Kiss Her Once for Me

Kiss Her Once for Me

2022

Ratings80

Average rating3.6

15

This book had elements that I loved and that I hated. I loved the moments when Ellie and Jack were together, but I wish this was written in third person so I could get more of the behind the scenes with Dylan and Andrew. I was equally invested in all of the points of the quadrangle. I also felt like if it were written to include their perspectives more, than we could have avoided some of the miscommunication crap with Ellie. It was almost like there wasn't enough of a conflict to keep the main couple apart so Cochrun kept blaming Ellie's anxiety for not having conversations. I'm glad that Ellie didn't have some resolution scene with her mom at the end, because sometimes you just have to let go of people who are not genuinely trying to be a part of your life. I liked that they showed the mixed family elements with Andrew and Jack's family because it reminded me of my experiences with my husband's family. 
I've said it so many times that I classify romance novels into two categories. The ones that I liked and the ones that mention Taylor Swift multiple times throughout. This was an almost exception because Celine Dion was mentioned too. (Before the Swifties get angry, my gripe is not with T-Swift, it's that her fans can't help themselves but to insert her into their books 8000 times to try to get her to notice them...) If I separate just the romance scenes, Jack being the hottest love interest ever, and the funny scenes, I liked this book a lot. As a whole, it was just middle of the road for me though.

January 11, 2023