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A review by melaniereadsbooks
Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Thank you to Netgalley and Atria Books for an arc of this one.
Ellie's life didn't begin when she moved to Portland, it spiraled down the drain. She thought she was moving their for a great animation job and thought maybe she'd fall in love when she met Jack on a snowy Christmas Eve, but then Jack didn't last more than a night and she got laid off her job. A year later, she's working at a coffee shop for a horrible boss and is no longer interested in love. Enter Andrew, who proposes a marriage of convenience with Ellie so he can get his inheritance and she can get some much needed cash. When she goes to see his family for Christmas, who might Andrew's sister be? Surprise!
Ellie and Jack--loves of my life. The perfect holiday romcom does exist and it is Sapphic and set in Portland with events happening a year apart. It has a fake engagement and surprise exes and misunderstandings and a demisexual MC and a butch love interest and a snowed-in trope. Honestly it is perfectly lovely. I didn't want it to end. And the audio is so so good! Definitely recommend you read the audio version.
If you are looking for some Hallmark Happiness this winter you NEED to pick up this book. I am serious. It is so good. And Sapphic Christmas...*Chef's Kiss*
Ellie's life didn't begin when she moved to Portland, it spiraled down the drain. She thought she was moving their for a great animation job and thought maybe she'd fall in love when she met Jack on a snowy Christmas Eve, but then Jack didn't last more than a night and she got laid off her job. A year later, she's working at a coffee shop for a horrible boss and is no longer interested in love. Enter Andrew, who proposes a marriage of convenience with Ellie so he can get his inheritance and she can get some much needed cash. When she goes to see his family for Christmas, who might Andrew's sister be? Surprise!
Ellie and Jack--loves of my life. The perfect holiday romcom does exist and it is Sapphic and set in Portland with events happening a year apart. It has a fake engagement and surprise exes and misunderstandings and a demisexual MC and a butch love interest and a snowed-in trope. Honestly it is perfectly lovely. I didn't want it to end. And the audio is so so good! Definitely recommend you read the audio version.
If you are looking for some Hallmark Happiness this winter you NEED to pick up this book. I am serious. It is so good. And Sapphic Christmas...*Chef's Kiss*
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Infidelity, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Transphobia