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A review by kjanie
I Kissed a Girl by Jennet Alexander
2.0
2.5/5 stars
This was a very sweet romance, but had quite a few execution flaws, which made it difficult for me to love it. There was definitely many aspects that drew me to the book. I love the dedication to horror films (low budget, cult favourites and everything in between). As someone who loves reading Hollywood romances and has for a long time, this book's focus on SFX makeup and acting in horror flics felt refreshingly new and was a very fun atmosphere for the book. I liked both of our main characters as well, I think they were quite endearing in there own ways. Altogether, the romance was sweet and heartwarming, which is always important for me.
I guess this book fell short for me in terms of plot and other execution points. I wasn't expecting anything outstanding, but the book seemed overall too predictable and a bit immature. It read more like a YA than an adult romance, which is both what I am used to and what I was expecting with our adult characters. I also think there were too many elements - a stalker plot, a lot of side characters on set, a kind of coming of age storyline and career aspirations. I think it all felt a bit too much by the end as the author couldn't really spend enough time on any of them, so it ended up feeling rushed and underdeveloped by the end.
I think this was an enjoyable read for the cute romance and overall heartwarming story, but the finer details of the book needed a bit more development I think.
This was a very sweet romance, but had quite a few execution flaws, which made it difficult for me to love it. There was definitely many aspects that drew me to the book. I love the dedication to horror films (low budget, cult favourites and everything in between). As someone who loves reading Hollywood romances and has for a long time, this book's focus on SFX makeup and acting in horror flics felt refreshingly new and was a very fun atmosphere for the book. I liked both of our main characters as well, I think they were quite endearing in there own ways. Altogether, the romance was sweet and heartwarming, which is always important for me.
I guess this book fell short for me in terms of plot and other execution points. I wasn't expecting anything outstanding, but the book seemed overall too predictable and a bit immature. It read more like a YA than an adult romance, which is both what I am used to and what I was expecting with our adult characters. I also think there were too many elements - a stalker plot, a lot of side characters on set, a kind of coming of age storyline and career aspirations. I think it all felt a bit too much by the end as the author couldn't really spend enough time on any of them, so it ended up feeling rushed and underdeveloped by the end.
I think this was an enjoyable read for the cute romance and overall heartwarming story, but the finer details of the book needed a bit more development I think.