Book 1: Crazy Rich Asians
Published: June 11, 2013
Publisher: Anchor Books
Rachel Chu’s boyfriend, Nicholas Young, asks her to spend the summer in Singapore for a friend’s wedding. Little does she know of the lifestyle Nick’s family live. She soon finds she has a target on her back because Nick is the country’s most eligible bachelor. Quickly the vacation turns into an obstacle course of money, nosy relatives, and scheming social climbers.
Book 2: China Rich Girlfriend
Published: June 16, 2015
Publisher: Anchor Books
Rachel learns some shocking news that turns her life upside down and takes her back to Singapore and Shanghai for more drama and rich people problems.
Book 3: Rich People Problems
Published: May 23, 2017
Publisher: Anchor Books
Nick Young’s grandma is on her deathbed. He hasn’t talked to her in years but still rushes to be by her side. Everybody else from all sides of the family has the same idea, but to get their hands on Su Yi’s fortune. Quickly scandals emerge, and secrets are revealed.
If I had to describe these books by a phrase it would be, “Holy crap!”
I was at Target one night with my husband, and I needed a book that wasn’t creepy since he was going to be out of town. I decided to pick up Crazy Rich Asians (I wanted to buy all three, but my husband told me I should wait to see if I liked it or not). From the first page, I knew that I had to buy the other two, which I did the next day.
The night that I was home alone, I laid in bed for 3 hours engrossed in the story. You get wrapped up in the insane lifestyle, secrets, and scandals.
I can’t relate to the extravagant lifestyle they live, but it was fun getting caught up in it and pretending. The detail which the author went into about the clothes, jewelry and houses made it easy to picture in my mind.
In the front of the first and third book, there is a family tree to help you keep track of all the family members (which I might have looked at more than a few times). It also had footnotes throughout each book, which helped you understand the story a lot better.
It’s been a few days since I finished the last book and I am still feeling sad that I’m done with them.
I highly recommend going to grab the trilogy before you watch the movie (if you haven’t seen it already)! Stay tuned for a comparison of the two.
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Happy Reading!
Ashley
