Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)

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Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)

Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)

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Overall, this is a beautiful story of two girls trying to find their way in the world--and to find love.

Penny and Tate are real, flawed characters who have been dealt a terrible hand in life and are just trying to survive. This forces them to have to figure out how to coexist with each other and all the feelings they’ve spent years ignoring. Half of the asides didn’t need to be framed as asides and the short sentences lost any sort of emotional impact when they showed up on almost every page. i loved reading from both girls' perspectives but i have some really big soft feelings for penny in particular and want to give her the biggest hug!It's a rare book indeed that manages to instill so much compassion and nuance into its exploration of weighty topics like grief and trauma while also creating an incredibly dreamy romance for the ages. I received an ARC from Little Brown Books for Young Readers and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Lottie, her mum, got lost in grief when Penny needed her the most, and as such, they have a terrible relationship. As a result, they both often pressure themselves to play the role their fathers should have in this situation—caring for their mothers and taking care of finances and the household. 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. there is also a really significant focus on mental health (in this case PTSD, anxiety and OCD) and managing it, through both therapy and medication, that i really appreciated.Times We Almost Kissed will resonate with all the kids dealt a raw deal in life, but will also inspire empathy and awareness for those unfamiliar with such circumstances. And it wasn’t just Tate and Penny and how perfectly frustrating and beautiful and inevitable their love was. It's a gorgeous yet oft-heartbreaking examination of grief, trauma, mental health, healthcare, friendship, parenting, and more.

This was superb and now I'm going to go away and try and process all of the mixed emotions this book has left me feeling. Penny and Tate are both very full characters with rich histories and complicated relationships with each other, with their mothers, and with their circumstances. An utterly compelling will-they-won't-they slow-burn queer romance from the author of THE GIRLS I'VE BEEN.I do not read my goodreads mail, but if you'd like to contact me the best way to reach me is tess(at)tess-sharpe. She completely neglected her child during the worst time in her life, and to me that's unforgivable. The style is primarily the reason I didn’t enjoy Six Times quite as much as Tess Sharpe’s other books.

I loved all the characters, how their inner complexities are unveiled progressively, how relatable they all feel.

They would be the first person to tell you they’re not friends but they defend each other and are there for one another and I enjoyed them together and separately. The narrative bops back and forth between Penny and Tate (with some interjected text message passages from their friends along the way) and I felt both women got their due in terms of storytelling. My ONLY qualm, is that I would have liked a bit more of both the moms and a tiiiiiny bit more resolution, there. There is a lot of grief and loss to wade through, especially as it manifests so differently for so many people; and these characters are no exception.



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