Rachel goes on a Singapore trip with her boyfriend, Nicholas, for a wedding. She meets his family, one of Southeast Asia‘s wealthiest families while dealing with their judgements and disapproval. If you like books that have Asian representation, you will like this. The point of view is in third person omniscient, established by showing different character‘s attitudes, personalities, and beliefs; every chapter shows a different character.

Ever is a teen who deals with pressure from her parents. After failing to attend Med School, she is sent to Taipei to attend a program where she is to learn Mandarin. She meets Rick Woo, the prodigy from Yale that she has always been compared to while breaking all the rules her parents has for her. If you like books about coming of age, then you will like this. A theme in this book is freedom as Ever breaks free from her parents‘ expectations.