Take a photo of a barcode or cover
jessiemcwhirk 's review for:
Kiss Her Once for Me
by Alison Cochrun
Thank you to Netgalley and Atria Books for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun follows Ellie, our main protagonist, as she agrees to a fake marriage with a man for a nice cut of his $2 million dollar inheritance. It should’ve be easy to convince his whole family they’re actually in love, had his sister not been the woman she fell in love with over the course of one day last Christmas.
This novel broke me. I went into it expecting a cute, fluffy rom-com with a side of spice. I got that, but I also got so much more. Anyone who is a fan of Cochrun’s debut will attest to her genius in balancing mental health issues with romance, and her sophomore work follows suit. I didn’t realize she used my diary as reference material for this book. Ellie’s fear of failure ultimately getting in the way of her success is all too familiar, and something I felt very seen in. Her anxiety was handled delicately but still felt real and relatable.
The characters are all so loveable. Ellie’s fake fiancé and her love interest are only the beginning of such a great cast of characters. I fell in love with the Kim-Prescott family (omit Alan), and Ellie’s own chosen family. I also love how queer everyone is. Who needs only cishet people? Not us, and not this book!
Somehow this book managed to hit every romance trope and did it beautifully: meet-cute, second-chance, forbidden love, fake dating, love triangle (trapezoid?), friends to lovers. Jam packed with romance and God if I don’t love it. Ellie and Jack, our main couple, compliment each other so well. I fell in love with their gestures, both big and small. I fell in love with their love for each other.
Read this book. It’s past 2am and I finished it in tears. I love lesbians.
I recommend this book to fans of Cochrun’s first novel (The Charm Offensive), Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly, and Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake.
Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun follows Ellie, our main protagonist, as she agrees to a fake marriage with a man for a nice cut of his $2 million dollar inheritance. It should’ve be easy to convince his whole family they’re actually in love, had his sister not been the woman she fell in love with over the course of one day last Christmas.
This novel broke me. I went into it expecting a cute, fluffy rom-com with a side of spice. I got that, but I also got so much more. Anyone who is a fan of Cochrun’s debut will attest to her genius in balancing mental health issues with romance, and her sophomore work follows suit. I didn’t realize she used my diary as reference material for this book. Ellie’s fear of failure ultimately getting in the way of her success is all too familiar, and something I felt very seen in. Her anxiety was handled delicately but still felt real and relatable.
The characters are all so loveable. Ellie’s fake fiancé and her love interest are only the beginning of such a great cast of characters. I fell in love with the Kim-Prescott family (omit Alan), and Ellie’s own chosen family. I also love how queer everyone is. Who needs only cishet people? Not us, and not this book!
Somehow this book managed to hit every romance trope and did it beautifully: meet-cute, second-chance, forbidden love, fake dating, love triangle (trapezoid?), friends to lovers. Jam packed with romance and God if I don’t love it. Ellie and Jack, our main couple, compliment each other so well. I fell in love with their gestures, both big and small. I fell in love with their love for each other.
Read this book. It’s past 2am and I finished it in tears. I love lesbians.
I recommend this book to fans of Cochrun’s first novel (The Charm Offensive), Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly, and Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake.