SuitabookBingsu for Two
Sujin Witherspoon
- Reading
- Discuss the premise before reading, then pause around the online relationship and romance to explore consent, honesty and public attention. Afterward, ask how queer and multicultural identities are handled.
- Themes
- Online performance and trust: Two teenagers fake a relationship online after accidentally going viral, in an effort to save a failing Korean café. The premise creates a clear opportunity to examine public performance, pressure and trust, but the moral treatment is not established.
- Belonging and identity: The book is described as engaging with multicultural identity and teens searching for their place; most main characters are queer. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Romance conventions: The author identifies several romance tropes, including fake dating, slow-burn romance and haters to lovers. The story knowingly uses familiar romance conventions; whether it challenges or fulfils their expectations is unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The book includes a slow-burn romance and fake dating, plus strong language. There is no on-page sexual content, though an offhand reference is described as implying sexual content offscreen; no drinking or drugs are reported.