avidreaderandgeekgirl 's review for:

Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan

2.75

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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   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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Blood, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy