Thank you to NetGalley for an e-arc.

This is my first read of a Mae Marvel (pseudonym of two authors) book and I really enjowed it. I had a hard time getting into it due to one of the MCs bein named Katie Price. I lived in the UK in the early 2000s and Katie Price was pretty famous and I had a hard time not conflating real world KP with book KP. And I don't find real world KP at all appealing.

Once I got over the name thing, I was really enjoyed it. This is a quick read and I'd call it a slow-burn. Wil and Katie grew up knowing each other (their moms are besties) and were really close during the senior year. Fast forward 13 years and they haven't really spoken since. Katie is A-list star and Wil is working as an insurance adjuster with a TikTok account with a million followers. Katie is back in town for an extended Christmas break and things start to happen.

There is a lot going on. I don't really buy they would not have talked in all that time, but I'm willing to suspend this disbelief.

Recommend.

In Mae Marvel's captivating novel, "Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous," we are introduced to Katie Price, a beloved A-list star who returns to her hometown and encounters her former flame, Wil Greene. Spanning a decade of missed opportunities and yearning, the story delves into the complexities of rekindled love amid the whirlwind of fame and personal growth. As Katie embraces her newfound popularity, Wil navigates the challenges of a stagnant career and the loss of his father. Yet, despite the circumstances that have separated them, the undeniable connection between them remains. With every stolen glance and shared memory, the passion between Katie and Wil reignites, leaving readers questioning whether their love can withstand the inevitable obstacles that lie ahead. Marvel's writing is both heartfelt and humorous, as she explores the complexities of relationships and the transformative power of second chances. The novel will undoubtedly resonate with those who have experienced the bittersweet pangs of lost love and the longing for a happily ever after.

This was such an unexpected and lovely book. I really adored Wil and Katie. This is a not quite second chance romance that is really more friends to lovers. In high school Wil and Katie spent all of senior year as inseperable friends. On their last night together they came close to kissing but did not quite get there. Years later they are brought back together in their home town. Katie is a famous actress attempting to start her own production company. Wil is a famous TikToker that finds two people to kiss each week and to tell their story. Their romance is so sweet. The communication skills!!! Love a couple that can be open and honest with each other. The ending reduced me to a puddle.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

It feels strange to dislike a romance novel because the protagonists have too much chemistry, but unfortunately that was my experience with Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous by Mae Marvel. As individuals, protagonists Wil and Katie are real and fully fleshed out, but together their instantaneous chemistry feels off from the jump.

When we meet Wil and Katie, they haven’t interacted since graduating high school thirteen years prior. Yet both characters were immediately forward and flirty in their first on-page interaction in a way that didn’t feel plausible, even for the rekindling of an old flame.

I think fans of the instalove trope will like this instachemistry variation, but sadly it didn’t work for me. 3*.

The idea of this book was great, but not the delivery in my opinion. I just didn’t care for the main character and wasn’t a fan of how to story played out. I found it hard to get through the book.

What a great read. I expected a very typical contemporary romance and was pleasantly surprised to encounter a really beautiful, tactful balance of what readers expect from this genre (and the sub-genres, tropes etc) and some liberty with the writing. Don't let this scare you, it reads super well and I really loved the story of childhood friends Wil and Katie coming back together as early thirty-somethings. So yes, a dash of second chance romance, celebrity love interest and LGBTQ2+.

You'll still get your grand gesture moment but you won't have to suffer through a third act breakup, something I only started believing wasn't going to happen when I got to about 85%! There's a lot of really thoughtful moments in this book where people take the time to make mature decisions despite past trauma and lots of complicating factors.

This was an interesting story but took a bit of time for me to become fully invested. I kept wondering why it took the characters so long to reach out to each other when it was stated that they weren’t friends. But as the story unfolds it becomes clear how things changed between them before Katie was off to a new life and world. I wasn’t into the former teacher arc but I liked how Katie and Wil discover each other again. I also liked watching them navigate Katie’s fame and the end scenes were really cute. 3.5 stars.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.

A charming and entertaining read. The witty banter was enjoyable and the book was a light read
Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and to Netgalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion .

Another celebrity romance that slayed. Great representation, healthy communication, and a heartwarming story.

Wasn’t what I was expecting. While characters were fairly well developed, this wasn’t a plot or story that pulled me in and kept me engaged. Author is very gifted and dialogue is good- just not my taste

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💋BOOK REVIEW💋
Everyone I’ve Kissed Since You Got Famous
Mae Marvel
Pub Date: June 11, 2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I love a good celebrity romance and this delivered on all counts! I found myself enamored with Wil and Katie and the rediscovery of their friendship-turned-relationship. They were absolutely perfect together.

We should also account for the fact I am a sucker for friends to lovers, and when it comes to second chance friends to lovers, there is no doubt in my mind I love it even more (too many incredible trope scenarios). This was my first novel from Mae Marvel (or Ruthie Knox, or Annie Marie—which I hope to rectify in the near future). I found the writing to be captivating and held my attention from start to finish, with a story to match. As a (long-suffering) Bears fan, I appreciated the sports jokes made in the story about Bears fans buying your house in Green Bay (*gasp*). With a captivating story that included a trip to Costco, social media, the cutest cats, an old school Bronco (classic 👩‍🍳🤌💋), I cannot recommend it enough.

I can’t wait to read what Mae Marvel puts out next!

Thank you to the authors and St Martin’s Press for my new favorite book of this summer!

This book reads like Taylor Swift fan fiction.

I found the book to be very mediocre. I wanted to like it, but it just never hit for me.

It was a fine story, with okay characters. The writing was a bit confusing at times, like there wasn’t enough explanation for some parts. But other parts were referred to ad nauseam.

Overall, it’s was an okay read.

An ARC was provided by NetGalley and St. Martin’s Griffin in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you netgalley a d smp for the e-Arc. My opinions are my own. I wanted to love this but was feeling underwhelmed. I felt it was dark to slow moving and put it down many times. I liked the cover and the title was interesting.

Suggest to give it a try.

This one has every romance trope you could ask for however the story draggggged on. I would have given it a way better rating if it had ended earlier.

Really fun romance about two believably successful weirdos with great chemistry.
I like the Red White and Royal Blue vibes—this is a fantasy world, but the people feel vibrant and real.
Recommended!!

As much as I wanted to like "Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous," something just didn't click for me. That in no way should take away the author's unique plotline, representative characters, honest story and adept writing skills. I just felt a bit slow to me personally. However, I can see the merit in the writing.

CW: Sexual Misconduct (a tad)

This was amazing! I loved the sweet celebrity romance with a lot of witty banter. MCs were really relatable and engaging and fun to watch their romance bloom.

Wil and Katie were inseparable in high school, but when Katie left Wisconsin and become an incredibly famous actress, the two friends didn’t stay in touch. Many years later, they finally get the chance to reconnect—and it’s only then that they realize what they had in high school was probably a little more than friendship. They have a second opportunity to explore their connection, but doing so is easier said than done. Katie is under constant scrutiny by the media, and Wil has certainly put herself in the public eye by filming viral videos of herself kissing a new person every week.

This got me from the beginning and I couldn't stop reading. Looking forward to reading more by Mae Marvel

Cute and fun and refreshing that there was no third act breakup! I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a fun and quick read!

Very cute! I loved the main characters and their romance. They weren’t perfect but they knew themselves and it felt like they were healthy and ready for the relationship. It felt so mature compared to some romance stories I’ve read.

Sapphic romance. Katie and Wil had a thing years ago in high school. Now Katie is an A-list celebrity and Wil made a personal challenge to kiss two new people a week, which has made her popular, but her love life isn't really going anywhere. When Katie comes back, their chemistry leaps off the page, but do they still have enough in common to be a couple?