This book was so much fun. The pitch of Crazy Rich Asians meets Bridget Jones's Diary was spot on! Andrea was a great character who I enjoyed following as she figured out what she wanted. I typically hate love triangles because one of the choices is usually completely and obviously wrong, but it was well done in this book as Suresh and Eric were both decent and caring men. I snort-laughed many times, particularly at Andrea's drunk diary entries and I thought her friends were entertaining secondary characters. Finally, I totally related to her issues with her mom. Chinese-Malaysian mothers are very similar to Jewish ones :)

My only small issue with this book was the representation of every women in her forties and fifties as botoxed obsessed - One would have been funny but I thought portraying Val AND all her friends the same way was unnecessary. Then again, I'm in my 40s and internalized it. I also had trouble believing that Andrea, at 33, didn't know she was a Millennial.

I look forward to more books by this author!

All the stars for entertainment!

Thank you so much Putnam Books for my advanced copy of Last Tang Standing. Unfortunately I was unable to read my e-copy prior to pub. However, I used my Libro.fm credit to listen to the audio. I'm so glad that I listened. The audio was fantastic.

This book was just what I needed. The publisher describes this as Crazy Rich Asians meets Bridget Jones and I have to agree. I see similarities.

What I Loved About This Book-

* The Humor- This book was so stinkin funny! I am not ashamed to laugh out loud at an audio with air pods in and get all the stares and funny looks. Totally worth it and don't judge my life.

* The Relatability- Andrea is 33 ( like me. ) She has a kick ass job ( Like me ) She is Single ( also like me.) On paper she has almost all of her sh*t together but not quite. Andrea made this book for me. She is my new book BFF. I loved following her around and getting inside her head. I loved how the author made her just single and not sad and single lol. She was not a woman in her 30's worried about being married or that her biological clock was ticking. It was refreshing.

* The Setting & Culture- This book was set in Singapore and features the traditions and expectations of the culture.

*The Characters- I enjoyed the majority of the characters. I've already mentioned Andrea but let's shine a spotlight on Suresh. I loved Suresh. He was gorgeous and sweet but also taken. I loved how his relationship with Andrea went from an office rivalry of sorts to a great friendship. The relationship between Suresh and Andrea felt so well developed and realistic.

I also enjoyed seeing Eric show up. He was everything in a partner that Andrea's family would have wanted. I loved their first meeting. I cannot expand on this character without risking spoilers so I'll stop there.

Andrea's friends and family were great as well. I loved her best friend. ( I totally can't remember her name because I'm a failure. ) I loved how the friendship was not perfect.

Overall- Great book. Highly recommend. If you're an audiobook lover please listen on audio.

Last Tang Standing is a delightful, quick read! Thirty-three year-old Andrea Tang is a lawyer in Singapore determined to become partner at her firm. She shares an office with her rival, Suresh, and despite her best efforts, a friendship forms between them. (And I loved his comic!) Meanwhile, facing familial pressure to get married, Andrea turns to online dating. I liked Andrea's focus on her career and her friendship with her cousin Linda. She's humorous in a relatable way, and experiences a lot of growth throughout the book. I was pleasantly surprised with the storyline with Valerie; although Andrea had initially judged the woman, she realized that Valerie was a good friend. The biggest weakness of this book was that Eric never felt like a real person, so I never felt invested in his relationship with Andrea. Overall, I enjoyed reading this book and loved that it was set in Singapore.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Putnam for sending me this free ebook in exchange for my honest review.

This is all centered around Andrea Tang a 33 year old single lawyer who in the eyes of her family need to settle down, get married, have kids and be done with it before she's too old and no one wants her. And she "dishonors" her ancestors. Also on track to be partner this workaholic isnt letting anything get in the way of that. But of course life has different plans and throws her attractive men in the form of Suresh Aditparan, her very attractive rival for partner and Eric Deng, a wealthy, smart, laid back entrepreneur who is right up her alley. With workplace rivalry, friendship drama and having to manage family expectations, Andrea is left wondering can she stay true to herself while trying to meet everyones expectations.
This one was honestly a slow burner for me through the entire book. Andrea at times annoyed the crap out of me with how she would handle certain situations to the point where I wanted to shake her and ask "what the heck is going on girl!!" She was also so painstakingly blind to some things I couldn't believe how she didn't know what was going on. The writing style was nice but this one didn't really do it for me.. Her mothers view towards things really didn't sit right with me, and it was hard to get past that. Some of the other characters seemed to be all over the place and I couldn't quite figure out why. And the way some plot lines just came and went. I don't know. Overall id say this one was a 3.5 stars for me.

I could really feel sorry for Andrea Tang as she has to deal with truly obnoxious and misogynist family and professional pressures. It did get a bit tiresome after a while, though.

However, I also enjoyed this peek into a different culture and the expectations that are placed on the children. And some of it was quite humorous. The comparisons to Crazy Rich Asians mixed with Bridget Jones are quite apt. If that intrigues you, you’ll enjoy this book.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

If you loved Crazy Rich Asians, this is for you. Andrea is a great heroine, she’s 33 and drowning in family expectations. Her life plan (really mom’s life plan for her) was blown to bits when she ended up single. Written in a diary format, we discover Andrea’s journey in singledom is hilarious with various setups, self discovery and even a horribly awkward Tinder date. There’s definite laugh out loud moments and I also enjoyed learning about different cultural norms.

I'm not a huge romcom fan, but Last Tang Standing has revived my interest in the genre!

You have a witty, sassy, flawed heroine that's a refreshing change from the quirky, bookish introvert in other romances I've read. Our protagonist, Andrea, feels like a real, messy person jotting down thoughts in her diary. She's just trying to figure out her career, dating, and what she wants out of life...even if that's at odds with her mother's wishes. I laughed out loud a lot while reading this, and I could totally relate to Andrea as a career woman in her early thirties.

I've seen this described as Bridget Jones's Diary meets Crazy Rich Asians, and I would totally agree. If you like either of those books, or you like new takes on the romance genre, you'll like Last Tang Standing.

Thank you Putnam books for the arc. but unfortunately I DNF'd this one. There's nothing happening even 20% into it. Its very very wordy and I think the layout of the story was very confusing. It wasn't for me.

How often do you cheer out loud and do a fist pump when reading a book? Last night, I finished Last Tang Standing by debut author Lauren Ho, and on page 395, I actually did a fist pump. I was giddy as I slid into the last pages.

Set against a world of glamour and wealth in Singapore, Andrea Tang is a 33-year-old UK-educated lawyer on the partner track. The clock is ticking on not only achieving professional success, but also on getting married and starting a family. It looks like she’s about to be the Last Tang Standing, as her gay cousin is entering a marriage of convenience with a straight man to get the family off her back, and secure her part of an inheritance.

Written in diary form, Last Tang Standing lets us in on Andrea’s family dynamics; her (mis)adventures with dating apps; and her love-hate relationship with Suresh, the attorney with whom she shares an office. Last Tang Standing is razor sharp, hilarious, and unapologetically Asian. It’s one of my top reads for 2020.

Beneath the day-to-day, Andrea is grappling with family and cultural expectations and actual happiness. The real question at the end is, what and who will she choose. And that ending is so satisfying, like i said, fist pump.

If this book doesn't get optioned for film or TV, it's a crime.

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.