12 Days of Blogmas Day 13 – Best Diverse Cast 2021

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I decided to do 12 Days of Blogmas this year! More of a lighter version to not overwhelm myself, using Sophie @ Beware of the Reader‘s Blogmas prompts. Hers features Best Reads of 2021:

Blogmas Day 13: Best Diverse Cast

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang was pretty diverse. It’s a romance between Stella, a white autistic woman, and Micheal, who’s her Vietnamese/Swedish escort. Their differences are not only cultural, but neurological, since Stella is a scientist. The way her mind works during her chapter points of view is incredible, not just because she’s autistic. Micheal is passionate about his heritage and culture, and very close to his family, especially his mother. I don’t want to give too much away, but if you haven’t read it, please do!

I even wrote a review on it back in April, when I’d finished it at 3 am!

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Published by Allen & Unwin on June 3, 2019
Pages: 328
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A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick.

Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases—a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old.

It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice—with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can't afford to turn down Stella's offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan—from foreplay to more-than-missionary position...

Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses, but to crave all the other things he's making her feel. Soon, their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense. And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic...

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See you tomorrow for Day 14 of Blogmas!

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