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The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

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marimaria's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I had a lot of fun reading this book. It was very enjoyable. To me, it was a page turner. I found myself staying up all night just to finish it; something I haven’t done in a very long time. I just couldn't put the book down.

The characters are all very lovable. The dynamic between the main character, Stella, and her love interest, Michael, is so adorable. They're very cute together, and many times it had me giggling and kicking my feet at how adorable they are together. And this is coming from someone who isn't really the romantic type, nor do I read romance books. It's one of my least liked genres, but this book might just get me into reading more like this. Sure, it was a bit cheesy at times. But it didn't bother me. I quite liked it actually. It was the right amount. I usually can't tolerate cliché and cheesy stuff like that.

I also liked both main characters as individuals. They're not one-dimensional. In fact, they're both quite nuanced. And I also found out that Stella's autism was based on the author, Helen Hoang's own diagnosis of being on the spectrum. This book does appear to be a reflection of her own life experience as someone with that disorder (Stella was born after Helen Hoanh got her diagnosis, it seems). And it inspired me a little -- to be more myself instead of confining myself to societal norms. There were things about Stella I found quite relatable.

Michael, too, is such a lovable character. He's very charming, but not the stereotypical "hot guy from every other romance novel" type. He's complex, and a genuinely interesting character. There's more depth to him beyond his described good looks and charisma.

The writing style isn't overly sophisticated, but also not amateurish. There were a lot of clever and witty lines that added to its lightheartedness. The romance scenes is the right amount of sexy and provocative, yet touching and heartwarming. There were several smutty scenes here and there, but they weren't over-the-top and didn't drag on for way longer than it should. However, the main conflict wasn't really much of a focus until the final few chapters. Which had me completely glued to my screen, needing to know how they end up as quickly as possible.

Somehow this book made me believe in love again. And I don’t feel so hopeless about finding that right person for me some day anymore.

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jkpiowa's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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charlynlynlyn's review

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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triple_m's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I love the idea of this book and I think the author incorporated sex work very respectfully. The relationship between the two main characters developed in a really natural way and they were cute together.

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missmarshey's review

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emotional inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I enjoyed this book and it was an easy read. I feel the author did a very good job at describing the main character’s autism, I really felt her emotions at times throughout the story.

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relin's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed the way the author played with tropes and allowed these characters to grow. I was a little put off by the jealousy / manly man / kinda controlling part there for a bit with the MMC, but they seem to get to a beautiful place at the end. It was weird that the MMC had that phase, it wasn't something I was expecting going in with these characters. The family building and the interactions were very nice and really neat to see. And having an autistic FMC was really lovely.

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abby_can_read's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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This was cute book. It was a decent read. The characters were alright and their relationship were okay. The plot was decent and the writing kept me engaged. There was a lot of miscommunication at the end that I thought was irritating.

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