BOOK REVIEW RUNDOWN: COUNTERFEIT

📖BOOK TITLE: COUNTERFEIT

📖AUTHOR: KIRSTIN CHEN

📖THOUGHTS&OPINIONS:

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I got into "Counterfeit" because of its vibrant cover. I didn't even read the blurb😂 but unfortunately, I didn't quite connect to the story, perhaps because of my novelty to the luxury bag industry. Gosh, I don't even know what a Birkin looks like 🤧. Forgive my novelty, but it is what it is.

So my novelty toward luxury bag brands affected my view of this book. I couldn't understand the concept behind the counterfeit luxury bag industry. I also didn't understand why Ava felt the need to join Winnie in her scheme. She obviously has a husband she loves (I think), a child she adores, but whines a lot (and when I mean a lot,I mean a lot).

Just my theory here: "People who have done everything by the rule tend to want to deviate a bit to see how things work out."

📖RATINGS: 2 STARS ⭐⭐

📖QUOTES:

○There is no shame in good, honest work.

○To share one’s secrets is to force others to bear your burden; to stay silent is to spare them.

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