4.5

The Kiss Quotient

Helen Hoang
Audiobook
May
2021

Review:

I have always loved listening to this book because I love hearing stories about people with disabilities. It is excellent to hear from different perspectives. The main character Stella overcame her fear of her disability and being touched. The romance is so good, and the love interest is so nice to her. I also like that it is from two perspectives because it adds depth to the characters. The way they met was a little strange, but she felt she had to meet someone that way. This book also handles issues such as consent and rape, which I think are very important, especially in romance novels. This time I read it, I also noticed that these characters are also in one of the author's other books, which is always fun to make those connections. This was a really good book, and I would definitely recommend.

Trigger Warnings:
Ableism (including Internal), Anxiety, Emotional abuse, Rape, Profanity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexually explicit scenes, Slut shaming, and Stalking (mentioned)

Synopsis From Book:

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...
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