In a world filled with glam and glitz - comes the darkness behind the fame and wealth, hidden through fake smiles and different scars.

Sebuah cerita yang aku kira agak senang untuk dibaca. Mungkin target audiensnya adalah kepada remaja 20an ke bawah yang akan suka dengan genre buku ini. Tentang cinta, dunia yang nampak seperti bahagia tetapi tidak semestinya dan tentang kepercayaan dua individu untuk meneruskan kata hati mereka sendiri.

This is definitely not a book that I will pick up on my own, but in some ways, it was a good buffer read, especially when it reminded me so much of the K-Dramas that I used to watch. It brought me back to the year 2010, where Boys Over Flowers came out, and me thrashing on Geum Jam Di and Gu Jun Pyo cause lord both of them are equally annoying - and I LOATHED Geum Jam Di so much back then - and the feeling is pretty much the same when I read this book cause lord I can't stand the female mc :')

The Plot of the book is pretty straightforward. Its of Danielle who was sent to KL to study at an elite college by her mother's old friend after her mother passed away. There, she was sent to live with Hunter, the mysterious son of Uncle D who loathed her the soon she stepped into his home. Of a story where two worlds collide, love and mostly showing that humans, no matter their status are just humans at the end.

For a debut novel, it wasn't a bad read, but it didn't entirely WOW'ed me either. Considering that its the author's first book, I am looking forward to more of her books. I'd definitely just enjoyed this book as something that really made me reminisce the time where female leads can be so bloody annoying (very pick-me girl vibes) and the male mc is giving tsundere vibes. It was kinda cute but mostly, I was actually hoping for something more? The writing for me was a bit abrupt at some parts, and I do feel that most of the characters are pretty unlikable except for my boy Noah ; hence why I felt it was kind of a shame as everything seemed to end with a good note without a really proper transition to each part. But again, since its a debut novel, I feel that it will get better as it goes, and the fact that his book ACTUALLY HAS A SECOND BOOK - so yeah, I will def read Elitis 2 just to know what the heck is actually going on with Danielle's life :')

For me, most of the problems in the book were pretty much unresolved ; but in a way I kind of get it as the author is building up for the second book. Pacing-wise was okay but again - there are parts that felt too abrupt. The Romance was pretty okay. If you're a fan of K-Dramas, you'll just go LOLOL at certain parts cause, really, its GIVING the energy. Hunter reminds me of Lee Jae Wook in Extraordinary You - with the anger issue and the secrets and the daddy issues (LOL) - sorry bb i still love you - .


Overall, this was a light read that made me smile, lol'ed at parts, and mostly just had fun with it. A good buffer read as I'm in between two heavy books and it did its part. Apart from the transition to some parts, I would say, with its target audience, its a book that I feel a lot will enjoy. At the end of the day, some of the topics that the author had brought forward had showed how much our actions can affect the person's life journey and that not everything that we see on the surface are actually the truth - especially if we're judging a person's character . No matter how much privilege each person gets - at the end of the day its YOUR PERSONALITY that matters. Being rich is a given, but if you're pretty broke WITH a shitty personality , boo that's definitely on you. At the end, as humans we can learn to be thankful with what we have and look through people to more than just the shields that they wear outside. You might never know what you can stumble into.

Definitely can't wait for Part 2 of the book (cause I'm curious). And again - shoutout to Noah in this book cause he's definitely my favourite character in here haha.

Personal Ratings : 3.5🌟