Last Tang Standing

By: Lauren Ho

Narrated by: Catherine Ho

Crazy Rich Asians meets Bridget Jones's Diary in this funny and irresistible debut novel about the pursuit of happiness, surviving one's thirties intact, and opening oneself up to love.

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. All she has to do is make law partner, and her life will be perfect. And if she's about to become the lone unmarried member of her generation in the Tang clan--a disappointment her meddling Chinese-Malaysian family won't let her forget--well, she doesn't need a man to complete her.

Yet when a chance encounter with charming, wealthy entrepreneur Eric Deng offers her a glimpse of an exciting, limitless future, Andrea decides to give Mr. Right-for-her-family a chance. Too bad Suresh Aditparan, her office rival and the last man her family would approve of, keeps throwing a wrench in her plans. Now Andrea can't help but wonder: In the endless tug-of-war between pleasing others and pleasing herself, is there room for everyone to win?

Very entertaining!

Love the story line. After a while things get very predictable, but still overall enjoyable

mildly entertaining

The story was entertaining enough to listen to while walking the dog, although some parts I tuned out. the main issue is that none of the characters were very likable. The main character is an insufferable woman in her mid thirties with the maturity and attitude of a 13 year old. It felt like I was reading my middle school diary.

Fun story, way too much fluff

While the protagonist was certainly quirky and had a lot more personality than most romance leads, the characters overall were unlikeable and/or uninteresting. The book had a lot of subplots, relatively useless characters, and lengthy descriptions that could have been cut out. I would recommend this book as a fun read if about 40% of it was cut out, which I think would have allowed the actual interesting subplots and characters room to shine more than they currently do.

Started strong but turned cliche

Engaging and humorous at first, this book became too repetitive around halfway (?) through. The antagonist continued the same behaviors until it became boring. I was rooting for the two main characters until that point, but by the end I didn't care what happened to them.

YUP!

AWESOME. AWESOME. AAAAAAAWEEEESOME!!!! Just what i needed and just what i was looking for. Satisfaction, GUARANTEED! Thank you.