I picked up this book with some reservations. I wasn't a huge fan of the first book due to the miscommunication trope and the slapsticks but this was gifted to me by an Ind0-Aussie friend so I thought I'd give this one another chance. I do love the pairing but not the execution of this series of novels. The miscommunication trope isn't so bad in this one but slapsticks still played a big part and I struggled through those pages. The humour I found mostly in the understanding the protagonist's point of view having grown up in Indonesia myself but now am more Aussie than Indo.

If you loved the first book, you would love this one. If you are like me, however, no matter how good the author's intentions (author's note at the beginning of the book) are, the content is <i>not</b> for me. You really have to suspend disbelief (and there is a particular part of the novel which I just couldn't get over) though I did like the ending when the protagonist outlined why she loved her crazy family and it was all wrapped up quite neatly though again, suspend disbelief.