If You Leave Me

from strandbooks

I wasn't sure what this book wanted to be. At first it seemed to be a sweeping historical fiction during the Korean War, then turned quickly to a stereotypical love triangle romance (if you are madly In love with your poor childhood friend who thinks you are the smartest person he knows it's a ba...

from Felliot

I received a free copy of this book from LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review. If You Leave Me, Crystal Hana Kim's debut novel, is set in Korea during the 1950s and 1960s. It follows Haemi Lee and her family and friends as they, along with their entire country, try to make a meaningful l...

from brangwinn

This a great debut novel for Crystal Hana Kim. Not only does it take the reader into the Korean Conflict and life in Korea after the war, the three flawed main characters in a painful love story makes the story more poignant. They were “real” people, their actions and final outcomes reflected the...

from maryreinert

Basically this is a story of a young Korean woman who is in love with a young man and then marries his cousin. Haemi Lee almost grows up with Kyunghwan who is determined to finish an education in spite of the war that is going on in Korea. When Jisoo, Kyunghway's cousin appears to check on his fa...

from Dreesie

Young romance, torn apart by war and family expectations. Young Haemi is thrilled to find her great friend Kyunghwon living in the same refugee camp, and their friendship and romance blossoms. In their hometown this might have led somewhere, but it cannot now. Haemi is married to his cousin who t...