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Intro: Laconic
Taein Kim, affectionately known as "Blondie", is an incredibly talented young man and leader of the rookie K-Pop group Eclipse. Tae has his whole life and career in front of him, but it comes to a screeching halt when a standard meet and greet leads to him finding his soulmate, a foreign girl named after the goddess of love.
Venus Woods is the young heiress of the largest tech corporation in Southeastern America. Her life revolves around meaningless events and empty white walls, devoid of color and purpose. She never thought she would meet her favorite idol group, Eclipse, let alone form the incredibly rare soulmate bond with their leader. As if that’s not life-changing enough, her absent mother is determined to have the two married, using her daughter as a bargaining chip.
Separated by lifestyle, culture, and language, the teens have wall after wall between them. None of it stops the blossom of love that blooms in their hearts when they lock eyes under the cover of a thunderstorm.
Venus Woods is the young heiress of the largest tech corporation in Southeastern America. Her life revolves around meaningless events and empty white walls, devoid of color and purpose. She never thought she would meet her favorite idol group, Eclipse, let alone form the incredibly rare soulmate bond with their leader. As if that’s not life-changing enough, her absent mother is determined to have the two married, using her daughter as a bargaining chip.
Separated by lifestyle, culture, and language, the teens have wall after wall between them. None of it stops the blossom of love that blooms in their hearts when they lock eyes under the cover of a thunderstorm.
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440 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 22, 2020
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About the author
W.H. Rose
4 books39 followersWhysteria Rose has been an avid K-pop fangirl for as long as she can remember. She published her first book while still in High School, but has been writing since she was a small child. Her love of storytelling is only growing with every book she writes and she has plans for many more stories.
Whysteria is originally from Atlanta, Georgia, she’s currently a college student studying abroad in Japan. She loves spending time with her pet bunny rabbit and collecting merchandise from her favorite K-pop band. When she’s not doing those things, she’s listening to music and dreaming up her next story idea. She hopes to entertain, inspire others to create, and dreams of becoming a full-time author.
Whysteria is originally from Atlanta, Georgia, she’s currently a college student studying abroad in Japan. She loves spending time with her pet bunny rabbit and collecting merchandise from her favorite K-pop band. When she’s not doing those things, she’s listening to music and dreaming up her next story idea. She hopes to entertain, inspire others to create, and dreams of becoming a full-time author.
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October 23, 2020
Wasn't 100% sure what to expect with this book but as I got reading, I was in for a surprise as the book took an interesting twist? In the beginning, we meet Venus Woods and learn that she is home alone most of the time due to her mother being a very successful CEO and Venus is the future heiress to a multi-billion dollar company. When Venus wins an award, her mother's secretary calls her to tell her she has got her two VIP tickets to Venus's favorite K-Pop band for her and Arabella - Eclipse. The girls are so excited and can't wait to meet the band. During the meet and greet with the band, Venus feels sparks fly as she touches Taenin Kim's hands. They both start to get seriously sick over the week which is where the twist comes in, in this book we learn about Soulmates and something called Soulsearch that hurts your body when you are miles away from your soulmate. The only way to stop it from killing you is to be near your soulmate. The downside though is that Venus is in America and Taenin is part of a K-Pop band currently on tour and is from Korea. Once the pair reconnect, they must learn how to love one another and embrace what is happening which is going to be a rocky journey as Noah from the band has always been Venus's favorite and crush and also Taenin doesn't speak English and Venus doesn't speak Korean - the other big thing is that they are still in their late teens and have their whole lives ahead of them and Taenin has been dating someone else. Intro: Laconic ends on a cliffhanger as the plane flies to Korea. Intro: Laconic was a fun read and aimed at teens aged 15+. A heads-up too as this book is mainly focused on Korean culture etc, it has a lot of the Korean language and terminology which even though there was a glossary at the front, I found parts had to understand.
September 22, 2020
I am typically apprehensive about reading any love story between younger characters, but Intro: Laconic is the love story I’ve been searching for all my life. No matter your age, this book holds the type of depth to capture and hold your attention throughout the story. This book realistically explores the wonders of a new and youthful love, a love that a lot of us still crave as adults. The characters, whether considered main or supporting, hold such a satisfying amount of depth that it’s incredibly easy to fall in love with each of them. Part of that depth is due to the multicultural aspects of the story. The author skillfully acknowledges and utilizes the aspects of Korean, American, and African-American culture as well as a few different languages. The essence of inclusivity and unity despite conflict fills this story and, in turn, will fill its readers.
As one with a passion for reading and writing, I wholeheartedly recommend this book. I almost never re-read books, but I will gladly read this one over and over again. Intro: Laconic tapped into my emotions (happy, sad, and the ones in between) and left me completely awestruck and delighted. I absolutely cannot wait to read more.
P.S. to all the k-pop stans:
You NEED to read this book. If you like fan fiction, this will blow your mind. If you don’t like fan fiction…this will STILL blow your mind. I am completely and utterly astonished how this book managed to make me fall in love with a boy group that doesn’t exist. I am an Eclipse stan, okay? I have a whole bias and everything. I realistically do not have the money, time, or energy to invest in another group. However, I would be at the concerts waving a too-expensive-but-totally-worth-it lightstick, buying all their albums, and playing Tetris with my posters so I can fit an Eclipse poster on my wall. I’d keep my EST functioning self awake long enough to catch a 4 PM KST V Live for them. We are OT5 in this household. Buy the book and stan Eclipse for clear skin.
As one with a passion for reading and writing, I wholeheartedly recommend this book. I almost never re-read books, but I will gladly read this one over and over again. Intro: Laconic tapped into my emotions (happy, sad, and the ones in between) and left me completely awestruck and delighted. I absolutely cannot wait to read more.
P.S. to all the k-pop stans:
You NEED to read this book. If you like fan fiction, this will blow your mind. If you don’t like fan fiction…this will STILL blow your mind. I am completely and utterly astonished how this book managed to make me fall in love with a boy group that doesn’t exist. I am an Eclipse stan, okay? I have a whole bias and everything. I realistically do not have the money, time, or energy to invest in another group. However, I would be at the concerts waving a too-expensive-but-totally-worth-it lightstick, buying all their albums, and playing Tetris with my posters so I can fit an Eclipse poster on my wall. I’d keep my EST functioning self awake long enough to catch a 4 PM KST V Live for them. We are OT5 in this household. Buy the book and stan Eclipse for clear skin.
October 21, 2020
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Venus is not your average teenager. One thing that was apparent was how loney she is. Taein is a young man under a lot of pressure. Going in I thought this was going to be a cute boy meets girl but this author decides to hit me with a surprise.
This is a story where there may be cultural differences but our couple do have some things in common. As I was getting to know Taein and his friends, first group I thought of was BTS. I think that anyone that’s crushing on the group and their music may enjoy this story. There’s some fantasy to this so don’t expect everything to seem realistic.
We have a great blend of real life and the unbelievable. We have a love that transcends language and age. It’s hard to believe that this book is only the second book this author has had published. She has a very bright future ahead of her. I think you will find that this is a book that would appeal from young adult to not quite so young. It was a nice change from what I normally read and it will be interesting to see where this young lady will take this series.
I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
Venus is not your average teenager. One thing that was apparent was how loney she is. Taein is a young man under a lot of pressure. Going in I thought this was going to be a cute boy meets girl but this author decides to hit me with a surprise.
This is a story where there may be cultural differences but our couple do have some things in common. As I was getting to know Taein and his friends, first group I thought of was BTS. I think that anyone that’s crushing on the group and their music may enjoy this story. There’s some fantasy to this so don’t expect everything to seem realistic.
We have a great blend of real life and the unbelievable. We have a love that transcends language and age. It’s hard to believe that this book is only the second book this author has had published. She has a very bright future ahead of her. I think you will find that this is a book that would appeal from young adult to not quite so young. It was a nice change from what I normally read and it will be interesting to see where this young lady will take this series.
I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
November 6, 2021
Venus Woods is the young heiress of the largest tech corporation in Southeastern America. Her life revolves around meaningless events and empty white walls, devoid of color and purpose. She never thought she would meet her favorite idol group, Eclipse, let alone form the incredibly rare soulmate bond with their leader. As if that’s not life-changing enough, her absent mother is determined to have the two married, using her daughter as a bargaining chip.
Separated by lifestyle, culture, and language, the teens have wall after wall between them. None of it stops the blossom of love that blooms in their hearts when they lock eyes under the cover of a thunderstorm.
Separated by lifestyle, culture, and language, the teens have wall after wall between them. None of it stops the blossom of love that blooms in their hearts when they lock eyes under the cover of a thunderstorm.
September 28, 2020
I would just like to say how much I loved this book. I read Mythomania and was very excited to read this book. I honestly loved Venus and Taein. Their love story was quite an interesting one considering all of the language and cultural barriers but seeming them push through and develop their relationship was amazing. Very excited for the next book in the series and I very much recommend reading this. ❤️
September 28, 2020
Personally I’m a sucker for love stories and Intro: Laconic really was a great one. I throughly enjoyed reading it and I’m very excited for the next two installments of it. The characters were so lovable and seeing Venus and Taein overcome unforeseen obstacles was such a treat. Loved every minute of it.
September 23, 2020
Wonderful read, I thoroughly enjoyed it!
I loved that this story is beautifully written and that you can feel the excitement, pain, joy and love from the characters prospectives.
I loved that this story is beautifully written and that you can feel the excitement, pain, joy and love from the characters prospectives.
September 20, 2020
This book is really awesome!!
I just love how the author portrays their personalities, it just seems real not like the far fetched impossible ideas.
Their interactions are so cute and I love how they have their own real life like problems and how they struggle to overcome it together. It makes the story feel more relatable for me 💕
This is the third time I'm re-reading this, and it never gets bored. It just makes it more interesting when sometimes i missed a detail on the first read and then i found the little details when i re-read it.
Absolutely love this work ms author!
Can't wait to read your next book 😆
Keep up the great work!! 🔥
I just love how the author portrays their personalities, it just seems real not like the far fetched impossible ideas.
Their interactions are so cute and I love how they have their own real life like problems and how they struggle to overcome it together. It makes the story feel more relatable for me 💕
This is the third time I'm re-reading this, and it never gets bored. It just makes it more interesting when sometimes i missed a detail on the first read and then i found the little details when i re-read it.
Absolutely love this work ms author!
Can't wait to read your next book 😆
Keep up the great work!! 🔥
March 28, 2023
This was like comfort food in a book. It was light, easy but had enough tension and story to keep me turning the pages. I really liked the soulmate concept. I'm going to have to see if there are other books out there like this. It was insta bond but not insta love. And surprisingly not insta smut considering it was two teens intensely attracted to each other. I laughed though when they had a shopping cart overflowing with groceries and the total was $150. Nah. No way. Not even at Aldi anymore.
November 11, 2020
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I always try to read books of various genres and settings and I was immediately fascinated by this love story that would have seen a Korean boy and an American girl protagonists. I was curious to know how the author might have developed the story and how she could solve some basic problems like communication impossibility and cultural differences.
I was immediately pleased by how the book started because I thought it was incredibly well written for being the work of a young , independent author. The style was easy to follow, descriptive enough and quite catchy. When reading about Taein finding his soul-mate in the book blurp, I couldn't imagine that the Soul Searching would have been an actual invention of the author: in fact, the encounter between soul-mates is transformed by the author in a serious medical, and not just sentimental, issue. Once met their correspondent soul-mate, one could not go on and live like nothing happened because separation would mean death. Not being an overly romantic girl, I thought this idea was brilliant, because it justified the deep bond the protagonists immediately create - that I would have otherwise considered exaggerated. Great coherence, could also be found in the way the author did not leave out important aspects of their relationships such as those mentioned before. The problem of communication occupies a great part of Taein and Venus' story, as well as arrangements and projects to try and make sense of what their future together would be.
So, if I was quite satisfied by how the author seemed to be handling the outline, I was later a little disappointed by the lack of things happening. I thought that after settling practical matters, we would have seen more of Taein and Venus's life, and not just their getting to know each other. I would have liked to have a glimpse of Venus's life in Korea and to have a hint about the HER issue. All book, practically centers on that month Venus and Taein have before leaving, and I would have imagined to get much more out of this first installment. Another thing that started to annoy me later in the book, is Taein's personality - or lack of? I couldn't relate to him, presented as a charming leader of a quite famous band that then accepts to be bossed around by her authorative mother-in-law without ever expressing his opinion. I didn't like how he did not show his "manly" side and agreed to let Venus pay for everything they did. Let's be clear, I believe in gender equality, but by a famous Korean popstar I would have expected a little more pride.
All things considered, I decided to give this book 2.5 stars because I could have stand the excessive romanticism if at least something juicy would happen during the narration, but it didn't. The author certainly set the premises for a good story but focused too much on the sentimental side to keep me personally focused. I'm sure that a more romantic audience and probably a younger target, would enjoy this book much more than I did.
I always try to read books of various genres and settings and I was immediately fascinated by this love story that would have seen a Korean boy and an American girl protagonists. I was curious to know how the author might have developed the story and how she could solve some basic problems like communication impossibility and cultural differences.
I was immediately pleased by how the book started because I thought it was incredibly well written for being the work of a young , independent author. The style was easy to follow, descriptive enough and quite catchy. When reading about Taein finding his soul-mate in the book blurp, I couldn't imagine that the Soul Searching would have been an actual invention of the author: in fact, the encounter between soul-mates is transformed by the author in a serious medical, and not just sentimental, issue. Once met their correspondent soul-mate, one could not go on and live like nothing happened because separation would mean death. Not being an overly romantic girl, I thought this idea was brilliant, because it justified the deep bond the protagonists immediately create - that I would have otherwise considered exaggerated. Great coherence, could also be found in the way the author did not leave out important aspects of their relationships such as those mentioned before. The problem of communication occupies a great part of Taein and Venus' story, as well as arrangements and projects to try and make sense of what their future together would be.
So, if I was quite satisfied by how the author seemed to be handling the outline, I was later a little disappointed by the lack of things happening. I thought that after settling practical matters, we would have seen more of Taein and Venus's life, and not just their getting to know each other. I would have liked to have a glimpse of Venus's life in Korea and to have a hint about the HER issue. All book, practically centers on that month Venus and Taein have before leaving, and I would have imagined to get much more out of this first installment. Another thing that started to annoy me later in the book, is Taein's personality - or lack of? I couldn't relate to him, presented as a charming leader of a quite famous band that then accepts to be bossed around by her authorative mother-in-law without ever expressing his opinion. I didn't like how he did not show his "manly" side and agreed to let Venus pay for everything they did. Let's be clear, I believe in gender equality, but by a famous Korean popstar I would have expected a little more pride.
All things considered, I decided to give this book 2.5 stars because I could have stand the excessive romanticism if at least something juicy would happen during the narration, but it didn't. The author certainly set the premises for a good story but focused too much on the sentimental side to keep me personally focused. I'm sure that a more romantic audience and probably a younger target, would enjoy this book much more than I did.
September 27, 2020
I really enjoyed reading this book!
It was like a sweet little escape that made my 2020 better and left a warm fuzzy feeling in my heart.
The characters are realistic, no one is either Mary Sue or Marty Stu, they all have their positive and negative sides and people that help them stay afloat. Regarding romance, it was fulfilling to read how two teenagers managed to stay happy despite being under the pressure of adults, work, life, language and cultural differences.
I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who likes kpop and soulmate concept stories.
It was like a sweet little escape that made my 2020 better and left a warm fuzzy feeling in my heart.
The characters are realistic, no one is either Mary Sue or Marty Stu, they all have their positive and negative sides and people that help them stay afloat. Regarding romance, it was fulfilling to read how two teenagers managed to stay happy despite being under the pressure of adults, work, life, language and cultural differences.
I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who likes kpop and soulmate concept stories.
April 20, 2024
Typical soul mate trope but with a different spin, but cute story. Grammar needs addressing, as well as some inconsistencies. And there is too much slang that won't be understood years from now,let alone now.
For my clean readers: language-some, but no f-bomb. Violence-slightly graphic descriptions of soulsearch basically being torture. Bullying. Child neglect. Romance-kissing, sexual implications.
For my clean readers: language-some, but no f-bomb. Violence-slightly graphic descriptions of soulsearch basically being torture. Bullying. Child neglect. Romance-kissing, sexual implications.
April 6, 2021
I really loved this book. I've reread it 3 times now and can't wait for the second book to be published !
The story line was amazing
The characters were well built .
Whoever is reading this you HAVE to read this books it's so worth it !
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The story line was amazing
The characters were well built .
Whoever is reading this you HAVE to read this books it's so worth it !
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
April 11, 2021
It was honestly an adventure reading this book. It was amazing! The characters were very well developed and the plot was great! As someone who likes K-pop, it was nice to read the cultural undertones of this, which were done very well. I totally recommend this book, and I can't wait to read some of the author's other works!
May 16, 2022
3,5 ☆
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