I received an audiobook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I can honestly say, this is the first book I’ve read with a main character who has Tourette’s syndrome. It’s 2021... so I think it’s about time to see more diverse main characters, and Kiss and Repeat definitely delivers. Without giving any spoilers away, I really enjoyed Stephen’s coming of age story and the challenges he faced in his relationships with Joan and Pilar. The audiobook definitely gave me “Eleanor and Park” vibes without the Eleanor part. This was a fun read!

When Stephen Luckie kisses a girl for the first time, he discovers that it makes his tics stop. He decides to make an experiment out of it to find out if kissing girls has the added benefit of being a treatment for his Tourette's Syndrome. Soon, beautiful Pilar thinks Stephen is her boyfriend, but he isn't sure he is ready for that, especially after a conversation with longtime crush/nemesis Joan.

This was a cute story, and I liked seeing a main character with Tourette's. The characters were all realistic, with strengths and faults for each. Nick Mondelli did an excellent job narrating the book.

Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me an audio ARC of this book.

Ohhhh boy. Stephen was a real asshole. I kept waiting for him to be redeemed but he never was. I should have quit this book. Disappointing.

Thank you to Net Galley for the arc.

I enjoyed listening to the audiobook, it was really short and I was able to finish it quickly in one morning.

I don't really like reading synopsis and will usually just read the first few lines or skim which means I sometimes get them wrong. I thought this would be a little different but I still thought it was cute. (though I thought it could have been cuter) I don't know the best way to describe it but I feel almost like annoyed? Like I feel bothered about stories that follow the formula of the guy who likes one girl but before he can get with that girl he needs to gain experience with other girls. I don't completely hate it. I guess I just kinda hate the implications? Cause you only ever see these type of stories with guys and other stuff I won't go into.

Still I think the story handled this well more or less. Like to also add I'm not a very religious person myself but I also like how they portray religion. When it comes to how everything played out I'm fine with it though if I could change one thing, I would take out the part with Erin in the treehouse (I think that's her name).

3/5 Good read/listen

DISCLAIMER: I read this audio arc on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book had a decent storyline and got an extra star for touching on topics that I don't see much. The biggest thing that made me happy that this book discussed a bit is ableism. It doesn't go into it too much and people that don't know much about disabilities probably wouldn't always pick it up but I was happy to see some representation of what people with disabilities have to go through. There are more than a few times that I wis the character would've said something about it or got at least angry but understand a lot of people (especially when your disability is so prevalent) are just tired of having to deal with it and don't want to worsen a situation. As someone who is also neurodivergent, I found myself relating to this character a lot and even though I don't have the same condition I still felt understood. I think this portrays tics/Tourettes pretty well (especially for a book) but obviously, things could've been better here or there.

I really dislike organized religion and especially Christianity/catholicism because of personal experiences but surprisingly liked some of what we saw in this book about it. I really liked how it describes that the church was ableist towards the main character, though it was a very small part I appreciated the author bringing attention to that because so many of us go through that. People can't pray away disabilities and saying your sorry is not an appropriate response to someone telling you they have a disability, so I was so happy to see the main character even lightly touch on this.

I disliked more than a few things in this book though. Though being accurate, I could've done without all the sexism and Christians being "pure" and how men will only want women if they're "pure" and "perfect". It just bothers me when people who are "perfect" act as though everyone else is a sin but thankfully the MC didn't view things like this (I think to an extent he had some of these views as he implies some girls are sluts). I also extremely hated his parents but that's probably just me.

Overall, I enjoyed this book enough to finish its and this is in part to being a short audiobook and having a good narrator. I think the average person would enjoy this if it sounds up their ally but if you are sensitive to some topics like religion and sexism I would skip out on this one.

A cute feel-good book about a teen boy with Tourette's whose body goes still when he kisses, so he does an experiment to kiss girls to see if it was a one time thing or not. Suddenly he has two girls he's interested in and lots of drama. It's a cute and I learned a lot about Tourette's, but Steven was almost too nice and goody two shoes for a teen boy. Obviously not all teen boys want to go out and kiss every girl, but sometimes he felt too good to be true.

Steven has tourette syndrome, the tics have prevented him from talking to girls, low self confidence. At a house party a group of teens play an updated version of spin the bottle. Steven gets his first kiss with a girl named Sophie and he notices during that kiss his tics stop. Steven creates an experiment: Are his tics the reason he is so inexperienced with girls? I like Steven, he's kind of a jerk thru half the book/audio, but then he changes. Kinda nice that boys are just a mess like the girls. And of course, high school + drama = love.

This was such a cute story!! I feel like I also learned more about Tourette’s. This book went by so fast and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to get to listen. 5 stars!

This was okay but not particularly memorable. The main character is. little too good to be true and the ending was expected.

This book was really cute, but I was not drawn to it in the slightest. To the point where I started two other books in the middle of this one because I forgot I was reading it...
It wasn't super relatable to me in any aspect, but I did enjoy reading about a character with Tourette Syndrome and watch as he grew to learn how to calm his tics.

This was a really cute ya! I like that the main character was a boy becuase I feel like we usually get girl main characters in these type of romance ya books. I thought it was super cute and I love the Tourette’s character awareness.

Kiss and Repeat was a cute story about an insecure preacher’s kid with Tourette’s.

Stephen Luckie thinks that Tourette’s is the main hurdle to dating and just being happy in general. I think we can all relate to the idea that one small thing about ourselves is the only thing others notice about you, when in fact, that is just not the case. I really like how this book focuses on Stephen maturing through trial and error. He makes a lot of mistakes, gets in a bit of trouble, but on the other side of it he becomes a confident kid who knows he’s worthy.

This story was a little corny at times, but it was a really nice “feel good” book and just an overall fun read/listen when you don’t want anything too intense. I definitely recommend this book.

Thank you NetGalley, author Heather Truett, and Dreamscape Media for giving me a free arc of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
3.5 stars
This book was really cute. I appreciated how the author gave a realistic representation of someone living with tourettes and all the social misunderstandings that come with it. I enjoyed how this was more a coming-of-age book rather than just a YA romance. The characters and storyline were not overly deep, which made it a very quick read. Overall, I would recommend this book for those who lived through the awkward years of High school and remember what it was like to try to find romance. I can't wait to read more books by this author in the future.

This book had me at the beginning, lost me in the middle, but picked me up by the end! Some great stuff about the realities of living with Tourettes, being a teenage boy, and high school. All hard times and compassionately written about.

Stephen, the protagonist, has Tourette's, which sets this book apart from any other quick romance novel I have read. It was an interesting perspective, and I think it is important to showcase different protagonist instead of the usual overdone basic plot lines of a romance novel. This one is a quick listen, and it isn't too deep which makes it nice to listen to when you are doing something else like laundry, pool lounging, etc. Great little summer read! Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for a copy of this audiobook for an honest review.

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Kiss and Repeat was a pretty easy book to devour. Mostly because it was a short one. In it, you will meet Stephen. Now he is completely inexperienced in all ways when it comes to the opposite sex. He doesn't know if it's mostly because of his tics from Tourette's.. or if it's something else. Either way, he sets off to do an unusual experiment.

In the beginning, I was very intrigued by Stephen. I don't think I've ever read a book where the main character had Tourette's before so I really wanted to know and understand his tics. Unfortunately, I didn't end up loving his character.. or really any other character within this book. I did, however, find some interesting and others pretty annoying.

Other than that, the plot and the 'romance' (if you can even call it romance because I was getting zero romantic vibes throughout the entire book) were a bit predictable. I think that's why it was just so easy to sit back and listen to the book. I wasn't completely engaged in everything but I did find some things pretty cute.

In the end, I'm glad I got to dive into this and learn something new but I feel like this book was missing certain things that would've captured my full attention.

This may be the first book I've read that has a main character with Tourette's. I really liked how it was portrayed, seeing how Stephen's ticks change and increase or decrease depending on his stress levels and mood. I don't know how accurate it was, but it seemed genuine to me.

The plot was pretty straightforward and predictable. I didn't necessarily love any of the characters, they all had moments where they were mean, petty, or jealous. There were a couple cute moments, especially with Stephen and Pilar. I wish they were endgame instead, I thought they worked well as a couple. Joan was hot and cold and I didn't understand why she dated someone who bullied others and treated her so poorly.

The pacing is very fast and the narrator for the audiobook did a good job embodying Stephen. I would have liked more of Stephen and his parent's relationship, I think there was more to be explored.

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. Thank you to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for the copy.

thank you netgalley & dreamscape media for providing me with the ALC for kiss and repeat.

i haven't seen a main character with tourette's in books often, so i was very happy to read about it. though i don't know anyone with tourettes or know very much about it, i feel that the author provided just enough information for me to understand it.
the narration of this book was pretty good, i really enjoyed the narrator. he had a very nice voice and he was very easy to understand.
this book is about stephen who has tourette's and realizes after he kisses a girl, his tics aren't as intense / are quieted. so he and his friend come up with an "experiment" that kissing may "fix" his tourettes.
now, unfortunately, this plot lasts for 2-3 chapters and then falls apart into literally nothing. i wouldn't even call it a plot because it happened for like 15% of the book and then the rest of the book is about stephen not sure if he wants to be in a relationship with some girl he meets at a party or the girl at school.
i didn't like stephen. he slut shamed at least three girls in the book and it just got really annoying. you could almost see it coming every time the reader would meet a new female character. the book seemed to shame women who are more comfortable with sex/sexuality and praise the idea of innocent girl or inexperienced girls. it kinda drove me crazy.
the characters went through little to no character development and the relationship between the main character and the love interest was weird. they had little to no chemistry as well.
i really thought i'd enjoy this book but it fell short.

Thank you to Netgalley and Dreamscape Media for an ALC of this book.
Content Warnings at end of review
When Stephen has his first kiss at a party, he realizes that it makes his ticks from Tourette's Syndrome stop temporarily. He decides to use the scientific method to see if this will happen again, but things get complicated when he begins falling for someone.

I really liked the neurodiversity rep in this book, and thought it did a good job of talking about Tourette's in a way that was educational to people who might not have read about it before, and empathetic toward Stephen. I didn't really love the way this plot was structured. I thought it fell into the main points of the experiment too quickly and then also removed itself from that plot too quickly. Some of the relationships seemed a little flat to me, but others were realistic.

Overall, this was lighthearted and a fast teen romance!

Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Bullying, and Violence

2.5

First things first, I really liked that this book centered around a kid with a neurodivergence and that it was called a neurodivergence. I think it’s so important that that language gets brought out in books, movies, and tv as much as possible so it can become more well-know and widely used.

I also like the initial summary of this book - guy with Tourette’s syndrome finds out his tics stop while kissing leading to an experiment & exploration of how he treats girls.

Where this was kind of a miss for me is that it kind of left that summary of the book in the first part only because then it went into these other relationships he had. Unfortunately, it wasn’t until the end that he actually evaluated how he was treating girls in his life. The experiment was short-lived, so the rest of the book was made of of a lot of “other” stuff. So, maybe that was an expectation thing for me because I guess I was just expecting something very different in terms of plot. For me, had the plot had more things happening along the way, I think the difference between my expectations and reality might not have mattered as much, but there were quite a few plot points that started & were only somewhat explored or just kind of dropped entirely.

I also struggled with the religious part of this. People have professions within religion & people have religious beliefs - that’s fine, but it didn’t seem to serve the purpose of moving the story forward in any way. Because it didn’t move the story forward, it just seemed like a random side thing that received way too much attention when I would have preferred more attention to be on the main character specifically.

The author did do a great job writing in the voice of a teenager, which isn’t always the case with YA, so that was a definitely plus in the writing style.

The narrator was also excellent & I would definitely listen to more of their work.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Dreamscape Media, and Heather Truett for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.