Member Reviews
Stephanie D, Reviewer
Unfortunately this book has gone in my DNF pile. It just wasn't engaging me like it would have years ago when I first requested it. My reading tastes have changed a lot over the years as I've gotten older and unfortunately some of the books requested years ago have been affected by my reading tastes and the fact that a lot of books for younger audiences haven't been grasping my attention as of late. I thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book.
Danielle T, Reviewer
I found the voice of this novel far too young for me. It's listed as teen/YA but honestly felt more like late middle grade, and no higher than age 13/14 would be interested. The immaturity of the characters and the writing style did not work for me and I did not finish this one. Although it sounded like a cute concept, I wasn't intrigued after the first half of the book. The premise is there, but sadly the execution left much to be desired. There was so much back and forth drama with the characters that it didn't seem realistic.
Cg M, Reviewer
This excerpt was a nice little sneak peek of Kiss Cam. I'm excited to pick up the full book at some point.
Laurence R, Reviewer
I really liked this book! I loved the fact that it was about YouTubers and it's a really fun story.
Meaghan W, Reviewer
Stars (Out of 10): 5/10 Stars
Overall Thoughts: If I’m being honest, this book threw my entire taste in novels in the air. Normally, I wouldn’t be so interested in a book with such a simple plot, such immature characters (for the most part, they seemed like 14/15 year olds, not 18 and ready to go to college), and such cliches, but I just couldn’t help myself from becoming slowly obsessed with this book. It frustrated me so much, for so many reasons, but I enjoyed it anyways! If you don’t mind cliches, simple plots, and at times frustrating characters, this will definitely be a cute read for you!
The Good: It’s a cute, quick read, the perfect fluff! It also has a way of grabbing hold of your emotions and not letting go.
The Bad: The technicalities, and actual “writing”, of the book was subpar at best. Many cliches, immature characters (although they really shouldn’t be at the age), and a way too simple plot.
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Characters: I didn’t really care for the characters, since I was very put off at first by their immaturity. However, this either gets better as the book continues, or you simply get used to it. I also didn’t like how blatantly some characters got “used,” but then that also gets brought up in the end (Elaina as a rebound, etc.), so that’s not actually as bad as I’ve seen it before.
The Plot: As I’ve said a few times, simple and cliche, but still cute. It frustrates me to no end when unnecessary love triangles show up, and when there’s little going on besides the romance (nothing occurs in their life ever, and chapters only existed if some romance was going to occur), but it seemed to work out better than usual in this instance.
The Favorite Character: I liked Lenny (poor sad characters always get the short end of the stick, don’t they?)
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: Borrow it
