And accept that there’s more than one way to love. With Esme’s time in the United States dwindling, Khai is forced to understand he’s been wrong all along. The Bride Test A sequel titled The Bride Test about Esme, a hotel maid who gets offered to accompany Khai, the autistic cousin of Michael from the first book who never had a girlfriend before to weddings, was published by Berkley in May 2019. It may be the twenty-first century, but Khai Diep’s mother has come to Vietnam to find him a wife. She’s hopelessly smitten with a man who’s convinced he can never return her affection. 4.5s The Bride Test is the second novel in the Kiss Quotient series by American author, Helen Hoang. Esme’s lessons in love seem to be working…but only on herself.

Seducing Khai, however, doesn’t go as planned. As the novel opens, Esme is living in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City. His family knows betterthat his autism means he just processes emotions differently. 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. The Bride Test alternates between the perspectives of Khai and his love interest, Esme, who is based on Hoang’s mother. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotionslike grief. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes matters into her own hands and returns to Vietnam to find him the perfect bride.Īs a mixed-race girl living in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City, Esme Tran has always felt out of place. His family knows better-that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. The Bride Test follows hot on the heels of the Kiss Quotient and I have to say (unpopular opinion here) that I actually preferred it Although still steamy in parts, I found this story focused much more on the emotional connection and the journey of both main characters, Esme and Khai. 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.

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