3.5 stars

The Kiss Quotient was one of the breakout books of 2018 for me, and I was really looking forward to The Bride Test.

However, unfortunately for me it didn't have the oomph that The Kiss Quotient had.

Esme and Khai just didn't have that extra something that Stella and Michael had, I just didn't fell the connection with them. At All. It wasn't until the very end that I felt much more than meh for Khai.

I did love the diversity of the story, I love that this series has characters on ASD spectrum and the way their quirks are dealt with was great.

You can read this as a stand alone, however there are appearances by characters from The Kiss Quotient that those who have read will enjoy seeing.

Another thing that got to me that might not bother anyone else was the plot device of the green card to get Esme to the USA. I just felt that this did a disservice to Esme in particular, as as the story progressed we can see she is so much more than there "for his money and a green card". Again, the is probably just me.

Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy The Bride Test, however I think I had lofty expectations after my enjoyment of The Kiss Quotient.

I did enjoy this enough that I will dive into the 3rd book whenever it arrives.