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Ökyrikas tyttöystävä by Kevin Kwan

4 reviews

cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Personally I found all the prejudices easier to ignore in this one, so it was easier to actually enjoy the book.
However this book did not need to be that long, a lot of the book was name-dropping in relation to food, clothes, jewelry and cars. It felt unnecessary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Car accident, Classism, Racism, Religious bigotry, Medical content, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Misogyny, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Stalking

sop17hie's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Lots of characters! Great book if you like to keep changing character chapters. Check content warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Medical trauma, Violence, Medical content, and Car accident

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Murder

pachelrooley's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book is fun, addictive, and nostalgic for anyone who has spent any time in Singapore - it's great fun if you recognise all the settings! There are some fun characters, but I have to say that Rachel and Nick are excruciatingly boring and naive. The reader is obviously meant to root for them but they have literally no personality other than being 'nice', which is not particularly compelling. 
The descriptions of opulence can be fun but take up too much space that could have been spent on the climaxes of the plot - which seemed to be completely rushed at the end, which was a shame. 
All that said, I read it in about 24 hours, so evidently the author is doing something right! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Minor: Eating disorder, Violence, and Xenophobia

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Racism, Racial slurs, Medical content, and Infidelity

Moderate: Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Vomit, and Violence