Will Sargent reviewed Kiss & tell by MariNaomi
Review of 'Kiss & tell' on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
Oddly disconnected. It has bits and pieces of a life, but it's not clear what makes her tick -- especially when it becomes clear that her friends lie to her, spread gossip that is untrue and self-serving, and try to get her to jump off a ledge when she's high on acid. It's clear this isn't just about sex, but about relationships and about "fun" -- but what she describes as fun made me feel like I had insects crawling all over me. Especially when she gets kicked out of the house by her parents and lives on the streets. Or has a crush on a guy behind the counter at Denny's who steals car stereos as a hobby. Or... jeez. I felt bad for her. But worse than that, I didn't see any kind of progression or inside growth -- first she's a girl, then she's a woman, first …
Oddly disconnected. It has bits and pieces of a life, but it's not clear what makes her tick -- especially when it becomes clear that her friends lie to her, spread gossip that is untrue and self-serving, and try to get her to jump off a ledge when she's high on acid. It's clear this isn't just about sex, but about relationships and about "fun" -- but what she describes as fun made me feel like I had insects crawling all over me. Especially when she gets kicked out of the house by her parents and lives on the streets. Or has a crush on a guy behind the counter at Denny's who steals car stereos as a hobby. Or... jeez. I felt bad for her. But worse than that, I didn't see any kind of progression or inside growth -- first she's a girl, then she's a woman, first she's playing games of doctor and then giving blowjobs, and it's hard to tell where the line is or how old she is in each story, because it's all the same flat affect.
I'd put it in the same category as Phoebe Glockner -- this is something you read once and goggle at, then never read again.