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Thank you to netgalley and St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin for allowing me to reading this book. This was such an amazing romance book.
I loved this book. Initially I requested it because I loved the title - it was so snappy and clear I had a lot of hope for the story.
Katie is a successful and famous actress, paving a new path for herself as a director. She lost touch with her childhood friend Wil, who remained in their hometown of Wisconsin. Wil & Katie reconnect, sparks fly, etc etc.
What I loved about this book was how clearly defined Wil and Katie were, independently of one another. The dialogue and the banter in this book are great, and it’s so flirty from the jump. It takes some plot turns you don’t necessarily expect either.
Looking forward to Mae Marvel’s next!
I love a good contemporary romance in which one of the main characters is very famous so this was always going to be up my alley. I was a little uninterested TikTok plot but it became relevant to the overall story so I came to terms with it.
This book gives major Dorothea and Would've, Could've, Should've (both Taylor Swift songs) vibes. So Swifties might enjoy this one.
I love a celebrity romance, and this one was so fun! The concept of a celebrity returning to her hometown and reconnecting with someone from her past was so appealing to me. This is a fresh, fun sapphic romance with great character development and some steam.
Thanks to St. Martin’s and NetGalley for the ARC.
This book focuses on two characters, Katie and Wil. These 2 were best friends in high school, but lost touch. Katie is a famous movie star and Wil is famous on the internet for kissing new people twice a week and videoing it.
What Wil does not know is that Katie follows her under a fake name and has kept tabs on her since high school.
Suddenly, the two are back in each other's lives and things are like they haven't changed, including their feelings.
I really enjoyed this book.
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
Such a wonderful setup. How it blended hometown lovers trope with the star aspect. Really hot sex scenes regarding intimacy and connecting with a partner. Can't wait to read more from these authors.
Thank you to Netgalley & the Publishers for allowing me to read this book before publication.
To start a second chance, romance will always do it for me, especially when they are friends or lovers; it is the perfect trope. Second, this book had the thing I don't see much in romance novels: communication!! We need more of this to show healthy relationships rather than lies and miscommunication tropes embedded into all these novels. Every page was steamy and the tension was there, this was probably one of the most romance novels I've read in 2023.
This was my first lbgtq+ book. It was a refreshing friends to lovers/ second chance romance of characters who were honest to each other and didn’t hold back. And crazy cat people! My kind of people!! It was nice to have characters who were honest to each other for once. Easy to read and get sucked in. Took me awhile to read only because of work and life, but was fairly easy to get back into it. I loved that it was partially set in Green Bay WI and loved all the local references. I would definitely read another from this author(s). I have read others under their own names that I enjoyed.
I asked for this Galley before I knew about the boycott against St. Martin's Press for their employee's comments on the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. I stand with Palestine and against Zionism and Islamophobia. I will be happy to review again for St. Martin's Press when a legitimate solution is found and that employee apologizes.
I really enjoyed reading this book. I am a cat person 100000% and I loved the scenes with the cats and their buttons. They made me laugh with their little broken sentences, so cute and funny. As for Wil and Katie, there was such a build-up of tension between them, I love a good slow burn. It made reading through the book totally worth it.
One big thing about this book is the healthy and good amount of communication between the characters. So many books I have read have turned me off because of their lack of communication (I do not like the miscommunication trope...ugh).
Definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves childhood friends-to-lovers with good character development and a refreshing plot.
A super sweet, cozy, sapphic rom com! This was such a fun read, with great character development and a plot that progressed gracefully!
The world needs more sapphic love stories so I was really excited. If I had read this three years ago, I would have loved it. In fact, if I had had this book in high school, I would have been obsessed. I think it dealt with really heavy topics really well but their lack of chemistry was hard to get over for me.
Katie is famous but when she returns to her small home town she runs into Wil. A lot has happened in both of their lives over the last several years since they were in highschool. This book has a cute love story with witty banter with some steam mixed in.
I have mixed feelings on this book. There were things I enjoyed and things I didn’t like. Overall, the story had a good plot idea with the relationship with Wil and Katie. One thing I had trouble with was there were so many different factors added in that made parts of the story confusing or hard to follow. When I focused on the development of Wil and Katie’s relationship, I thoroughly enjoyed the story. I am glad I read the book and look forward to how others feel about this book too.
I really loved the premise of this book at first, but I found it to be overly long and way more detailed than necessary (truly there must be upwards of 50 named and described-in-detail characters in this book). I’d still recommend it for the right reader, though.
I just simply couldn’t finish no matter how hard I tried. For me the characters were oddly unlike able. They both said and did things that nobody would ever say or do and they were so unrelatable I couldn’t connect with them.
This was a great story about a world of "what if" in regard to celebrity culture and knowing someone before fame... I couldn't put it down! I really enjoyed following along with this story and feeling all the emotions as I turned the pages. I will highly recommend this book to lovers of the celebrity romance genre.
"Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous" was a fun read that reminded me a lot of the recently released Tello movie Merry & Gay.
The book takes readers on a heartfelt journey through the lives of Katie Price and Wil Greene, childhood friends who reconnect after a decade of separate experiences. Katie, now a famous actress, returns to her small Wisconsin town and unexpectedly crosses paths with Wil, an internet-famous TikTok star -- for kissing people on camera. The story unfolds as they navigate the rekindling of their friendship and their desires. Both protagonists are strong, empowered women who openly communicate their needs, challenging traditional expectations associated with fame and relationships.
The two main characters are wonderful, with realistic flaws that contribute to their relatability. Despite minor concerns about the story's structure (lots of back and forth jumping between present and past), it was an enjoyable read!
Overall, "Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous" gets a positive review from me for its originality, strong character development, and a refreshing departure from conventional romance tropes.
I ended up not finishing this one. The chapters are too long for me. It was taking me up to 40 minutes to read a chapter.
I did like the story line though and I may try again. But with the chapters being this long it makes it hard for me to follow along
Everyone i kissed sinced you got famous was such a fun read! I loved everything about this. The writing and character development was really great and thorough. Just as well, the storyline was genuine and and just all together a good time. It was interesting to read these perspectives and their stories.