Kiss,
Date, Love, Hate – Luisa
Plaja
Pages: 278
Publisher: Corgi
(RHCB)
Release Date: 2nd
February 2012
Lex Murphy and her friends have
complicated relationships. If only there was a way to avoid all the
dating/hating drama...
When Lex fills a cool new
computer game with characters based on herself and her classmates, she makes
some ‘wishful thinking’ adjustments to the profiles. Finally, everyone can be
perfectly matched and happy, at least on screen. Love, Life, Looks – it’s all
under Lex’s control in a harmless game.
After all, these changes can’t
come true...can they?
Luisa’s
fourth novel Kiss, Date, Love, Hate is
definitely my favourite of hers. It’s brilliant!
Kiss, Date, Love, Hate’s
brand of freaky contemp (coined by Luisa!) is one of my favourites. I love the
way that Luisa writes realistic, relatable characters with a sprinkle of magic
that really could happen if you wish hard enough. Well, I like to think so,
anyway! Especially when there are the possibilities the ones Lex and George
come up against here...
Being
able to change yourself and your friends to suit your own wants and needs is
essentially a dream come true. You may not want to admit it, but we’d all jump
at the chance to have perfect hair, perfect curves and the power to get that
guy that’s always been a little too far away. It also worked out in a way that
taught them all exactly what they want which would be extremely useful to a lot
of people. Basically, someone needs to invent this game, giving Luisa full
credit, of course, so we can sort ourselves out!
A
plot such as this one wouldn’t work without a fantastic cast of characters. I
personally fell a little in love with Drew – a mysterious, quiet bad boy with a
sexy Scottish accent. I’m sold. Then as we got to know him, he got even better!
I didn’t quite get the appeal of Matt at all really, he didn’t really seem to
fit with Lex. Now Lex, I loved. She loud, fun and completely hides behind it.
Kiss, Date, Love, Hate is
fresh, funny and smart and throws in a brilliant twist near the end. I love it!
Thank
you to RHCB for providing me with a review copy.
Sophie
I love, love, love Kiss, Date, Love, Hate - it's made me guilty for not yet reading Luisa's earlier books - something which needs to be sorted out quickly! :D
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I loved this one and Its definitely my fave of Luisa's that I have read so far! :D
ReplyDelete*Kiss, Date, Love, Hate* is a perfect YA romantic comedy - really, really funny, but with surprising depth by the end, and with fun SF elements in the mix. Just right!
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