China Rich Girlfriend

Soooo.. this is a sequel book from Crazy Rich Asians series. Oh man, I’m hooked! Finished reading this in 3-4 days. Man, I could finish it in a day if I don’t work or staying in bed all day but somebody has to work for a living, got bills to pay, and there’s a little one I need to feed. 

Basically, for China Rich Girlfriend is a continuation of Nick & Rachel’s love story, they got married anyway at the first chapter of the book (spoiler alert!). Andddd apparently her long lost father (originally from China, another crazy rich billionaire) , made an appearance in this book. She is brought closer to her step-brother, Carlton by Nick’s mother (Eleanor, not surprised since Rachel’s father is rich people, duh), wonderful reunion but bitterly accepted by Carlton’s mother (Rachel’s father current wife).

Here, it shows on how the Chinese Mainlanders and Hong Kong crazy rich lifestyle brings an even more eye-opener to Rachel and apparently Nick’s too (despite he’s also crazy rich). With everybody owing the private planes (with a FRIGGING Koi’s pond inside it) and first access to everything. (No wonder the commercial planes in China always delays, due to this private airplanes cutting queues and stuff). Of course, a little drama building along, with Su Yi still doesn’t accept his dearly grandson, Nick still and Astrid’s marriage at the brink of ruinage despite Michael finally made a success. Her friendship with ex-boyfriend Charles Wu become closer and without realizing it, Michael knew all along, that’s become the reason of the collapse of their marriage (another spoiler!). 

Then, somebody tried to poison Rachel, with her near-death incident reveal another secret after secret, which I am enough with my spoiler, gotta read it yourself! This book is so worth reading, I mean, you just can’t wait to flip pages after pages to know the continuation. Each chapter end hangly with wonders and Kevin Kwan starts new chapter with a new set and different characters each time making us uneasy with what happened to the current one, forcing us to sit still and read everything to know the next. Arrghh. Haven’t read such a good book like this one for so long. He’s definitely my favourite author at the moment. Usually, I got bored reading a book along the way, but not this book when he starts a new chapter with fresh grasping story each time. 

I’m currently of my third book of this Crazy Rich Asians series, Rich People Problem. Finishing all my house chores, feeding my child, cooking for husband and everything before I can sit comfortably digging in this book, uninterrupted (impossible, but I’d like to be optimistic, thank you). I highly recommend for you guys to read this book and taking a glimpse of how these freaking billionaire live although some of the brands are so aliens to me (because I’m simply a peasants, duh). Once you’re hooked, you never look back. 

Crazy Rich Asians

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I haven’t done any book reviews for a while now, that’s because I love buying books but to find time to properly read them are almost impossible. Because I like to read my book indisrupted and of course with a 5 year old rascal demanding attention, it won’t happen guys.. He’s just being my biggest fan right now, what can I do.

So.. after possessing this book Crazy Rich Asians for almost 2 years now, I finally finishing them in a week! Can’t recall when was the last time I read a fiction genre book. My taste is into non-fiction nowadays but sometimes a good humorous, light content book is all I need after a hard long day at work. I know I know, I am behind those hoo-haa about the phenomenon, I just can’t find the time! I watched the movie recently (thank God for Astro Best), and it’s pretty good I must say. But, of course to read it would be the best, much detailed and even the movie can’t really portray it as much as the book. The richness of the people described in the book are much much more extra grande, transported us into the world of the unthinkable richness of these societies, unlike those showing-off starlets on Instagram, these are much classier. 

Of course, the story line as more or less like the movie with some different ending and the plot twist. It’s funny, and close to my heart because of the familiar language and places of Malaysia/Singapore included in this book. I’ve read a book Princess by Jean Sasson series which telling us about the Arab spending but the Chinese Mainlanders are taking us to another level of how people would spend their money just like that, hundreds of millions to buy a painting and not they really into art or anything but to buy them a fast track to social-class climbing and put them certain place into the sought-after the socialite group. The theme and story plots are like any other fairy tale where the rich fall in love with the a girl who is middle class and being the traditional Chinese (and some Asians royals who cares too much on the bloodlines), this girl isn’t accepted by the boy’s family as it would tarnish the good names and disrupt the next generations lineage because different blood outside their good family might inherit the generations of fortune. 

I’m currently on the second book of this series, China Rich Girlfriend and it’s also pretty good so far. If you’re looking for some light read, funny, and maybe want to learn a little about the traditional Chinese family practices, this book is perfect for you.