Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

64 reviews

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Classism and Ableism

Minor: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual harassment

racheyreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

3.75

For a romance, this book was beautiful, steamy and spicy!

The relationship between Michael and Stella was adorable and his affection for her had me falling in love with them as a couple. This would also be my first read featuring a person who is, in story, diagnosed with autism and I have found myself learning a lot from Stella as a character.

Though this book was spicy, I loved the dynamic they shared as a couple. Most romance novels really make you feel like a fly on the wall, witnessing verbal drawl of intimacy. However, Helen really brought these characters to life with her writing and I felt invested in their relationship. When they were happy, sad, awkward or troubled I felt it with them and the experience of the book was so much more than what I expected.

Definitely will be looking into the other books Helen has written, and if she has made the others just like this one I'm in for a treat!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

jazzseeks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

I am not a fan of contemporary romance usually but this is certainly the best one I've ever read. What I really loved was how relatable the Main Character was as a woman with Autism and how much <Michael loved her for the ways she was unique and not inspite of who she is>. I found the romance believable, funny, and deeply enjoyable. <Michaels family is lovely.> The only things I didn't like were how horrible a lot of the tertiary characters were such as the parents, the coworkers, the ex clients. Those parts were painful to get through and didn't always feel vital to the story or characters development. Also Helen Hoang is really pro-capitalist and I'm never into that though I enjoyed flipping the trope so that the Woman had the money.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Ableism, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Classism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cancer, Violence, Vomit, Infidelity, Chronic illness, and Stalking

Pressure to have children, pressure to marry, comment about character looking "barely legal" , comment about "having nipples men and babies dream of"

bexi's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Cancer, Classism, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Violence

auudrey's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective relaxing 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Infidelity

the_harlequin's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Ableism

Minor: Medical content, Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Infidelity

theworminbooks's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.75

Okay, let’s start with the characters. Michael, Michael, Michael. Come home, the kids miss you. Because WOAH! a man dare I say. The treatment towards Stella and just the constant understanding and care was phenomenal. He understood Stella and her autism without reducing her to it and I just have to stan. Stella, my sweet Stella, was so wholesome and just grew so much as a person throughout this journey. I feel like she also grew to accept her autism and not see it as a hinderance in relationships, compared to the beginning. I honestly don’t care about anyone else but y’all were cute! 

Plot was just there. It kept me so engaged that I finished it in a day. The premises for their circumstances were fun and didn’t feel childish and idiotic (I’m looking at the Love Hypothesis right now). I genuinely felt like the characters all grew not only with one another, but as individuals. Something I hate is when there’s no plot outside the romance so the characters feel superficial (Hating Game rise because I’m looking at you). While the main focus was the romance, I loved that they had goals and loves outside of each other. 

Only reason I’m not standing by this as a five is that I feel like the ending was missing that “diaaaaaaaablo” effect. Whilst I loved everyone, I felt like the end was a little bit rushed and I wanted more details about what happens after the conflict is resolved. It was good fun but I wanted more of them at the end. 

Will be reading the second book of this series because Miss Hoang and that pen! That’ll do it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer and Sexual assault

Minor: Infidelity

missgray's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Cancer, and Mental illness

Moderate: Infidelity and Ableism

lara_r's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Medical content, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

micaelamariem's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a romcom that was equal parts cute and steamy! I really wasn’t expecting so much spice! But I love the movie Pretty Woman so this gender swapped retelling was fun. I love all the representation: Asian characters, autistic mc, male sex worker, etc. plus the discussion questions at the end really help to understand the aspects of these representations. It would’ve been a four star read but the last third of the book kind of dragged out due to miscommunication.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking, Sexual harassment, Cancer, and Ableism

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders