Such a fun book. I loved it as much as I loved her first book. The characters were wonderful, the sexual tension was great, and the story was enjoyable.

An engaging story that made me stay up late to finish reading it in one sitting!

Bringing more representation to the contemporary romance genre, it was so refreshing to read a story of finding love with classic romcom tropes of misunderstandings, and meddling mothers through the lens of the immigrant experience, and the perspective of neurodiverse characters. Funny, warm & quirky, and heartwarming all at once, The Bride Test is a book you can devour quickly and feel good about afterwards.

Helen Hoang has become a go-to romance author for me. I've only read two of her books (because she's only written two) but I enjoyed them so much I can never wait for her next. I love the inclusivity, how she writes characters with Aspergers and Autism, and how she doesn't make a big deal about it - so much so that you forget the characters have it because they are regular people.

I enjoyed this boko as much as I liked the Kiss Quotient, in a way where the plots weren't the same in any way but they felt so similar. I also really loved the cameo in this. It made me so happy.

Anywho read this book when it comes out. Okay thanks.

A fun, light romance. I can't personally speak to the accuracy of the representation of the hero, who is on the autism spectrum, but I do know I am really pleased to read inclusive romance! And I loved that Esme, the heroine, was a poor single mother determined to make her own way. That set up a great dynamic between her and Khai.

This is easily a 5-star book. I first found Helen Hoang through the Bookish First website, and I fell in love with the The Kiss Quotient. It was unique and honestly one of my favorite romances that I have read. When I first heard about The Bride Test, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. I didn't even read the blurb. I just knew that Helen Hoang was a new one-click author for me. Needless to say, when I got the opportunity via NetGalley to read The Bride Test I jumped at the chance.

The Bride Test brings some lovable characters from The Kiss Quotient and puts them into a new perspective. This book features Khai Diep, a character we briefly met in her last novel. Khai is such a well-written character, and I just loved Esme as well. Both Esme & Khai are well developed, and the chemistry was exciting and fun. What I love about Helen's books is that they feature characters with autism, but it doesn't define them. She puts so much thought and love into her books that it's hard to read a book after it.

The plot was kept me fascinated, and it was unique to me. I loved the cultural aspects present in this book, and I liked how it all played out.

This book is probably going to be one of my top books of the year, and it is one of my favorites that I have read.

This book, while a nice romance, is great book about female empowerment. Following
Esme is a joy as she finds her true wroth. I look forward to more books by this author.

Although this is technically a romance, the joy of this story is watching Esme, an unusual heroine readers who can't help but root for, embrace her independence and self-worth.

I had high expectations for this book since The Kiss Quotient is my favorite romance book, and honestly made me fall in love with the genre. I am happy to say that The Bride Test met and even surpassed my dreams for this companion sequel! This is a slow burn romance that shows its strong characters finding themselves as they also sweetly fall in love.

Khai is autistic and doesn't think he can love so his mother sets him up with a potential bride from Vietnam who names herself Esme as she comes to America. I loved both of these characters so much and really enjoyed how the story was told in their dual POV. I especially loved how Esme was a strong role model and worked hard to take advantage of opportunities in America to try to make a better life for herself and her daughter. I love how the author lets her characters have other goals and supportive, complex family lives that parallel the romantic aspects of the story. This is now my favorite romance to beat for 2019 and ties with The Kiss Quotient for my fav adult romance of all time.

I loved The Bride Test but for very different reasons than The Kiss Quotient. Esme is an amazing character because she was determined to make a way for herself. She didn't have an education or career or a lot of money, but she never let any of those things make her unkind or to compromise her morals at all.

I did dislike that she waited so long to tell Khai about her daughter, but other than that, I couldn't get enough of this story. A major plus was that Khai and Esme were very different from Stella and Michael, and yet that didn't take anything away from the enjoyability.

This was another great romance by Helen Hoang. She’s going to be an auto-buy author for me, since I heard she just got a five-book contract.

Much like Hoang’s first book, this is a story set within the same Vietnamese-American family as her first novel, and also like her first novel, it features a character with Autism. It was really fun spending time with this family and the heroine Esme, who has come from Vietnam as a potential bride for Khai. Esme was a compelling character, and I was really rooting for her to have an opportunity to improve her life to better care for her daughter, mom and grandmother. Khai is also a great character, and it is wonder to watch him come to love Esme.

While the romance is good (and hot) there are so many great little moments that linger with me that show Hoang’s talent as a writer. Esme is such a hard working character who always moves forward, despite every challenge and setback. And Khai is so caring, despite the fact that he thinks he does not have emotions. These are two characters you won’t quickly forget.

Since I’m reviewing this book before it has been published, you may have guessed that I got a free copy of the book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. It’s a blessing and a curse, because now I’ll have longer to wait for the next book to be published.

Helen Hoang, the author of the Kiss Quotient and now the Bride Test, has written a wonderful romance story of a Vietnam woman who is asked by a mother to marry her “autistic” son in American. With courage and sheer strength Esmeralda leaves her child and family to convince this man to marry her. Esmeralda wants more for herself and her family and this man may be the only way she can do it.

With humor and hot romantic scenes, the story comes to life and each character touches your heart. I fully enjoyed The Bride Test and Helen Hoang has become one of my favorite authors. Also, I would take the time to read her acknowledgement at the end of the book. It gives the story personal and more meaningful.

Thank you random house and Netgalley for this advanced copy.

4.75 stars!

This book was everything that I needed! Helen has done it again. I absolutely adore this story. The characters are so fleshed out, the diversity and representation is phenomenal, the cultural aspects are so intriguing, and we had a cameo from Stella and Michael!
I cannot wait to read a finished copy of this book. Helen has written another fantastic book! I can’t wait to read what she has next 😍!

I. Loved. This. Book. So. Much!! The main characters were so engaging and I loved their stories. I liked the sex discussion between Khai and his two guy friends and how one of his friends just casually had a couple books on sex he was able to lend him. Also, I adored Esme, but I appreciated her character more after reading the author's note that Esme wasn't even supposed to be the main love interest in this story but after talking to her mom about the poverty she experienced growing up in rural Vietnam, Hoang knew Esme deserved more.

A mesmerizing book about love, hardship, the immigrant experience and autism.
The most unusual and interesting book I've read in a long time. The beauty of family ties mixes with a rare love story.
It was too good to put down. I devoured it. Highly recommended.

I didn't intend to read this right away, but I couldn't help myself. This book, like THE KISS QUOTIENT, features a neurodiverse main character entering a relationship. This time, the character is male, the partner is a girl his mother has flown in from Vietnam to be his wife - should they hit it off, they'll marry at the end of the summer. Esme is the lady in question, has plenty of secrets of her own, and is trying to navigate this relationship opportunity as a way toward a better life for her family in Vietnam, learn English, and maybe find her biological father. It is a fast, enjoyable read. It isn't quite as sex-filled as THE KISS QUOTIENT, which may or may not be what the reader is looking for. The ending is tied up nicely and a little fantastically, basically what you look for in a fairy-tale type romance.

There aren't enough stars for me to rate how much I loved this book! If you're a fan of The Kiss Quotient go ahead and preorder or be first on your library hold list--it's even funnier and more heartfelt than her first. Hoang knows how to write a fantastic rom-com and I will read anything she writers.

Really enjoyed this. I love books where the romantic leads spend a lot of time together. The main protagonist was refreshing - a strong woman who knows her worth.

I really enjoyed Hoang's first book, The Kiss Quotient. It was smart, funny, and contemporary. I went into "The Bride Test" with the same expectations, and unfortunately, they fell short. I simply didn't connect with the characters and didn't find them as sympathetic or realistic as Michael and Stella. The story also seemed to move at breakneck speed, which isn't always bad, but there wasn't enough explanation for details in the story. The author didn't flesh out her secondary characters as much as I would like, so I honestly don't remember them much. Finally, the premise itself seems so dated to me (marriage of convenience) and the search for Esme's father bordered on ridiculous. I had hoped for more with this one.

This was another fun read by Helen Hoang. I was a little hesitant to read another autism romance by this author, but Khai was a totally different character than Stella was in The Kiss Quotient.

And I think underneath the romantic fluff and relationship angst, there are some smart observations about immigration and the American dream. The author's note at the end really expands on this point and adds depth to the story.

The own voices autism stuff was REALLY good. It's so smart to use sensory issues as a lens on consent. I really felt for Khai, all reading a book at every wedding.

I liked both Esme and Khai as characters. It was cool to read about a baller Vietnamese family. This one will be great for a real romance reader who loves a super big POW of HEA at the end. That's not me, so I found it a little contrived/cheesy and got impatient with all the necessary plot obstacles.

ARC via NetGalley.