thank you to atria books and netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

kiss her once for me: a sapphic christmas romcom sprinkled with a little bit of childhood trauma (for funsies, of course).

this book!!! i don’t think a romcom has made me feel and swoon the way this one has made me feel and swoon in a good long while. i also haven’t stayed up (genuinely) all night to read a book in a good long while either. so, i feel like that should tell you exactly how much i’ve adored this.

ellie and jack, andrew and dylan, and their absolutely shenanigan-filled fake-dating love-quartet situation… it was truly a wild ride and i loved every second of it. from the humor and discussions of mental health all the way to the exploration of toxic family. it was all so well crafted.

let’s not forget to mention, it is so unapologetically queer. trans, enby, and poly side characters bracket our aspec and lesbian main characters. and beyond that, they interact (mostly) with family who are accepting of their identities without much question. it’s always so refreshing and heartwarming to not only see characters confident in their queerness. but also to not have to worry about any backlash with their identities. it allows for readers to escape solely into the love story. and i highly appreciate that that’s what happened here.

and after adoring both of alison cochrun’s releases, i can without a doubt place her onto my authors’ list to always read from in the future. i know that i can trust my time with their work, and that’s a rare thing to come across. i cannot wait to see what’s next.

ps. i highly recommend the audiobook for this one! the narrator does an incredible job conveying the tone of the scenes and the humor.