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Kiss Her Once for Me

Kiss Her Once for Me

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  • Create Date：2022-12-03 07:53:21
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Alison Cochrun
  • ISBN：1982191139
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Summary

The author of The Charm Offensive returns with a festive romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement with her landlord…only to fall for his sister。

One year ago， recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and a Christmas Eve meet-cute with a woman at a bookstore that led her to fall in love over the course of a single night。 But after a betrayal the next morning and the loss of her job soon after， she finds herself adrift， alone， and desperate for money。

Finding work at a local coffee shop， she’s just getting through the days—until Andrew， the shop’s landlord， proposes a shocking， drunken plan: a marriage of convenience that will give him his recent inheritance and alleviate Ellie’s financial woes and isolation。 They make a plan to spend the holidays together at his family cabin to keep up the ruse。 But when Andrew introduces his new fiancée to his sister， Ellie is shocked to discover it’s Jack—the mysterious woman she fell for over the course of one magical Christmas Eve the year before。 Now， Ellie must choose between the safety of a fake relationship and the risk of something real。

Perfect for fans of Written in the Stars and One Day in December， Kiss Her Once for Me is the queer holiday rom-com that you’ll want to cozy up with next to the fire。

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Reviews

xander ，

*4。5/5*Turns out I kind of enjoy Christmas if it's super queer *4。5/5*Turns out I kind of enjoy Christmas if it's super queer 。。。more

Monique Soleil ，

if ‘while you were sleeping’ and ‘the proposal’ （two movies that star sandra bullock oddly enough） had a baby and it was WLW it would in fact be ‘kiss her once for me’ by Alison Cochrun。i was a big fan of ‘the charm offensive’ so when i heard that we were getting a christmas story this year and it was wlw， i was sold。i sadly didn’t love this one as much as ‘the charm offensive’ but i can blame that on the fact that i was and still am in a major reading slump and owning a puppy that is a menace o if ‘while you were sleeping’ and ‘the proposal’ （two movies that star sandra bullock oddly enough） had a baby and it was WLW it would in fact be ‘kiss her once for me’ by Alison Cochrun。i was a big fan of ‘the charm offensive’ so when i heard that we were getting a christmas story this year and it was wlw， i was sold。i sadly didn’t love this one as much as ‘the charm offensive’ but i can blame that on the fact that i was and still am in a major reading slump and owning a puppy that is a menace often causes me to read a page more than once for a long period of time， really taking me out of the book。i am a sucker for a then and now storyline and i really liked how the author did that by using Elle’s webcomics！ it was fun and unique。 i wish we had gotten more of it if i’m being completely honest but i understand that elle and jack only spent one night together so there probably wasn’t a whole lot of ‘then’ moments。i’m really excited to see what Alison does with her next book （if she chooses to release another one）。 I find that her concepts are interesting and her characters represent real people which i appreciate。 bonus points for:- discussing evermore-bringing up tis the damn season-gilmore girls rewatch mention “i don’t want to be jack’s friend。 i have friends。 what i want is a witness。 i want someone who sees me， someone who experiences every failure alongside me， someone who chooses me。” 。。。more

A Shrimp ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 If you spend literally half the book delaying the reveal of the big bad secret that made the characters part ways， it has to be something good。 It's just kind anti-climactic， though。So the incredibly outgoing woman， Jack， who literally invented a game with Ellie about telling the truth。。。 kind of forgets to come clean that she's literally still married。 She doesn't mind sharing anything else， no matter how embarrassing， but she falls in love with somebody and just。。。 doesn't mention having a wif If you spend literally half the book delaying the reveal of the big bad secret that made the characters part ways， it has to be something good。 It's just kind anti-climactic， though。So the incredibly outgoing woman， Jack， who literally invented a game with Ellie about telling the truth。。。 kind of forgets to come clean that she's literally still married。 She doesn't mind sharing anything else， no matter how embarrassing， but she falls in love with somebody and just。。。 doesn't mention having a wife。 Her wife then suddenly appears out of nowhere for no well explained reason （it's a Deus ex Machina）， snarks at the new love interest （despite apparently being poly and wanting her wife to sleep with other people。。。） After Ellie leaves crying， the （ex？） wife never mentions she met her （ex？） wife's first and only one-night stand and had a conversation with her。 It makes absolutely 0 sense to me。The constant flashbacks were more annoying to me than anything。 Instead of plot progression， you get these chapters of pure fluff that add basically nothing。 We already know what happened between the main characters， and yet the flashbacks still keep coming。 They serve no real purpose， other than - again - delaying things。The story takes a huge amount of time to get going in the first place。 You spend about a third of the book getting past the setup （the bit spoilered within the description）， meanwhile you basically get no plot， just waiting for the book to catch up with what you already know。And because the story doesn't get delayed enough， the author is a huge fan on one of the cheapest tricks in the genre: the constant interruptions。 The main characters have an important talk？ Suddenly， somebody enters the room and interrupts their conversation。 They're about to kiss？ The dog suddenly barks。 It happens constantly， and it annoyed me to no end。The characters are somewhat generic and definitely forgettable。 You get the socially awkward heroine， the gay， pretty brother， the pushy best friends （ - there's two of them and I hate them both）， the magically intuitive grandma who instantly knows who's really in love with whom， the evil straight dad and late grandfather combo。The entire thing felt to me like a constant challenge of patience: I was constantly waiting for something specific to happen， but a） the characters constantly get interrupted whenever they're about to make progress， b） the annoying flashbacks delay things further and most importantly， c） there's nothing interesting happening in between。 Apart from the weirdness spoilered through the description， the story just takes the most obvious turns （aka: none at all） and nothing really surprising ever happens。 Everything is obvious from the start， there's never a place where I was unsure how things would turn out， never any tension。 It's just way too little to warrant a full length novel for me。All in all， Kiss Her Once for Me has enough plot to maybe be a decent novella - the writing isn't terrible。 Making it into a full scale novel without adding more relevant plot was a mistake though in my opinion; there's just so much fluff to wade through。Add to that the glaring plot holes （let's ignore the stupid setup for a second [Andrew has no proper reason not to tell people about the fake marriage]: why doesn't Ellie just tell Jack about their plan in confidence？） and it's a definite no from me。 。。。more

Maya Sturgess ，

Pg。 262 second to last paragraph， last word : “soudning”。 Did anyone else catch this？ Intentional or spelling error for ‘sounding’？

Jillian ，

This book was made for me and no on else actually， I'm sorry。 Portland， Lesbian， Taylor Swift， Baking， Fear of Failure， Artist？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？HELLO？？？？？ Alison Cochrun you have excavated my mind and put it on the page。 This book was made for me and no on else actually， I'm sorry。 Portland， Lesbian， Taylor Swift， Baking， Fear of Failure， Artist？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？HELLO？？？？？ Alison Cochrun you have excavated my mind and put it on the page。 。。。more

claud ，

if you love MESS， hallmark christmas movies， and every romance trope under the sun， you will love this book。 also if the story took place anywhere outside of portland it wouldn’t be believable pls keep that in mind as u read。

Daryan ，

thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for providing me with this ARC！i think i can safely say alison cochrun is officially a favourite author of mine。 the charm offensive meant so much to me and kiss her once for me managed to mean so much in a completely different way。 the main character was LITERALLY me like？？ i just love her writing so much and i will read literally anything she writes。

Rae-Lynne Byerley ，

This was my first time reading anything by Alison Cochrum， I was not disappointed。 This book was charming， sweet and funny。 This book is a great read for Christmas。

Lindsay ，

I wanted to love this book， but it was so unbelievable。 Two people meet， spend one day together， then never see each other for a year and one of them is still “in love” with the other？ Wtf？？

maddi ，

3。5 delightfully messy and so addicting i read it in one sitting

Rachel ，

3。5 stars！！If you're looking for a super cute and sweet holiday romcom that gives Serendipity vibes， you would greatly enjoy this book！I loved a lot of the writing choices Alison Cochrun made here。 I feel like she really established the parameters of this setup and how these characters would act。 Like almost everything had solid backing。 I also adored both the LGBTQIA+ and mental health representation in this。 Also the emphasis on clear communication！This is probably just a personal thing， but I 3。5 stars！！If you're looking for a super cute and sweet holiday romcom that gives Serendipity vibes， you would greatly enjoy this book！I loved a lot of the writing choices Alison Cochrun made here。 I feel like she really established the parameters of this setup and how these characters would act。 Like almost everything had solid backing。 I also adored both the LGBTQIA+ and mental health representation in this。 Also the emphasis on clear communication！This is probably just a personal thing， but I don't typically enjoy it when a book has a ton of current pop culture references。 And this book has a ton of these references。 To me， it makes it feel dated/"of its time"， so a lot of jokes and things said in this book probably won't work in five years。I think in order for this book to be successful， the reader has to believe that Ellie and Jack's one-night stand constituents them as a second chance romance for this book。 And that was difficult for me to buy into in this instance。 Unfortunately， I found it hard to believe in their connection from the year prior to this book， and because of that， I missed out on a lot of the stakes involved。 Also， the conflict I saw coming from a mile away。 The conflict in general was suuuuper messy， but I kinda liked it！！ I love that kinda drama。And another issue I had with this book is everything felt like an over-exaggeration if that makes sense？ Like characters' actions and situations felt blown out of proportion a lot of the time to me。 Also， Ellie and Jack both made mistakes that I think were very easily avoidable but hey it's easy for me to say that in the comfort of my own home。I'll end it there lol。 Like I said， if you want a cozy， escapist read this holiday season I think this is a good option！ 。。。more

Victoria ，

It's not really my thing to read holiday season books （not just Christmas， but all holidays in general。） Fake-relationship and second-chance romances are not my favorite trope， too。 So at first， I thought this book would be an easy read， and I would probably forget most of it once I finished it。 Instead， I'm emotionally attached to all of the characters， and I did not expect to love this book so much！ Now I just want to listen to Holly Jolly Christmas nonstop。The book is full of holiday fluff bu It's not really my thing to read holiday season books （not just Christmas， but all holidays in general。） Fake-relationship and second-chance romances are not my favorite trope， too。 So at first， I thought this book would be an easy read， and I would probably forget most of it once I finished it。 Instead， I'm emotionally attached to all of the characters， and I did not expect to love this book so much！ Now I just want to listen to Holly Jolly Christmas nonstop。The book is full of holiday fluff but also contains angst and some emotional moments。 It's a book that would make you sad and heartwarming at the same time。 This book is for those who are afraid of failing or think they are alone in the world。 This is the book I didn't realize I needed。 Definitely one of my favorite books this year， and I highly recommend it。 。。。more

Remi ，

Umm this was amazing

Madi Garcia ，

Finished in one day。 My heart this was an absolutely perfect read I just love loved loved it。 The perfect holiday romance ！

Elizabeth Sheridan ，

4。5 stars - Loved this holiday romance！ Second and third chance romance？ Fake dating？ Messy family drama？ I'm in。 4。5 stars - Loved this holiday romance！ Second and third chance romance？ Fake dating？ Messy family drama？ I'm in。 。。。more

Brittanni Jackson ，

I think this is my favorite FF romance I have ever read。 This was sweet， and messy， and real， and and cozy， and also even heart wrenching at points… but it was so perfectly executed。 The demi and bi rep， the talk about family relationships， about honesty and failure， I mean honestly I could go on and on and on… but this book was wonderful and I’ll be forever recommending it to everyone。 I haven’t read The Charm Offensive yet （own it）， but this author is now an auto-buy for me just based off this I think this is my favorite FF romance I have ever read。 This was sweet， and messy， and real， and and cozy， and also even heart wrenching at points… but it was so perfectly executed。 The demi and bi rep， the talk about family relationships， about honesty and failure， I mean honestly I could go on and on and on… but this book was wonderful and I’ll be forever recommending it to everyone。 I haven’t read The Charm Offensive yet （own it）， but this author is now an auto-buy for me just based off this wonderful book。 🥹 100 million billion stars out of 5 ⭐️ 。。。more

Hannah Sutherland ，

Thank you Atria for the gifted copy！ 4。5/5 stars （rounded up to 5 stars on here）This is my first book by Alison C （I know I know， I’ve heard such good things about The Charm Offensive and it has already been added to my TBR pile）！ I absolutely loved her writing style， it was just so cozy and the scenes were so vivid that you felt like you were there with the characters。 I also LOVE the MC。 She was so relatable and brought up so many issues that a lot of people struggle with， including mental hea Thank you Atria for the gifted copy！ 4。5/5 stars （rounded up to 5 stars on here）This is my first book by Alison C （I know I know， I’ve heard such good things about The Charm Offensive and it has already been added to my TBR pile）！ I absolutely loved her writing style， it was just so cozy and the scenes were so vivid that you felt like you were there with the characters。 I also LOVE the MC。 She was so relatable and brought up so many issues that a lot of people struggle with， including mental health struggles， fear of failure， struggles with her family， and just affording to live in the current climate。 I thought it was such a fun and unique storyline and I was laughing out loud for some of it！ Overall， this is such a cute story that I think readers will absolutely devour！ 。。。more

ioanna :） ，

OMG🥺 I LOVED IT！！！！ the most perfect holiday winter romance 😭✨ so freaking cozy and relatable and sweet and hot MY GOODNESS 💓 I was hooked from the first chapter and I didn’t get bored even for a second 😫 Like I truly believe I cannot find a more perfect holiday romcom than this one ！！ A new fav😌 Ellie’s so fucking relatable like we’re kinda the same person ？？？？？ Jack OH LORD she’s just so FINE😩🥵 we love a confident butch lesbian baker who always smells like freshly baked bread Mmhmm🥖🍞🥐 I enjoye OMG🥺 I LOVED IT！！！！ the most perfect holiday winter romance 😭✨ so freaking cozy and relatable and sweet and hot MY GOODNESS 💓 I was hooked from the first chapter and I didn’t get bored even for a second 😫 Like I truly believe I cannot find a more perfect holiday romcom than this one ！！ A new fav😌 Ellie’s so fucking relatable like we’re kinda the same person ？？？？？ Jack OH LORD she’s just so FINE😩🥵 we love a confident butch lesbian baker who always smells like freshly baked bread Mmhmm🥖🍞🥐 I enjoyed the secondary charactersAlso the non-binary representation YAAAS😍+ the audiobook narrator was amazing！！The ending was ok but I never care in romcoms 🤷🏻‍♀️ 。。。more

Julia ，

i borrowed this book for free from the library but feel like i should get some money in return for the feet scenes and every mention of a “half moon smile” i was forced to read

USOM ，

（Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher。 This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest。） TW: biphobia， panic attackKiss Her Once for Me is perfect for readers who have family drama with a capital D。 I'm talking about toxic parents， absent parents， and those who look down at us with disdain。 I instantly loved Ellie。 Not only because of how aimless she feels after losing her job and being in serious financial peril， talk about something too close to home。 Her anxiety， t （Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher。 This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest。） TW: biphobia， panic attackKiss Her Once for Me is perfect for readers who have family drama with a capital D。 I'm talking about toxic parents， absent parents， and those who look down at us with disdain。 I instantly loved Ellie。 Not only because of how aimless she feels after losing her job and being in serious financial peril， talk about something too close to home。 Her anxiety， the ways she reacts to social situations， all of it resonated so closely。Even more so， Kiss Her Once for Me has a fake engagement， second chance romance， and tons of forced proximity。 With chapters from Last Christmas - which was on serious repeat in my head the whole book - we are able to get a sense of Ellie and the mystery woman's connection。 The ways some people just click with us。 How a connection just appears and hits like lightning。 The romance and the romantic tension， paired with the best meet cute， will melt romance reader's hearts。 。。。more

Chelsea Thompson ，

4。5*

Danielle Dehmani-roberts ，

Really fun！ The internal dialog was excellent！

Allison Coffing ，

4。5I enjoyed this more than The Charm Offensive。This was so good！！ This is everything I like in a romance-chemistry， drama， and a good mix of plot and character development。 The reason this isn't a perfect 5 stars for me was the pacing was slightly off in the beginning as I initially found this book slow to start and much more action towards the end。 By the end I was so invested。 This revitalized my love for romance！ Would highly recommend。 4。5I enjoyed this more than The Charm Offensive。This was so good！！ This is everything I like in a romance-chemistry， drama， and a good mix of plot and character development。 The reason this isn't a perfect 5 stars for me was the pacing was slightly off in the beginning as I initially found this book slow to start and much more action towards the end。 By the end I was so invested。 This revitalized my love for romance！ Would highly recommend。 。。。more

Victoria Rodriguez ，

this was cute but I hate miscommunication and over complication for no reason so like 3。75 lol

uncertainskies ，

review to come but sooooooo good， honestly my favorite romance of 2022

Amanda ，

I rly wanted to enjoy this on account of how much I adore charm offensive but…no。 There were too many opportunities to tell the truth！ And it kinda felt like insta love

Casey ，

Hot take: a romcom should not be stressful to read。

hannah ，

okay i love this author and that was such a sweet cute winter romance aaaahgghhh

Lillyanna Lamm ，

"Kiss Her Once for Me" by Alison Cochrun follows Ellie Oliver who enters into a fake engagement but meets his sister again who she fell in love with a year ago when she lost her dream job but falls in love again。 I would "Kiss Her Once for Me" by Alison Cochrun a 5-star review because， 1; this is， my first Christmas romance that I loved， 2; I really loved LGBTQ+ romance 3; I liked how the Christmas aspect wasn't really the main part of the story 4; the writing was wonderful and 5; I loved the se "Kiss Her Once for Me" by Alison Cochrun follows Ellie Oliver who enters into a fake engagement but meets his sister again who she fell in love with a year ago when she lost her dream job but falls in love again。 I would "Kiss Her Once for Me" by Alison Cochrun a 5-star review because， 1; this is， my first Christmas romance that I loved， 2; I really loved LGBTQ+ romance 3; I liked how the Christmas aspect wasn't really the main part of the story 4; the writing was wonderful and 5; I loved the setting。 。。。more

Becky C ，

A delightful， cute sapphic holiday romance！ I adored 'The Charm Offensive' and was so excited to read this as soon as it came out。 Characters are diverse and loveable， adding to the story with their own distinct personalities - I loved the cute grandmas and 'found family' friends。 I definitely resonated with the theme of Ellie's fear of failure and anticipating the worst， and how to work on stepping out of that。 Hard to have too many complaints about such a heartwarming and joyful book， though I A delightful， cute sapphic holiday romance！ I adored 'The Charm Offensive' and was so excited to read this as soon as it came out。 Characters are diverse and loveable， adding to the story with their own distinct personalities - I loved the cute grandmas and 'found family' friends。 I definitely resonated with the theme of Ellie's fear of failure and anticipating the worst， and how to work on stepping out of that。 Hard to have too many complaints about such a heartwarming and joyful book， though I feel like the miscommunication trope can be overdone and makes me want to force the characters to just talk to each other to avoid so much heartache！ Otherwise an enjoyable， on-theme romance perfectly timed for the season， with more depth and thoughtfulness than many other holiday romances。 。。。more

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