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A review by amiewilson
Kiss Me Someone: Stories by Karen Shepard
3.0
This was an ARC from NetGalley.
I didn't feel like the title really matched the stories at all. From the title I thought it would be some light, romantic tales that I would read & review to consider purchase for my high school library. Instead I found pretty dark stories about all kinds of relationships, mother-daughter, daughter-granddaughter, groups of girlfriends, boy-girl, brother-sister (this one was for more mature readers), etc. A lot of these stories were pretty dark and I didn't find any hope or happiness in them. I bumped it up to 3 stars from 2 because I did like the high number of Asian American characters as main characters, not just supporting roles. I have a fair number of Asian students who are often looking to see themselves reflected in the novels they read. I'm not sure who I would recommend this book for but it is definitely not for younger or less emotionally mature readers.
I didn't feel like the title really matched the stories at all. From the title I thought it would be some light, romantic tales that I would read & review to consider purchase for my high school library. Instead I found pretty dark stories about all kinds of relationships, mother-daughter, daughter-granddaughter, groups of girlfriends, boy-girl, brother-sister (this one was for more mature readers), etc. A lot of these stories were pretty dark and I didn't find any hope or happiness in them. I bumped it up to 3 stars from 2 because I did like the high number of Asian American characters as main characters, not just supporting roles. I have a fair number of Asian students who are often looking to see themselves reflected in the novels they read. I'm not sure who I would recommend this book for but it is definitely not for younger or less emotionally mature readers.