June Hur
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- Where should I start?
- Behind Five Willows is the natural starting point — it's the June Hur book we've reviewed, and it showcases what they do best: a Jane Austen–inspired historical romance set in Joseon Dynasty Korea. It holds a 4.6/5 reader rating from 239 Amazon ratings, so it comes with a strong reader track record.
- What's their writing style?
- Based on Behind Five Willows, June Hur blends classic literary sensibilities with Korean historical settings — the novel is explicitly Jane Austen–inspired. Reviewers describe the romance as a slow burn, and Booklist gave it a starred review, calling it 'an instant classic.'
- Books we've reviewed
- We've reviewed 1 June Hur book. Behind Five Willows is a Jane Austen–inspired YA historical romance set in Joseon Dynasty Korea, following two young book lovers who defy a royal ban on fiction — an instant #1 New York Times bestseller with a 4.6/5 reader rating from 239 Amazon ratings.
- What genre do they write?
- June Hur writes young adult historical fiction set during Korea's Joseon Dynasty. Behind Five Willows, the book we've reviewed, falls squarely in historical fiction with a strong romantic thread — a Jane Austen–inspired love story about two readers resisting a royal ban on fiction.
- What should I read after Behind Five Willows?
- If you enjoyed the Joseon-period setting and historical atmosphere of Behind Five Willows, Red Palace is the other notable work named in June Hur's bio and the most logical next pick. We haven't reviewed it yet, but it's part of the same body of Joseon-era historical YA fiction they're known for.
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