She has difficulty reading social cues, and has found in the past that when she says what she’s thinking people get hurt combined, these things make the way she doubts her relationship with Michael completely believable. While I normally get frustrated with characters who should just TALK to each other, in this case Hoang sets things up in such a way that it makes sense, especially in the case of Stella. Therefore, things jump between hilarity – mainly because Hoang’s writing is so sharp – and angsty self-reflection. So the primary source of conflict is the anxiety that both Stella and Michael feel as they catch feelings for each other, but worry that the other person is only in it for the arrangement and can do so much better.

Their first lesson is as awkward as one might expect, but also completely heartwarming.Īs the book progresses, Stella and Michael’s arrangement morphs into a full-on practice relationship. Just so you have the right mental image for what Michael looks like.

However, she decides that maybe dating, and more importantly, sex, will be easier if she practices.Įnter escort Michael, who Stella hires to give her some sex lessons.īy the way, she hires him because she thinks he looks like Daniel Henney: But her mom wants grandchildren, and she likes pleasing her mom, so she’s going to try to date. The basic premise is that Stella is autistic, and therefore has trouble with relationships – she doesn’t like being touched, she doesn’t like strong smells, and sometimes she says the wrong thing. Mainly because this book was so fun to read. And much as I feel chagrin at being a joiner, I too am jumping on the bandwagon. So I’m a little behind the times on this one, but I figured I should see what the hype was about – The Kiss Quotient did win the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance in 2018 AND Amazon’s Best Romance of 2018, after all. Overall: I stayed up well past my bedtime because I couldn’t put it down. Plot: “I am socially awkward, please give me sex lessons.” It’s quite impressive, actually.Ĭharacter Chemistry: They **get** each other. Heat Factor: So hot and so awkward, all at the same time.

The kiss quotient book