I Believe in a Thing Called Love

Maurene Goo

A Korean-American high school overachiever named Desi Lee, who has never managed to land a boyfriend despite excelling at everything else, decides to apply the tried-and-true formulas from her father's favorite K-dramas to win over a broody new artist at school. As her elaborate, step-by-step scheme collides with real feelings, Desi learns that genuine love is messier and more honest than any drama script. The story is also grounded in Desi's close relationship with her widowed father and her grief over her mother's early death.