Kiss Number 8

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Graphic Novel Amanda can t figure out what s so exciting about kissing It s just a lot of teeth clanking, germ swapping, closing of eyes so you can t see that godzilla sized zit just inches from your own hormonal monstrosity All of her seven kisses had been horrible in different ways, but nothing compared to the awfulness that followed Kiss Number Eight An exploration of sexuality, family, and faith, Kiss Number Eight is a coming of age tale filled with humor and hope First Second Books Best Read [ Kiss Number 8 ] by [ Colleen A.F. Venable ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I should have known from the very beginning that this would be a VERY dramatic book, not a romantic comedy like I expected Rom com, really That could not be farther from reality After all, the cover itself is overly dramatic Mads s friend is whispering who knows what in her ear while she is blushing and holding a CROSS But I had to give it a chance because it s a GRAPHIC NOVEL and it has LGBTQIA themes That s a combination that should have worked after all, BLOOM by Kevin Panetta was abso I should have known from the very beginning that this would be a VERY dramatic book, not a romantic comedy like I expected Rom com, really That could not be farther from reality After all, the cover itself is overly dramatic Mads s friend is whispering who knows what in her ear while she is blushing and holding a CROSS But I had to give it a chance because it s a GRAPHIC NOVEL and it has LGBTQIA themes That s a combination that should have worked after all, BLOOM by Kevin Panetta was absolutely lovely But this was not lovely Actually, I dare say it was kind of a mess and not a pretty one at all.The author focused on too many things at once There s Mads s sexuality and crush on her best friend Cat, which she doesn t really...It took me some time, but I got into this book I love how they are telling the story through who she is kissing Kiss number 8 is a game changer for our protagonist Mads She never finds a reason to stay with boys, but she realizes that her best friend might bethan Mads thought Her friend is Cat, a wild and boy crazy girl Kiss 8 was not with Cat, but it was a girl and she finds out that it feels right This is what she has been looking for, or so she thought.There is a lot of high dram It took me some time, but I got into this book I love how they are telling the story through who she is kissing Kiss number 8 is a game changer for our protagonist Mads She never finds a reason to stay with boys, but she realizes that her best friend might bethan Mads thought Her friend is Cat, a wild and boy crazy girl Kiss 8 was not with Cat, but it was a girl and she finds out that it feels right This is what she has been looking for, or so she thought.There is a lot of high drama with relationships an friendships and all the high school drama ...Trigger Warning Homophobia, Transphobia, the f wordMads parents are strained, and what s worse, she thinks her dad is cheating on her mother with another woman And her dad won t tell her anything about it But Mads keeps her thoughts away hanging out with her best friend Cat, and kissing boys Even if the kissing isgross Where s the appeal Then everything starts to unravel.And everything starts to make sense.Forgive me while I mop up the massive tears rolling down my face, k This was an Trigger Warning Homophobia, Transphobia, the f wordMads parents are strained, and what s worse, she thinks her dad is cheating on her mother with another woman And her dad won t tell her anything about it But Mads keeps her thoughts away hanging out with her best friend Cat, and kissing boys Even if the kissing isgross Where s the appeal Then everything starts to unravel.And everything starts to make sense.Forgive me while I mop up the massive tears rolling down my face, k This was an emotional roller coaster I was not expecting I was thinking, mmm, okay, maybe 2 3 stars, nothing special, and then the second act hit and cue the mother fucking waterworks.But I want to start with one thing first Cat is a colossal asshole and 100% complete hypocrite.After that, well, there s not much I can say without spoilers, but there s a lot of figuring out who you are, and realizing that you re not alone And that sexuality is a weird and ...This is not a light, fun kissing book It s a story about family secrets I didn t like how coy it was about the religious roots of the characters bigotry And it was odd how dated the first half of the book felt compared to the progressiveness of the ending There was a strange disconnect there.I received an ARC of this book from netgalley and the publisher This does not affect my review DNF at page 166TW transphobia I m genuinely baffled why this has such good reviews that call it light hearted I was annoyed basically from the start Mads is incredibly disrespectful toward her parents, ESPECIALLY her mom, who she repeatedly calls a bitch AND doesn t tell her friend to NOT talk about her mom I get not liking your mom, but there s a line, okay You don t let your friends call yo I received an ARC of this book from netgalley and the publisher This does not affect my review DNF at page 166TW transphobia I m genuinely baffled why this has such good reviews that call it light hearted I was annoyed basically from the start Mads is incredibly disrespectful toward her parents, ESPECIALLY her mom, who she repeatedly calls a bitch AND doesn t tell her friend to NOT talk about her mom I get not liking your mom, but there s a line, okay You don t let your friends call your mom a bitch You just don t That wasn t the worst offense though There are some seriously transphobic comments made by the MC s dad Like, i think it could be re...I found myself totally engaged with this family drama despite its fairly slow pace and a possibly triggering amount of view spoiler transphobia and homophobia hide spoiler I didn t feel nearly done with the...This is my first graphic novel comic book style of writing that was in an actual chapter book length that I ve ever read I was hesitant at first because I generally steer clear of this type of writing The only reason I gave it a chance was because of the topic I still don t think I will ever be into this type of book, and definitely don t see myself searching out other similar books However, I was pleasantly surprised about how well the comic book them...Want to seebookish things from me Check out my youtube channel Thank you to First Second and Raincoast books for sending me a copy of this in exchange for my honest review 4.5 5 Stars Amanda s best friend Cat is surrounded by drama and loves kissing boys Trying to fit in, Amanda has had 7 kisses in her 16 years of life which have beenunremarkable at best But nothing compares to how awful Kiss number 8 was and what follows afterwards Not to m Want to seebookish things from me Check out my youtube channel Thank you to First Second and Raincoast books for sending me a copy of this in exchange for my honest review 4.5 5 Stars Amanda s best friend Cat is surrounded by drama and loves kissing boys Trying to fit in, Amanda has had 7 kisses in her 16 years of life which have beenunremarkable at best But nothing compares to how awful Kiss number 8 was and what follows afterwards Not to mention that her family seems to be hiding a big secret from her Now, with a secret of her own, Amanda tries to navigate between falling for her best friend and trying to figure out what her parents are hiding I loved this so much I loved Amanda, she...Full review atThis review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Not sure what to think of this one I was frustrated upon reaching the middle point of the novel at the poor portrayal of a transgender man who just wanted to love his family and live his life and the hatred and shame his family displayed and felt This family s dark secret of the past is mirrored in Amanda s journey through adolescence as she explores different aspects of growing up, from partying to kissing a few people and feeling peer pressure The story does turn as she discovers she s bi Not sure what to think of this one I was frustrated upon reaching the middle point of the novel at the poor portrayal of a transgender man who just wanted to love his family and live his life and the hatred and shame his family displayed and felt This family s dark secret of the past is mirrored in Amanda s journey through adolescence as she explores different aspects of growing up, from partying to kissing a few people and feeling peer pressure The story does turn as she discov...

Kiss Number 8
  • English
  • 11 August 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • Colleen A.F. Venable
  • Kiss Number 8