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Kiss Me First by Lottie Moggach
4.0

"Kiss Me First" is the debut novel of Lottie Moggach. It is a wholly original story about Leila, an introverted young woman, who finds her voice on the philosophy website, Red Pill. She is soon targeted by the website's owner, the enigmatic Adrian to do something that will change Lottie's life. She is to take over Tess's online life after Tess commits suicide. Leila believes she's doing the right thing but as things unfold, she is suddenly less sure of herself but she may already be in too deep.

I love stories that are totally brand new. I haven't read another book like this one. It was fascinating to see this book unfold. We're not given all the clues at first and I loved being able to figure out things as the book went on. With a debut book like this, I'm hopeful that Ms. Moggach will continue to keep me on my toes with future releases.

Leila was a really fascinating narrator to me. I loved that the book was narrated from her point of view. She really changes throughout this book. She started out very sheltered at the beginning of the book but she begins to really transform through the book. This book brought up a lot of questions about my own beliefs and I love when a book can do that. While I don't necessarily agree with the things that Leila does in the book, I can see where she was coming from. Being able to understand a character's motivation is always very important to me.

I listened to this book as an audiobook and I thought that the narration was good. I thought the audiobook format worked really well for this format.

If you're looking for a controversial book with a wholly original story, this will fit the bill.