I tore through the 500+ pages of my (pocket-size) edition in two days. These books are utterly wild, over the top extravagant, sickeningly excessive - basically, so much fun!! Even though I obviously disagree with an elite few hoarding so much wealth, god it’s entertaining to read about their antics in (presumably) fictional format (though I’m sure this is exactly how some people live).

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Rich People Problems is absolutely full to the brim with scandal, plotting, intrigue, mystery and more scandal. Kwan also introduces an interesting historical aspect to this instalment! I actually wish he’d just hinted at it and then wrote another series of books about Su Yi and her time during the war, as some of it felt a little rushed towards the end as he tried to get everything tied up in time.

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Again I appreciate the few more serious parts he includes, like mental health, racism and classism. But for the most part, these are the books for you if you want characters you love to hate, over-the-top drama, and just pure escapism. I rarely laugh at books but Kwan regularly has me at least exhaling sharply through my nose with this trilogy!

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In case you need further evidence of how crazy these books are, a fish gets plastic surgery. That about says it all.