Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo

Publisher: Macmillan USA
Publication Date: May 7th 2019
Pages: 328
Review copy from publisher

Lucky is a Korean-American teen from L.A. who is very popular as a K-pop singer in Asia and is on the brink of making her American debut. In the start of the book she is staying in Hong Kong with her team. 
That night,when she just scarved a littlebit too much anti-anxiety and sleeping pills. at the hotel she start to crave a hamburger, and in her tracksuit and slippers she stumbles upon Jack in the hall when she makes her way out into the bustling city of Hong Kong. While she actually must be preparing for a major interview on a Late Night Show.

Jack is also from L.A. and happens to be in Hong Kong for a scoop assignment for the tabloid he is working for.
In the hallway he stumbles upon this teen girl on her slippers who is dying for a hamburger. She looks familiar altough he can't put his finger on it where he knows her from, and he think she is cute, so after short talk, they are off together in to the Hong Kong night. 

During their night and day where they visit all the best places in Hong Kong, they find out that they have a lot in common; both are from L.A., Korean-American and escaping from their lives. Lucky from all the fame and Jack from his strict parents. But soon, he realizes who exactly she is and thinks that spending some time with this star and photographing her in the process could be his professional golden ticket. But then they fall in love..


As I have read two previous books by Maurene Goo I was looking forward to reading this newest one. Her previous books had me hooked so I was curious, did this new book lived up my expectations? Not really..
First of all the story was too thin to stay interested and secondly, the plot lacked any drama or progress or anything thrilling or exciting happening. The only conflict and drama that they had was that at one point at Hong Kong's walk of fame, people start to recognize Lucky and some kind of celebrity that get's stuck in between fans moment develops, but that was mostly it. It's mostly about the time and locations in Hong Kong they visit and the conversations they have. Not more then that. 
So, overall, this book didn't live up the expectations I had of it and I truly hoped to like it more than I did..