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XOXO

An XOXO Novel

by Axie Oh

Narrator Greta Jung

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Length 9 hours 12 minutes

Language English

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Bookseller recommendation

“I love a forbidden romance story - especially if it’s a forbidden romance with a K-Pop idol! An undercover K-Pop idol meets a high school cellist at a karaoke bar. Sparks fly, but what happens next since their lives are worlds apart?”
— Amy • Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers

Bookseller recommendation

“Ever dreamed of dating a KPOP star? Jenny Go hasn’t. In fact, she doesn’t really listen to KPOP at all, opting for more refined music like Bach and Mozart. As a cellist, she wants to be the best, but when she gets a disheartening review at a competition, she feels defeated. That’s when she meets Jaewoo in her Uncle’s Korean style karaoke bar in LA, where a beautiful story unfolds. This book was full of hopes, dreams, friendship, and best of all, love. If you need a good teen romance or you really do dream of dating a KPOP star, this book is for you. ”
— Kalli • Rediscovered Books

Bookseller recommendation

“This was so cute. I listened to it and the narration was fantastic. I definitely want to go listen and watch some K-Pop as well as eat Korean food now. Perfect for readers of Jenny Han, Maurene Goo, and Abigail Hing Wen.”
— Audrey • Belmont Books

Summary
About the author

Jenny’s never had much time for boys, K-pop, or really anything besides her dream of being a professional cellist. But when she finds herself falling for a K-pop idol, she has to decide whether their love is worth the risk. A modern forbidden romance wrapped in the glamorous and exclusive world of K-pop, XOXO is perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Maurene Goo.

Jenny didn’t get to be an award-winning, classically trained cellist without choosing practice over fun. That is, until the night she meets Jaewoo. Mysterious, handsome, and just a little bit tormented, Jaewoo is exactly the kind of distraction Jenny would normally avoid. And yet, she finds herself pulled into spending an unforgettable evening wandering Los Angeles with him on the night before his flight home to South Korea.

With Jaewoo an ocean away, there’s no use in dreaming of what could have been. But when Jenny and her mother move to Seoul to take care of her ailing grandmother, who does she meet at the elite arts academy she’s just been accepted to? Jaewoo.

Finding the dreamy stranger who swept you off your feet in your homeroom is one thing, but Jaewoo isn’t just any student. Turns out, Jaewoo is a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world. And like most K-pop idols, Jaewoo is strictly forbidden from dating anyone.

When a relationship means not only jeopardizing her place at her dream music school but also endangering everything Jaewoo’s worked for, Jenny has to decide once and for all just how much she’s willing to risk for love. XOXO is a new romance that proves chasing your dreams doesn’t have to mean sacrificing your heart, from acclaimed author Axie Oh.

Indigo Best Teen Books of 2021

Romance YA Fiction

Axie Oh is the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, XOXO, and ASAP and the Rebel Seoul series. Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, she studied Korean history and creative writing as an undergrad at the University of California San Diego and holds an MFA in writing for young people from Lesley University. Her passions include K-pop, anime, stationery supplies, and milk tea, and she currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, with her dogs, Toro and Leila.