A review by bookcasey
Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho

emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I think this book could be  cathartic for some people, but the main character responds to her every emotion with alcohol, which I generally find incredibly tedious. The whole book is painfully slow, especially given how little actually happens, and I wasn’t rooting for the main character at all.

I considered DNF several times but hung in there because I’d heard such great things and wondered if the book would improve. It didn’t.

It’s a midlife crisis book far more than a romance, this time featuring a workaholic lawyer in Singapore. 
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