Review: The Bride Test

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 out of 5 stars - If you ask me, I'll tell you to read it.

I really enjoyed reading the story of Esme (aka My) and Khai. Esme meets Khai's mom while working as a maid in a hotel in Vietnam. Khai's mom is looking for a potential wife for Khai, and none of the women who have come to the hotel are "right". She thinks that My might be "the one". She offers My a chance to come to the USA for the summer to win over Khai. At the end of the summer there will either be a wedding or a flight back to Vietnam. Seeing it as potentially her only chance to get out of poverty, her family agrees she should take the chance.

The catch? My has a daughter that she feels might harm her chances of winning over Khai. My's daughter chooses Esmerelda (Esme), from Disney's "Hunchback of Notre Dame" as her mom's new Americanized name.

Reading the story, you can see that Esme and Khai are perfect for each other, as long as they can learn to communicate in a way that works for both of them.

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