Thank you to GP Putnam and NetGalley for a gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

I was REALLY excited for this book. It sounds really fun and I wanted to love it because you don't see many asians in romance. However, I got to 20% and it's not really drawing me in. There's nothing that's happened and it's definitely very wordy - it's written in a mix of storytelling and journal entries? I don't know, it's a bit confusing. Also, maybe it's just my ARC but words kept being hyphenated in the middle of a sentence and it was very distracting to me. 

There is some good humor and witty dialogue in there but not enough plot development to keep me interested. Unfortunately, I will put it down for now and maybe I will give it another chance later.

There has perhaps never been a more accurate comp than the one for this book calling it "Crazy Rich Asians meets Bridget Jones's Diary". Told in diary style (often with high levels of detail), readers get to enjoy both the moments of glamour and wealth that Andrea experiences as well as her more down to Earth moments working hard as a lawyer. It took me a little bit to get into the story, but once I got into the diary style I enjoyed it and found it amusing and was cheering on Andrea as she pursued both career and love.

I won this book in a giveaway - I was excited to start this because it says it's a cross over between Bridget Jones and Crazy Rich Asians, unfortunately I DNF this book. I felt it was way too wordy and all over the place and the writing just wasn't for me. Thank you for gifting me with a copy.

The tagline of "Crazy Rich Asians" meets "Bridget Jones's Diary" perfectly captures this book. I was interested in this title because I love both those books, and it did not disappoint at all. This story is full of humor and heart. It was exactly what I needed to read at the moment, and I can't wait to recommend it to readers as a perfect summer read.

I was so excited for this book, but it just fell flat.  I have loved this atmosphere in other books and was prepared to have a fun reading romp with it, but it was SO wordy.  I skipped whole pages and didn't miss a beat.  Great idea, but the writing just wasn't my style.

At first I really enjoyed Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho - I found it witty and fun. The description of "Crazy Rich Asians" meets "Bridget Jones' Diary" was a perfect fit. I liked Andrea and was very much entertained by her dating adventures. Unfortunately, I thought it moved really slow - I made it to almost 50% of the way through and she'd only had one interaction with Eric Deng, who based on the synopsis I thought would be a major character. I really liked Suresh and wanted to see how things with him and Andrea developed but I decided to DNF (not finish) at about 50%. I may decide to go back and try again at a later date.

I have devoured the CRA series and all but the last of BJD, sadly Last Tang Standing comes nowhere close to these classics. Andrea Tang, the main character, has a voice that of a whiny brat who never misses an opportunity to feel sorry for herself and will expound on it for pages on end. Inner dialogue is a vital part of a first-person narrative and ultimately personal growth. Andrea doesn’t show any sign of the latter. The humor is displayed in the most obvious and decidedly unfunny ways. It is singleton stale with turns that are the equivalent of bad dad jokes. This style does not bode well for the romance portion of the rom-com novel. Andrea’s relationships are too tepid to evoke emotion or interest. The premise of high family expectations that weigh heavily on modern young women is not depicted in the Last Tang Standing. The bones of a family drama can be found here and there is nothing wrong with revisiting this style this telling does not offer anything unique. Disappointing read.

This was a quick, breezy read about a lawyer in her early thirties racing to make partner while struggling to figure out what she wants from life and love in Singapore. The likeness to Crazy Rich Asians and Bridget Jones’ Diary is an apt one, though this book reads more acerbic and zanier than the latter. There is a lot I really enjoyed about this book - the setting, how diverse the characters were, having a driven female lead, the comedy and fun that drove the story, etc. but I left feeling slightly unfulfilled at the end.

I really wanted to love this one, I had been looking forward to reading it since I first saw it on Goodreads - it sounded like it would be exactly up my alley. And I did devour this book; I ate it up over two nights and enjoyed the pace the book set out with. However, the romance fell slightly flat. It was never quite given the room to breathe that it needed. It took a long time to begin in the book and then felt as if it ramped up it suddenly, jogging along ahead of where I was as a reader. It was hard to feel invested. We also spent so much time with the other love interest, that the story seemed to lose sight of who we were supposed to be focusing on and rooting for. 

I also struggled with the tone a little bit. It was so focused on the humor in each situation, that the main character began to feel impersonal and like we never got a full chance to get to know her. I wish we had had more time with the story and the characters because there was so much I enjoyed about it. I will definitely be looking forward to the author’s next book to see how their writing grows.

Woah! This book is filled with so much energy it gave me reader's whiplash--in a good way. The voice! The voice! The voice! Although the book comps compare this story to Bridget Jones meets Crazy Rich Asians (true--in a way-- through journal entries and, well, crazy rich Asians), Lauren Ho has created a truly new vibe with her unique (and perfectly in tune/ on point/ relatable/ full of laughable snark) writing style. This book was fun, thoroughly entertaining, eye-opening, and full of real-life wisdom any woman can relate to. LOVED LTS!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-Arc. Opinions are my own.