#book the kiss quotient

[adrianvokov]

michaelstella headers, the kiss quotient.

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[critical-quoter]

Michael was mint chocolate chip for her. She could try other flavors, but he'd always be her favorite.

The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang

[lateseptemberdawn]

“The only good thing this broken heart of mine can feel is love for you.”

The Heart Principle, Helen Hoang

[yoghurt-bimbo]

me to me: ok thats it no more spice we only read clean stuff from now one

first book i pick out: autistic woman hires an escort to teach her how to do the do

[redheadgleek]

A friend left this review on goodreads:

Out of curiosity, I clicked on the book and read the description:

... I don't understand how she expected anything different? A woman hires an escort to teach her about sex - that's the literal synopsis of the book!

[dancedance-resolution]

TODAY WAS SUCH A GREAT LIBRARY HAUL WOMEN DESIRE ME AND MY CHECKED OUT BOOKS CARNALLY

[pipperoni32-blog]

The Heart Principle

By Helen Hoang / 4 stars

I've adored everyone one of Helen Hoang's books so far. Even with all of them sharing similar themes, the characters are so unique in their own ways, and I've loved their neurodivergent minds.

For this one, there was something even more special about Anna getting her diagnosis during the book that really resonated with me. I have my own medical weirdness, and there's something about finally getting a diagnosis, a name to what you're dealing with, that is such a huge relief. Suddenly, it isn't all in your head. You aren't slowly going crazy, your body isn't failing you in some unknown way. Every little thing you've questioned, times you've questioned your own sanity because of course that couldn't possibly be legitimate, suddenly has a name. A reason. That release of burden is an almost indescribable feeling. Yes, you still have to live with it. You have to change your expectations of yourself, your capabilities and limits. You have to finally be kind to yourself, and accept a new reality. But there's so much peace to it too.

Back to Anna. We start the story with her boyfriend asking for an open relationship. He's sure that she's the one he pictures himself marrying someday, and that she's the one for him. But he just wouldn't be able to live with himself if he didn't try seeing other people first, making absolutely sure. Anna decides he won't be the only one who will see other people, she will too. And along the way, she meets Quan.

They have a disastrous first meeting. Anna panics and hides in the bathroom for half an hour, hoping he'll leave. Somehow, she still manages to run into him on her way out. Their relationship develops over text, and watching Netflix documentaries together, with some adorable exchanges along the way.

We've seen Quan in the earlier two books. He's confident, happy, and unapologetically himself. Now, he's recovered from cancer, but still hasn't come to terms with the changes it's made to his body. He hasn't been with anyone since then. Of course, he just happens to stumble across a girl that has her own issues with intimacy and vulnerability.

In terms of the main relationship, and navigating complex personalities, this is exactly what I expect from Helen Hoang. And it still works - I love every minute of it. I love the ways they communicate well, I groan in frustration when they hold back, unable to find the right words.

Here, we also see another side. Again, Anna's diagnosis on the autism spectrum happens during the book. One of the people she looks up to the most, her sister, tells her she should have never gone to a therapist, and that the diagnosis is clearly wrong. That Anna thinking she's on the spectrum is insulting to people who actually are. Anna deals with not only learning to accept herself, to not think of herself as lacking or a failure because she can't be what people expect her to be, but also with her family dismissing her new reality. On top of that, her father has a stroke, and becomes paralyzed. Anna is the only one who realizes that he doesn't want to be kept in palliative care. She struggles with not only the emotional burden of caring for someone so ill, but the guilt that everything she does goes against his wishes.

There's a lot to unpack in this book. A lot of emotional highs and lows - and the lows last awhile. Anna deals with burnout, and we get a peek into just how serious that can look. How hard it can be on both the person experiencing it, and their loved ones. How long it can take to get back from. I love that this book is about the healing process though, and how you can get back to a normal.

If you've read the rest of the Kiss Quotient series, I'm sure you'll be just as excited with the last (or latest??) installment. And if you haven't tried them yet, please do! Definitely worth the read.

[bookreadingelf]

Not me reading a romance to read better only for the female main character to get an autism diagnosis and feeling so understood that she cried. Same girl, I'm crying now too because I remember it. But hey, the guy dropped everything and has come to her immediately, so it's still wish fulfilment

[anniesboookshelf]

Okay so i feel like i’ve done an awful job at keeping my bookblr updated on my reads SO, im gonna give y’all the 15 titles and what i ranked them at!

i’m first gonna start with my 13 physical books that i’ve read so far in 2023!

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker: 4/5 ⭐️

The Child Who Never Grew by Pearl S. Buck: 4/5⭐️

Hatchet by Gary Paulson: 4/5 ⭐️

The Office Orc by Kate Prior: 2.5/5 ⭐️

Claimed by the Orc Prince by Lionel Hart: 3.5/5⭐️

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang: 4/5 ⭐️

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint: 3/5 ⭐️

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood: 4/5 ⭐️

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry: 3/5⭐️

Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson: 4/5⭐️

Neutral Zone by Teagan Hunter: 3/5 ⭐️

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren: 3/5⭐️

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal: 4/5 ⭐️

Now for the 2 Audio books if listened to so far! (i included pictures of the titles i’ve read because i didn’t have the physicals on me)

Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott: 3.5/5 ⭐️

The Geek Who Saved Christmas by Annabeth Albert: 4/5

Love y’all and stay hydrated 🫶🏻

With love,

Annie

[leer-reading-lire]

La ecuación del amor | Helen Hoang | Titania 

[varian-ross-horror-author]

It gets frustrating browsing calls for horror submissions, and seeing the same clause over and over again.

"We don't want erotica or splatterpunk."

Which I would be fine with on its own.

"Violence, gore, sex, and profanity needs to be part of the story. It can't be gratuitous."

The reason I get so annoyed is because, *who says where the line between "fits the story" and "gratuitous" is*?

[critical-quoter]

Yes, she was lonely. Yes, she had a broken heart. But at least she had herself.

The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang

[lateseptemberdawn]

“Stella said nothing. Michael was mint chocolate chip for her. She would try other flavors, but he'd always be her favourite.”

The Kiss Quotient, Helen Hoang

[alley-cat777]

Book Review: The Heart Principle (The Kiss Quotient #3) by: Helen Hoang

I do wonder if she’s acting just like I am. How much of what people say is genuine and how much is politeness? Is anyone really living their life or are we all reading lines from a giant script written by other people? The Heart Principle by: Helen Hoang Initial Thoughts: I was introduced to this book through none other than Tik Tok. I ended up watching a Tik Tok where someone pretended that…

[dancedance-resolution]

i still will never get over how i, an autist, wrote the tree of my song fic to parse out my thoughts/feelings on sex and romance only to find out that another author, also an autist, wrote a book of the exact same plot after coming to terms with their own autism. INCREDIBLE, i fucking love our brains

[pipperoni32-blog]

No one should need a diagnosis in order to be compassionate to themself.

— The Heart Principle