Name: With This Kiss
Rating: 3.5 (13 reviews)
ISBN: 9780008467203

Carrie Hope Fletcher

The brand new love story from the Number One Sunday Times bestselling author - coming August 2021

With This Kiss

Tia Spragg

** spoiler alert **
           So I spotted this in my local bookstore and the premise excited me enough from the blurb for me to buy the book, it’s not something I expected Carrie to write having been a fan of hers for a while.

I have to admit I find myself really quite disappointed with the book. Sure the premise remains interesting and I like the discussion with the MC and their mother about their family “superpower” (I think it could have been pushed further as an allegory of generational trauma personally and it would made for a much more interesting story than pining after the man) but there are a lot of points where this story falls short. Continuous misunderstandings, poor trans representation, odd character choices at times…I really struggled to enjoy this book and only managed to finish it because it was an easy read.

I don’t think this is a book I would recommend but I see potential in Carrie’s writing so maybe her other works would be a better read for me?

This was a fun read and I loved the idea the Author had. Would you start a relationship if you knew how it would end. 

Aboautly loved it but so feel the romance vetween the two could have been a lot better I wasn't as invested in it as I was the main story being she sees how someone dies with a kiss. Romance needed a lot more work to make them feel real and me to root for them 

Samantha King

This was a fun read and I loved the idea the Author had. Would you start a relationship if you knew how it would end. 

Aboautly loved it but so feel the romance vetween the two could have been a lot better I wasn't as invested in it as I was the main story being she sees how someone dies with a kiss. Romance needed a lot more work to make them feel real and me to root for them 

Still an enjoyable read

A brand new timeless romance with a sprinkling of magic from the Number One Sunday Times bestselling author 'A complete joy to read, and once I'd started I genuinely couldn't stop. I was entranced and beguiled from start to finish by this beautiful story. Carrie has single-handedly converted me to magic realism' Jill Mansell 'Carrie Hope Fletcher is not afraid to tackle big themes in this ambitious story, and the emotional pay-off cuts deep' Heat, Book of the Week 'A spellbinding and enchanting read with a charming cast of characters, With This Kiss is guaranteed to sweep you off your feet...I adored it' Holly Miller, The Sight of You 'Spellbindingly romantic - With This Kiss is utterly captivating. A feat of magical and mystical storytelling' Laura Jane Williams, Our Stop 'A gorgeous story with plenty of heart' M. A. Kuzniar, Midnight in Everwood * * * If you knew how your love story ends, would you dare to begin? From the outside, Lorelai is an ordinary young woman with a normal life. She loves reading, she works at the local cinema and she adores living with her best friend. But she carries a painful burden, something she's kept hidden for years; whenever she kisses someone on the lips, she sees how they are going to die. Lorelai has never known if she's seeing what was always meant to be, or if her kiss is the thing that decides their destiny. And so, she hasn't kissed anyone since she was eighteen. Then she meets Grayson. Sweet, clever, funny Grayson. And for the first time in years she yearns for a man's kiss. But she can't...or can she? And if she does, should she try to intervene and change what she sees? Spellbinding, magical and utterly original, With This Kiss is one love story you will never forget. * * * Readers are spellbound by With This Kiss 'A five-star read . . . Fun, enjoyable, funny and sweet with characters I absolutely loved' NetGalley Reviewer, 'This book was everything I didn't know I needed' NetGalley Reviewer, 'Beautiful writing [that] captured me from the start. 5 stars' NetGalley Reviewer,

I can’t think of a single bad thing to say about this book, classic romance with a twist. It’s so unique and exciting, I read this book in two days, I literally didn’t want to put it down! A-MAZING!! 

Robyn Harley

‘no one can be that obsessed with movies and books and not be a hopeless romantic’

✨ easy read with an interesting concept - our FMC is able to see how people die by kissing them

(unfortunately that’s where the good ends)

✨ v slow paced & wasn’t capturing my attention so I didn’t feel inclined to pick it up

✨ didn’t feel or understand the connection between Lorelai & Grayson and just found their characters flat

✨ the plot felt v repetitive and I think it would’ve been more interesting to delve into her ‘gift’ and what she was actually experiencing

✨ too much ‘telling’ and not enough ‘showing’ and just had so many unanswered questions by the end that I felt v confused

Kindly gifted by Harper Collins AU in exchange for an honest review

Larissa Kirchberger

BOOK REVIEW

With This Kiss / Carrie Hope Fletcher

Rating ⭐️⭐️

‘no one can be that obsessed with movies and books and not be a hopeless romantic’

things I liked:

✨ easy read with an interesting concept - our FMC is able to see how people die by kissing them

(unfortunately that’s where the good ends)

things I didn’t like:

✨ v slow paced & wasn’t capturing my attention so I didn’t feel inclined to pick it up

✨ didn’t feel or understand the connection between Lorelai & Grayson and just found their characters flat

✨ the plot felt v repetitive and I think it would’ve been more interesting to delve into her ‘gift’ and what she was actually experiencing

✨ too much ‘telling’ and not enough ‘showing’ and just had so many unanswered questions by the end that I felt v confused

Kindly gifted by Harper Collins AU in exchange for an honest review

Olivia Mitchell

Very cute and loved the concept, a little bit too YA feeling for me right now but I did enjoy it

A Book with a super intriguing premise; Would you want to know how you were going to die? Would you want to kiss someone and see how they were going to die? This book explores this premise. This was an easy and pleasant reading experience, despite at times dealing with some tricky topics; But I just wish that People would talk and be honest with each-other.

This book felt a little unpolished and rather predictable but having said that I really enjoyed the magic within the book and parts where super emotional and touch me as reader which I loved. The book had a dual perspective as we saw Lorelai’s throughs and experiences from the past showing how she had arrived at the feelings in the present day.

From reading this one its clear to see that Carrie Hope Fletcher has a true passion for the arts, especially theatre, & I loved how this was woven into the writing. The book follows Lorelai who works at a fabulous cinema that focuses on showing loved films of the past, she also writes her own book to screen adaptations.

The setting and style had 'It Only Happens in the Movies ' by Holly Bourne vibes. If you liked that book you will like this one, I think.

One last thing of note was that all the character names are so unique, and great! 

So, to sum up, predictable but magical. You won't regret reading it 😊✨

Ian Brakspear

A Book with a super intriguing premise; Would you want to know how you were going to die? Would you want to kiss someone and see how they were going to die? This book explores this premise. This was an easy and pleasant reading experience, despite at times dealing with some tricky topics; But I just wish that People would talk and be honest with each-other.

                           

This book felt a little unpolished and rather predictable but having said that I really enjoyed the magic within the book and parts where super emotional and touch me as reader which I loved. The book had a dual perspective as we saw Lorelai’s throughs and experiences from the past showing how she had arrived at the feelings in the present day.

 

From reading this one its clear to see that Carrie Hope Fletcher has a true passion for the arts, especially theatre, & I loved how this was woven into the writing. The book follows Lorelai who works at a fabulous cinema that focuses on showing loved films of the past, she also writes her own book to screen adaptations.

 

The setting and style had 'It Only Happens in the Movies ' by Holly Bourne vibes. If you liked that book you will like this one, I think.

 

One last thing of note was that all the character names are so unique, and great! 

 

So, to sum up, predictable but magical. You won't regret reading it 😊✨

Isabelle 

A truly extraordinary and original love story that has messed with my emotions in more way than one.

Beth Bartholomew

I was sent this book by the publishers in exchange for an honest review. 

There is a simplicity in the way this is written that initially, I found hard to adjust to, but at the same time it was quite soothing and I found myself carried into the story. This was an easy and pleasant reading experience, despite at times dealing with some tricky topics.   

I went into this book very intrigued by the premise of seeing how someone would die by kissing them. It reminded me of the concept of They Both Die at the End, the question of does knowing about an imminent death in fact cause the death itself? Initially, I felt this book didn't quite explore this concept in the way I was hoping, but as the book went on, this because much more part of the plot. I liked the questions the main character asked and how she dealt with this strange gift she has. 

It's clear Carrie Hope Fletcher has a passion for the arts, especially theatre, and I love how this seeps into her writing. This book follows a main character who works at a fabulous cinema that focuses on showing loved films of the past, she also writes her own book to screen adaptations. I really enjoyed seeing this side of Lorelai and getting to know her more. She was a flawed and guarded main character who certainly developed throughout this book. 

With This Kiss

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