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A review by seashelfs
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
2.0
Khai has no ability to love or grieve. His mom, taking matters into her own hands, hired a mail-to-order bride fresh from Vietnam to be his wife.
Sounds bad, I know, but it was told in a way that makes us empathize with the characters and their decisions.
As much as I loved The Kiss Quotient, this does nothing to me. The 2 main characters don't fit. I don't see their compatibility at all. Their attraction is mostly physical. They barely communicate. How could they truly click or connect with each other when they don't communicate how they feel.
Also, there is something manipulative about everyone in this story. Esms manipulates Khai by seducing him with her body. Khai tries to disrracts Esme with sex in order for her to accept his proposal. Thankfully, this doesn't work. Everyone else has two manipulate them to be together. Honestly, it's kinda weird.
I was tempted to DNF the book but I still struggled through since I wanted to read The HeartPrinciple which has Quan as the main character. There are a few cute scenes here and there but Quan is mainly the only saving grace of this book.
Sounds bad, I know, but it was told in a way that makes us empathize with the characters and their decisions.
As much as I loved The Kiss Quotient, this does nothing to me. The 2 main characters don't fit. I don't see their compatibility at all. Their attraction is mostly physical. They barely communicate. How could they truly click or connect with each other when they don't communicate how they feel.
Also, there is something manipulative about everyone in this story. Esms manipulates Khai by seducing him with her body. Khai tries to disrracts Esme with sex in order for her to accept his proposal. Thankfully, this doesn't work. Everyone else has two manipulate them to be together. Honestly, it's kinda weird.
I was tempted to DNF the book but I still struggled through since I wanted to read The HeartPrinciple which has Quan as the main character. There are a few cute scenes here and there but Quan is mainly the only saving grace of this book.