Author: Helen Hoang
Series/Standalone: The Kiss Quotient (Book #2)
Genre: Romance, Adult,
Pages: 296
Publisher: Berkley
Year Published: 2019
Format: Audiobook
"Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions- like grief. And love. He thinks he's defective. His family knows better- that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes matters into her own hands and returns to Vietnam to find him the perfect bride.
As a mixed-race girl living in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City, Esme Tran has always felt out of place. When the opportunity arises to come to America and meet a potential husband, she can't turn it down, thinking this could be the break her family needs. Seducing Khai, however, doesn't go as planned. Esme's lessons in love seem to be working... but only on herself. She's hopelessly smitten with a man who's convinced he can never return her affection.
With Esme's time in the United States dwindling, Khai is forced to understand he's been wrong all along. And there's more than one way to love."
My Rating: 4/5
I really enjoyed the drama of this book and I think that it was a fun take on romance. I think that Helen Hoang does a great job of building up drama and tension between characters. I did find that some aspects of this were a little much for even me to buy. I think that the ending reveals about Esme's truth was frustrating to wait for and in the end, really came to nothing. I do love the way that there is a slower burn with these characters which is different than The Kiss Quotient. I'm looking forward to reading the third installment but unfortunately, we have to wait until 2021. I'll be waiting (impatiently).
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
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