The Kiss Quotient
Genre: Romance
Publication date: June 2018
Book description: Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases — a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old.
It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice — with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can't afford to turn down Stella's offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan — from foreplay to more-than-missionary position...
Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses but to crave all the other things he's making her feel. Soon, their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense. And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic.
Thoughts:
Initially, I did not like the couple. The relationship that develops between them feels off, there is a lot of lust.
It might be due to my personal taste. I have never liked sex scenes in any type of media so since the first few chapters, this felt not comfortable.
Stella feels likable enough and so does Micheal, but the feelings they develop are pure lust for no particular reason making it feel simply as actors playing their part with tons of chemistry and no justified caring feelings.
After about 50% of the story, it felt like they were still high schoolers trying who just discovered sex and going along with a "fake" or a hired company.
It was the worst professional relationship.
The family both have are interesting and caring. I liked that. But Michael has secrets and a reason that justifies his career choice, that cliche feels cheap. It would feel better if he was doing it as a career choice, not something to be looked down on and to be ashamed... I don't know how to explain it.
I liked the characters, Michae, his family is it mother, sister, cousin, Stella, her way of explaining her issue understanding others' feelings, that felt good enough. I am not experienced in the subject so I am not a good judge. But the topic felt it was handled well.
Weird that the one thing I did not really enjoy was Stella and Michael's love life XD
There is a lot of drama that felt like a typical chic movie. But it felt that it was a bit of an annoyance for me, the start. The second half was even worse for me, I hated the unnecessary sexual light they saw each other with, the unnecessary sexual moments, the way the story also weaves in the troupe of lack of communication. The whole problem was that both were hiding secrets from one another, that they never shared their feelings and simply assumed things in about what the other thinks instead of having a conversation like grownups.
This book was used for the Good Reads 2018 Choice Award.
This has nothing to do with the books but I have been having issues getting into the books, they have felt very meh. I have had a semi-tough reading month.
Initially, I had given this a 2-star rating but then upon reconsideration I had to lower it.
It is a me thing really but oh well. Hopefully, I had better luck next time.
Due to lack of time now, I also used this book to cover one of my TBR game challenges. Low expectations XD I will no longer be reading the book I initially picked for that challenge. I don't really want to read another book that will probably not be something that excites me.
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