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Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the pennyΓÇöbut not important emotions, like love. His family knows betterΓÇöthat 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 canΓÇÖt turn it down. Seducing Khai, however, doesnΓÇÖt go as planned. SheΓÇÖs hopelessly smitten with a man whoΓÇÖs convinced he can never return her affection.

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Publisher : Dreamscape Media; Unabridged edition (7 May 2019)
Language : English
ISBN-10 : 1974926702
ISBN-13 : 978-1974926701
Dimensions : 15.34 x 2.87 x 12.8 cm

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Helen Hoang is that shy person who never talks-until she does and then all the worst things fly out of her mouth. She read her first romance novel in eighth grade and has been addicted ever since. In 2016, she was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, in line with what was previously known as Asperger's Syndrome. Her journey inspired The Kiss Quotient. She currently lives in San Diego with her husband, two kids, and pet fish.

Emily Woo Zeller is an Earphones award-winning audiobook narrator. After beginning her voiceover career with Asian animation, she returned to the United States and began narrating a broad spectrum of audiobook genres. Her multilingual, multicultural framework brings a particularly unique, clear-eyed, and intimate perspective to the Asian American narratives she specializes in.

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4 stars

Reviewed in Australia on 20 May 2019

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The Bride Test is a book I've been looking forward to reading for ages - basically since I finished reading The Kiss Quotient, I have been counting down the days until this author's next book released. Not quite as hot and steamy as The Kiss Quotient, the development of the relationship between Khai and Esme felt more slow burn in comparison.

Esme was a wonderful character. Struggling to support her family financially in Vietnam, she knows she has to take the chance the she is presented with when the unexpected opportunity to travel to America basically falls in her lap. Initially trying to better her own future and that of her family, it isn't long before she finds herself falling for the aloof and at times very frustrating Khai.

I loved Khai - he is so misunderstood at times by others, and he himself really struggled with understanding and comprehending what he was feeling at times. Quan is a favourite character - I hope we get his story at some stage, he was such a fantastic brother to Khai. I REALLY would have loved more at the end with Esme, Khai and Esme's family, there really wasn't any story with them all together, and I would have enjoyed some Khai and Jade interactions.

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Sim H

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Reviewed in Australia on 26 January 2020

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Loved this book! Khai and Esme's chemistry was off the charts. Was great to see Michael and Stella (from The Kiss Quotient) again and see where they are in their lives. I loved how supportive and understanding Khai's family was of him and Esme! Huge fan of Helen Hoang's words!! lol I also loved Esme's 'mean' wishful thinking haha!!! <3 I am looking forward to reading Quan's story!!!

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Cat Wilson

well crafted

Reviewed in Australia on 25 October 2019

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This is an excellent book, well written and a good insight into Vietnamese migration into the States. the author's note about the book was very interesting as well. highly recommend.

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Fresh & fantastic

Reviewed in Australia on 6 May 2019

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This was a different story and I loved both MC. This author is on a roll and I hope to read lots more from her.

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Gael

Couldn’t finish

Reviewed in Australia on 22 November 2019

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Maybe if you like Mills and Boone this is for you but I just found it boring, predictable and trite

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Karina Ward

Beautiful and funny

Reviewed in Australia on 25 June 2019

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Beautiful and funny

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Nen & Jen

LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.

Reviewed in Australia on 15 August 2019

If my squeals of delight and joy while reading this book were any indication, then it’s safe to say I loved this book! The Bride Test was a refreshingly honest and original read – quite a feat to manage in a genre that’s not always known for unique characters and story lines.

While some aspects of this book are well-known tropes – arranged marriage as well as haters to lover’s trope – this story featured quirky characters with an unusual dynamic between them. I definitely enjoyed getting to know Khai and Esme. As fans of The Kiss Quotient would know, Khai’s autism could often make dating difficult with the potential for misunderstandings being high. What I really loved about this book was the way Esme and Khai gradually learned to communicate with one another. Khai’s insistence on open lines of communication in concern to his inability to anticipate the emotional needs of others completely won me over.

“Please, don’t let me make you cry,” he whispered in her ear. “If something is wrong, tell me so I can fix it. Please.”

My favourite character in this book though was Esme. Which was surprising as I really, really liked Khai. His straightforward nature, politeness and modesty were adorably charming. It was Esme’s inner strength and perseverance throughout the story that truly won my heart over, though. She had come from a life of almost no material assets and laborious work to America. Having put the future of her family first she embarked on a journey that while unconventional, would have been terrifying. Her aplomb and dedication to understand Khai and the foreign land she was in was endearing and you couldn’t help but hope for the best for her. She deserved a happily ever after and some independence for her own dreams!

“How did you change your life when you were trapped like this? Her history didn't define her. Her origins didn't define her. At least, they shouldn't. She could be more, if she had a chance.”

While this book wasn’t very steamy, there was still a dash of it. The physical connection between Esme and Khai was not an easy venture and I loved that the author had taken the time to express this to the reader. The slow-burn romance made the wait for a physical connection worth- while.

“Warm. Content. Safe in his arms. Him safe in hers. She hugged him tighter. He was bigger and stronger, but she would protect him with everything she had.”

Overall, this book was very well written, entertaining and highly enjoyable. It surpassed my love for The Kiss Quotient to be my favourite Hoang book as of yet. I’m eagerly awaiting future novels in this series!

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RelentlessEliza

4.5 "Blissfully Read" Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 May 2019

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The Kiss Quotient topped my favourite reads of 2018, but when it comes to managing expectations, sophomore novels can be very tricky things. It’s tempting as a reader to want the author to reproduce the same story we loved so much the first time, and I imagine for authors the temptation may be to replicate the formers success without rocking the boat too much by bringing anything new to the table.

The Bride Test has the charm and humour much loved from Hoang’s debut, and with it a heartwarming and emotionally complex layer. It deals with “well intentions” and ignorance of autism, as well as the struggles of immigration and discovering ones true self.

Along with a romance story, it’s a story of self love and particularly in My’s case, her ability to find pride in herself, her heritage and her accomplishments.

There is absolutely no doubt Helen Hoang is an extremely talented and special writer. She is able to give a voice and experience to people who in everyday life may feel unheard and/or misunderstood. Along with the enjoyment I get from her novels I have yet again come away with compassion and understanding those with unseen struggles.

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Amy Reads Books

Laugh out loud funny

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 October 2019

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I lOVED this book! I'm a sucker for romance and Helen Hoang has done it again. Not only does she write brilliant, funny, original characters, but she brings them to life in funny, heartwarming stories. I love how much pride and self-belief Esme has, and how she is willing to work hard instead of fall back on the rich guy. The only thing that I found a little out of place was when she changed her name, I don't think it added much to the plot and just detracted from the flow. It was nice to 'touch base' with the characters from Kiss Quotient, too.

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Really sweet little romance about an autistic man and a poverty-stricken single mum.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 July 2019

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The plot line in one line:
Young, poverty-stricken single mum Esme agrees to leave Vietnam to try and seduce US-based autistic hunk Khai, who thinks he is not capable of feeling love, but not only does he fall in love with her – she falls head over heels with him!

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I gobbled this book up within 24 hours while on holiday. It was sweet and a bit saucy!

The book addresses the matter of emotion in autistic people – it questions the idea that autistic people are devoid of the ability to feel emotion and concludes that they do in fact experience a range of emotions, it’s just that emotions do not display in the same way that they do for a non-autistic person.

Hunky Khai is convinced he can’t feel love because some people around him don’t understand his condition and have told him he doesn’t feel emotions. So he believes it. Until persistent and eternally optimistic Esme rocks up and shakes his world, with her disordered approach to life and determination to seduce him!

Esme is adorable – she’s sweet, hardworking and relentlessly cheerful despite having been at the school of hard knocks. I was rooting for her right from the start when she is scrubbing toilets in Vietnam. Khai also invokes sympathy although not for having autism, but for the fact others have convinced him his autism puts him at a disadvantage and makes him odd somehow, when he is actually very caring and intelligent.

The path to true love is very bumpy for the duo but ultimateyly, in Khai, Esme unexpectedly finds someone dependable who will look after her in a way that she really needs. In Esme, Khai finds someone understanding and patient. And together they enjoy the pursuits of sex! Said sex scenes are pretty graphic and are a garnish to the story, rather than the main meal. Just the right mix for this beautifully-written and very romantic story, which I highly recommend!

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Nicci

A surprising and wonderful read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 February 2020

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4.5 / 5 Stars

The Bride Test is another one of those books that I’ve been seeing everywhere since before it even released up to the present day. Everyone seems to love it and I’ve always felt like I was missing out on something by not reading it but the hype machine is a scary thing and it made me reluctant to try it. And what an idiot I was! I completely agree with the hype machine! This book was awesome.

It’s funny, sad, sweet, sexy, emotional, frustrating, and motivational and sometimes it’s all those things near simultaneously!

The cultural aspects of the story were fascinating but utterly alien to me.

The level of what I’d consider poverty that Esme and her family lived in was eye-opening and I could wholeheartedly understand why she’d agree to fly to America and marry a stranger to provide a better life for her own daughter (and her mother/grandmother).
I love how hard a worker she was. I adored how much she wanted to learn and “make something of herself.” She never gave up, she was always kind, always tried to be cheerful and look on the brightside. She didn’t complain and she was such a lovely person that I’d want to be her friend if she were real!

Khai was also wonderful. He’s a good son and brother and he works hard. He shows kindness to the random interloper his mum drops in his lap with little warning and tries his best to accommodate her until it’s time for her to go home… For his mother’s scheme will never work, right?

I thought the way Khai was written was very well done. His autism doesn’t define him but it does make him see the world differently and interact with it differently. Esme learning about it and learning what Khai needed was just perfect. Khai learning to live his life with another person and learning that he was capable of love? Also perfect.

Esme and Khai just worked so well together. I was rooting for them all the way through. I was so happy reading this book that I never wanted it to end and to leave these people. I thought the ending was a bit far-fetched but I enjoyed how everything played out.

The only reason I didn’t give the book five stars was the fact that Esme kept something super SUPER important from Khai. She kept saying she'd tell him but she didn't. She kept putting it off and putting it off and the way he found out (even though he handled it like the sweetheart he is) was just not good enough.

My one and only grumble aside, I highly recommend this book to my fellow romance lovers!

Jo ReadsRomance

A must read for all romance lovers. Absolute Perfection!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2019

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This book truly made my heart sing. It was the most sweetest romance that I’ve read in a while. Such a beautiful story and my favourite so far from Helen Hoang. I know that I’m going to get a major book hangover now that I’ve turned the final pages of this wonderful novel.

"The Bride Test" follows the story of Esme, a Vietnamese girl desperate to find a better life for both herself and her family. Given an opportunity she couldn’t refuse, she flew to America to grab the chance of a new life, which is where she met Khai. The tale that then unfolded was one that was so gorgeous that I easily fell in love with everything about it. From the sweet slow burn to the brilliant character development and the cute romance that slowly developed between Esme and Khai, it was absolute perfection. I just had a huge smile on my face and a happy feeling in my heart throughout the majority of this book. Esme and Khai were so adorable together and as I reached the final chapters, I felt giddy with love for the couple and how things had played out for them.

I really can’t recommend this book enough. If you haven’t yet snapped this one up, get clicking. If you love a good romance, you would be crazy not to read this novel. I can’t wait for book number three from Helen Hoang which releases next year.

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