Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Goodreads Synopsis
At thirty-three, Andrea Tang is living the dream: she has a successful career as a lawyer, a posh condo, and a clutch of fun-loving friends who are always in the know about Singapore's hottest clubs and restaurants. All she has to do is make partner at her law firm and she will have achieved everything she (and her mother) has ever worked for. So what if she's poised to be the last unmarried member of her generation of the Tang clan? She doesn't need a man to feel fulfilled, no matter what her meddling relatives have to say about it.
But for a dutiful Chinese-Malaysian daughter, the weight of familial expectations is hard to ignore. And so are the men life keeps throwing in Andrea's path. Men like Suresh Aditparan, her annoyingly attractive rival for partner and the last man she should be spending time with, and Eric Deng, a wealthy entrepreneur whose vision for their future is more lavish than she could have imagined. With her workplace competition growing ever more intense, her friends bringing dramas of their own to her door, and her family scrutinizing her every romantic prospect, Andrea finds herself stretched to the breaking point. And she can't help but wonder: In the endless tug-of-war between pleasing others and pleasing herself, is there room for everyone to win?
Review
This book was so much fun to read! Told in a diary format from Andrea’s perspective, this book was fast-paced and a quick read! Lauren Ho’s writing is superb and I honestly loved this book!
Andrea is a very realistic and relatable character who is trying to find her place in the dating community whilst having the added pressure from her mother and the elders of the Tang Clan. This book gave me an insight into how Asian culture and the pressure faced with marrying. Whilst I can’t say if this is an accurate description in modern day but it was definitely eye opening. I loved reading her diary entries, especially when she had been drinking!
Whilst I had a general assumption of how this book would end that didn’t stop me from being completely captivated by the story and wanting to know what happened and the adventure of getting there. I loved the drama in this book and I also really liked the side characters who made the book even funnier!
My only issue with the book is I would have liked a bit more at the end. I would have liked to have seen how everything had panned out and where Andrea’s life had taken her. I also would have liked to have seen more romance but as this was written in diary format you’re only getting Andrea’s point of view and her feelings on the matter.
This book had a great message to it. It reminds us to be happy and do things that make us happy. It’s about taking the leap of faith in order to pursue happiness even if it goes against everything you thought you believed in.
Overall this was a light and incredibly fun read that I recommend to anyone who loves a good contemporary romance!
Rating: 4/5 stars