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A review by caseytogo
Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Reminiscent of some of my previous reads such as Waiting for Tom Hanks (waiting for the right one trope) and To All The Boys I've Loved Before (love letters / emails trope), the main character is a young adult who has never had his first kiss, let alone a boyfriend in. a long-term relationship. With every almost came an unsent email of declared feelings, only one night, he intoxicatedly sent them; and one of the recipients will be working side by side with him all summer long at the local drive-in.
A medium-paced, first crush-focused LGBTQIA story, Never Been Kissed also touches on sexual identity beyond just being gay or straight, as well as pace of life as our MC navigates a different take on relationships and approaches of one's firsts while trying to convey it's okay to not go down the same road or drive at the same speed as everyone else, even if it feels like you're behind.
Personally, I had to switch to the audiobook to avoid the temptation to skim in the beginning, but it was a cute story once it picked up the pace towards the end.
Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca and Timothy Janovsky for the read in exchange for my honest review.
A medium-paced, first crush-focused LGBTQIA story, Never Been Kissed also touches on sexual identity beyond just being gay or straight, as well as pace of life as our MC navigates a different take on relationships and approaches of one's firsts while trying to convey it's okay to not go down the same road or drive at the same speed as everyone else, even if it feels like you're behind.
Personally, I had to switch to the audiobook to avoid the temptation to skim in the beginning, but it was a cute story once it picked up the pace towards the end.
Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca and Timothy Janovsky for the read in exchange for my honest review.