Thank you to the Publisher for an Advanced Reader Copy of this Book!
My first book written by Nora and I sincerely enjoyed it! While it did take a while to get into the flow of her writing style once I got farther into the book it was hard to put down.

I found both Adam and Evie to be likeable characters. Since the book is told in Dual POV it is interesting to compare how Adam and Evie see themselves verse how other perceive themselves.

While the setting is luxurious and vivid but their love story felt rooted in realism.

Evie has looked up to her Auntie Ho her entire life.
Once Auntie Hao has passed, she leaves Evie her Victorian Row House in San Francisco, under one condition! Evie must go on a matchmaking tour in Vietnam. A captivating story of finding yourself, falling in love, and living bravely.
Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I fell in LOVE with these characters, each one coming with their own life lessons and stories. I could really resinate with Adam and Evie and their own personal journeys. The both of them coming together despite it all really made an epic love story!
If you're a travel lover, huge foodie, and love good banter, this is the one for you. I love when a story feels like a movie in your head! Did this book make me want to travel through Vietnam? Yes, yes it did. Did it also make me wish I met my husband on a matchmaking tour? Double yes!!

this one just wasn't for me, but i could see it working well for a different audience! i thought the premise was interesting and the tour was cool, but i can't get with insta-love and had a hard time connecting with/understanding the characters. the author did a great job with writing vietnamese culture and travel.

I unfortunately did not get very far in this book. As someone who works in academia, it was hard for me to pretend away the fact that the FMC is sleeping with the head of her department who has the ability to fire her (and does). The power dynamic and the no-no that is just took me out of the book.

I was very excited to pick up this contemporary romance ever since I heard about it in a Harper Collins Adult Book Buzz. The setting of modern Vietnam is very appealing to me. I had only read historical fiction books about Vietnam that usually focus pre- and during the Vietnam war, but I haven't encountered a lot of post-Vietnam literature. Nguyen takes “the characters from different worlds” trope and weaves it in a romance novel that also works as a loving travelog as Adam and Evie visit various parts of the country. This would make a great armchair reading. The balance of heartwarming romance and serious issues give them romance depth, which make it a great readalike to the super popular Emily Henry. I appreciate that there are no caricatures or exoticism which often taint stories that are set outside of the United States.

Many thanks to Netgalley and HarperCollins for an early review copy.

This was a sweet read with a sweet romance and spice. I loved some of the deeper themes, dealing with grief, etc. The setting and the premise were very cute & I loved reading an international setting.

However, third person mixed with insta love left me feeling disconnected from the story.

All-in-all, a cute summer read. This book was just not for me :)

Evie's life direction is up in the air after the death of her beloved aunt, being fired from her job as a professor of poetry, and being offered, by said late aunt, a matchmaking tour in her ancestral home. With no income or inspiration, she is informed that her aunt has left her a house in San Francisco, on the condition that she participates in the matchmaking tour in Vietnam. Elsewhere, Adam is eager to prove himself at his sister's matchmaking company. He, reluctantly, joins the first matchmaking tour. Despite finding Evie chaotic and unpredictable, while she sees him as grumpy and uptight, their chemistry and animosity are undeniable. Can they also discover potential love in such an unexpected place.

This story is charming, emotional, and at times hilarious. Our main characters are intelligent, quick-witted, and sympathetic. You want to root for them individually and you can't help but pull for them to get together. They have an amusing grumpy-sunshine dynamic, dry humor, witty banter, and light-hearted scenes mixed with deeper themes of grief, family, and love. The setting is Vietnam is vibrant and practically a character in and of itself. Some spicy scenes lighten the mood. It's a perfect summer read for any romance enthusiast interested in opposites attract and captivating settings. It'll leave you with a sense of adventure and a belief in unexpected romance.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest and fair review.

Nowwww this had me kicking my feet and GIGGLING! I loved this cute little romance set in beautiful and lush Vietnam. The tour setting was so sweet and perfect, and makes this a great summer read. My only complaint is that I wish I got to read this on.a vacation, with a little drink in hand!

Things I loved about this book: tour and description of Vietnam, Adam and Evie, descriptions of Auntie Hao. Things I did not love: Adam’s two dimensional parents, the fact that the characters were named Adam and Evie, and the third act conflict. There is a note near the end with irritating contents in my opinion. I did love the banter between them and the descriptions of the setting made me want to visit for sure. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the e-arc.

What an amazing summer read! A perfect blend of character development and travel exploration, I found myself drawn into the characters, Evie, Adam, the supporting cast, and the various Viet Nam locations. I will admit I have a love-hate relationship with travel romances - they always seem like a good idea until I am waist-deep in pages and pages of the travel equivalent of 'name dropping' (locations, food, street intersections, whatever) but I enjoyed this jaunty excursion with Adam and Evie. It was great to know that a HEA was forthcoming at the end, just in case the reader (like me) wonders how they will work it out.
Thanks so much for this refreshing escape!

I absolutely adored the setting and premise of this book! Getting to read about so many places in Việt Nam was the perfect summer energy. I loved the connections with family and friends, and the interactions with side characters cracked me up.

I really enjoyed pieces of Adam and Evie’s romance, but had a hard time believing how fast they fell for each other, and the third person writing made it a bit harder to connect to the story, although I did get used to it by the end.

Overall, the matchmaking tour setting, the discussion of writing and community, and learning more about Việt Nam made this a solid read.

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon for the eARC!

What a delightful read! This heartwarming journey of a novel expertly blended humor, romance, and adventure in beautiful modern day Việt Nam.

The story follows Adam and Evie, two love averse people, as they embark on a whirlwind matchmaking tour. Nguyen brilliantly captures the pair’s chemistry, banter, and evolving friendship and romance.

Việt Nam was described beautifully, making this the perfect summer read. I also really enjoyed all of the minor characters. They were quirky, funny, authentic, and relatable.

While this book was a light read, it had deeper moments about living up to the expectations of family, loving bravely, and dealing with grief and heartbreak. I highly recommend you pick this one up when it publishes in September!

I needed a vacation and a great love story, and I got it in the form of this book. Adam & Evie’s Matchmaking Tour swept me away to Việt Nam to bear witness to a matchmaking tour that is filled with sexy romance and tension, a fun cast of characters, and the most incredible locations I can’t wait to one day visit. Nora Nguyen gave me all the feels as I rooted on Evie and Adam and their whirlwind romance.

This spicy page-turner will appeal to romance fans who love the grumpy-sunshine trope and enjoy experiencing the world vicariously from the pages of a book. Adam and Evie are opposites in many ways, but as they spend time traveling through Vietnam together on a matchmaking tour, the chemistry between them becomes impossible to ignore. This novel is beautifully written, with a delightful balance of humor and poignant examination of deeper themes: pleasing our family members, coping with unmet expectations, processing grief and loss, fresh starts, and what it means to love bravely.
Highly recommend!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the complimentary early copy. All opinions shared here are my own.

The pros - I would ABSOLUTELY recommend this if you're going to Vietnam/interested in travelling there. It was incredibly evocative of travelling there!

I also love the idea of falling in love on a tour like this, BUT felt it was insta-lovey and I didn't feel invested once they had gotten together.

Adam and evie matchmaking tour. Set in Vietnam. This is a romance that looks very unlikely. But romance and the sites make anything possible

𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦 & 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐞'𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 (Pub 09.24) is a rom-com debut that is pitched as "𝘈 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘝𝘪ệ𝘵 𝘕𝘢𝘮, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘣𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘻." This is on point.

This book was not only a love story about two reluctant love-averse souls finding each other, but also a love story about Vietnam.   From the food and culture to the natural wonders of the landscape, I wished I was there in person.  It was an easy yet dynamic read that had me intrigued in watching clashing personalities come together. 

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The book was so cute that I couldn't help but fall in love with it. One of the highlights of the book was the dynamic between the two main characters, Adam and Evie. They had a classic grumpy sunshine relationship. Their contrasting personalities made for an intriguing and heartwarming story that I thoroughly enjoyed.

This was a light-hearted and fun read. There is so underlying family issues and the fact that they are enemies. But that makes for the bit of fun.

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC.

This was a delightful surprise. I enjoyed every minute, my eyes were glued to every page and I can’t wait for the release. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the gifted arc.