26 Kisses by Anna Michels

26 Kisses

by Anna Michels

Kasie West meets Morgan Matson in this hilarious and heartwarming debut about a girl's summer mission to get over her ex-boyfriend by kissing her way through the alphabet.

Getting dumped by her boyfriend is not how Veda planned on starting her summer. When Mark makes it clear that it's over between them, Veda is heartbroken and humiliated-but, more importantly, she's inspired. So she sets out on the love quest of a lifetime: use the summer to forget about Mark, to move on, and move up. All she has to do is kiss twenty-six boys with twenty-six different names-one for each letter of the alphabet.

From the top of the Ferris wheel at her hometown carnival to the sandy dunes of Lake Michigan, Veda takes every opportunity she can to add kisses (and boys) to her list, and soon the break-up doesn't sting quite as much. But just when Veda thinks she has the whole kissing thing figured out, she meets someone who turns her world upside down.

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This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.


Vee went through a break up but she's still hung up on her ex. Her best friend, Mel, comes up with a plan: to kiss her way through the alphabet, meaning find guys with names that start with each letter of the alphabet (must be done in order) so she can get over her ex.

When I started this story, I was enjoying it quite a lot. The kissing challenge felt off but I kept on going with it and it was actually fun. But then it took a very bad turn and it stopped being fun. The challenge stopped being fun when a guy shows interest in Vee and she is interested in him, but because she puts this relationship "on hold" because she has to finish the challenge. Another thing is Vee kisses the guy her best friend likes, knowing she likes him! I mean, where's the loyalty?!

I almost can't believe twenty-six kisses went from being a dumb way to shock myself into getting over Mark to something that actually mattered—that showed me there's no one perfect  guy for me [...] That the most important thing you can do is love yourself, and other people will follow your lead.

I just don't see how doing this challenge can make you love yourself more. I mean, she hurt people while she was doing the challenge and she acted like she cared but at the same time, she continued doing this thing that wasn't a good idea to begin with and now she says she loves herself. I just... I can't.

I received an eARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.


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