A review by merlin_reads
If We Kiss by Rachel Vail

2.0

 I think I needed to read this book when I was younger because I did not relate to it at all. This book is about firsts - first kiss, first love, first heartbreak. Charlie is a high school freshman who, one day, is randomly kissed at school by a boy named Kevin. This confuses Charlie as she has never thought about Kevin that way and now she can't stop thinking about him that way. Problem is, that one kiss was the only interest he's shown and not much time later, he's kissing her best friend, Tess.

This again goes back to Charlie being a very young teenager at the age of 14. I was so frustrated with her. For keeping the first kiss from Tess to then lusting after Kevin while he and Tess are dating. To make matters worse, Kevin's dad and Charlie's mom start dating so Kevin and Charlie find themselves thrown together in some awkward moments which lead to more thoughts of kissing and even kissing itself. I get it Charlie, you like him, but you're also being a horrible person.

As for Kevin, I really didn't understand him. Why did he just grab Charlie and kiss her that day at school only to then ignore her? Does he actually like Tess? Does he like Charlie? Is he just a hormonal jackass? We don't get any of these answers and I think that makes it the most frustrating.

Overall, it could have been cute. I was expecting cute. But I just ended up annoyed and frustrated with the characters.