The biggest problem, both with The Kiss Quotient and with many romances, is the reliance on love at first sight. Specifically, it has a romantic hero who isn’t quite as heroic as the narrative would like the reader (and the heroine) to believe. By that, I mean that if you’re a fan of romance and particularly of the fake dating trope, you’ll almost certainly love this novel As a critic of the genre, I found that this novel falls into many of the most common pitfalls.

The Kiss Quotient is good for what it is. Despite his misgivings, Michael agrees to Stella’s terms, and the two enter into a practice relationship that-shocker!-becomes very real. Enter Michael, a wannabe designer who has turned to sex work to support his sick mother. Pressured by her mother to find a husband and have kids, Stella-who has Asperger’s-decides that the best path forward is to hire an escort to teach her the basics of intimate relationships. She’s not as good at social interactions and relationship, though. Stella is an econometrician, and she’s very good at what she does. It’s not my favorite book ever, but it’s also not my least favorite. It finally made it to the top of my list after several months, and I liked it fine.

The volume and enthusiasm of the reviews I read convinced me to put it on my to-read list even though I’m generally not a big fan of romances. I’ve heard nothing but good things about Helen Hoang’s debut novel The Kiss Quotient, and I’ve heard a lot about it.

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