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A review by alexiacambaling
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
4.0
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Many thanks to Fay @ Bibliophile Soprano for hosting this blog tour.
I really enjoyed The Bride Test. It’s a light-hearted adult contemporary romance about Esme, a mixed-race woman who just wants the best for her family and Khai, a man who doesn’t know how to process his emotions. They are thrown together when Khai’s mother goes to Vietnam looking for a bride and finds Esme. I like this because from the start, they both know where they stand in this relationship. Esme’s driven to make it succeed, while Khai just wants her to go home because he believes he doesn’t have the capacity to love.
I liked how there isn’t really too much angst in this book. There is a bit, but it’s not too much and just the right amount that I like in my contemporary romance books. Mostly, the characters here communicate and it’s something which I really liked seeing. The characters behave in a believable manner and they feel fleshed out and human. They have human flaws and characteristics and I liked seeing that.
I’m not in the autism spectrum myself so I can’t really speak much on the rep, but I liked how it’s presented here. It is #OwnVoices as the author is in the autism spectrum so I did like that I read an #OwnVoices take on it that is pretty realistic and not at all stereotypical. Khai is a fascinating, complex character who processes emotions differently, but does eventually learn how to handle them.
I also loved Esme. She’s funny and sweet and she’s serious about her motives of wanting a better life. I liked how even though she obviously wants Khai to like her and fall for her, that isn’t exactly just her goal. She also goes to school and tries to find her dad. She’s an open character and in the beginning, there was a bit of deception involved when she pretended to be an accountant so that Khai would like her more. Fortunately, it doesn’t end up being too big of a deal later on.
The Bride Test is also pretty steamy. The characters have desires and act on it and in a mature, adult fashion too. It’s steamy and consensual and it’s also pretty funny when Khai had to ask his brother and cousin regarding sex.
You don’t have to read The Kiss Quotient to read The Bride Test but I’m thinking that I might anyway. I really liked The Bride Test so I might check out the author’s other works.
Overall, I really enjoyed The Bride Test and I can recommend it to anyone who likes contemporary romance.
This review is also on The Bookworm Daydreamer
I really enjoyed The Bride Test. It’s a light-hearted adult contemporary romance about Esme, a mixed-race woman who just wants the best for her family and Khai, a man who doesn’t know how to process his emotions. They are thrown together when Khai’s mother goes to Vietnam looking for a bride and finds Esme. I like this because from the start, they both know where they stand in this relationship. Esme’s driven to make it succeed, while Khai just wants her to go home because he believes he doesn’t have the capacity to love.
I liked how there isn’t really too much angst in this book. There is a bit, but it’s not too much and just the right amount that I like in my contemporary romance books. Mostly, the characters here communicate and it’s something which I really liked seeing. The characters behave in a believable manner and they feel fleshed out and human. They have human flaws and characteristics and I liked seeing that.
I’m not in the autism spectrum myself so I can’t really speak much on the rep, but I liked how it’s presented here. It is #OwnVoices as the author is in the autism spectrum so I did like that I read an #OwnVoices take on it that is pretty realistic and not at all stereotypical. Khai is a fascinating, complex character who processes emotions differently, but does eventually learn how to handle them.
I also loved Esme. She’s funny and sweet and she’s serious about her motives of wanting a better life. I liked how even though she obviously wants Khai to like her and fall for her, that isn’t exactly just her goal. She also goes to school and tries to find her dad. She’s an open character and in the beginning, there was a bit of deception involved when she pretended to be an accountant so that Khai would like her more. Fortunately, it doesn’t end up being too big of a deal later on.
The Bride Test is also pretty steamy. The characters have desires and act on it and in a mature, adult fashion too. It’s steamy and consensual and it’s also pretty funny when Khai had to ask his brother and cousin regarding sex.
You don’t have to read The Kiss Quotient to read The Bride Test but I’m thinking that I might anyway. I really liked The Bride Test so I might check out the author’s other works.
Overall, I really enjoyed The Bride Test and I can recommend it to anyone who likes contemporary romance.
This review is also on The Bookworm Daydreamer