![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The story ended up having had a sweet ending that I liked and I enjoyed the huge vietnamese family in this book, their scene were really entertaining and funny. But I had a few issues with the book, the main character, Esme, frustrated me a lot and also the secrets and the power imbalance in the relationship didn’t sit well with me. The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (3,7 stars): This book has #ownvoices autistic rep, which I appreciated. There’s so much tension between the characters and there whole time in Hawai is fun and entertaining and when they are no longer in Hawaii things get a bit more angsty, but the story is still great. It’s a enemies to lovers, fake dating romance, with a ridiculous premise that works so well. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren (4 stars): This is probably my favorite Christina Lauren book. ![]()
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