Release Day Review: Kiss Me in Paris
Author: Catherine Rider
Published: Today, September 4, 2018
216 pages
Reviewed By: Jessica
Dates Read: August 26-31st, 2018
Jessica’s Rating: 4 stars
Book Description:
Serena has just flown all the way to Paris for a special pre-Christmas weekend with her sister, Lara. They plan to retrace the steps of their parents’ long-ago honeymoon in Paris, and create a scrapbook for their bereaved mother to remember it by.
It’s supposed to be serious sister bonding…until Lara takes off with her boyfriend instead.
Jean-Luc is Serena’s Plan B, a friend of a friend of Lara’s, who has some space in a place where Serena can stay. Just like his latest relationship, his photography final has been an epic fail. He has one night to retake all his pictures if he is to stay in school.
Jean-Luc can’t stand Serena’s loud voice or her bright orange sneakers.
Serena can’t stand his haughty manners or the way his camera is always in her face.
Together, though, they set out into a cold night that will warm their hearts, creating unforgettable photos and fresh romantic sparks in the City of Lights.
Jessica’s Review:
I was excited when I saw Catherine Rider had a sequel to Kiss Me in New York! I really enjoyed it, and was looking forward to more of Charlotte and Anthony’s story but then I saw Kiss Me in Paris features a different couple. I will admit that I was a little disappointed. Though the ending does come full circle back to Kiss Me in New York!
Kiss Me in Paris is a new location with a new couple all in a 24 hour time period. Rider has a wonderful talent of bringing you into the location where you may or may not have been before: You feel like you are there with the characters and this time we are in Paris! You can just picture everything as you read Serena and Jean-Luc’s story.
I did not connect to these two as much as I did with Charlotte and Anthony. Maybe it is due to the clash of two very different cultures? Yes, they have some fun times and sweet times, and they also bicker! I did not really see their connection form until the end. And then we have the epilogue which I really enjoyed!
I feel like I have been to Paris now with Rider’s writing; I look forward to (hopefully) another in this series. I cannot wait to see where we go next and what couple we meet and what their adventure will be!
Thank you KCP Loft for my ARC copy.
Purchase Links:
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First Line Friday #50
Today’s First Line Friday is one I read back in September and really enjoyed. It is meant to be read at Christmas and a good, sweet YA read! My review for it is here. I can’t help but think of the movie Serendipity when I think of this book. I love that movie!!
A broken heart changes a lot of things.
It’s Christmas Eve at JFK in NYC.
Charlotte is a British student, waiting for a flight home after the worst semester of her life. Anthony is a native New Yorker, surprising his girlfriend at the airport after three months apart. Charlotte has just been dumped, and Anthony is about to be dumped, right in the middle of the holiday crowd.
Charlotte’s flight is canceled when a blizzard blows in, and Anthony can’t bear to go home. So, they set out into the city together, clutching a book Charlotte picks up in the airport gift shop: Ten Easy Steps for Getting Over Your Ex. For this one night, they’ll focus on healing their broken hearts … together.
Step-by-step, the two struggle to put the past behind them. But the snow is so enchanting, and the holiday lights are so beguiling, that soon their shared misery gives way to something else. Soon, they’re not only over their exes — they’re falling for each other.
Then a subway ride splits them up by mistake. Will they reunite before Charlotte’s flight leaves New York forever?
Part Before Sunrise, part Sleepless in Seattle, this delightful story will appeal to anyone who sees the romance in a swirl of snowflakes at the top of the Empire State Building, or anyone who’s wondered if true love was waiting at the other end of the airport ticket counter.
Purchase Links:
Amazon US
Amazon UK
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Kiss Me in New York
Author: Catherine Rider
To Be Published: October 3, 2017
200 pages
Reviewed By: Jessica
Dates Read: September 13-19, 2017
Jessica’s Rating: 4 Stars
Book Description from Amazon:
It’s Christmas Eve at JFK in NYC.
Charlotte is a British student, waiting for a flight home after the worst semester of her life. Anthony is a native New Yorker, surprising his girlfriend at the airport after three months apart. Charlotte has just been dumped, and Anthony is about to be dumped, right in the middle of the holiday crowd.
Charlotte’s flight is canceled when a blizzard blows in, and Anthony can’t bear to go home. So, they set out into the city together, clutching a book Charlotte picks up in the airport gift shop: Ten Easy Steps for Getting Over Your Ex. For this one night, they’ll focus on healing their broken hearts … together.
Step-by-step, the two struggle to put the past behind them. But the snow is so enchanting, and the holiday lights are so beguiling, that soon their shared misery gives way to something else. Soon, they’re not only over their exes — they’re falling for each other.
Then a subway ride splits them up by mistake. Will they reunite before Charlotte’s flight leaves New York forever?
Part Before Sunrise, part Sleepless in Seattle, this delightful story will appeal to anyone who sees the romance in a swirl of snowflakes at the top of the Empire State Building, or anyone who’s wondered if true love was waiting at the other end of the airport ticket counter.
Jessica’s Review:
I don’t usually read Christmas stores, but the publisher KCP Loft sent me an arc copy. Kiss Me in New York ( referenced as Kiss Me for the rest of this review) is meant to be read at Christmastime. It is one of those sweet and magical stories that you go all ‘goo goo’ for.
Kiss Me reminded me of a couple of movies: Before Sunrise and Serendipity. I need to watch both again and finally watch the sequel that was made after Before Sunrise! Kiss Me is more similar to Serendipity to me as it takes place in New York as well.
Kiss Me is an enjoyable journey as we meet both Charlotte and Anthony as they get to know each other over the span of a few hours. It is a quick read at 200 pages. The chapters rotate between Charlotte and Anthony as narrators, so we get to see both sides of the story. As they both work to get over their exes, the both begin to wonder what the other one is feeling.
It is recommended if you enjoy Christmas stories or are a fan of sweet YA novels. This could be a novel one reads every Christmas. I hope there will be a sequel as I want to know what happens next!
Thank you to KCP Loft for sending me an arc copy to review!
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