China Rich Girlfriend, Kevin Kwan's follow up to Crazy Rich Asians, is another glorious light hearted comedy of manners set in the world of the richest (fictional) families of Honk Kong and Singapore.
Newly wed Rachel Chu is on a quest to find her birth Father, newly rich ex- porn star Kitty Tai is trying to enter high society and Singapore heiress Astrid Leong is beginning to see her husband in a different light. Meanwhile new characters such as Carlton Bao and his sometime girlfriend Colette Bing, the queen of China's social media, add even more color to the story with their high spending adventures and scheming.
Although you could read this as a stand alone book it really is better if you read Crazy Rich Asians first to get acquainted with the characters. (I believe that there is to be a final volume next year also).
While I didn't enjoy this quite as much as the first book it is still a delightfully frothy tale with plenty of tales of excess and designer name dropping. Overall, it's perfect for a winter beach read or equally something to keep you entertained over the holiday period if you feel the need to escape from all the 'turkey madness'.
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