The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)

by Helen Hoang

Goodread's Romance Book of the Year, 2018

A Washington Post Book of the Year, 2018
An AmazonBook of the Year, 2018
Cosmopolitan's 33 Books to Get Excited About in 2018
Elle Best Summer Reads 2018

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A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick.

It's high time for Stella Lane to settle down and find a husband - or so her mother tells her. This is no easy task for a wealthy, successful woman like Stella, who also happens to have Asperger's. Analyzing data is easy; handling the awkwardness of one-on-one dates is hard. To overcome her lack of dating experience, Stella decides to hire a male escort to teach her how to be a good girlfriend.

Faced with mounting bills, Michael decides to use his good looks and charm to make extra cash on the side. He has a very firm no repeat customer policy, but he's tempted to bend that rule when Stella approaches him with an unconventional proposal.

The more time they spend together, the harder Michael falls for this disarming woman with a beautiful mind, and Stella discovers that love defies logic.

Heart-tugging, sexy and utterly joyful - The Kiss Quotient is a book for anyone who has been in love, or in lust...

Reviewed by wyvernfriend on

4 of 5 stars

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lots of echoes This so sounded familiar.  I get the wanting things to be organised logically and trying to come up with strategies to cope with the world, Oh boy do I.
 
I can see the logic of deciding that if you're not good at something, like dating, to experiment with it and test how it should work, and how numbers are so interesting.
 
Stella wants to settle down and marry, it's the next step for her life, not least according to her mother.  She decides to hire someone to help. Into her life comes Michael who uses his good looks and charm to make sure his mother is getting the medical help she needs.  Michael has rules about not getting involved with clients but he finds Stella compelling.  He understands her and wants her to have a fulfilling life, but he's not sure he's enough for her.  Meanwhile Stella is getting used to wanting to have someone else in her life, she cares for Michael and it's somewhat confusing her.
 
I liked it, liked the characters and the fact that they all had their own agency, I did want to punch her co-worker.

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