For a one-stop counter to all those trend pieces bemoaning the supposed death ofthe rom-com, look toHelen Hoang.
Her encore,The Bride Test, is even better.
Hoangs books are tenderly personal.
Credit: Penguin
Hoang is a sensitive writer, but also a very funny one.
(Esme can also search for the American father shes never met, who may live in Berkeley.)
There are so many good things about this book.
The plotting is tight.
The romance unfolds to irresistible, if familiar, beats.
But the best scene, in which Esme gives Khai a haircut, is a true marvel.
Once upon a time, a man like Khai couldnt be the sexy romantic hero.
Finally, hes the guy of the girls dreams.B+
Related content:
