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A review by suzanne_m
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
3.0
3.5 I guess.
The first 50% I had such a hard time connecting to the characters and making sense of their actions in relation to their stated goals. Also, there were several sections where Esme is doing odd stuff like landscaping with kitchen knives and without a bra. Kai finds it really hot but it's so odd and I don't know what those scenes are supposed to do? Is Esme trying to seduce him? She definitely tries more standard seduction techniques with the stated intent to attract him.
But the weird scenes are only from Kai's POV and are so different how Esme acts in her POV scenes and I just don't understand why? Or what they're supposed to do plot-wise?
It picked up significantly after about 50% and I enjoyed the second half of thr bool much more. Until the ending, which I found too pat. Her dad shows up, Kai confesses his feelings, and meets the daughter Esme has been hiding from him all book in a single page and everyone is cool with everything because, love.
The first 50% I had such a hard time connecting to the characters and making sense of their actions in relation to their stated goals. Also, there were several sections where Esme is doing odd stuff like landscaping with kitchen knives and without a bra. Kai finds it really hot but it's so odd and I don't know what those scenes are supposed to do? Is Esme trying to seduce him? She definitely tries more standard seduction techniques with the stated intent to attract him.
But the weird scenes are only from Kai's POV and are so different how Esme acts in her POV scenes and I just don't understand why? Or what they're supposed to do plot-wise?
It picked up significantly after about 50% and I enjoyed the second half of thr bool much more. Until the ending, which I found too pat. Her dad shows up, Kai confesses his feelings, and meets the daughter Esme has been hiding from him all book in a single page and everyone is cool with everything because, love.