The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks

64%

15.02.26

Strange and beautiful, the world and characters drawn with care, and the plot, such as it was, gathering speed like a train on the tracks. This  leisurely, intelligent story perhaps needed a little more steam power to really get going.

The Fraud Squad - Kyla Zhao

 47%

23.03.23

This was trying to be Crazy Rich Asians, and to some extent Counterfeit, but was held back by the cliched and predictable plot, the  weirdly overwrought writing style and the poor editing. There seemed to be too much focus on florid descriptions of flower arrangements and none at all on character development or elements that would help with sense and flow. 

China Rich Girlfriend - Kevin Kwan

47%
11.02.20

The leftovers from the first book. Great cover, though.

Crazy Rich Asians - Kevin Kwan

58%
09.10.19

Just as badly written and poorly edited and stupidly fun as you'd expect.