A review by rosh_readsss
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

4.0

Initially, I found it a bit on the nose the way the Hoang described Stella and her condition in the start. But lateron, the mannerisms and the ways in which Asperger's manifests in her life and personality was interestingly written. It is clear that the writer has a personal affiliation with Stella which makes the character's narrative interesting. In many ways she shows what it's like to be a woman on the spectrum with a high-functioning mental illness.
As for Michael, I liked his backstory. I liked that Hoang kept unravelling it slowly. It does cater to the handsomely troubled and protective hero trope.
Overall, I enjoyed the tone and settings which added to the way the story felt. The only thing I found just a bit irritating was the repetition of it not being real. I'd be invested in their emotional revelations and they'd be repeating "it's not real... It's not real." But I guess that is how it can be irl.