Management consultant Lucie Yi is done waiting for Mr. Right. After a harrowing breakup foiled her plans for children—and drove her to a meltdown in a Tribeca baby store—she’s ready to take matters into her own hands. She signs up for an elective co-parenting website to find a suitable partner with whom to procreate—as platonic as family planning can be.
Collin Read checks all of Lucie’s boxes; he shares a similar cultural background, he’s honest, and most important, he’s ready to become a father. When they match, it doesn’t take long for Lucie to take a leap of faith for her future. So what if her conservative family might not approve? When Lucie becomes pregnant, the pair return to Singapore and, sure enough, her parents refuse to look on the bright side. Even more complicated, Lucie’s ex-fiancé reappears, sparking unresolved feelings and compounding work pressures and the baffling ways her body is changing. Suddenly her straightforward arrangement is falling apart before her very eyes, and Lucie will have to decide how to juggle the demands of the people she loves while pursuing the life she really wants.
Mixed review from me on this one, I'm afraid!
It's a cute, sweet, funny read with a lot of depth and a really original idea. While I was reading it, I really enjoyed it, and I flew through it.
However, when I had to put it down, I wasn't desperate to get back to it; I left a couple of days between it, sometimes, which isn't like me. There's nothing wrong with it! I think the failing was in me; I just wasn't connecting with it properly.
But as a light, easy read, it's fantastic. I did enjoy it, and I finished it. The characters are great and they're presented well. I liked the look at Singaphore, a place and culture I don't know a lot about.
I'll be recommending this, and I hope to read more by the author - maybe I'll connect better with the next one!
Lucie Yi is not a Romantic is available now. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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