A review by avidreaderandgeekgirl
Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

   This book is harder to rate. Parts of it I liked and other parts I hated. Like the entitlement of most of the characters, as well as not understanding how easy they had it because they were wealthy. Even Eden, while not crazy rich, didn't exactly grow up poor either. 
   The romance was sweet but the characters, for the most part, weren't likeable. I would have liked more of the flashbacks. I did like the overall message, that wealth should be redistributed, that having very few ultra-wealthy people while most barely scrape by is ridiculous and unfair, as well as that money can't buy happiness. Overall, an okay book. 


Narrator Rating: 2.25 stars
   The voices the narrator used for some characters were annoying and grated on my ears. As well as Arabella's constant screaming made my head hurt. Not the best narration and I think it took away from the book. 
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