Misunderstanding Mr. Popular by Dane Luna
Young Adult Contemporary Romance, Novella
August 28, 2020
Sebastian Reed. Part of the jujitsu team. Six feet tall and a hunk and a half. Struts along the hallways of Welton Prep like he owns the place. The whole school has fallen for his charms.But just because everyone likes Mr. Popular doesn’t mean Oli Park can’t hate him.Because Oli Park hates Sebastian Reed. And there’s nothing that can change her mind.
Reasons to Read Misunderstanding Mr. Popular
♥ Enemies to rivals to lovers
♥ Opposites attract 💞
♥ While on the topic of tropes and themes, there's also a brief teaching how to play an instrument scene
♥ The MC, Oli, works at a puppy café! The cafe's resident pup is a shiba inu named Wasabi. 🐶☕
♥ Oli and Sebastian are competing for student council president, which turned
their (more like Oli's) "hate" to a rivalry. 🗳️
♥ The characters, their banter, the wild schemes they come up with, the MCs mom's, their schoolmates... are pretty hilarious. It definitely added to the
quirkiness and comedic relief that makes this novella even more sweet and
wholesome. 🥺💕
♥ There's also a scene that takes place at a library café that might involve a sweet old lady who owns the café + some slow dancing 📚
♥ Revenge plots, smear campaigns, evil plotting, vote rigging gone wrong and
covert operations. 😈
♥ It sort of reads as a kdrama (imo)
♥ Fighting attraction and the will-ya'll-just-kiss-already. Just add tension to the list ok.
♥ Cult classic movie references 🎬
♥ Important message about honesty, learning from your mistakes, consequences,
priorities, friendship, not everything (or everyone) is as it seems, feelings
and crushes.
Rep
☀ Korean MC
☀ Korean SC
☀ POC side characters
☀ Author of color (Filipino)
Content/Trigger Warnings
➤ Mention of deceased parent
➤ Humiliation
➤ A scene where a character who cannot swim gets pushed into a pool
Favorite Quotes
I didn't miss the tinge of hurt in my best friend's voice. Now I have more
reason to take Sebastian Reed down.
And so the evil plotting begins...
"Feelings? There are no feelings involved here. I'm just here to campaign and
to win."
He's obnoxiously loud, hitting high notes and singing to his hearts content.
It should be annoying, but somehow, I can't help but notice he has an amazing
singing voice.
I hate him. Can he really do no wrong?
I hate him. Can he really do no wrong?
". . .the dogs don't bother me as much as the customers do."
*nods fervently* relatable
"You're the boss, Ms. Park. Tell me what I need to do."
What he needs to do is not look adorable playing with that dog.
What he needs to do is not look adorable playing with that dog.
"You can't steal another kiss though. Otherwise I'll have to kiss you back."
OH 👀👀👀
But the dirt you sweep under the rug always finds a way to blow up in your
face somehow.
Movie References
Meet Dane Luna
She also believes in the restorative benefits of a delightful brunch any day
of the week (and you should too).
Purchase Misunderstanding Mr. Popular
Unfortunately, I believe this is only available on Amazon/Kindle. As a kindle to Kobo convert, I had to borrow my friends kindle to read this. 😂🤡
♥ Do you like the enemies to lovers trope? Or Opposites attract?
Is Misunderstanding Mr. Popular on your TBR shelf? ♥
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