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oheyliz's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
After reading a review that said this book was like Gossip Girl + Crazy Rich Asians I had decently high hopes but the story really fell flat. It’s hard to root for any of the characters and the writing is painfully predictable.
keen23's review against another edition
4.0
I was hoping for a madcap caper novel, which this wasn't. But it was still fun. It's more of a madcap social climber novel, if that's a thing? Anyways, people are shallow.
raindrops333's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Classism, Bullying, and Toxic friendship
miriam_in_life's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Ok so I didn’t read the description and went in thinking it was gonna be a Robin Hood vibe and that was my fault and no one else’s! But when I figured out it was a My Fair Lady (and other stories of this nature) “retelling” (this trope is so old it’s hard be a retelling and if you’ve read this you’ll know), I thought it was a really good one. This isn’t my favorite trope or story arch, but overall it was nice.
scobjob's review against another edition
Overall very silly and unserious. A good light break from more serious reads, but not that deep or memorable. Good book to ease back onto the reading train.
anjalisudarsan's review against another edition
2.0
The summary sounded so promising, but the book fell flat for me. I wasn't too happy with the writing style, it felt like a snoozefest and the plot felt so obvious to me! Like I could literally predict how the ending would turn out.
The 'love story' was also pretty lame to read about, I was NOT rooting for this unlikeable trio's characters. Honestly, I didn't like the mom too, she got on my nerves. Also, the story was supposed to be based in Singapore, but I did not get anything about the culture or food from here.
The 'love story' was also pretty lame to read about, I was NOT rooting for this unlikeable trio's characters. Honestly, I didn't like the mom too, she got on my nerves. Also, the story was supposed to be based in Singapore, but I did not get anything about the culture or food from here.
qqbear's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
rosiebp's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kaulhilo's review against another edition
1.0
this book is exactly like if gossip girl crashed and burned. it felt very abysmally unoriginal, an amateur fanfiction: which was just so disappointing because the cover and the synopsis are actually so intriguing it feels unfair to see it executed so poorly.
i could’ve forgiven the icky reverse derena-esque plotline if, at the very least, the writing was done well, but even that came off as entirely too artificial and robotic. the characters were odd, one dimensional, and a lot of the things happening felt a little too fluid and on the nose for me. i really have no idea why this has so many 5 stars ratings since i cannot find a single good thing to say about it, besides being somewhat blandly entertaining. thank you to berkley for the arc (1.5/5).
i could’ve forgiven the icky reverse derena-esque plotline if, at the very least, the writing was done well, but even that came off as entirely too artificial and robotic. the characters were odd, one dimensional, and a lot of the things happening felt a little too fluid and on the nose for me. i really have no idea why this has so many 5 stars ratings since i cannot find a single good thing to say about it, besides being somewhat blandly entertaining. thank you to berkley for the arc (1.5/5).