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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I was a little bit disappointed about the character development in the main part of the book. It made reading the book very difficult. But I loved the start end the ending of the book!
A high-end caper novel meets an obscenely rich arranged Chinese marriage novel meets a trio of girlfriends who completely each other but don’t truly understand one another. My last several reads are swirling in designer clothes and bags, makeovers, and fancy hotels. This was pretty fun…sidekicks clearly made for the movie adaptation (is Mia’s character too young to be played by Awkwafina. Yes? Can we shade her up to her 30’s somehow?), cliches of ultra rich Chinese families and poor families trading in their only daughters’ good looks and Chinese parents who crush their children’s souls. But it’s really just padding for the caper. An acceptable summer read.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-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
It was a fun read. There were moments where you definitely wanted to shake some of the characters but overall I'm happy for those women. I think the three of them portray situations other women find themselves in, including all of their hopes and dreams. It was a good heist, the twists and turns and the recon. Makes me a little sad for my lost friend group but I'm hopeful to find the Rina and Jane to my Lulu.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first half of this book left me feeling unsure whether I would enjoy it, but it really came together in the second half. It was a fresh, funny, engaging read with characters that you sometimes love, and sometimes love to hate (which is half the fun). It also taught me a bit more about Chinese culture, which is exciting because my boyfriend and I are going to China later this year!
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
DNF at 10%
Nope I refuse to force myself through this book. The characters are incredibly unlikeable, especially Jane, and skipping to the end shows me very little growth. Plus the fact that this entire heist plan that is the books central plot is done to completely innocent people!!??!! The reason heist media works is because you WANT to root for the robbers, and the people they steal from are worse! These women plan to steal the money simply because they know there will be lots and because they can. None of them had it that bad. Not for me.
Nope I refuse to force myself through this book. The characters are incredibly unlikeable, especially Jane, and skipping to the end shows me very little growth. Plus the fact that this entire heist plan that is the books central plot is done to completely innocent people!!??!! The reason heist media works is because you WANT to root for the robbers, and the people they steal from are worse! These women plan to steal the money simply because they know there will be lots and because they can. None of them had it that bad. Not for me.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fun heist and meditation on friendships and the fragility of family and the duty to family vs personal happiness.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was fun, and the plot reminded me somewhat of Ocean’s 8 (which I loved). Not gonna lie though, the middle part got a little draggy, and things could have been shortened a bit, but at the same time I wished Lulu’s character could have been fleshed out a bit more. The twist at the end was jaw-dropping, as well. Just happy that they got their HEA, somewhat.