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Namorada Podre de Rica by Kevin Kwan

21 reviews

deepalidesai's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

This book was actually a lot more enjoyable than the first book in the series. There were some genuinely very funny scenes. Rachel and Nick made a lot more sense as a couple in this book, although I still feel like their character development fell flat at times. Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot more than the 1st one, and may even go back to reread it at some point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Death

holly_keimig's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Another chapter of Rachel and Nick's life together, including their wedding. Progress is made in finding out about Rachel's past and Astrid's story comes into play more. I just want her to be happy! More crazy exclusive clubs and shocking scandals and lots of shopping. This one had me on the edge of my seat a bit more and is full of action.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse

kailiyahknight's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

ihuynhyoulose's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Death, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

cnjg88's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The ending was really good. I feel like the plot twist was done well, and using news articles to give the aftermath was an interesting choice that I think fit well with the theme of the book. I really want a book focusing on Astrid. I loved Rachel and Nick's story in the first book, but Astrid's POVs were the main reason I kept reading through the first half of the book. With that in mind, Rachel was as classy as ever, and her argument with the final antagonist was excellent.

The format was also fun. Kwan rotates the conversation medium in addition to the POV in a way that I personally enjoy. It's like if the emails, texts, and news bits from 50 Shades was done well.

That said, there were some topics that I think could have been handled better. I'm not Jewish, so I don't know if the use of the term "Nazi" being used to describe loyal employees is okay when a character you are meant to loathe uses it. I am autistic though, so I do feel comfortable saying that I wish the conversation about r-slur babies had either gone differently or if other characters that we are supposed to like had one discussing eugenics and ableism. I think that the author's goal was to make them seem out of touch and shitty, similar to how he uses classism and racism, but I think it could have been executed better. The were also some casually ableist comments from the MCs about schizophrenia and OCD that felt weird.

All in all, 3 out of 5. It's overall a good book, political/social commentary is almost always my jam, the format was very unique in the best possible way. My main issues were pacing and some questionable handling of sensitive topics

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy

someone tries to scare Rachel by poisoning her and she almost dies. There's also quite a bit of cheating/false cheating accusations.

paigedent's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Miscarriage and Car accident

deviousjen's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical content and Car accident

Minor: Infidelity and Kidnapping

noeandnovels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Car accident

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

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

Minor: Murder

abby_can_read's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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I found this book as enjoyable as the first. The humor hit right, and I loved the different characters and their storylines. I do think this book did an excellent job of continuing some of the same storylines as the first book, but ultimately this book is its own story, which I loved. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Xenophobia