(From the 2015 Anchor books edition)
It's the eve of Rachel Chu's wedding and she should be over the moon. She has a flawless oval-cut diamond, a wedding dress she loves, and a fiance willing to thwart his meddling relatives and give up one of the biggest fortunes in Asia in order to marry her. Still, Rachel mourns the fact that her birth father, a man she never knew, won't be there to walk her down the aisle.
Then a chance accident reveals his identity. Suddenly, Rachel is drawn into a dizzying world of Shanghai splendor, a world where people attend church in a penthouse, where exotic cars race down the boulevard, and where people aren't just crazy rich...they're China rich.
4/5. Crazy Rich Asians was a slow burn for me (I think in large part because I saw the movie first and was expecting it to be lighter), but Kwan's richly detailed, almost anthropological writing style really worked for me in China Rich Girlfriend. I didn't want to stop reading!
A nice sequel to the previous one. The characters are still there, the ambiance/mood is still there as well, food and fashion still a big thing - generally speaking more of the same, but still damn entertaining.
3.5 stars
