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!