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A review by thebookstagrambabe
What's in a Kiss by Lauren Kate
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Liv wants to have it all friends, family, and a thriving acting career, but when her father dies, she puts her life on hold to help her mom. But when Liv enters an alternate universe, she sees what could have been had she gone after her dreams of Julliard and stardom. Seeing the other side of life, Liv has to choose which reality she wants to stay in, one where her career dreams come true or one where she has her strongest support system.
I came into this story pretty blind and didn't realize this was a dual-timeline read. I found it pretty interesting! In real life, Liv is down on her luck but has the love of her mom and best friend to get her through it, while Jake, her high school nemesis, has all the success Liv never got. In the alternate life, Liv is a famous actress with the success she always wanted but has ruined the relationships she had with her best friend and mom while in a shocking turn of events is married to Jake who plays a secondary role in her glamorous life. Its such a classic what-if scenario and I loved every minute of it.
You have to suspend disbelief a little and accept the magical realism. It started out a little slow because you have to get through the "how she figures out" part, but by the end of the book I was flipping pages so fast to see how it would end. It left me so happy. I had a big smile on my face.
Read if you like enemies to lovers, second chance romances with a touch of magical realism. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC in return for an honest review. This book releases 7/2
I came into this story pretty blind and didn't realize this was a dual-timeline read. I found it pretty interesting! In real life, Liv is down on her luck but has the love of her mom and best friend to get her through it, while Jake, her high school nemesis, has all the success Liv never got. In the alternate life, Liv is a famous actress with the success she always wanted but has ruined the relationships she had with her best friend and mom while in a shocking turn of events is married to Jake who plays a secondary role in her glamorous life. Its such a classic what-if scenario and I loved every minute of it.
You have to suspend disbelief a little and accept the magical realism. It started out a little slow because you have to get through the "how she figures out" part, but by the end of the book I was flipping pages so fast to see how it would end. It left me so happy. I had a big smile on my face.
Read if you like enemies to lovers, second chance romances with a touch of magical realism. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC in return for an honest review. This book releases 7/2