A review by the_midnight_librarian
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

3.0

I wasn't as impressed with this book as I had hoped to be. I loved Stella as a character; I felt she was very strongly written, very fun, smart and awkward, and her character growth I got behind 100%. Michael however I felt lacked. There were aspects that I adored about him but otherwise I found his POV rather tedious and repetitive to the point where I felt like he was whining. There were certain elements in this book that I had expected that didn't quite deliver and other themes I wish were left out. I'm not against marriage, I also realize that was part of Stella's parent's goals for her, but I don't feel it's necessary to prove ones love for someone and ultimately it feels like a very YA trope when it gets put right at the end of the book and used as such. There were also parts of this book that reminded me a lot of the Fifty Shades of Grey series, particularly Christian Grey, not in a good way.

Over all an enjoyable read, just wasn't what I was hoping for.