From the renowned, award-winning author Zen Cho comes a delightfully funny romance about family, class, and love in modern London. From the outside, Renee Goh’s life looks perfect. She’s thirty and beautiful, runs a glamorous—and profitable—women’s clothing company in London, and is dating a hot Taiwanese pop star. But Renee is lonely. Estranged from her family in Singapore, she practically lives at the office, and now she’s just been dumped by her supposed boyfriend. Who she never saw anyway, so why is she ruining her Instagram-ready makeup by crying? Before she can curl up on the couch with a pint of Ben & Jerry’s, Renee’s father calls. He’s retiring, and, thanks to the screw-ups of her wastrel brothers, he is considering her as the next CEO of the family business: Chahaya Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Southeast Asia. That stamp of her father’s approval would mean everything to Renee, but can she cooperate with the brothers who drove her out of Singapore? But fate isn’t done with her. That same night, Renee bumps into her first love, Yap Ket Siong, who broke her heart during university. They spend a wonderful night together, but Ket Siong is pursuing a dangerous vengeance for his family. In the light of day is there any hope for the two of them?
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I just finished the Friend Zone Experiment by Zen Cho and here are my thoughts.
When Renee's father wants to retire but her brothers are still not up to the task of taking over so her dad wants Renee in the running. Trouble starts when she runs into an old love and he is trying to solve a mystery surrounding a company but it's the same company Renee's fathers business is bidding for a contract with...
The narration was wonderful. I love melodic voices and this was perfect.
Renee is rich and lovely but being estranged from her family and in a country that isn't her native home, she is lonely and her heart is fairly closed off after a man she loved, Ket, stopped talking to her right when she thought they were going to get together and she never quite got over it.
Ket left her out of family obligation but he never told her the truth and 10 years on, he never really got over her either. It was a wonderful second chance romance story.
I loved the plot, it wasn't just a fluffy romance, there is a really interesting mystery weaved in it too. It's a secondary plot but it gives you context of why Ket is the way he is. He had to give up on his dreams and he also had to leave his home because of the secret his family is hiding. They are in danger and he isn't willing to put anyone in danger.
It was a really great book. One of the best ones I have listened to in ages. A romance with some real depth... CHEFS KISS!!
If you like a little mystery in your romance, give this one a go.
4.5 stars
Thank you to @macmillanaudio and @netgalley for my gifted copy. OUT NOWW!!!
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