CY@CY Says Welcome to my dreamscape. Where a Lim is also a Ling.

I have just finished reading China Rich Girlfriend, the 2015 sequel to Kevin Kwan’s highly successful 2013 Crazy Rich Asians. I was so engrossed by the crazy parade through the lives of Asia’s richest elite that I was able to finish the 479-page novel within one day. Crazy Rich Asians introduced readers to the world of old Asian money and ...

I finished reading The Trader of Saigon by Lucy Cruickshanks today and  I have to admit that I find it quite a gripping novel despite initial misgivings. It is a dark tale dealing with human trafficking, corruption and poverty in post-war Vietnam where three seemingly unconnected lives are brought together in greed, fear and hope. As a US Army deserter, ...

The Girl on the Train, the debut novel by British author Paula Hawkins, has sold in excess of 10 million copies worldwide. It is a 409-page psychological thriller novel that is so engrossing that I managed to finish it in one day. The narrative is skilfully split between three women whose lives interlink tragically: Rachel, Megan and Anna. Hawkins has ...