Best for: People who want some resolution of the dangling storylines from China Rich Girlfriend. In a nutshell: The family matriarch is dying and is still estranged from one of her grandkids. Most potential heirs start acting even more entitled. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I read the first two books over the course of three days. I needed to know what happened next. Review: (Spoilers below) I didn’t fully enjoy how every storyline was tied up, but for the most part I found this to be and extremely satisfying end to the trilogy. The absurdity is ramped […]

Best for: People who enjoyed the first in this series (Crazy Rich Asians) In a nutshell: We follow many of the original characters — and a few new ones — in this second book in the trilogy. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I bought this at the same time as I bought China Rich Girlfriend because I figured I was going to like that and would want to start the sequel immediately. Review: (Spoilers below) I feel like I’m reading an amazing soap-opera, and I continue to thoroughly enjoy it. Yes, it’s all over-the-top and ridiculous. Yes, some […]

Best for: People looking for a comic look at the absurdity of obscene wealth. In a nutshell: Nick is the kind of wealthy that never talks about money. His girlfriend Rachel doesn’t know it. He brings her home to Singapore to meet his family, and things get awkward. Worth quoting: “All her life she’d been treated like a hothouse flower, when in fact she was a wildflower that was never allowed to bloom fully.” (I find this metaphor — or is it simile? — ridiculous because women =/= flowers, but I also weirdly like the imagery.) Why I chose it: […]

New Yorker Rachel Chu has been dating Nicholas Young for two years when he invites her to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. It’ll be the starting point of a grand summer adventure of travel and amazing food, and the chance to meet all his friends and family. What Nick hasn’t told Rachel is that his family is rich. Crazy, stinking rich. The sort of money that’s difficult to fathom. His grandmother lives in a house so grand it might as well be a palace, and that’s where Nick grew up. Plus there’s the maids and private planes and jewels […]