Counterfeit
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- Author：Kirstin Chen
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Summary
Hustlers meets Big Little Lies in the heist of the summer…
Meet Ava: rule-abiding lawyer who has ticked all of life’s boxes。 She’s married to a successful surgeon and has just taken an indefinite career break to raise her adorable toddler。 A picture-perfect life。
Meet Winnie: Ava’s old college roommate。 Once awkward， quiet and apparently academically challenged， she left Stanford in a shroud of scandal。 But now， she is charismatic， wealthy and has returned to town dripping in designer accessories。 An actual perfect life。
When the two women bump into one another at a local coffee shop， it seems like fate has intervened: Winnie’s new-found success is courtesy of a shady business and she needs a favour; Ava is realising she is not built for the stay-at-home life。 But what starts as one favour turns into two， then three， and soon Ava is in far deeper than she ever imagined。
Now Ava has to make the ultimate decision: cut and run， or risk it all？
Meet Ava: rule-abiding lawyer who has ticked all of life’s boxes。 She’s married to a successful surgeon and has just taken an indefinite career break to raise her adorable toddler。 A picture-perfect life。
Meet Winnie: Ava’s old college roommate。 Once awkward， quiet and apparently academically challenged， she left Stanford in a shroud of scandal。 But now， she is charismatic， wealthy and has returned to town dripping in designer accessories。 An actual perfect life。
When the two women bump into one another at a local coffee shop， it seems like fate has intervened: Winnie’s new-found success is courtesy of a shady business and she needs a favour; Ava is realising she is not built for the stay-at-home life。 But what starts as one favour turns into two， then three， and soon Ava is in far deeper than she ever imagined。
Now Ava has to make the ultimate decision: cut and run， or risk it all？
Reviews
Sofia
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A cunning whirlwind and， in the end， a triumph of friendship。
Trish
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Think this would be a good beach read。 Decent story line。 Liked the characters。 Can't say it had me dying to know how it was gonna end。 It had a few little twists I didn't see coming。 Overall would recommend if you're looking for a nice， light read with a good plot。 Think this would be a good beach read。 Decent story line。 Liked the characters。 Can't say it had me dying to know how it was gonna end。 It had a few little twists I didn't see coming。 Overall would recommend if you're looking for a nice， light read with a good plot。 。。。more
Jessie Reed
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Entertaining chick-lit， along the lines of crazy rich Asians， but with an entirely different situation。
Chispita Kelly
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 a little slow but it was fun！ I’m glad they got away with it in the end haha
Kayla Vardy
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the way this book had me in a chokehold 😩。 we love an unreliable narrator<3
Sarah
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I really liked the twists and unexpected characters in this book， but felt it was missing something。 It reminds me of my high school English teacher who would circle the last paragraph of my essays and tell me that my conclusion was actually my thesis。 Doing that with Counterfeit would have eliminated the surprise， but maybe a plot restructure would help？
Janene
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Enjoyable read， and interesting how the counterfeiting worked。 I liked the way the author had the characters tell the story。
Anna Loder
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A fun， quick delve into the world of high end counterfeit bags， I was completely there for the escape！ It is definitely making some statements on class， culture， friendship and the American dream ‘a。。driverless car’
Anne Marie
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I don’t want to spoil anything about this book， I will say it is very clever， a quick and enjoyable read。 It is screaming to be adapted as a movie。 This is a great beach read choice。
Kelly Conover
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fun read
Alyssa
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This was a smart， fun， fast-paced read。
Erica Sage
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I read this book as part of my neighborhood book club， and I was excited because it's a new author for me and a genre I don't read often。 Unfortunately， the book wasn't for me。 The plot is focused on counterfeit handbags， which is not a point of interest for me， but I was hoping for a fast-paced， heist book。 Unfortunately， COUNTERFEIT wasn't a heist book， and it wasn't fast-paced。 In fact， I didn't care for the writing style。 I felt like it was more telling than showing， as if I was reading back I read this book as part of my neighborhood book club， and I was excited because it's a new author for me and a genre I don't read often。 Unfortunately， the book wasn't for me。 The plot is focused on counterfeit handbags， which is not a point of interest for me， but I was hoping for a fast-paced， heist book。 Unfortunately， COUNTERFEIT wasn't a heist book， and it wasn't fast-paced。 In fact， I didn't care for the writing style。 I felt like it was more telling than showing， as if I was reading backstory the entire book。 Because of this， it was hard for me to care about the characters。 My favorite was Maria， the nanny， and Boss Mak， because they were interesting。。。 but I enjoy books where the narrator is the most compelling。 。。。more
Karen
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Quick and easy read but couldn’t get into any of the characters。
Kristina Davis
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The only thing I didn't like about this book was the relationship change in the epilogue。 Such a fun fast read。 The only thing I didn't like about this book was the relationship change in the epilogue。 Such a fun fast read。 。。。more
Ashlyn Joyner
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I thought this was a really great book！ It was suspenseful and kept me on my toes and wanting to read what happened next。 There was a plot twist I didn’t see coming towards the end。 Overall I recommend！
xTx xTx
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Fast beach type of read。 easy peasy。 kind of like eating one of those ice cream drumsticks。
booksta_lana
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This was a short， fun， and easy read。 Unfortunately， I was not able to connect to the characters and plot。 I wish there were more of a "rich people" element。 I loved how the story was told， the confession， and then glimpses into the past。Overall， great read if you need something easy and not dark。 This was a short， fun， and easy read。 Unfortunately， I was not able to connect to the characters and plot。 I wish there were more of a "rich people" element。 I loved how the story was told， the confession， and then glimpses into the past。Overall， great read if you need something easy and not dark。 。。。more
J。D。 Holman
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I picked this up on a whim from Half Price Books。 My library can't afford to try new authors often， but a number of patrons ask for whatever Reese's Book Club has chosen; this seemed a bit interesting， so I gave it a try。It's a good quick novel， with the story flowing well。 I wouldn't quite call it "popcorn" - maybe a beach read？The story is a con with low stakes and a sympathetic female protagonist。 It kind of reminded me of Snare in that way。 Both have a struggling mother who gets wrapped up i I picked this up on a whim from Half Price Books。 My library can't afford to try new authors often， but a number of patrons ask for whatever Reese's Book Club has chosen; this seemed a bit interesting， so I gave it a try。It's a good quick novel， with the story flowing well。 I wouldn't quite call it "popcorn" - maybe a beach read？The story is a con with low stakes and a sympathetic female protagonist。 It kind of reminded me of Snare in that way。 Both have a struggling mother who gets wrapped up in a con that involves smuggling goods。 You get attached emotionally to her。The narrative is very different， using second person point of view through much of the book。 It does help hook the reader， as though Ava is telling you her sad story of how she got entangled with her former classmate's schemes。There are some lovely twists。Overall， the language is clean （saved a few for the last page of the epilogue）， and there is no violence。 。。。more
Kim
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Quick read！
Anne
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I read part 1 one evening， and when I picked it up another evening to finish， I almost immediately raised my eyebrows。 What？！？ And then I flew through the rest of the book to get answers。 Well-titled。
Eula Kozma
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A fun quick read。 Not too cerebral， but enjoyable and fun nonetheless。
Wendy
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This was a fun little book！ Many thanks to @williammorrowbooks for this gorgeous finished copy of Counterfeit by @kirstin。chenIt’s the story of Ava and Winnie， two old college friends who reconnect after 15 years。 Ava is a lawyer but hasn’t worked since her 2 year old was born。 She has a nanny and is married to a doctor but she’s unhappy with her life。 In comes Winnie， with her fancy handbags and glamorous life！ They end up in a counterfeit handbag scheme that is very lucrative until everything This was a fun little book！ Many thanks to @williammorrowbooks for this gorgeous finished copy of Counterfeit by @kirstin。chenIt’s the story of Ava and Winnie， two old college friends who reconnect after 15 years。 Ava is a lawyer but hasn’t worked since her 2 year old was born。 She has a nanny and is married to a doctor but she’s unhappy with her life。 In comes Winnie， with her fancy handbags and glamorous life！ They end up in a counterfeit handbag scheme that is very lucrative until everything goes wrong。It was an entertaining read and I read it super fast。 It’s not very long at 288 pages。 You get a glimpse into the high fashion handbag industry and the Chinese factories where most luxury goods are produced。 I didn't realize how prolific the counterfeit handbag industry is。 I was surprised that these 2 women didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that their little scheme is illegal。I have to say， I had a hard time really connecting with these two characters。 The child that cried all the time really bothered me。 I raised 2 girls and I just don't think children cry and scream constantly for 3 years without something seriously being wrong。 。。。more
Kate McMurray
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Really entertaining！ All about success， social class， race， and morality in modern culture within one woman’s narration of a con scheme she was roped into
Cindy
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Two former college classmates join forces in a clever scheme to make mega big bucks on designer handbags。 I learned so much about how exclusive handbags are sold and marketed。 Meanwhile， though， I was only minimally interested in the welfare of the two main characters。 I was very very concerned about Ava’s nonverbal son who spent most of his time screaming。 I even worried about the handbag king’s need for a liver transplant。 The main characters， Ava and Winnie？ Meh。 The author Kirstin Chen has t Two former college classmates join forces in a clever scheme to make mega big bucks on designer handbags。 I learned so much about how exclusive handbags are sold and marketed。 Meanwhile， though， I was only minimally interested in the welfare of the two main characters。 I was very very concerned about Ava’s nonverbal son who spent most of his time screaming。 I even worried about the handbag king’s need for a liver transplant。 The main characters， Ava and Winnie？ Meh。 The author Kirstin Chen has the brain of a criminal mastermind， though。 Maybe that’s her true calling。 。。。more
Erica
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Hmm not feeling it。 Just nothing I could relate to at all。 And the writing made it hard to follow and not very interesting
Lori
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Fun read。 Not sure I will comfortably purchase another high end purse， or diamond， without pause。 Could have done without the snarky 2016 election comments scattered throughout the book though！
Kristen
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3。75/5。 A fun "thriller" that will keep you on your toes as to what is going to happen next， but isn't scary at all。 Ava Wong， a rule-abiding Chinese American lawyer， is at her breaking point with her marriage， her toddler， and her job when her old friend Winnie Fang， who lived in Mainland China before coming to the US for college， comes back into her life with an exciting proposition: join her counterfeit scheme for luxury handbags。 This is an interesting one in its structure and twists it prov 3。75/5。 A fun "thriller" that will keep you on your toes as to what is going to happen next， but isn't scary at all。 Ava Wong， a rule-abiding Chinese American lawyer， is at her breaking point with her marriage， her toddler， and her job when her old friend Winnie Fang， who lived in Mainland China before coming to the US for college， comes back into her life with an exciting proposition: join her counterfeit scheme for luxury handbags。 This is an interesting one in its structure and twists it provides， as well as the color on how Ava views her position in the world as an American and a Chinese American。 。。。more
Shukra Abayomi
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I was looking for a light read then I saw a picture of a page of this book。 The dialogue was captivating， the premise even more- bags。 I love bags and I love bad women twice as much。
Rebecca Tait
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3。5
Janine Snyder
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An entertaining， fast and fun read。 Nothing intellectual but I though the whole counterfeit industry plot was interesting and different。
Reference
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