The Duong sisters were cursed. Since their ancestor dared to leave her marriage for true love, her descendants have been condemned to only bear daughters and never sons. In Orange County's Little Saigon, Mai Nguyen has been plagued by this curse. She's divorced, estranged from her sisters, and isn't close to her three adult daughters. Fearing for her daughters' love lives, Mai consults a psychic who predicts unexpected changes coming her way within the year; there will be a marriage, a funeral and the birth of a son. Driven by the potential to break the century-long curse, Mai must reunite the women in her family, her mother, sisters, daughters, and cousins, for better or worse.

The Fortunes of Jaded Women is a delightful read that follows three generations of Vietnamese American women and their quests to find themselves. I thoroughly enjoy the bantering between the sisters and would love to see the scenes where they throw fruits at each other on a screen. I also love how Huynh portrays white men who only date Asian women with ridiculous, insufferable, yet humourous dialogues that remind me of Elaine Hsieh Chou's Disorientation.

Because the story follows 14 different women, The Fortunes of Jaded Women doesn't dive deep into character development. Instead, it depicts a relatively narrow perspective of each woman — for readers needing in-depth character stories to feel connected with the plot, this could be a tricky read. Since Fortunes of Jaded Women is a light-hearted book, I love the wide cast of characters and the family dynamic, regardless of how hilariously dramatic it sometimes gets. I adore this story of messy women and their journeys of finally uniting as a family to find joy.