From the critically acclaimed author of The Kiss Quotient comes a romantic novel about love that crosses international borders and all boundaries of the heart...
Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions—like grief. And love. He thinks he's defective. His family knows better—that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes matters into her own hands and returns to Vietnam to find him the perfect bride.
As a mixed-race girl living in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City, Esme Tran has always felt out of place. When the opportunity arises to come to America and meet a potential husband, she can't turn it down, thinking this could be the break her family needs. Seducing Khai, however, doesn't go as planned. Esme's lessons in love seem to be working...but only on herself. She's hopelessly smitten with a man who's convinced he can never return her affection.
With Esme's time in the United States dwindling, Khai is forced to understand he's been wrong all along. And there's more than one way to love.
Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions—like grief. And love. He thinks he's defective. His family knows better—that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes matters into her own hands and returns to Vietnam to find him the perfect bride.
As a mixed-race girl living in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City, Esme Tran has always felt out of place. When the opportunity arises to come to America and meet a potential husband, she can't turn it down, thinking this could be the break her family needs. Seducing Khai, however, doesn't go as planned. Esme's lessons in love seem to be working...but only on herself. She's hopelessly smitten with a man who's convinced he can never return her affection.
With Esme's time in the United States dwindling, Khai is forced to understand he's been wrong all along. And there's more than one way to love.
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ladyflash
(Grade: A–) Hard to put down, enjoyable listen. It has the same issue as all contemporary romances, too much of a predicable ending, but the rest of the story is worth it.
(Grade: A–) Hard to put down, enjoyable listen. It has the same issue as all contemporary romances, too much of a predicable ending, but the rest of the story is worth it.(Rated on Dec 11, 2019)
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epaulettes (Grade: A+) Esme was an immediate star of a heroine, taking a ridiculous opportunity and giving it her whole heart, believing in & never accepting less than the best possible outcome. It's easy to love Khai, too, with his alternately hilarious & heartbreaking POV voice, & his actions that betray a soft spot for his people as deep as oceans. I'm not sure if this is a universal A+ book, but it's an A+ from me. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me cheer, & I loved every single minute I was reading it.
(Grade: A+) Esme was an immediate star of a heroine, taking a ridiculous opportunity and giving it her whole heart, believing in & never accepting less than the best possible outcome. It's easy to love Khai, too, with his alternately hilarious & heartbreaking POV voice, & his actions that betray a soft spot for his people as deep as oceans. I'm not sure if this is a universal A+ book, but it's an A+ from me. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me cheer, & I loved every single minute I was reading it.(Rated on May 8, 2019)
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HeathersCorner
(Grade: C) I had high expectations for this book and unfortunately they were not met. The narrative voices of the 2 protagonists did not work well for me. I wasn’t as invested as I hoped to be in their relationship or their personal growth. The most interesting part of the book for me was the relationship between the main character and his brother. I did appreciate that it avoided some of the expected plot points, but the ending was very rushed. I preferred the Kiss Quotient by this same author.
(Grade: C) I had high expectations for this book and unfortunately they were not met. The narrative voices of the 2 protagonists did not work well for me. I wasn’t as invested as I hoped to be in their relationship or their personal growth. The most interesting part of the book for me was the relationship between the main character and his brother. I did appreciate that it avoided some of the expected plot points, but the ending was very rushed. I preferred the Kiss Quotient by this same author.(Rated on May 20, 2020)
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izzy (Grade: A) The Bride test is everything. I was nervous to read Helen Hoang’s sophomore release because of how much I loved The Kiss Quotient. I’m excited to say I adored this book. I devoured it and ignored the world to finish it. The Bride Test begins in Vietnam where Esme lives and meets Khai’s mother. She is talked into coming to America for the summer to try and date Khai. Khai thinks he is broken and unable to feel love. SURPRISE! We get to spend the next 320 pages or so watching them fall in
(Rated on Jun 17, 2020)
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joana (Grade: C) 2.5 I loved Esme, and seeing the characters from the previous book again (specially all that insight into Quan), but that was it. I was expecting a bit more.
(Rated on Jul 13, 2020)
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