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The Kiss Bet Volume One
The Kiss Bet Volume One: A Webtoon Unscrolled Graphic Novel | Ingrid Ochoa
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In this adorable coming-of-age comic for fans of To All the Boys I've Loved Before and Rainbow Rowell's Pumpkinheads, Sara Lin has decided now is the time: she's going to make her first kiss, something special and magical, happen. In this adorable coming-of-age comic for fans of To All the Boys I've Loved Before and Rainbow Rowell's Pumpkinheads, Sara Lin has decided now is the time: she's going to make her first kiss, something special and magical, happen. It's senior year and Sara Lin just turned eighteen. She's got great friends, a cool dad (or so he thinks), and a whole lot ahead of her. The last thing she needs is to worry about having her first kiss. But that's all about to change because her good pal Patrick just challenged her to a bet that will either lead to love, heartbreak, or embarrassment...or maybe all three. Sara Lin understands that her first kiss is a rite of passage, one that she takes very seriously, even if everyone around her doesn't. She wants it to be special-true love's kiss-and wants to fall for someone she really cares about, not just get it over with. Along the way, as Sara explores her relationship options with three different boys...she discovers that life isn't a fairytale and romance is inherently complex. It's messy and complicated, but boy, it sure can be fun.
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3 ⭐ This book is exactly what you get from the title. Our main character Sarah has never been kissed. She is a senior in high school and it is a very big deal to her and her friends. Her best guy friend makes a bet with her to kiss a random stranger. Sarah cannot say no to her friends‘ bets which gets her in a lot of trouble. Most of this book is Sarah feeling down or anxious about herself: I can‘t do this, I‘m too scared. There‘s two boys,

LibrarianRyan one she likes , one she asked to kiss who turn out to be brothers who live across the hall. This is meant to be a fun high school, quick graphic novel series. And it is. It feels very 90s teen comedy. The settings a little off. Mainly the time and the place. I‘m reading a galley so I didn‘t have a cover or any back matter. Part of it feels like it takes place in the 90s when characters use words like fo sho, OK byeeee, and a few others. 4d
LibrarianRyan But it also doesn‘t feel like it takes place in America. Not that it needs to, but I think those context clues would help in the story where it feels like there are holes. This is just book one, but this will progress exactly as the 90s team romcom did so. 4d
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