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6 Times We Almost Kissed (and One Time We Did)
6 Times We Almost Kissed (and One Time We Did) | Tess Sharpe
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Six moments lead us to two girls, one kiss, and three little words that were maybe always true in this gorgeous novel perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Jenny Han. Penny and Tate have always clashed. Unfortunately, their mothers are lifelong best friends, so the girls' bickering has carried them through playdates, tragedy, and more than one rom-com marathon with the Moms. When Penny's mother decides to become a living donor to Tate's mom, ending her wait for a liver transplant, things go from clashing to cataclysmic. Because in order to help their families recover physically, emotionally, and financially, the Moms combine their households the summer before senior year. So Penny and Tate make a pact: They'll play nice. Be the drama-free daughters their mothers need through this scary and hopeful time. There's only one little hitch in their plan: Penny and Tate keep almost kissing. It's just this confusing thing that keeps happening. You know, from time to time. For basically their entire teenaged existence. They've never talked about it. They've always ignored it in the aftermath. But now they're living across the hall from each other. And some things--like their kisses--can't be almosts forever.
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kissmehardy
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This book was genetically engineered for me in a lab. I loved Tate and Penny's dynamic to the point of pain, and I was stoked to see Sharpe write an imperfect parent who at least theoretically loves her child, but is actively called out and held accountable for making mistakes. More fallible adults in YA, pls! #yalit #yaromance

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TaraTLK
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It's hard for me to describe this book without it sounding super sad. Like yes it is about 2 girls whose moms are besties and they have all this tension, but also they keep not having time to deal with the tension because cancer, parental death, parental grief, keep interfering. But also slow burn, 1 bed, and my fave micro-trope, the person who says I'm sorry your family is doing this.

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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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In short, I loved this book! It comes out tomorrow. I wrote a full review for Autostraddle: https://www.autostraddle.com/tess-sharpes-new-queer-ya-novel-will-have-you-chant...

#QueerBooks #LGBTQBooks #LGBTQ #QueerYA

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