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One day, Miko suddenly started seeing grotesque beings that others couldn’t. Her response was not to run, not to face them, but to do everything she could to completely ignore them! Can she keep a straight face and continue her day-to-day life while surrounded by horrifying monsters?
Welcome to Read This Book, the newsletter where I recommend a book you should add to your TBR, STAT! I stan variety in all things, and my book recommendations will be no exception. These must-read books will span genres and age groups. There will be new releases, oldie but goldies from the backlist, and the classics you may have missed in high school. Oh my! If you’re ready to diversify your books, then LEGGO!!
Every November 23rd, math nerds and number enthusiasts around the world celebrate Leonardo Bonacci, one of the most influential mathematicians from the Middle Ages. Although he wasn’t the first mathematician to discover the numerical sequence now known as the Fibonacci Sequence, it’s popularization was credited to Bonacci after he posed and solved a problem about the population growth of rabbits in his book Liber Abaci. Since the date 11/23 corresponds to the first numbers of the Fibonacci sequence, today is officially Fibonacci Day! On this day, you have no choice but to read a math-related book.
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Stella Lane loves her job developing algorithms to predict customer purchases. However, the job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with has left her little time for dating. Having Asperger’s doesn’t help either. To get more practice in the dating department, Stella hires escort Michael Phan. Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate Michael’s kisses, she craves everything else he’s making her feel.
Reading The Kiss Quotient helped me discover I can experience the joy of romantic comedies in book form. This novel gave me Pretty Woman and The Wedding Date vibes with a side of “career woman with no time for dating” from almost every rom-com ever. I don’t often read romance novels, but when I do, I absolutely love when they include all of my favorite rom-com tropes.
However, one of the tropes I’m glad wasn’t in the story was our protagonist being involved in the magazine industry. That’s right! Our girl Stella is a full-blown math genius who’s killing it in her job! By the way, why does almost every woman in a rom-com work at a fashion magazine? I also appreciated Hoang making Stella the person with autism because the media usually present men as the people with autism. However, autism is not a boys’ club. We need to see more representation of women with autism.
I loved The Kiss Quotient so much that it is often difficult for me to coherently express those feelings. It’s sexy. It’s adorkable. It’s the perfect beach read. It’s so engaging that you could easily finish the book in one sitting because you won’t be able to put it down either!
Until next time bookish friends,
Katisha
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