The Kiss Quotient is a smutty classic wrapped up in Asian culture aesthetic. Stella is an autistic woman who has tried to get into a relationship in the past but dislikes sex and everything to do with it. She has a great job and all this money but no one who really understands her. Enter Michael, an escort hired by Stella to teach her how to sex properly. There’s a checklist for this as is in every other avenue of her life. Will her teach her how to love?
The short answer: yes.
The long answer: It’s lust because two months have passed in this book and this is insta-love.
A big part of this book is the fact that Stella is autistic. It is important for her to hide that fact from everyone around her, even though it is very apparent. In the beginning of the book, we are treated to a scene that spurs all this on, this mission to be #normal and be in a normal relationship. It’s a pretty standard conversation. “I want grandkids. You work too much. Why can’t you date that rich good looking creepy guy at your office (there is so much wrong with this)?
She has all this money, surely this skill can be acquired like anything else. Take a class. So she does and instantly she is comfortable with this complete STRANGER. I get it, he’s hot. Like super K drama hot, but after talking to my friend, who teaches autistic kids. She told me that even high functioning people with autism have difficulty adapting to change and a huge change is having a half naked guy kissing you.
One of the things that I find misleading and possibly problematic with book covers like these and even books like these is how graphic the sex scenes are. I mean, you knew what you were getting into with those Fifty Shades books. Handcuffs on the cover, dark gray covers. But this is cover is pastel and cute. It was very jarring. I mean, sure, I can take on the train but there is no kind of warning.
Ultimately the kiss quotient was just a reverse pretty woman, which is cute but it left me wanting something different to happen at the end, which I will not spoil for you.
3 stars.
The short answer: yes.
The long answer: It’s lust because two months have passed in this book and this is insta-love.
A big part of this book is the fact that Stella is autistic. It is important for her to hide that fact from everyone around her, even though it is very apparent. In the beginning of the book, we are treated to a scene that spurs all this on, this mission to be #normal and be in a normal relationship. It’s a pretty standard conversation. “I want grandkids. You work too much. Why can’t you date that rich good looking creepy guy at your office (there is so much wrong with this)?
She has all this money, surely this skill can be acquired like anything else. Take a class. So she does and instantly she is comfortable with this complete STRANGER. I get it, he’s hot. Like super K drama hot, but after talking to my friend, who teaches autistic kids. She told me that even high functioning people with autism have difficulty adapting to change and a huge change is having a half naked guy kissing you.
One of the things that I find misleading and possibly problematic with book covers like these and even books like these is how graphic the sex scenes are. I mean, you knew what you were getting into with those Fifty Shades books. Handcuffs on the cover, dark gray covers. But this is cover is pastel and cute. It was very jarring. I mean, sure, I can take on the train but there is no kind of warning.
Ultimately the kiss quotient was just a reverse pretty woman, which is cute but it left me wanting something different to happen at the end, which I will not spoil for you.
3 stars.