The Book, Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon is an enjoyable read. The book is 349 pages but goes very fast once you get into it. The book revolves around 17-year-old Sunny Dae who in the eyes of his peers is a complete nerd. Sunny and his friends Jamal and Milo enjoy Dungeons and Dragons which is not an activity to participate in at a high school whose only interest is football. Thi changes though when Sunny meets Cirrus Soh, who just moved across the world from London. Sunny is instantly attracted to Cirrus and tries to impress her in any way he can, even if that means changing his entire personality for her to believe he is part of a rock band and is one of the coolest kids at school.
Throughout this lighthearted book, there is plenty of character development and hardships, including the having to fake being in a band to impress a girl and Sunny’s relationship with Gray, his brother. Each character struggles in their own way and eventually learns to overcome this struggle. In Gray and Sunny’s case, it was the distance between them after Gray came home from L.A. at the beginning of the book. Grey, in Sunnys eyes, was a completely different person and not the same brother he looks up to. One thing that stuck out to me in the book was when Sunny said to Grey “I used to think you were cool”(297). This shows both Grey’s and Sunny’s character development because Sunny is standing up to his brother coming to the terms that he has changed and Grey has come to the same realization and agrees with Sunny. I think this book shows the very realistic side of relationships and how they are not always perfect.
Overall this book is memorable and a really good read. It is not your average rom-com, the book has more depth and charter development than most books I have read within this genre. The book has many storylines and different relationships between the characters. If I had to recommend a book of this genre to a friend this would be the book I would suggest.
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So funny and fast. Cute. Hopeful!
So funny and fast. Cute. Hopeful!It is about a nerdy guy who lies about being in a rock band to impress a girl. Buuuuuut he tries to make his lie come true and it’s soooo sweet.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2022
So funny and fast. Cute. Hopeful!
It is about a nerdy guy who lies about being in a rock band to impress a girl. Buuuuuut he tries to make his lie come true and it’s soooo sweet.
It is about a nerdy guy who lies about being in a rock band to impress a girl. Buuuuuut he tries to make his lie come true and it’s soooo sweet.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2020
“𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙮 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙮. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙥𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨.”—David Yoon
In this rom-com, a case of mistaken identities leads to true love. When Sunny Dae, self-proclaimed nerd and Dungeons & Dragons extrordinaire, meets Cirrus Soh, the cool new girl who’s lived all over the world, she mistakes his brother Grey’s room—full of guitars and rock band posters—for his. Before Sunny knows it, he’s wrapped up in the lie that he’s the front man of a band called the Immortals, who will soon be playing in the school’s talent show on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. But when his lies start to catch up to him, he’s left questioning, was it worth it?
This hilarious read is all about having the courage to express yourself to those you love. It illustrates the consequences of trying to be anyone BUT ourselves, and how important it is to let everyone see the real YOU. It was a fast-paced, light and easy read that kept me laughing and flipping pages. I loved the rockstar references, and Sunny’s struggle to maintain his lie, especially when it started to involve his friends and others at school. This kept the suspense going strong. I also loved seeing the cute romance unfold between him and Cirrus, as well as the reparations of a sibling relationship between him and his big brother.
This was my first read by David Yoon. His writing style was fun and engaging. I loved the voice he created for Sunny, with its extra asides, crossed out thoughts, and silly references. Sunny is a quirky goofy high schooler. The way Yoon writes him makes him completely relatable. He infuses Sunny with tons of personality. And Yoon’s portrayal of Sunny’s family was also realistic. There were some genuine issues that his parents were forced to confront before the end, which made their relationship much stronger.
My only critique is that the romance didn’t feel as developed as it could have been. It as cute. But I’d have liked to see something a tiny bit deeper. But that’s okay because the rest of the story still held up great! And it was a wonderful “happily ever after” kind of story. My favorite kind.
While this contemporary read was a little outside my preferred genre, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s a YA romance that people of all ages can enjoy. Thank you to Penguin Teen for a review copy in exchange for my honest review! 𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝟯.𝟱/𝟱⭐️
In this rom-com, a case of mistaken identities leads to true love. When Sunny Dae, self-proclaimed nerd and Dungeons & Dragons extrordinaire, meets Cirrus Soh, the cool new girl who’s lived all over the world, she mistakes his brother Grey’s room—full of guitars and rock band posters—for his. Before Sunny knows it, he’s wrapped up in the lie that he’s the front man of a band called the Immortals, who will soon be playing in the school’s talent show on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. But when his lies start to catch up to him, he’s left questioning, was it worth it?
This hilarious read is all about having the courage to express yourself to those you love. It illustrates the consequences of trying to be anyone BUT ourselves, and how important it is to let everyone see the real YOU. It was a fast-paced, light and easy read that kept me laughing and flipping pages. I loved the rockstar references, and Sunny’s struggle to maintain his lie, especially when it started to involve his friends and others at school. This kept the suspense going strong. I also loved seeing the cute romance unfold between him and Cirrus, as well as the reparations of a sibling relationship between him and his big brother.
This was my first read by David Yoon. His writing style was fun and engaging. I loved the voice he created for Sunny, with its extra asides, crossed out thoughts, and silly references. Sunny is a quirky goofy high schooler. The way Yoon writes him makes him completely relatable. He infuses Sunny with tons of personality. And Yoon’s portrayal of Sunny’s family was also realistic. There were some genuine issues that his parents were forced to confront before the end, which made their relationship much stronger.
My only critique is that the romance didn’t feel as developed as it could have been. It as cute. But I’d have liked to see something a tiny bit deeper. But that’s okay because the rest of the story still held up great! And it was a wonderful “happily ever after” kind of story. My favorite kind.
While this contemporary read was a little outside my preferred genre, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s a YA romance that people of all ages can enjoy. Thank you to Penguin Teen for a review copy in exchange for my honest review! 𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝟯.𝟱/𝟱⭐️
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Reviewed in India on February 12, 2023
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Reviewed in India on February 12, 2023
I feel the writing is okay. The story isn’t boring but I would say it could have been much more shortened than it actually is. But I am not the author so that’s that.
I felt like it takes forever to reach the story we are all waiting for. It seems like the book started and kept on starting until we reached the last part of the book pissed that the characters need not do much but be more interesting and not chaotic. Of course, young characters are chaotic so expect a lot of the main character’s trying to show off his character and the other main character blinking off and on on her parts. I feel the side characters are more interesting and I wanted to know them more.
Did I like this book? I would say it lacked a little something in the chemistry, the family and the friendship interactions as how the writing depicts and the main characters need to be more convincing. The romance is just like a candle waiting the entire time to lit up. And we need to know it’s not the match’s fault that the candle doesn’t lit up much. (Not the reader’s fault not finding much chemistry and connection when there’s not much going on with the characters.) bad bad bad comparison, old woman.
Did I not like the book? I sipped it like I was sipping a cup of tea that got cold and I was too lazy to heat up the pot again. Just sipped it waiting for the caffeine to kick in. Sadly, slowly though. And told myself not to repeat this.
So you decide.
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