop stardom, such as unhealthy eating habits and eyelid surgery to appeal to Western beauty standards | Is this the place that I've been dreaming of? Strong language and insults include variations of "freaking," "crap," "hell," "ass," and "s--t |
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| I walked across an empty land I knew the pathway like the back of my hand I felt the earth beneath my feet Sat by the river and it made me complete Oh simple thing where have you gone? Teens will fall in love with the swoon-worthy romance and vivid Hong Kong setting in Maurene Goo's charming, Korean-pop-filled retelling of a classic film | This could be the end of everything So why don't we go Somewhere only we know? She's on a strict diet and mentions that other girls in training formed unhealthy eating habits and eating disorders |
Parents need to know that 's Somewhere Only We Know is a charming -type of love story about Lucky, a famous Korean American K-pop star, and Jack, a Korean American tabloid photographer, who fall in love after spending a day together in Hong Kong.
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