The Bride Test

The climax is a bit unrealistic even for someone who is dreamy and romantic.
Except for this, the story is beautiful.

Fifty shades of grey - too much drama and lot of sex
Anna and the french kiss, Fangirl, Nicholas sparks books - too much drama, juvenile love and no sex
Aristotle and Dante discover the secret of universe - extremely beautiful story, emotional and no sex
Relationships in Haruki Murakami books - sick, kind of beautiful and sex

But then Helen Hoang's books - whoa! the perfect amount of emotions, drama and sex.
As "Nancy Meyers" is to romantic movies, "Helen Hoang" is to adult romance novels.

More than the novel I loved the epilogue. Her dedication of this book to her mom is very beautiful.

This story moved me, and im not used to rate romance 5 stars, but i just loved the characters so much, Esme/Mý is such an icon, resilient and kind, baby girl cutie who deserves the world.. And Khai ofc too, he was a breath of fresh air and felt so real and developped as a character. From the main romance to the side characters, this book had so much heart, i felt it deep, even the author's note got tears welling up into my eyes (not sad tears) when she mentioned her own mother and experience..
It packed a solid punch into a 296 pages book, for all these reasons that's a 5^^

Really fun to read, and some exceptionally enjoyable passages. However, for me the lies went on too long, the resolutions were a little too "pat", and it was ultimately not a book I love and will reread, like The Kiss Quotient. Will certainly continue to read Hoang's work, though, because it is a rewarding experience.

4/5. I was looking for some Jasmine Guillory read-alikes and came across Helen Hoang. Such a fun read! I love how the author captures diverse viewpoints.