Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K.Rowling Screenplay

Rate:

5/5

Goodreads Description:

J.K. Rowling's screenwriting debut is captured in this exciting hardcover edition of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them screenplay.

When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some of Newt's fantastic beasts escape, it spells trouble for everyone…

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, author of the beloved and internationally bestselling Harry Potter books. Featuring a cast of remarkable characters, this is epic, adventure-packed storytelling at its very best.

Whether an existing fan or new to the wizarding world, this is a perfect addition to any reader's bookshelf.

Review:

So this is exactly what you see in the movie, but what I like about this is of course, it almost feels like youre about to take be part of it. You get the smidge bit details or what the whole thing was originally thought it should be. I mean, there isnt much that can be said about a screenplay, it is as it should be, its the original story with the details of how it should be played out. The cover is absolutely fucking amazing. 

Recommend it?

Yes, I mean, if you liked the movie, its a good way to go, in case you ever wondered what the actors read and such. 

Review: Perfect by Cecelia Ahern

Rate:

4/5

Goodreads Description:

Celestine North is Flawed.

Ever since Judge Crevan declared her the number one threat to the public, she has been a ghost, on the run with Carrick, the only person she can trust. 

But Celestine has a secret—one that could bring the entire Flawed system crumbling to the ground. A secret that has already caused countless people to go missing. 

Judge Crevan is gaining the upper hand, and time is running out for Celestine. With tensions building, Celestine must make a choice: save just herself or risk her life to save all Flawed people.

Review:

I was surprised about how easy it was to remember everything that came back to my mind from the first book.  The ending was very satisfying, Celestine isn't a complete martyr as some main characters can be in dystopian novels and get super annoying super quick. The duo-logy is so packed with story and character that I can't help but wonder how Ahern can fit so much in so little time without it being overwhelming and confusing. 

I really love Cecelia Ahern, shes honestly one of my favorite authors, her stories really pull me in. 

Just thought I would go ahead and mention that.

Throw it out into the universe. 

Celestine does get a little EXTRA at one point to prove a point to Art, I was like screaming internally, like im extra too but this was a whole nother level of extra. Celestine, even though this might seem contradictory to what I just said, keeps a level head when it comes to bringing the downfall of the guild, she doesnt think of doing everything herself but rather does seek help in carrying out her plan which I guess is the reason why I liked the ending so much. I DO which that there was a bigger epilogue to see how people managed to adjust after everything was over, but I guess being able to imagine our own things is good too, considering how much I grew to care for the character, its not that hard to do. 

Recommend it?

Yes, I really do, its a good and solid read. 

Review: Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes

Rate:

5/5

Goodreads Description:

Joe Goldberg is no stranger to hiding bodies. In the past ten years, this thirty-something has buried four of them, collateral damage in his quest for love. Now he’s heading west to Los Angeles, the city of second chances, determined to put his past behind him.

In Hollywood, Joe blends in effortlessly with the other young upstarts. He eats guac, works in a bookstore, and flirts with a journalist neighbor. But while others seem fixated on their own reflections, Joe can’t stop looking over his shoulder. The problem with hidden bodies is that they don’t always stay that way. They re-emerge, like dark thoughts, multiplying and threatening to destroy what Joe wants most: true love. And when he finds it in a darkened room in Soho House, he’s more desperate than ever to keep his secrets buried. He doesn’t want to hurt his new girlfriend—he wants to be with her forever. But if she ever finds out what he’s done, he may not have a choice...(

Review:

I stand by it, this series is twisted as fuck in the best way. HOW did Kepnes think of all of this, jesus. 

AND, as I followed the author on instagram, I get to find out that the movie is in the works for the first book. YAS! That shit is going to be GOOOOOOODD. 

At first, when I started the book, I was like okay, good flowing from the past book onto this one. As the book went on ,you GUYS, Joe Goldberg is just... Its like he has a need to be completely obsessed with someone, well, a girl, he will become super obsessed with one girl and finds the problem in her life and attempts to fix it, murder will be committed if necessary. Towards the 75% mark of the book I DID start to wonder what had happened to some of the characters from the beginning but then I guess its part of being Joe, that his tendencies get so intense, that he will just entirely forget about his initial problems. He thinks he is a savior of humanity, that him murdering the people that he does is actually mercy killing. LIKE WHAT!

Loosing my shit at this book. 

His analysis of people in Southern California totally hurt my feelings XD I mean... GOSH! RUDE XD

But it did kind of remind of the what seems like a life time comparison of people in New York and Los Angeles, makes me wonder if its true xD

Love surprised the shit out of me, like jesus fuck.

The book would stress me out at times, like just HOW could some of these things happen at times.

Like... JESUS!

Things continue to escalate up until the very end of the book, just when you think you've reached the end and that things are over and done with, BAM!

The ending is pretty much

*evil smirk*

*fade to black*

The book is a total rollercoaster ride that I am glad that I got on and gave it a chance even though I nearly died. 

Recommend it?

YES

Review: A Million Worlds with You by Claudia Gray

Rate:

4/5

Goodreads Description:

A million universes. A million dangers. One destiny.

The fate of the multiverse rests in Marguerite Caine’s hands. Marguerite has been at the center of a cross-dimensional feud since she first traveled to another universe using her parents’ invention, the Firebird. Only now has she learned the true plans of the evil Triad Corporation—and that those plans could spell doom for dozens or hundreds of universes, each facing total annihilation.

Paul Markov has always been at Marguerite’s side, but Triad’s last attack has left him a changed man—angry and shadowed by tragedy. He struggles to overcome the damage done to him, but despite Marguerite’s efforts to help, Paul may never be the same again.

So it’s up to Marguerite alone to stop the destruction of the multiverse. Billions of lives are at stake. The risks have never been higher. And Triad has unleashed its ultimate weapon: another dimension’s Marguerite—wicked, psychologically twisted, and always one step ahead.

In the conclusion to Claudia Gray’s Firebird trilogy, fate and family will be questioned, loves will be won and lost, and the multiverse will be forever changed. It’s a battle of the Marguerites…and only one can win.

Review:

Not going to lie, I forgot a lot about what happened in the last books but I was super excited to start the book anyways.

But gosh, as I continued on with the book I am reminded on how MUCH I LOVE the whole idea of visiting parallel universes, its just so fascinating to discover the world at the same times that Marguerite does. 

Egyptverse and Romeverse, as chaotic as that was were just so interesting and just.... I love it. 

Personally, this series is one that can easily get addictive and that I would love to see as a movie...

*searches google*

Okay, its not going to be a movie but it freaking should.

All Orphan Black fans would be pre-ordering tickets, plus all the bookworms XD

This isn't the first book that I read by Claudia Grey.. Well besides the first 2 books in the series, I HAVE read other of her books and shes DOES seem to have things down when it comes to writing an addictive book. Further proving to me why she is an instant buy author for hundreds if not thousands of readers. 

With this book, I was reminded of the reason behind me being a reader and just loving books so much, being able to fully submerge into worlds and briefly forget about my own in the best way. 

This year (2017) I am trying to tackle as many books as possible before real life truly gets in the way and I have to study more than I can breathe in order to get my physical therapy degree.

Anyways, back to this book. 

This book got emotional in so many freaking places, it was a huge roller coaster of feels.

The ending of the book was fun, there were some unexpected things, some anticlimatic ones as well, but the ending was one of those moments that its like. OH YOUUUU

Or even better. 

I could almost imagine the parents looking right at the camera.

So without saying much more, just..... I cant wait for more. 

Recommend it?

Yes, I really dug this series. If youre a fan of Orphan Black, this is a must. 

Review: Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves

Rate:

3/5

Goodreads Description:

The thrilling first book in a YA fantasy trilogy for fans of Red Queen. In a world where social prestige derives from a trifecta of blood, money, and magic, one girl has the ability to break the spell that holds the social order in place.

Sixteen-year-old Anna Arden is barred from society by a defect of blood. Though her family is part of the Luminate, powerful users of magic, she is Barren, unable to perform the simplest spells. Anna would do anything to belong. But her fate takes another course when, after inadvertently breaking her sister’s debutante spell—an important chance for a highborn young woman to show her prowess with magic—Anna finds herself exiled to her family’s once powerful but now crumbling native Hungary.

Her life might well be over.

In Hungary, Anna discovers that nothing is quite as it seems. Not the people around her, from her aloof cousin Noémi to the fierce and handsome Romani Gábor. Not the society she’s known all her life, for discontent with the Luminate is sweeping the land. And not her lack of magic. Isolated from the only world she cares about, Anna still can’t seem to stop herself from breaking spells.

As rebellion spreads across the region, Anna’s unique ability becomes the catalyst everyone is seeking. In the company of nobles, revolutionaries, and Romanies, Anna must choose: deny her unique power and cling to the life she’s always wanted, or embrace her ability and change that world forever.

Review:

The beginning seemed good to me, the setting was great, it was unique, I was totally digging the beginning. I felt like Eves did a good world building and I really enjoyed THAT aspect of the book and its what did it for me, particularly what really did it for me to want to read it, it was promising but theeenn..

There is always a but then

Anna seemed whiny for a lot of the book, and by this, keep in mind that shes supposed to be super unique and all that jazz and will of course be the face of the rebellion as all these books tend to be, but she just didn't care about anyone else but herself. And when she would do a stupid thing and consequences came about, more whining would ensue and she would be like

The book was sllooooowwww, I found myself moving 50 pages and yet.. nothing much had happened. The love interest was so insta-love to me and I just CAN NOT deal with that! There are few instanses in which I can accept and really care for insta-love characters, some authors really nail that, Eves however, did not. The love aspect just lacked, Anna is like.. super in love with him and im just screaming at the book WHY, WHY AM I SUPPOSED TO CARE IF THIS SHIP LIVES OR SINKS. Particularly because she fell in love with a ton of boys and then as soon as she did, someone else came in so its like.. Okay, I know we teens are very much hormonal and all that jazz but seriously, I shouldve tallied how many times she fell in love. 

Recommend it?

...

No comment.

Review: 11/22/63 by Stephen King

Rate:

5/5

Goodreads Description:

Life can turn on a dime—or stumble into the extraordinary, as it does for Jake Epping, a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine. While grading essays by his GED students, Jake reads a gruesome, enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning: fifty years ago, Harry somehow survived his father’s sledgehammer slaughter of his entire family. Jake is blown away...but an even more bizarre secret comes to light when Jake’s friend Al, owner of the local diner, enlists Jake to take over the mission that has become his obsession—to prevent the Kennedy assassination. How? By stepping through a portal in the diner’s storeroom, and into the era of Ike and Elvis, of big American cars, sock hops, and cigarette smoke... Finding himself in warmhearted Jodie, Texas, Jake begins a new life. But all turns in the road lead to a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald. The course of history is about to be rewritten...and become heart-stoppingly suspenseful.

Review:

This is probably... (goes on goodreads)

this is totally the longest book that I have ever gone through. JESUS

I thought it would never end BUT IN THE BEST WAY.

Let me explain, this is my first ever Stephen King book. I had been wanting to get my hands on the story for a really long time, well, ever since the show came out, (I have yet to see it, I wanted to read the book first).

There is so much going on in the book that I had to keep reminding myself that the things that happened in the beginning, were part of the same book , not like a prequel or such. I found this to be so fascinating, I feel like so many of us have thought of time travel, all the what ifs that come with it and what we would personally do. It was super fascinating to read Jakes adventure/mission through the 50s and 60s and also a bit trippy, trying to remember, along with him, what did and didnt happen in the year that he was on, as well as trying to remember that fact that in the present time, only 2 minutes had passed.
That lead to so many questions like what, does that mean we can live forever this way, living in the past and then does he come back and he is the same age? Shit like that that Jake himself would wonder so I felt like that just added to the whole thing. 

Im glad that I went with 11/22/63 as my first book because now I have tackled one of his bigger books (not the biggest but still), its the first book that I have sat through so many fucking pages without knowing anything about it like all the massive ones I have tackled before.

Now that I am finished with the book I will be moving on to seeing the show :D

FINALLY 

I swear, the year of falling behind has started, I am behind on so many books (personally, not on my yearly goal) and I am very much behind on shows, there are just so many that I need to start or catch up on!

Stephen King is either a love or hate author, as a single book, I have yet to decide which side I am on. 

Back to the book.

As the book went on and what happened is supposed to happen, we finally get to the plot twist. We the readers kept being told about the butterfly effect and surely some of us thought that surely something as saving Kennedy would have a MASSIVE effect and massive effect did it have.  It was a giant mind fuck, trying to figure out, hand in hand with Jake, what the hell happened  and trying to figure out the whole timeline of what would happen if he went back but knowing he had to and trying to think what would happen to THAT present and just... Everything. 

How I wish that we DID get the full history of what happened after 11/22/63 in the books universe. 

Im guessing, based on what were told its a case of either you die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

Jake has this moment, and its a seemly balanced scale, it could go both ways.

What would I do, thats a question that just kept popping in my head, WHAT WOULD I DO.

Would it be the same as Jake?

Who the hell knows

I doubt I wouldve had the strength.

Recommend it?

Yes

Review: A Whole New World by Liz Braswell

Rate:

3.5/5

Goodreads Description:

Welcome to a new YA series that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. Each book asks the question: What if one key moment from a familiar Disney film was changed? This dark and daring version of Aladdin twists the original story with the question: What if Jafar was the first one to summon the Genie?

When Jafar steals the Genie’s lamp, he uses his first two wishes to become sultan and the most powerful sorcerer in the world. Agrabah lives in fear, waiting for his third and final wish.To stop the power-mad ruler, Aladdin and the deposed Princess Jasmine must unite the people of Agrabah in rebellion. But soon their fight for freedom threatens to tear the kingdom apart in a costly civil war.

What happens next? A Street Rat becomes a leader. A princess becomes a revolutionary. And readers will never look at the story of Aladdin in the same way again. 

Review:

In the beginning.. There was darkness

JKJK okay seriously.

In the beginning, the book was super similar to the disney movie with only a bit of stuff added to the story so as to not make it a play by play, THEEENNN the differences started.
I havent seen Aladdin in a long while now, sad, I know, so I actually couldnt tell some of the slighter differences but for me to have noticed SOME things after not seeing the movie in years, says a lot about the book. 

Yeah the book is a reimagining of the story but still. 

There are parts of the book that had me wondering, is this because I know what happens in the movie or is it just really obvious and following the typically YA villain plot?

The thing about Jafar is that I had wished that in this book that we would get more of a reason as to why he is evil, I always dig knowing a villains origin and I feel like some authors have really started to do an explanation as to why, maybe is its popular enough or maybe authors want to be more original and not start doing origin stories for them but come onnnnn, the public wants this.

HI, im the public.

What I did really like in the book was that I feel like Jasmine had a more of a story to her than in the movie and that she acted more like a princess than in the movie, and by that I mean that she seemed to care a lot more for her people and seemed more willing to make a difference for them, to really want to fight for them to have a better life. 

Will I continue on with the other re-imagenings? Damn right I will, this was good enough for me to want to continue onwards.

Recommend it?

I mean yeah, to be honest yeah, the book has mixed reviews and I personally have mixed feelings but it was still a goodreads.

Review: Animal Farm by George Orwell

Rate:

4/5

Goodreads Description:

As ferociously fresh as it was more than a half century ago, this remarkable allegory of a downtrodden society of overworked, mistreated animals, and their quest to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality is one of the most scathing satires ever published. As we witness the rise and bloody fall of the revolutionary animals, we begin to recognize the seeds of totalitarianism in the most idealistic organization; and in our most charismatic leaders, the souls of our cruelest oppressors.

Review:

This book is a work of art disguised as a book. 

The book speaks volumes of society at any point in time, how the people shift their views no matter what and there is always people that will take advantage or work towards something new. 

There is a lot of analysis that could be discussed about this book and every page could be dissected but then the book would feel like assigned reading and I would hate it sooooo, lets just stick to the fact that the book is enjoyable. Its a classic of classics.

Recommend it?

Yes, its a must of a book, whether its personal reading or school reading. 

Review: Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz

Rate:

3/5

Goodreads Description:

Their romance shaped a nation. The rest was history.

1777. Albany, New York. 

As battle cries of the American Revolution echo in the distance, servants flutter about preparing for one of New York society’s biggest events: the Schuylers’ grand ball. Descended from two of the oldest and most distinguished bloodlines in New York, the Schuylers are proud to be one of their fledgling country’s founding families, and even prouder still of their three daughters—Angelica, with her razor-sharp wit; Peggy, with her dazzling looks; and Eliza, whose beauty and charm rival that of both her sisters, though she’d rather be aiding the colonists’ cause than dressing up for some silly ball. 

Still, she can barely contain her excitement when she hears of the arrival of one Alexander Hamilton, a mysterious, rakish young colonel and General George Washington’s right-hand man. Though Alex has arrived as the bearer of bad news for the Schuylers, he can’t believe his luck—as an orphan, and a bastard one at that—to be in such esteemed company. And when Alex and Eliza meet that fateful night, so begins an epic love story that would forever change the course of American history.

Review:

It was a sweet read, I found myself just kind of floating along, not really feeling much for the characters up until the 70% mark. The characters weren't bad at all, of course. Melissa de la Cruz has been a solid author for years for me and I feel like the reason that this book was so hyped up and people were so excited about it has a lot to do with Hamilton the play which I will be the first to admit that as of (5/18/2017) I have yet to see it or hear any of the songs. So I have yet to understand why people are SO into it. Its sad really because by the time I see it, people will be over it and I will be alone in my feelings.

One Eliza admitted to herself her true feelings, that is when things got more interesting for me, and of course, the smidge of drama that happened with her family due to their expectations and other people around her which made what she was doing super scandalous. 

So the break down is a bit like this.

0-70%

Somewhat boring, considered not finishing the book more than once but it wasnt boring enough for me to quit it.

70-100%

Okay, this makes the book worth it, does it make it my favorite?

No.

Would I have liked it better if I was into the Hamilton hype?

Maybe.

Does it MAKE me want to see Hamilton?

Doubtful...

Recommend it?

If you have seen Hamilton or you love Melissa.

Review: Star Wars by LucasFilm Press A Graphic Novel

Rate:

5/5

Goodreads Description:

Everyone's favorite tale of good versus evil takes on a whole new look in this graphic novel! Join Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, and the rest of the heroes and villains from a galaxy far, far away in this graphic novel collection that retells the original three Star Wars films: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. You'll experience the saga in a way you never have before!

Review:

I LOVED the illustrations, from the very first one, I wanted to recreate them!

Cuz thats what I do, I recreate my favorite drawings for my own personal use.

The book felt like I was running, everything was happening so freaking fast but I mean, what else can you expect, this is a really long trilogy full of so many struggles and things happening that if they tried to make the novel more justice to what we see in the movies or novelizations, then the book would be at lest 3x bigger. I like this for kids that really like Star Wars and youre trying to encourage them to read more. I really dug the illustrations, some of them were really funny, the shape of them.

I wish I could find examples from the book but I guess you will simply have to find out. 

This book actually came at a perfect time, since I wanted to see the series again but was too busy studying to my finals, so this saved me approximately 8 hours. 

Recommend it?

If youre a Star Wars fan, I think that whatever I say wouldnt matter.

Review: Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli

Rate:

4/5

Goodreads Description:

Everything you need to know about the beauty of modern physics in less than 100 pages.In seven brief lessons, Italian theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli guides readers with admirable clarity through the most transformative physics breakthroughs of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This playful, entertaining and mind-bending introduction to modern physics, already a major bestseller in Italy, explains general relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles, gravity, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, and the role of humans in the strange world Rovelli describes. This is a book about the joy of discovery. It takes readers to the frontiers of our knowledge: to the most minute reaches of the fabric of space, back to the origins of the cosmos, and into the workings of our minds. “Here, on the edge of what we know, in contact with the ocean of the unknown, shines the mystery and the beauty of the world,” Rovelli writes. “And it’s breathtaking.”

Review:

There isnt much I can say on this book, there isnt much that I can think about to be honest. Its the first book of its kind that I have come across and I went the audiobook version. It all pretty much felt like I was listening to a lecture but it was free and a lot more interesting that some lectures I have had to endure. The audiobook is pretty short but it is packed with interesting points. This is totally a book that can entice a lot of discussion between readers and at a book club, something that you should read with a buddy and discuss as you go along. Things would be a lot more interesting and fun that way.

Recommend it?

Yes with someone else. 

Review: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Rate:

4/5

Goodreads Description:

A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long submerged.

Left behind is a lonely fifteen-year-old girl. Parentless and friendless, she now finds herself in the care of her mother's sister, a fearful stranger who has been dragged back to the place she deliberately ran from—a place to which she vowed she'd never return.

With the same propulsive writing and acute understanding of human instincts that captivated millions of readers around the world in her explosive debut thriller, The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins delivers an urgent, twisting, deeply satisfying read that hinges on the deceptiveness of emotion and memory, as well as the devastating ways that the past can reach a long arm into the present.

Beware a calm surface—you never know what lies beneath.

Review: 

This book wasn't as addicting as her first one was for me but it was still very interesting. At first it took me a bit to get into, not really caring much for the characters, but just like The Girl on the Train, doubts start to set in and the reader starts to get pulled in.

The way the story ran was slower than her first book, the thrill wasn't obvious.

Into the Water had an interesting background to offer the readers, making this little town seem very dark and sinister, the way you can only find in books. You get the feeling that everyone is hiding something, its just a matter of time before the secrets get out.

Review: Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan (Crazy Rich Asians #3)

Rate:

5/5

Goodreads Description:

When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside--but he's not alone. It seems the entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe, ostensibly to care for their matriarch but truly to stake claim on the massive fortune that Su Yi controls. 

With each family member secretly fantasizing about getting the keys to Tyersall Park--a trophy estate on 64 prime acres in the heart of Singapore--the place becomes a hotbed of intrigue and Nicholas finds himself blocked from entering the premises. 

As relatives claw over heirlooms, Astrid Leong is at the center of her own storm, desperately in love with her old sweetheart Charlie Wu, but tormented by his ex-wife--a woman hell bent on destroying Astrid's reputation and relationship. Meanwhile Kitty Pong, married to billionaire Jack Bing, finds a formidable opponent in his fashionista daughter, Colette.

Review:

It baffles me how far Kevin Kwan has managed to get these characters. Throughout the whole series, he has managed to make me hate some well-loved characters from the first book and made me love some hated characters. Consider it a spoiler from this point forward but the fact that we got to see who Su Yi truly was and why she was one of the most respected ladies Singapore and got to see her past life really made me respect her so much. Kwan didn't simply make her respect her for no good reason, in this book he really made her a whole life of adventures in which we genuinely felt for her death. The way that everyone's life didn't exactly revolve but simply were affected by her death was so interest to see, I legitly devoured this book. I thought the last book was dramatic but I had no idea what was waiting for me in this one. 

Recommend it?

AGAIN, YES.

Review: China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan (Crazy Rich Asians #2)

Rate:

5/5

Goodreads Description:

On the eve of her wedding to Nicholas Young, heir to one of the greatest fortunes in Asia, Rachel should be over the moon. She has a flawless Asscher-cut diamond from JAR, a wedding dress she loves more than anything found in the salons of Paris, and a fiance willing to sacrifice his entire inheritance in order to marry her. But Rachel still mourns the fact that her birthfather, a man she never knew, won't be able to walk her down the aisle. Until: a shocking revelation draws Rachel into a world of Shanghai splendor beyond anything she has ever imagined. Here we meet Carlton, a Ferrari-crashing bad boy known for Prince Harry-like antics; Colette, a celebrity girlfriend chased by fevered paparazzi; and the man Rachel has spent her entire life waiting to meet: her father. Meanwhile, Singapore's It Girl, Astrid Leong, is shocked to discover that there is a downside to having a newly minted tech billionaire husband. A romp through Asia's most exclusive clubs, auction houses, and estates, China Rich Girlfriend brings us into the elite circles of Mainland China, introducing a captivating cast of characters, and offering an inside glimpse at what it's like to be gloriously, crazily, China-rich.

Review:

When I finished the first book in the series I was left thinking. I want more but what more could be added to this? I don't have all that many questions that need to be answered. I was wrong! There was so much more world left to be discovered, a world that only Kwan could build for me! I was baffled by some of the things going on in this second installment, and the amount of money being spent on it as well. I had to continuously stop throughout the book to remind myself that this is all fictional money being spent but still, holy crap. This installment was a little more serious than the first, but no less funny, it simply had more things going on than I had expected. Initially, things would seem a little out of character but in the end, it all just made a whole world of sense. I loved this book to the ends and back, I do hope that the Crazy Rich Asians movie does well for more than one reason, this is one of the reasons. 

Recommend it?

Hell yeah!

Review: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Rate:

5/5

Goodreads Description:

Crazy Rich Asians is the outrageously funny debut novel about three super-rich, pedigreed Chinese families and the gossip, backbiting, and scheming that occurs when the heir to one of the most massive fortunes in Asia brings home his ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend to the wedding of the season.

When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home, long drives to explore the island, and quality time with the man she might one day marry. What she doesn't know is that Nick's family home happens to look like a palace, that she'll ride in more private planes than cars, and that with one of Asia's most eligible bachelors on her arm, Rachel might as well have a target on her back. Initiated into a world of dynastic splendor beyond imagination, Rachel meets Astrid, the It Girl of Singapore society; Eddie, whose family practically lives in the pages of the Hong Kong socialite magazines; and Eleanor, Nick's formidable mother, a woman who has very strong feelings about who her son should--and should not--marry. Uproarious, addictive, and filled with jaw-dropping opulence, Crazy Rich Asians is an insider's look at the Asian JetSet; a perfect depiction of the clash between old money and new money; between Overseas Chinese and Mainland Chinese; and a fabulous novel about what it means to be young, in love, and gloriously, crazily rich.

Review:

I was in such a huge reading slump, and I mean HUGE! I couldnt read anything, hardly even fanfiction for a good 5 months! Then I heard that this wonderful, amazing book was going to become a movie and I became somewhat interested, so I borrowed it digitally from my local library since that was the only way I could read better as I worked and went to school at the same time. AND HOLY SMOKES. This book is insanely funny and so well created, I fell deeply in love with these characters and it wasn't long before I craved to read this book at any free moment that I had. There are multiple points of views in this book and with that type of format, I have often found that I would be anxious to get back to a particular characters storyline and almost skim through some but not with this one. Kevin Kwan created addicting stories for each of these characters and the amount of craziness that each one has is just hard to place. I often found myself thinking, HOW DID HE COME UP WITH THIS SHIT!? Is this even real? Needless to say, I am crazy excited for the movie and I can not stop raving about this book. 

Would you recommend? 

TO EVERYONE!