The Kiss Quotient really didn't live up to all the hype surrounding it, at least for me. It had a lot of potential- there were some really sweet parts, and both Stella and Michael were endearing characters, I really liked them both, and there were some definite heart-tugging moments. And I appreciate that this is an #ownvoices story. But the graphic and, what I felt was gratuitious at times, sex just took me out of the story. I ended up skipping over those scenes, after they finally had sex the first time.
Look, I'm no prude by any stretch of the imagination, you can just take a look at my list of read books to see that! But when you (I) go into a story expecting a sweet, cute, dare I say chick-lit style tale, to then have nipple sucking and clitoris (as Stella would say) licking all up in your face, it's kind of jarring to say the least. I understand Ms. Hoang wanting to show Stella's "growth" as a sexual woman, but I could have done with less. I would have liked this book so much more if the sex hadn't been such a prominent part. Less really is more at times.
Yeah, yeah, yeah...this is one of *those* reviews, complaining about all the sex!
Carly Robins was great at Stella- she portrayed her vulnerability perfectly. The rest of the narration I'd say was just okay- when she was narrating Michael's character she didn't really do a male voice for the unspoken parts, just when he was speaking, which was distracting at times because I'd think we were back to Stella. Overall I did enjoy the narration, I just would have liked the males to have been a little more distinct.
I don't know, maybe I listened to this at the wrong time, and a different time I would have loved it, like so many of my other book friends did. Or maybe if I had read it instead of listened to it??? But as it was, it was a sad let down, because I had such high hopes for it.
Look, I'm no prude by any stretch of the imagination, you can just take a look at my list of read books to see that! But when you (I) go into a story expecting a sweet, cute, dare I say chick-lit style tale, to then have nipple sucking and clitoris (as Stella would say) licking all up in your face, it's kind of jarring to say the least. I understand Ms. Hoang wanting to show Stella's "growth" as a sexual woman, but I could have done with less. I would have liked this book so much more if the sex hadn't been such a prominent part. Less really is more at times.
Yeah, yeah, yeah...this is one of *those* reviews, complaining about all the sex!
Carly Robins was great at Stella- she portrayed her vulnerability perfectly. The rest of the narration I'd say was just okay- when she was narrating Michael's character she didn't really do a male voice for the unspoken parts, just when he was speaking, which was distracting at times because I'd think we were back to Stella. Overall I did enjoy the narration, I just would have liked the males to have been a little more distinct.
I don't know, maybe I listened to this at the wrong time, and a different time I would have loved it, like so many of my other book friends did. Or maybe if I had read it instead of listened to it??? But as it was, it was a sad let down, because I had such high hopes for it.