The Bride Test by Helen HoangMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I didn't think it was possible, but I loved "The Bride Test" even more than I loved "The Kiss Quotient." This book features amazingly realistic, complex, relatable characters and made me feel emotions from across the spectrum. One minute I was laughing out loud (I don't think I will ever look at a meat cleaver the same way again!), and the next I was crying (sometimes happy tears, sometimes sad). I didn't want to put the book down because I couldn't wait to see what would happen next.
I'm not on the autism spectrum, but I do have mild social anxiety, so I found it incredibly easy to relate to certain aspects of Khai's personality. For example, I loved that Khai reads books at weddings; I have done the exact same thing myself. I found Esme's character to be incredibly relatable too because of her feelings of inadequacy and never being good enough. These are universal struggles regardless of who you are or where you're from. It just goes to show that deep down, we're not so different from one another. We may perceive the world differently, but we're all human beings with the same hopes and fears. That's not such a bad message to take away from a book.
I especially enjoyed the brief glimpses we got of characters from "The Kiss Quotient," and I loved that Quan played such an important role in Khai and Esme's story. I really hope there are plans for Quan to get his own HEA! Whoever is featured in the next book, if Helen Hoang writes it, I will be one of the first in line to read it!
*ARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
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