Andrea Tang is a workaholic junior partner at a multinational law firm, just steps away from her goal of becoming a senior partner. But at 33, she's a disappointment to her Chinese-Malaysian family, as she's one of very few women of her generation that are still unmarried. Even her lesbian cousin has agreed to a (sham) marriage with her personal banker to appease the aunties! Taking her mother's advice, she finally agrees to try to find someone suitable through blind dates and dating apps, with mixed results of course. This snarky book examines a woman trying to follow Sheryl Sandberg's advice to "lean in" and have it all, while appeasing an overbearing family. It's billed as "Crazy Rich Asians meets Bridget Jones's Diary," which is pretty apt, though Last Tang Standing pales in comparison to either. It's not a bad book by any means, especially for a debut novel, though it's definitely not making my list of favorites of the year.
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