Reviews - Kiss & Tell | The StoryGraph

997 reviews for:

Kiss & Tell

Adib Khorram

3.6 AVERAGE

abbieheaney's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

hmchester's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mothmae's review against another edition

sir, another harry styles fanfiction has hit the towers. dnf

grapejuiceaub's review against another edition

5.0

i love this book! this is definitely my type of book– a queer person in a band

charspages's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

adamderb's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional funny inspiring 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

Content Warnings

stormeno's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Content Warnings

katautumn's review against another edition

3.5

Good book. I can tell it was written for young adults. Liked how the book was set up with chapters and news clippings and emails, felt like we got the behind the scenes. Wasn’t expecting all the sex talk throughout. I wouldn’t purchase it for myself but it was a good read.

brookeisbusyreading's review against another edition

4.0

emotional lighthearted tense 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

I absolutely loved the extras!

The news articles, interviews, e-mails - all of it really elevated the reading experience. And it was just fun!

The balance of flaws between characters was well done too. Ashton and Owen were my favorite side characters!

One of the things I was most curious about when I started reading was the insider look at celebrity life. I’ve always been interested in how real life celebrities go through their lives. Seeing an example of that, even in fiction, was really neat. Also, Khorram has a clear tone and makes everything flow so smoothly. I breezed through the book, which gets an A+ in the “I’m so glad this book didn’t trip me up at all” category.

The diversity rep did feel a little all over the place at times. Within the context of the story, I didn’t dislike it or take off any stars though. It makes sense, is relevant to the struggles the characters face, and used in a way that doesn’t get lost or overshadowed in the book. And Aiden’s role in everything was an interesting choice! It was cool to be able to understand why he did what he did, his growth (or regression), and how Hunter changed as a result. The twin thing was another interesting element.

There’s a lot I could unpack in Kiss & Tell, but I’d need to re-read it to really do it justice. But after enjoying this book…I did pick up Darius the Great Is Not Okay!

[*Side Note: I was a little surprised to come across quite a few typos. I normally don’t point it out or let it affect my reading experience with self-published books. But, this was published by Dial Books, which of course is a company and has a team behind it. There was a paragraph in particular that seemed at first like it had a few typos in it, but I think maybe it was supposed to reflect a character’s voice? Anyway, I get one or two typos, even in traditionally published books, but it struck me as odd that there were more.]

jesikasbookshelf's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

A great YA with a good level of content about teenagers learning to think about others as well as their own difficulties. The boy band element was good but I don't think the additional hockey element added anything, it just seemed like an awkward add in.

The background characters melted into each other a bit but generally all the character interactions were well done and added a lot of depth.

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