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Rating: 2,5 stars

Kiss Me in Paris is a sweet and light read about - who could've guessed - two teens in Paris falling in love. Super cliché, but fun! It's mainly about Serena. She's going to Paris where her sister au pairs so she can retrace her parents' steps from their honeymoon. Kind of in honour for her dad. But nothing goes as she had mapped out. First, her sister flakes out. Then, she's stuck with some French guy..

This novel's written in a dual pov, so we also get to know the love-interest better. Jean-Luc's a photography student. Crazy talented, but momentarily stuck in his newest project. Then, this American girl comes crashing into his life and makes him rethink about everything.

It's all super fun and cute, but nothing swoon-worthy or mindblowing. If you're looking for a feel-good read, then this is definitely a good contestant. It wouldn't be my first choice, but I did enjoy reading it though

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Serena goes to Paris in order to celebrate her parents' wedding anniversary, she hopes to remember her dad again. It's been 2 years since he died in a car accident. Mourning her loss and and also trying to feel closer to her dad. Serena has a perfect plan to visit all the places her parents saw on their honeymoon in just one day. But she doesn't have much luck with the travel she has prepared so carefully. Everything seems to go wrong and she can't keep up with the schedule but eventually she gets her own Paris and her own special memories and who knows... maybe even her own love. It's a well-written book, I've read it at one go. The plot maybe not so fresh since there are so many books about following somebody's footsteps or going to Paris, but still it's a very enjoyable reading material. Four stars from me.

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This was a fun read, but unfortunately, it did not hit the spot for me.

I didn't truly know the characters as much as I wanted to. I understood both were on a mission to find happiness after grief. Maybe it was the whole meet-cute thing that turned me off. I kept finding things that turned me off and that isn't fair to the author so I tried my best.

It was a quick read and perfect for those looking for something fluffy and romantic and can get past the absurdity of some of the situations.

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Okay, so I'm a huge sucker for romance and I wanted to enjoy this book. But I didn't, and I'm a bit sad.

I almost DNF-ed it about 30% in because I found the characters to be ridiculous. Jean-Luc especially. I just...didn't connect with Serena to begin with and I found Jean-Luc to be boring. They both felt younger than they were meant to be, their actions and the way they spoke too juvenile for my liking. They were all over the place and they had no idea what they wanted, which frustrated me often.

Their romance was pretty unrealistic - too insta-lovey for me. I've read a few books before where things happened in the span of just a day, but this romance felt unbelievable. Perhaps it's just because I didn't enjoy the characters at all, which made the story harder to absorb.

I did, however, enjoy some of the writing as it was descriptive and interesting.
But it didn't hook me to begin with and I found myself avoiding it completely, but I read on to see if it got better. Unfortunately, it didn't and I'm disappointed.

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This book was the perfect length to binge in a day. It was a little reminiscent of Anna and the French Kiss which I loved. This was a unique Paris story and I loved that it had dual points of view. I also loved that it had an epilogue which really helped wrap up the story. It had a little bit of everything: family drama, love, loss, love triangle, foreign exploring, etc.

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I actually enjoyed this one quite a bit! First it was a great Paris travel read because you get to experience certain parts of the city. The writing was descriptive and the relationship was cute. However it was a bit all over the place because they were both rather complicated characters who don't know what they want. I breezed through this book once I actually got into it as I found myself avoiding reading this one at first because it didn't hook me right away. But I'm happy I did!

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Kiss me in Paris is a story of one girl learning what it means to remember a loved one while living your own life. Memories can't be recreated but new ones can be just as impactful.

I enjoyed the evolution of Serena and Jean-Luc. They each started out without much personality or hope but by the end you had fallen in love with each of them as well as their romance.
This story takes place over one day and it is hard to imagine all the drama and everything happening in just one day. Part of me finds it a tad unlikely.

All in all a great quick read with just the right amount of drama and romance to keep you entertained till the very end.

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Cute read that’s perfect for the summer! I read it one sitting and loved the characters and especially the setting!

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This book was a fun read, but for most of the time I felt like I missed something. It wasn't until the end that I *felt* something. I have to admit, the last part was really romantic! The story also discusses grief, so that added something to it for me.

So if you're looking for a quick read with Paris as the setting, this is a great read :)

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