A review by illstoptheworldandreadwithyou
Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous by Mae Marvel

3.25

Katie Price is back home for Christmas. This may not seem like a big thing—adults visit their parents all the time for holidays—but Katie Price is famous. Hollywood famous. Has won multiple awards famous. No longer living in Green Bay, Wisconsin, famous. 
 
And Will Greene hasn’t seen her in years. 
 
They grew up in each other’s orbits—their mothers are best friends after all—but they didn’t get close until their senior year of high school. And after that senior year? Katie was off to Hollywood, and Wil hasn’t seen in her in person since. 
 
Wil has her own fame now—not nearly as big as Katie’s, of course—but she does have a million followers on her social media account, where she kisses a new person in every single video she posts. 
 
And Katie is ready to reconnect with Wil. 
 
Highlights for me: 
  • The chemistry between Katie and Wil
  • How easily they slip back into the comfort and banter of their friendship, even after all the years
  • Both Katie’s and Wil’s support networks
  • How at ease Wil can make people and how she really seems to see and understand everyone she meets
  • Katie being ready to take charge of her career and her life again
 
What didn’t work as well for me:
 
  • The bet regarding their former high school teacher’s love life (I understand they used this as an excuse to spend time together at first, but I feel like it took up more of the book than necessary.)
  • Katie’s ex’s relationship with the press
  • Something I can’t quite put my finger on that didn’t keep me as engaged in their story as I would have liked
  • The cats and the communication board (This is a cute and quirky detail but feels like it doesn’t have widespread appeal for readers.)
 
I had copies of both the ebook and the audiobook for this one. The audiobook narrator, Mia Hutchinson-Shaw, kept me engaged in the story. I liked her voices for both Katie and Wil, and it was easy to keep track of which character was speaking during conversations. 4-4.5⭐️ for narration
 
I received an advance copy of the book from St. Martin’s Press and an advance copy of the audiobook from Macmillan Audio. All review opinions are my own.