Hello everyone! Today is my stop in the “6 Times We Almost Kissed” Blog tour and I have a review as well as a Spotify Playlist for you in store.

DISCLAIMER: An electronic review copy of this book has been sent to me in exchange for an honest review.

About the book

Synopsis:

Six moments lead us to two girls, one kiss, and three little words that were maybe always true in this gorgeous novel perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Jenny Han.

Penny and Tate have always clashed. 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. 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. Because in order to help their families recover physically, emotionally, and financially, the Moms combine their households the summer before senior year.

So Penny and Tate make a pact: They’ll play nice. Be the drama-free daughters their mothers need through this scary and hopeful time. There’s only one little hitch in their plan: Penny and Tate keep almost kissing.

It’s just this confusing thing that keeps happening. You know, from time to time. For basically their entire teenaged existence.

They’ve never talked about it. They’ve always ignored it in the aftermath. But now they’re living across the hall from each other. And some things—like their kisses—can’t be almosts forever.

Title – 6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)
Author – Tess Sharpe
Genre – Young Adult Contemporary Romance
Release date – January 24th, 2023

Rep: LGBTQIA+

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Review

Penny and Tate have known each other for a long time, thanks to their moms. Even though their mothers are best friends the same can’t be said about Penny and Tate. They are usually bickering but due to some circumstances, both girls have to show a united side. However they might not be able to uphold the end of the bargain as they keep almost kissing – a lot.

I enjoyed this story a lot! I loved the characters, I absolutely adored the cute little arts inbetween the chapters and I just couldn’t get enough of the writing.

I felt with both girls a lot and had to groan at some parts. I never really knew which side to be on and that was frustrating! But this also means that Sharpe did a great job with the characters of this book.

Beware this story is very emotional and once you start reading it you won’t stop anymore.

I would love writing more about why I loved this book but I would end up spoiling the story for you. So please, give this one a try!

Where to buy?

Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Indigo | IndieBound

Spotify Playlist

About the author

Born in a mountain cabin to a punk-rocker mother, Tess Sharpe grew up in rural northern California. She lives deep in the backwoods with a pack of dogs and a growing colony of formerly feral cats. She is the author of Barbed Wire Heart, the critically acclaimed YA novel Far From You and the upcoming Jurassic World prequel, The Evolution of Claire.

She is also the co-editor of Toil & Trouble, a feminist anthology about witches. Her short fiction has been featured in All Out, an anthology edited by Saundra Mitchell. 


Tess is represented by Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret Literary Management. Please send all rights inquiries and blurb requests to Jim.  

Author links:

Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Facebook | Tumblr

Tour schedule

January 23rd
Phannie the ginger bookworm – Review & Playlist
Forever In A Story – Review
everywhere and nowhere – Review

January 24th
The Book Dutchesses – Promotional Post
Rampant Reading Reviews – Review & Favorite Quotes
Roopkathaa – Review & Playlist

January 25th
Never Hollowed By The Stare – Promotional Post
Rae’s Reading Lounge – Review & Favorite Quotes

January 26th
Stuck in Fiction – Promotional Post
Mallory Books – Review & Annotation Art

January 27th
Midsummer Night’s Read – Review
Ms. G in the Library – Top 5 Reasons to Read 6 Times We Almost Kissed

January 28th
Thesleepybookworm – Review
Kait Plus Books – Promotional Post
Whispering Stories – Review

January 29th
Jen Jen Reviews – Review
Books Are Magic Too – Review
Twirling Book Princess – Promotional Post

Instagram Schedule

January 23rd
gsreadingspree – Review
libraryofretellingsandstars – Review
foreverinastory – Content Creator’s Choice
kate_everywhere – Content Creator’s Choice

January 24th
ninebookishlives – Promotional Post
thisreadergirl – Favorite Quotes
melaniereadsbooks – Review
rampant_reading – Content Creator’s Choice

January 25th
tbrandbeyond – Promotional Post
infinite_bookworm86 – Review & Favorite Quotes
thesebooksaremyfriends – Review

January 26th
mellasmusings – Review & Favorite Quotes
kathytrihardt – Top 5 Reasons to Read 6 Times We Almost Kissed
nikki_bookbinges – Review & Favorite Quotes
bookdreamr – Content Creator’s Choice

January 27th
writingrosereads – Promotional Post
hoardingbooks.herdingcats – Review & Favorite Quotes
mindyourshelf – Review & Favorite Quotes

January 28th
bookishlifeofkels – Promotional Post
25thavenuewest – Review
shereadytoread – Book Look & Tik Tok
thesleepybookworm – Content Creator’s Choice

January 29th
acourtofspinesnpages – Review & Reel
onemused – Review
jenjenreviews – Content Creator’s Choice
booksaremagictoo – Content Creator’s Choice

*A review copy of this book got sent to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This hasn’t influenced my review!