A review by sanmeow
Sarong Party Girls by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

well, calling this novel 'emma set in modern asia' is a set-up, because it made me have very high expectations. and the book couldn't live up to them. that's mostly because the storyline is incredibly boring and this book is overall forgettable. the protagonist, aka jazzy, is unbearable. she's not unlikable in a way where i actually care what happens to her and connect with her. no, she's just annoying and consistently makes bad and immature decisions that make no sense. she's by far the worst thing about the book. i appreciate the cultural elements of the story, but i'm not sure if it's well executed or not since i have no connection to singapore myself. so, i won't speak on it, but if it was well done then that's good.