#BlogTour: Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic by Lauren Ho @LaurenHoTravels @HarperFiction @fictionpubteam @RandomTTours #LucieYi #LaurenHo #RandomThingsTours

Good morning everyone! Today I’m pleased to finally share my review of Lucie Yi Is Not Romantic as part of the Random Things Blog Tour.

Huge apologies for lack of posts lately I have been in hospital for the last week. I went to a routine check at the opticians and discovered I had swollen optic nerves. This lead to a hospital appointment the next day, being admitted for lots of tests and being diagnosed with Intercranial Hypertension. It was quite a scary experience as it can be caused by other conditions like tumours but thankfully it’s just lifestyle with me so I’ll be making a few changes and hopefully I’ll be able to get it back under control.

Anyway enough about me and back to my review!

Book Synopsis:

Lucie Yi has tried love – it didn’t work.

She’s decided that finding Mr Right is a myth, and that finding Mr Right-enough-to-have-children-with is the next best option. So when she meets easy-going Collin Read on a platonic co-parenting website, it finally feels like she has found her version of happily ever after.
 
But things take a turn for the worse when they move back home to Singapore where her very traditional family and remorseful ex-fiancé await.
 
With pressure mounting on all sides and her perfect plan unravelling, Lucie has to decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice for a chance at happiness – and maybe, just maybe, love.

My Review:

Lucy Yi Is Not Romantic is a sweet, funny and clever read that would be great for reading in the sun this summer.

Firstly I loved Lucy and enjoyed following her throughout the book. She’s a very strong, determined lady and I liked that she didn’t follow the normal rules. I did find her slightly annoying at times but I actually grew to like this side of her and ended up finding this an endearing character flaw.

There are lots of fantastic supporting characters in this book that help show how loved and supported everyone is. The two main male characters were interesting creations and but must admit I didn’t particularly warm to either of them.

It was particularly interesting to learn more about Asian Culture as I didn’t know much about it before. The expectations of family are always hard to meet and I felt Lucie managed that really well, despite deciding some very modern methods to start a family. I enjoyed all the cultural references too as they helped make the situation seem more real.

Overall I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more from this author. I liked how the author takes some difficult subjects and manages to discuss them in a sensitive manner which I thought was very clever. There’s lots of intrigue in the book and I was never sure which way the story was going so had to keep reading to find out.

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Harper Collins for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Lauren Ho is a reformed legal counsel who writes funny stories. Hailing from Malaysia, she lived in the United Kingdom, France and Luxembourg before moving with her family to Singapore. Her first novel, Last Tang Standing was an international bestseller.