SO FUNNY STORY HERE – I actually received this book as an ARC last year from Atria Books and NetGalley. When I was signing my oldest and I up for BOTM I didn’t think we were starting until January, and when the December books popped up I just panicked and picked the first one that sounded good – a romance in the PNW was what I chose.
Fast forward to New Years Day, I open the book with my cup of coffee and cozy blanket and I am hit in the face with flashbacks – I’ve read this before, oh no. I rush to my computer, open up NetGalley and low and behold, there it is. So while I would gladly read this again, I am not right now and I am just gonna post my review from last September.
Xx, Sam
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Kiss Her Once For Me
Okay so this is a super cute book, the main character Ellie’s anxiety is essentially what my inner monologue sounded like at 25. I adored the “fake fiancé” trope, I REALLY love the grandmas, and I love that this is a really cute queer holiday rom-com. I love that it’s set in the PNW in winter, I love that she is an artist and I love that there are TS references for daysssss.
Alright here we go, time for a lot of you to get upset with me, but I really felt like I could predict a lot of the plotline. The authors writing is so charming, truly, but it went either “too predictable” or “too unbelievable” for me at too many points in the story and the miscommunication that wasn’t really miscommunication was almost too much for me. Also the “flashbacks” really just made me wish I read THAT story instead, but also there’s a lot to unpack in that story line too.
Either way, I did really enjoy reading this one. I don’t think the “negatives” would stop me from reading it again [this is on my list for this summer to reread when I am missing the cooler temps], and I do recommend anyone looking for a super cute queer rom com, this is a great one for sure. Also if this ever should get turned into a Netflix movie, I would watch it like 47 times.
Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book.
