1. If We Can’t Travel At The Speed Of Light by Cho Yeob Kim
If We Can’t Travel At The Speed Of Light by Cho Yeob Kim is a fictional novel published by Hubble Publishing Company. The scientific fictional book is about the environmental issues the Earth faces, due to pollution and global warming. The main character explores human relationships and as well as scientific problems about the world.
The book is regarded as one of the top best sellers of 2019, with a rating of 8.18 and four stars on Naver. Cho Yeob Kim is a scientist who helped create a biosensor. She illustrates the way that people succeed and fail in their life’s missions, and that this process is a beautiful part of life.
She has won a scientific literary novel award for her other novel Lost Room at the same time as If We Can’t Travel at the Speed of Light and both have been wonderful achievements.
2. The School Nurse Files by Se Rang Jung
The School Nurse Files by Se Rang Jung is a fictional novel that has been adapted into a Netflix Original Series for its remarkable story. The story is about a school nurse named Eun Young Ann, who is a bit comical and energetic and listens to the students’ troubles and worries.
She defeats all the monsters and ghosts that come her way, and she carries a BB gun for protection. Her character is unique because she looks cold but is actually very funny and warmhearted. She has her own particular way to help her students, and the students love and cheer her on throughout the story.
The novel was written in 2010, and it has been a long road for the book to turn into a national best seller, then into a Netflix series. The story is a mystery novel, and has a rating of 8.67 and just over four stars.
3. Almond by Won-pyung Sohn
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn is a fictional novel that explores childhood, loss, and emotional connection. The book is about a young boy who loses his mother at an amusement park, and is later reunited with his family thirteen years later. The worst part is that the accident happened on Christmas, during his sixteenth birthday. There is a lot of joy, grief, and anger that is felt throughout the book, because of the trauma that the boy has gone through in his childhood.
Struggling with his emotions, the boy tries to reconnect with his family and himself, and the book has been praised for its relatable themes to people living in everyday life. Even though the book is fiction, the themes are very realistic and the audience feels a connection to these main topics of the book.
Almond has received 8.22 on Naver, has four stars, and is one of the many books Won-pyung Sohn has written. The book has been awarded a Children’s Book Literary Award, is the first novel he has ever written, and the tenth book he has written so far. His other book, Your Meaning, was adapted into a film, with him writing the script as well.
4. Dollargut Dream Department Store by Mi Ye Lee
Dollargut Dream Department Store by Mi Ye Lee and published by Factory Nine is a fantastical fiction novel about a department store that only appears in one’s dreams. When people enter the store, the mall grants them some wishes by its rules.
It shows the person their future, and it lets them dream about anything they want. Since Dollargut is a shopping center, you can sell and buy your dreams as you wish. The department store delivers your dream to you after the person chooses and shops for you. The mall clerk Penny helps you check out your purchase, and Coco creates your dream through her magical powers.
The book has received a lot of praise and is rated 8.3 on Naver with four stars. The book has been a #1 best seller for three weeks straight, and critics have raved about its exceptional content.
5. Calling Your Name Slowly by Lim Kyung Sun
Calling Your Name Slowly is a book that is about adults’ beautiful love and relationships. The novel explores the concept of true love and reflects the author’s feelings of trust and heartbreak through the characters. The characters move on throughout their lives reminiscing about their past pain and memories.
The author wrote many stories that reflected her life story, and she was praised by many young adults who fell in love with her novels.