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thegraduatedbookwormblogger 's review for:
The Kissing Booth
by Beth Reekles
3.5/5 Full Review Can Be Found at Http://www.thegraduatedbookworm.com
Okay, not gonna lie I picked up the book to read finally because the movie version of it was coming out. I had it on my shelves, and I was doing a lot of ARC reviews for some people, but I decided to take a little break and read a book of my choice from one I actually bought...years ago.
So from the beginning you see the relationship that Elle has with Lee who is her best friend. You also see the kind of relationship that Elle has with Noah, even if it comes off as more of a brother and sister vibe from his side of things. Now as someone who had a big brother and grew up with a bunch of guys hanging around, crushes do tend to happen...there's no way that it wouldn't. And if you didn't have a crush on your sibling's friend then somethings wrong. (Just kidding nothing is wrong with you, but really cute crushes to your pre-puberty stage is like a walk of life)
or me there were a couple scenes that I felt like they dragged on too much. I also felt like the big moment between the three of them didn't last as long as I thought it would. Like Lee was over it all relatively fast, and it wasn't a strong enough/long enough of a scene.
I will say though that there were quite a few moments that I didn't like, and it mostly had to do with Noah's anger and really protective moments. It seemed like he was too clingy for someone that he didn't even have to call a girlfriend. There's a scene that gets pretty heated (Actually there are a couple of those) that even in the heat of the moment that I enjoyed because it heightened the book, I also was put off by the way he reacted.
Overall this was a good book. There were many swoon-worthy moments, but for myself, I felt like there could have been a bit more. I didn't exactly enjoy the anger issues that came through Noah, but I loved the forbidden romance aspect to it. The connection that Elle has to both brothers, and their mom is honestly something amazing. I felt like since she didn't have her mother there, having Lee's mom was a great way to show the mothering aspect that all girls this age wish for.
Okay, not gonna lie I picked up the book to read finally because the movie version of it was coming out. I had it on my shelves, and I was doing a lot of ARC reviews for some people, but I decided to take a little break and read a book of my choice from one I actually bought...years ago.
So from the beginning you see the relationship that Elle has with Lee who is her best friend. You also see the kind of relationship that Elle has with Noah, even if it comes off as more of a brother and sister vibe from his side of things. Now as someone who had a big brother and grew up with a bunch of guys hanging around, crushes do tend to happen...there's no way that it wouldn't. And if you didn't have a crush on your sibling's friend then somethings wrong. (Just kidding nothing is wrong with you, but really cute crushes to your pre-puberty stage is like a walk of life)
or me there were a couple scenes that I felt like they dragged on too much. I also felt like the big moment between the three of them didn't last as long as I thought it would. Like Lee was over it all relatively fast, and it wasn't a strong enough/long enough of a scene.
I will say though that there were quite a few moments that I didn't like, and it mostly had to do with Noah's anger and really protective moments. It seemed like he was too clingy for someone that he didn't even have to call a girlfriend. There's a scene that gets pretty heated (Actually there are a couple of those) that even in the heat of the moment that I enjoyed because it heightened the book, I also was put off by the way he reacted.
Overall this was a good book. There were many swoon-worthy moments, but for myself, I felt like there could have been a bit more. I didn't exactly enjoy the anger issues that came through Noah, but I loved the forbidden romance aspect to it. The connection that Elle has to both brothers, and their mom is honestly something amazing. I felt like since she didn't have her mother there, having Lee's mom was a great way to show the mothering aspect that all girls this age wish for.