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Korean American in Joseon Court

Korean American in Joseon Court

YAHistorical Fiction
Published
2022
Language
English

Synopsis

Gwen Choi just wants a normal spring break in Seoul, a distraction from the PSATs, debate team, and an on-again-off-again relationship. Instead, an impromptu detour drops her into the waters of Hanyang, Joseon, centuries removed from the Seoul she knew. The Joseon court isn't just silk dresses and princes: Gwen finds herself in the middle of dueling political factions, assassination plots, and a romance she didn't see coming. Monday Owusu's YA time-slip novel asks whether Gwen will embrace the family history she's rediscovering, or stay trapped in the past for good.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

AdventurousRomanticTense
Fish Out of Water

Genres

YA Historical Fiction Romance

About the author

M
Monday Owusu

Monday Owusu is the founder of Monday's Child Publishing House, a small press specializing in retellings of classic literature, folklore, and fairy tales, named for a Ghanaian day-naming tradition. Her own YA novel, A Korean American in Joseon Court (2022), blends time travel with K-drama tropes, drawing on influences from Jane Austen, Yaa Gyasi, and Leigh Bardugo.

Characters

Gwen ChoiProtagonist

A Korean American teen swept back in time from modern Seoul to the Joseon royal court.

All characters in Korean American in Joseon Court