Reread: this was just as sweet and fun the second time around.

The Kiss Quotient was lots of fun and will be a book I'll likely pick up again before the sequel on a rainy day when I want cheering up.

The things I really liked about the book:

- Stella was a successful businesswoman in her own right; she made lots of money, she was good at her job and she enjoyed her job. She owned her own house, did what she wanted and was very happy in that. I think this was the biggest selling point because her relationship with Michael didn't impact on this. The reason this was so refreshing was because lots of contemporary romance involve the man being the Hollywood star, the rich quarter-back etc who can help the woman out and I loved the refreshing change her.

- Stella had Asperger's; I can't name one other novel off the top of my head (I am sure there are many if you look for those novels specifically), that tackles women with Asperger's, or does so in the context of a romance. I think it is important that these themes are brought into the mainstream. I know lots of people fell in love with Jojo Moyes Me Before You because it tackled issues of disability and euthanasia etc. However, this wasn't a pity parade, and I think personally tackled a series issue much better.

- The romance; I really liked Stella and Michael and the blossoming of their relationship. It wasn't perfect and I did want to bang their heads together a couple of times but I enjoyed it.


What I didn't enjoy:

- There were a couple of points in the relationship where it felt like things had taken a different direction to what they had (very hard to explain without spoiling), and it wasn't very clear.

- Stella's parents.


Overall, this was an enjoyable, fun read and I couldn't put it down. It's fluffy and light-hearted as well as talking about series issues that people face.