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funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My new favorite rom com! I loved the Pretty Woman parallels, and the autism in women representation the most, both were pulled off flawlessly. I finally get the hype about this book, and it deserves it all.
The relationship was absolutely adorable, and I always end up giving books with dual POVs a higher rating because I am very biased when it comes to that.
The epilogue was very well done, and the only thing I wanted more from The Kiss Quotient was a direct scene with Micheal and Khai, where maybe he specifically picked up on the autistic traits shared between the two instead of having an indirect conversation with Quan and coming to that conclusion.
But I’m happy there’s now the sequel, The Bride Test, with Khai featured as one of the main characters. And because I didn’t get to read a lot about his character, I’m excited to read this!
I fell in love every single character, well the likable ones. A lighthearted book that I personally think is a must read for the romance genre!
The relationship was absolutely adorable, and I always end up giving books with dual POVs a higher rating because I am very biased when it comes to that.
The epilogue was very well done, and the only thing I wanted more from The Kiss Quotient was a direct scene with Micheal and Khai, where maybe he specifically picked up on the autistic traits shared between the two instead of having an indirect conversation with Quan and coming to that conclusion.
But I’m happy there’s now the sequel, The Bride Test, with Khai featured as one of the main characters. And because I didn’t get to read a lot about his character, I’m excited to read this!
I fell in love every single character, well the likable ones. A lighthearted book that I personally think is a must read for the romance genre!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Sexual assault
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer, Sexual assault
emotional
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Stalking
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Sexual harassment
Minor: Infidelity
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed this, it was really lighthearted and cute and a fairly quick read once I got into it. Everything seemed a little fast for me , I kinda felt like I blinked and then they checked all the boxes (if y’a know what I mean) and then blinked again and it was over. Overall a really sweet romance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Sexual harassment
Minor: Stalking
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am not the type of person that pay much attention to the book's synopsis before reading them, if another bookworm that I trust says the book is good, then it is good. So I was kind of surprised when I found out what this book is really about, not disappointed, though. There are many things I like about this books but also some things that just not really my thing.
Start with the likes: the heroine. Stella Lane is a successful econometrician with high salary and obsessed with her job she doesn't even care about the money, and the diagnosed autism spectrum disorder author put the autism representation in Stella, something I've never seen before in a romcom books. The hero, Michael Phan... or Larsen, the Vietnamese guy is as sweet as Stella, or more actually: respectful, kind, and very patience which I highly appreciate. Let me slide in one dislike about him, too insecure about his job and salary compared to Stella and made it a reason to not chase after her. I mean... hey, man, if you do love her, then those stupid things won't be a problem to you or even to her. She just happens to has a job with more salary than you do, that doesn't mean you can't have her. But well, he (eventually) becomes a designer which is usually a women's job, so good thing is there's a gender job reverse here!
Ok move on to the dislikes or things I don't really like: the perverts who can't take no. I know that the author is trying to say "Don't be like them, be like Michael Phan who respects Stella's decision." I just hate the character, and the untold characters that had it with Stella when she's completely uncomfortable. And secondly, I don't know anything about Michael's initial job nor that I'm planning to find out more about it, but if he's a fashion school graduate and has the amazing ability to design beautiful clothes, why the hell did he choose to be an escort at first? I'm pretty sure that finding a business partner, being a designer, having his own clothing line and company will gain more than being an escort... no?
Start with the likes: the heroine. Stella Lane is a successful econometrician with high salary and obsessed with her job she doesn't even care about the money, and the diagnosed autism spectrum disorder author put the autism representation in Stella, something I've never seen before in a romcom books. The hero, Michael Phan... or Larsen, the Vietnamese guy is as sweet as Stella, or more actually: respectful, kind, and very patience which I highly appreciate. Let me slide in one dislike about him, too insecure about his job and salary compared to Stella and made it a reason to not chase after her. I mean... hey, man, if you do love her, then those stupid things won't be a problem to you or even to her. She just happens to has a job with more salary than you do, that doesn't mean you can't have her. But well, he (eventually) becomes a designer which is usually a women's job, so good thing is there's a gender job reverse here!
Ok move on to the dislikes or things I don't really like: the perverts who can't take no. I know that the author is trying to say "Don't be like them, be like Michael Phan who respects Stella's decision." I just hate the character, and the untold characters that had it with Stella when she's completely uncomfortable. And secondly, I don't know anything about Michael's initial job nor that I'm planning to find out more about it, but if he's a fashion school graduate and has the amazing ability to design beautiful clothes, why the hell did he choose to be an escort at first? I'm pretty sure that finding a business partner, being a designer, having his own clothing line and company will gain more than being an escort... no?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual assault
Minor: Fatphobia
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hooooot
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault