Reviews with content warning for Sexual harassment - The Kiss Quotient

when he saw Stella with Philip at the restaurant. He said to her " Couldn't wait to test your new skills out I see" that just stuck with me and made me feel icky and gross. like who says that to a woman they "love"??

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marianneiriss's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

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rensreading's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

edit: 7/17/22
i've thought more about it and this feels very white savior-y towards the end, ngl. for that, i'm bumping my rating down to 4.5 stars instead

aghhh i loved this

i adored this. im a sucker for the fake relationship trope especially when an HEA is involved.

stella was phenomenal. there is nothing else i can say about her. she was honest, intelligent, and painfully shy at times but so, so earnest. when she upset michael’s mother, she immediately went to make amends with her the next day. she didn’t expect forgiveness either! she’s lived her whole life just being her, not living with a disorder, just living. nothing broken or wrong with her and the many autistic people who live their everyday lives. her parents definitely still have a bit to go with accepting her diagnosis though. they should be going st her pace and recognizing that she doesn’t NEED anyone except herself bc she’s an amazing woman and their daughter they should love unconditionally. stella was such a refreshing fmc and i love her. i’ll be thinking of her often in the coming weeks for sure!

by the time we learned about his mom, i was a goner for michael, same as stella. i just KNEW from the moment he met her that he would never get over her. an argument could be made about them falling for each other at the same time but i really think he DID fall first. up for debate. anyway! he was just as complex as stella and so full of love it was ridiculous lol but i adored that especially about him

i think the only two things i can say that were a bit lackluster in this were the dialogue and the minor inconsistencies with characterization. that’s it though. otherwise, this was lovely and i give it 4.75 stars!

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lulumajorca's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

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erimi's review against another edition

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funny hopeful 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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taylorsevalia's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative 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

4.0

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bdingz's review against another edition

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funny hopeful medium-paced

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

I have mixed feelings about this one! There were things I really liked about it and things I really didn't. Most of the things I didn't like came down to personal preference rather than inherently poor writing choices. I personally didn't enjoy many of the sex scenes. Michael, the main love interest, got on my nerves during the second half of the book...almost to the extent that I didn't want him to end up with Stella. I also felt

the unwanted advances from Stella's coworker were really downplayed. This part of the story was used to confirm Michael's feelings for Stella through jealousy, and to confirm Stella's feelings for Michael through rejecting Phillip. But Phillip's actions are never addressed as sexual assault or harassment.

However, I quite liked Stella and Quan as characters, and I connected with Stella's experiences with sensory overload. Ultimately I think the aspects I liked outweigh the things I disliked, but for these reasons, I can't sum up my feelings with a star rating.

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beckyremillard'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

4.5

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