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book owns my entire heart, No complaints no problems. Wren is an absolute gem and he must be protected at all costs!solid

I liked, didn't love, this one, It was a bit slow going for me, but it was a kinda cute, slow burn story,
Wren wants to figure himself out and make sure it's the right time for his first kiss, I didn't think it was ever going to happen and I'm not mad about that because I don't believe in following what one thinks is the norm,
I got YA vibes, even though the MC is, Maybe coming of age too, definitely not adult's that know what's what,

I haven't been to a drivein in many, many years, so it was fun reading about trying to save one, I really enjoyed the parts when Wren intera with his family,

Mark Sanderlin did a great job narrating forhours andminutes,

Thanks to NetGalley, sitelinkDreamscape Media LLC and the author for my audio copy, I am voluntarily leaving my honest review

Follow me here sitelinkBlog sitelinkFacebook Trois étoiles pour Demi Lovato Wren, a Film Studies graduate has had dreams his first perfect kiss.
But he has sense enough to know that people don't normally dream of having the perfect first kiss, . . like in the movies, that is, . . when he's sober. After hisnd birthday celebration with his friends, he unfortunately is no longer sober and goes home and drunkenly sends emails that he wrote to the four boys he had his "almost first kiss" with.
Derick, one of the "almosts" gets one of the emails, Again, unfortunately, Derick is the new Social Media manager, and as such, he will be working with Wren for the summer, Wiley's Drive in is in financial difficulty, so Wren has started working on a plan to save the drivein theatre, while trying to decide what is going on with Derick.
A portion of Wren plans to help the drivein is by tracking down a reclusive local movie director, Alice Kelly, for a special showing of her one and only film, which hasn't been seen in years.
All of the characters have their own charm, but I thought Alice was really special, The story has humor, heartbreak, anticipation, and suspense and a really cute couple, It's a light read in the M/M romance genera, especially for anyone struggling with their own sexuality and identity but also for those who just want a really sweet read with two characters who find each other again.
I really enjoyed the nostalgic aspect as well, I spent a lot of my youth in the drivein in my hometown, There are people, maybe even some reading this, that have no idea even what a drivein is, Another piece of American nostalgia gone, EARC provided by Sourcebooks Casablanca in exchange for an honest review, Thank you so much!

,stars. Perhaps its because I read Never Been Kissed at the right time, but reading this debut felt exactly like being on a drivein movie theater date with a boy you've loved forever: wholesome, heartsqueezing, and comforting all at once.
Rep: demi/questioning gay MC, gay LI, bi SCs, gay SCs, jewish SCs, Black SCs, italianamerican SC
over all this book is just really queer, there were so many queer couples!!!


Im not a very generous reviewer, I givevery rarely.
There has only been onestar read for me this year and yes, its already April, But Never been kissed definitely was my second one,

Wren just turnedand made up his mind to finally get his first kiss this summer, A movie lover and romantic by heart he gets home from his birthday party, a little melancholic and very very drunk, reminiscing about his four almostkiss momentsand wakes up to having send four EMails to the guys he almost kissed! One of them his former best friend and first big love Derick, who he hasnt heard from in overyears.

Only when Derick actually answers him and tells him they will both work at the local drive in movie theatre together this summer, things get even more out of control.


This book is the true gay Lara Jean goodness we all needed and deserved!
I absolutely LOVED this book from the first page on, The style of writing is absolutely amazing and super funny, I have no idea how some authors do it, but the style of writing

in this is just really special, Think Alexis Hall meets Simon James Green, The first chapter already made me laugh out loud and immediately captivated me,
I loved Wren. So much. He shares an apartment with his two best friends and Im just a sucker for a little queer family living together, The characters were described and fleshed out in so much detail, every single one of them was so individual and felt so real, They all have their own flaws and little problems, theyre all a little bit of a mess and I loved them all so much for especially that, To me they just felt super alive and I just resonated and felt with them, Their banter, the way they supported each other, the way they communicated with each other so openly, Loved it.

People figuring out their sexuality not in their teens, but when they are older I am so here for it,
Wren just came out as gay a few years ago, but he still feels that something isnt right or missing,
Throughout the story he learns a lot about himself and thinks a little harder about why his almostkissed never turned real kisses, There are whole conversations and discussions about this, its not something thats just mentioned on the sidelines and I loved it so much,
The romance in this is a super slow burn one and even though this book is New Adult its just very sweet and romantic, no steam at all, I really appreciate books like that,
Also I loved the few flashbacks of them as kids
There was also open communication about going at your own pace in a relationship, that there is no time plan for when what should happen and I appreciated that even more.


The setting of this was also so cool, it mainly takes place in a drive in movie theatre, where Wren and his friends work,
Wren grew up next to it and to him it feels like home, so many childhood memories are linked to this place,
As a major in film studies he also has a professional interest in it,
Since business is slack, Wren tries to make a special premier happen, A local legend directed a notorious movie in thes and Wren is set to track her down!
I loved the plot, It was very gripping and came together so nicely in the end,

This book was just/for me, Go read it, you wont regret it! I had the immense privilege of getting to read an early copy of this book, and oh my goodness! Absolutely one of my favorite books of the year! Janovsky's voice crackles off the page in this hilarious book that brings both the rom and the com! I laughed out loud multiple times, I swooned, and I rooted for Wren and Derrick, as well as Wren himself on his journey of selfdiscovery.


I love seeing increased aspec representation in the romance genre, and this Never Been Kissed's nuanced handling of demisexuality made my queer heart melt, This is the kind of queer story we deserve! While this book is low on steam, it's big on heart, and it's a book I know I'll be thinking about for a long, long time.
I highly recommend it, and I can't wait for Janovsky's next book! Cute, sweet, cozy, and incredibly fluffy, But dont let the fluffiness fool you because this story also covers heavier topics like finding out who you are and demisexuality,

Never Been Kissed and I werent immediately friends, We had a bumpy start, and after reading the first chapter, I became restless and sighed, Because I wanted to like the story so much but didnt feel it, Then Derrick came along. Slowly I got more invested in the book, and when I felt fluttering in my belly every time Wren and Derrick interacted, the corners of my mouth pulled up, I sat in the spring sun and sighed again, this time out of satisfaction, From that moment on, I swooned over this story,

BUT and this is a positive but!

Never Been Kissed is so much more than a swoony romcom, While reading the book, I had a conversation with a book friend about heteronormativity, When I grew up, everyone was cis, Most of us were straight, and some of us gay or lesbian, Thats it. Slowly I found out that the queer umbrella is so much more, What if you feel different but dont know why How can you put in words how you feel if its not talked about And what if you read one or more books and your mind starts connecting the dots And thats why Never Been Kissed is so much more than a swoony romcom.
Because it clearly pictures how we still label ourselves black and white while theres so much grey in between, I loved how Wren slowly realized that theres more under that queer umbrella than he always assumed,

Despite the early bump, I ended up loving Never Been Kissed and cant wait to read Youre a Mean One, Matthew Prince, later this year! Thank you, Timothy, for this heartfelt story!

I received an ARC from Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.


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Never Been Kissed is a new adult rom com with an out gay MC who maybe doesn't relate just quite with gay, He's been saving his first kiss for something special but he'sand feeling behind the game, Of course we all know that there isn't a timeline and whichever romantic or sexual acts you choose to partake in are not a symbol of adulthood, but I digress.


Wren ends up drunk sending out emails to his past almost first kisses, One of whom is an ex best friend and who also just happens to be in town working at the same drive in the for summer,

As Wren and Derrick reconnect and grow closer, Wren still isn't sure about physical contact, At some point, the terms demisexual and demiromantic are mentioned to him and he is shook, Because he never had the words, he couldn't have realized that it might fit,

This is why education is important, It's why we need LGBTQIA education in kschools and beyond, It's why we need representation and advocates, It's why we need allies to step up,

I related hard to Wren in a lot of ways, I was in my mid twenties when I finally heard the term aromantic and started deep diving into other aspec labels which eventually led me to find comfort and validity in the terms arospec and asexual for myself.
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