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Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)

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Lesbian not-quite-enemies to lovers romance with plenty of pining, angst and complicated mother-daughter relationships.

i really enjoyed how flashbacks to the almost-kisses were employed to show the development of tate and penny's feelings over the years and build tension. In case it is not extremely clear with my review, I highly recommend Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) to fans of contemporary young adult fiction. So it’s not surprising that Penny’s mom would be willing to give part of her liver to Tate’s but the decision carries with it all sorts of contradictory feelings and life-changing arrangements for the two teenagers. Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. I also don't love big sections of text messages in novels unless they feel like they NEED to be included, and the side plot felt like a bit of unnecessary filler at times.in this case, we meet an unconventional, dysfunctional family that has become all too well acquainted with grief. The message is clear: If a mere child can step up and be an adult when their family needs it, there is no excuse, even grief, that gives a parent a right to check out on their duties. Times We Almost Kissed is rife with deep messages on family dynamics, but at its core, it is an intensely sweet and heartwarming love story.

At seventeen, both MCs have already gone through a lot of drama yet are so sweet and full of life and plans for the future. I’ll be watching out for other novels by Tess Sharpe, and I highly recommend this story to anyone who loves emotional and well-written contemporary YA!When Penny’s mother decides to become a living donor to Tate’s mom, ending her wait for a liver transplant, things go from clashing to cataclysmic. She has over two years of experience in the digital media and entertainment industry, and her works can also be found on Screen Rant and Tell-Tale TV. The book is told in a back and forth format--the present day focuses on Anna and Lottie's operations and the aftermath. But when Tate's mother needs a liver transplant, Penny's mom is all too ready to step in as a living donor. In this, you have it twofold: a mother-daughter relationship ruined by grief after the death of a husband/father, and a mother-daughter relationship dealing with a recurrence of cancer and a necessary operation.

While this is only the second Tess Sharpe book I’ve read (I still have Far From You on my to be read list, I know, I know, I’ll get there eventually), I have to say that I am loving that her books are hard hitting contemporaries. Since their moms are best friends, Tate has always been in Penny’s life but it’s only rather recently that Penny’s feelings for the other girl seem to have shifted from driving her crazy to wanting to kiss her. They’re not really friends and they don’t hate each other either, but they definitely have some type of feelings for the each other. Unfortunately, their mothers are lifelong best friends, so the girls’ bickering has carried them through playdates, tragedy, and more than one rom-com marathon with the Moms. While the part of me that is a sucker for adorable and predictable romances was fulfilled, I also got a surprising emotional gut punch from the realistic and heartbreaking depiction of unconventional families.I am a huge fan of seeing flashbacks in books – I feel they just add something extra to the storyline. Penny’s mother, Lottie, is a parent who has shut down, so wrapped in her own grief that she can’t even see her child’s pain. and i lovedddd their relationship—the pining, the being known and understood in a way you haven't really before and did i mention the pining? This was superb and now I'm going to go away and try and process all of the mixed emotions this book has left me feeling. Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) was released on January 24 and is a tribute to slow-burn romances, encased in a heartrending family saga.

The writing was engrossing, the story flowed beautifully, the story was poetic, it's the perfect coming of age story. The Girls I’ve Been is a powerful gut-punch of a book that will leave you reeling long after its final pages.Unlike anything I’ve read before… immediate, gripping, incredibly tense, heart-breaking, heart-warming and FUN! I went into this with certain expectations and this quickly blew right past them, in the best possible way. I do not read my goodreads mail, but if you'd like to contact me the best way to reach me is tess(at)tess-sharpe.

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