Reviews with content warning for Panic attacks/disorders - Kiss Her Once For Me

This was such a lovely read and really helped me see things in a different light. I loved the diverse cast of people. Overall a very sweet, loving book about real life and a realistic way of how things like that would go. Easily a 5 star book.

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dododenise's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad 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

The biggest problem was that I don’t like second chance romances. I saw them fall apart, I saw them hurting each other and then I just can’t be fully on board with the relationship anymore. And well, this is a romance book, so that will affect how much I like it.
I knew this was second chance romance when I went into it, however, this book was so well loved I wanted to give it a try anyway.
But besides that, Ellie is just an older version of me (beside the fact I got GAD without the help of parental abuse, and i’m deeper into the ace spectrum than she is). I adored the way the book portrayed her anxiety. I knew from the charm offensive that Alison is ridiculously good at portraying mental illness and she did it again here.
Just personally I struggled with enjoying the story because of that, as I use reading as a form of escapism and seeing my own anxieties on the page doesn’t exactly help escaping those anxieties.
I’m quite disappointed with the way Ellie’s demisexuality was portrayed. I would much rather say she is greysexual. Of course everyone can use those terms individually, but being able to feel sexual attraction within a few hours of building a connection seems beyond the scopes of what I see as realistic within the label of demisexuality.

Overall, mixed feelings about this book, with very good parts and very meh parts.

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shaipanda's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

This book took forever for me to finish cause it returned to the library but it was worth itttt - I got to 60% before it returned and once I got it back from the library I binged it in a car ride today and finished the rest of it :)
This book has cemented Alison Cochrun as a must read author for me and I loved Elle and Jack’s relationship
They weren’t perfect people and this did have the miscommunication trope but it was done well (imo) and above all I loved the relationship dynamics and personal growth in this book 🥺🥺

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levesc17's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Great representation. The romantic lead was SWOON WORTHY!

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literarylocd's review

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emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.0

“That sounds like a ridiculously idiotic plan.”

Would i recommend: Yeah

What i liked:

butch lesbian rep
i love Meemaw. dumb name but I love her. what an ally. 10/10.
I liked that the characters did their best to have open and honest conversations with each other, even when the easiest thing would be to just walk away. Jack and Elle’s convo in the cabin (the ACTUAL cabin) was really special.

What i didn’t like:

i can’t help but feel robbed out of a developed friendship between andrew and elle. they had such good banter at the beginning and then it just fizzles out into nothing. and elle saying she missed him at the end didn’t make sense bc what was there to miss?
there was just a lil something missing. like i needed some more depth into the characters and their relationships. I feel like there was a lot of tell and not so much show.
also, did Dylan have a personality apart from being a bit of a ****?

TLDR; cute wlw hallmark holiday romance with a teeny bit less white people (emphasis on teeny bc there’s still a lot)

Also, I’d love to know the thought process behind the book cover bc that was certainly…a choice

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headinthepages's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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hfltaylor's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

5.0

FUCK IT 5⭐️

oh my GOD i devoured this in one sitting in my bed expecting a 3.75⭐️ romcom that id enjoy then never touch again but OH MY GOOD GOD i love this book and all the characters and how real they all are and i have never related to a character like i do Ellie and it has found family!!! actually a perfect book

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