I do suggest to take it with a grain of salt though, Jessica probably just wanted her fans to have fun reading her book. I won't go on about the rest of the scandals being tied to Shine, but you may read this article for more information about it. Although I love Jessica more, Girls' Generation was also one of the first K-Pop groups that I listened to, so essentially I wish that things would go well for both parties. And by doing this, she would unintentionally spark a heated argument or hatred towards the members of Girls' Generation. Fans can be vicious when it comes to protecting their idols, and it's not a secret that some Golden Stars no longer supported Girls' Generation after Jessica parted from the group. Although I think it's all fun and games to guess which other characters were inspired by real people, I think it was quite unfair of Jessica to actually tell her fans that reading Shine 'is going to be like an Easter egg hunt', because it could potentially hurt someone. The characters in Shine were mostly inspired by real people in Jessica Jung's life Rachel Kim was definitely inspired her the author herself, while Rachel's younger sister was inspired by Krystal Jung, the author's own younger sister. The K-Pop community is saturated, too much group has debuted, so each trainee must sacrifice everything that have in order to be the best, and that includes eliminating someone who you see as a rival. I'm very much aware of how brutal the trainings for a K-Pop star trainee can be, but this book just further prove how little a fan like me could have known. For instance, how much dark truths were being hidden by the entertainment companies and the groups that debuted in South Korea.

However, since this book was written from the view of someone who actually went through the situation instead of just a fan, there were matters that deserved to be applauded. Unfortunately, it also reminded me of reading a fan fiction, just as I mentioned previously, so there wasn't really much of a wow-factor for me.

As a contemporary romance book, I'd say it's a decent and well-written story. Shine is a quick and fun read there were instances where Rachel and Jason's moments turned out to be cute and sweet.

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