His Kiss

by Melanie Marks

Ally’s world was totally on track: the right boyfriend, the right school committees, the right plans. But then she kisses the school “bad boy.” And now nothing is right. Nothing! Because all she can think about is … His Kiss.

Genres: Romance, Young Adult, Contemporary, High School, Chick Lit, Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction

108 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 2, 2011

About the author

Newest Book: Nicole And The Coronavirus
Also: With All My Heart
And: The Boy Across The Street

Other new books:
Unrequited Love
The Love Contest
She's Not Mine … But I Want Her

**Melanie's book RENTED REBOUND also has a story in it called: "Ally, Griffin and the Rich Guy."

Books that are still pretty new:
*Blackmailed Kisses
*Ew, I Like You

All of Melanie Marks' books are available in Kindle Unlimited, or you can purchase them the normal way

Her book, "THE PLAYER" also has as a bonus: "Ally Has Amnesia"

FALL FOR ME series:
Fall For Me (#1)
Fall Forever (#2)
Finn's Fall (#3)
Louder Than Words--(a standalone novel part of the series as it's about Zoey's best friend, the cheerleader, Summer Baker and her secret crush on her childhood best friend, Mason Archer, from the hockey team.)

HIS KISS Series:
His Kiss (#1)
High School Boys (#2)
HER Kiss (Griffin)--Griffin's version of His Kiss
Griffin
Griffin #2
Louder Than Words

(Louder Than Words is a standalone novel about Griffin's best friend, Mason, and his secret crush on the cheerleader, Summer Baker.)

Slumber Party Wars series:
Well, there's LOTS in the series!
Such as: Slumber Party Wars; Best Friend Wars; Fake Boyfriend Wars; #Wars; …

Newish Middle School Books:
MATT and NICOLE (MIddle School)
ALLY and GRIFFIN (MIddle School)
SUMMER and MASON (Middle School)

Newish Teen books:
THE NEW BOY
MY BROTHER'S BEST FRIEND
BECK BAIT
MY STEP BROTHER'S KISS
My Forbidden Heartthrob
DEAREST (Hot) ENEMY
His Best Friend

Fairly New:
Her Kiss (Griffin)--It's Griffin's version of His Kiss
Griffin
Griffin #2

Melanie also has books written under the name "M. Marks" with other author friends.

Melanie Marks' other books:
The Boyfriend Contract
The Forbidden Kiss
Ex-Boyfriend
The Player (plus: Ally Has Amnesia)
My Brother's Best Friend
Beck Bait
Getting Lucky For Christmas
My Brother's Best Friend
His Best Friend
My Stepbrother's Kiss
Little Dancer
His Kiss
Fall For Me
The Dating Deal
The Stranger Inside
Slumber Party Wars
Always Hers
Louder Than Words
I Remember You
My Mushy Middle School Heart
When Kyle Came Back
Middle School Crushes
Kissing
Craving

And more!

Melanie Marks was born and raised in California. She is married to a naval nuclear submarine officer and blessed with three amazingly terrific kids.

Melanie has had over sixty stories published in magazines such as Highlights and Teen Magazine as well as in various anthologies (many being Chicken Soup for the Soul books). She’s had nine children’s books published and fourteen teen novels: THE DATING DEAL, I REMEMBER YOU, THE STRANGER INSIDE, WHEN KYLE CAME BACK; HIS KISS; HER Kiss; HIGH SCHOOL BOYS; GRIFFIN; FALL FOR ME; FALL FOREVER; FINN'S FALL; ALWAYS HERS; LITTLE DANCER; and A DEMON'S KISS. More teen novels are forthcoming this fall, 2017.

Melanie enjoys reading in the bathtub, writing in bed, and living in a house longer than two years. Visit her website at http://www.byMelanieMarks.com or follow her on Twitter @byMelanieMarks.

Reviews

[♥Rachel♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars

This was a fun, fast, read full of swoon-worthy kissing, and all-around cute. This is a short story, only 130 pages so you could easily read this in one evening.

Ally has the perfect boyfriend, Aiden that she has been dating for the past two years. He's sweet and sensitive, and not afraid to talk about his feelings. This does not make Aiden popular on the hockey team he's on, so he tries too hard to act tough by shooting his mouth off, and pissing off his teammates. This gets him into real trouble with Griffin, "Griff the Grief-Master" and he's about to receive a real thrashing until Ally goes to Griff, and begs him to spare Aiden. Griff agrees, only if she'll kiss him. Ally can't believe bad boy Griff would let her boyfriend off just for the price of her kiss but she agrees to do it anyway. Little does she know that this is going to be a take-your-breath-away, make-your-knees-melt, kind of kiss, and now, she can't stop thinking about him. But Ally can't let herself keep thinking about Griff. She thinks they have nothing in common. Plus, she has the world's greatest boyfriend, or so she thinks.

I had a lot of fun reading this story. I read it in one evening. I'm a sucker for bad boys with big hearts, and Griffin fits the bill perfectly. I still can't stop thinking about Three Minutes in Heaven!! I would have given this story a higher rating had Ally's wishy-washy decisions not been so frustrating, and the ending not been so rushed. But hey, for .99 cents on Kindle, I can't really complain.

[Joy (joyous reads) · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you’ve ever felt the compulsion to stalk a boy you’re seriously crushing on and think that it’s wrong. DON’T.

If you’ve ever kissed your boyfriend and compared it to the kiss of that same boy you were crushing on. DON’T FEEL BAD.

If you’ve ever secretly left little gifts and baffling little love poems in his locker thinking that he’ll never know…THINK AGAIN.

This short novella will take you back to those days when you want to pull your hair out of frustration. When you already have everything safe and good in your life but kept yearning for that walk on the dark side. The author did a remarkable job in keeping Ally’s voice real; so much so that I often found myself slightly annoyed. She’s indecisive, confused, and often times, erratic. In short she’s a…well, a teenager. We've all been there. I have a daughter on the cusp of this age and let me tell you, things are not looking up for me. Sometimes, it's hard to resist the urge to strangle her…but I love her to bits and I can’t live without her. My annoyances with Ally bordered on amusement, where I waffled between squeezing the life out of her affectionately or inflicting her with bodily harm. In the end, I think I was overcome with the cuteness of this story. I wish it wasn’t a novella, though. In the meantime, I’ve downloaded Melissa Sparks’ High School Cravings Series. It’s definitely worth checking out!

[PattyPepperpotts · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have a deep respect for writers putting their works out for an audience, and this deep respect is usually what fuels me to continue finishing books I have started even when the narrative has taken a turn for the worse.

So, for this book, I seriously called upon all that 'deep respect' I have. Seriously, there are so many points on which I found myself disappointed:

1. Above everything, the main character, Ally was ultimately annoying me. She seemed fickle-minded, stuck on the superficial and immature. Her character was portrayed in a way that I think is too immature for her age, which would be 17 or 18 since she's supposedly in senior high school.

2. I failed to see a genuinely good conflict and plot. It seemed to me that the whole book was just endless rambling on Ally's indecisiveness. There was no logical nor rational conclusion as to why Ally was acting the way she does.

3. The lines/dialogue were lacking in eloquence

4. The ending was anti-climactic, leaving you feeling like the book was left unfinished.

I don't want to go on and on about this, so I'll leave you with just these four points. There are lots of literature and guilty pleasure reads out there that deserve more time than this book. As much as I hate to write less than praising reviews, I find it necessary not to recommend this to anyone when they can be spending their precious time reading something worthwhile.

So, all in all, until the bitter end, I found myself still waiting for anything redeeming to say about this book, but I ended up still without those words.

[monica ♪ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 Kiss Me Stars




ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: His Kiss
Series: No; Stand-alone
Author: Melanie Marks
Rating: 3 Stars
Cliffhanger: Yes. I Know it's stand-alone but the ending is just hanging like that (´・ω・`)
Writing Style: First person POV
Character Development: Ally is a nice and good high school student but she's lil bit confusing. Griffin is a school famous bad boy. He acts as if he doesn't care about Ally but actually he does. Or Japanese usually call it tsundere. Aiden is a good boyfriend but he's lame and pussy. He pretends to be tough and strong but actually he's not. I like how the author names the characters. I think it's unique and cute, like Jazz, Destiny.

MY REVIEW

Ally is dating this boy, Aiden. He is a kind and sensitive boy. Ally loves it about him. But then he becomes a hockey team and he tries his best to fit in with the other team. He acts as if he's a strong boy. That's why his team mates call him a poser.
And then this big bad boy named Griffin who is also a hockey team threatens Aiden that he will bash in Aiden. Because Ally loves her boyfriend, so she went to Griffin and begs him to not bash in her boyfriend. Griffin agrees, but with one condition; Ally has to kiss him. Finally Ally agrees too, and they both kissing in the classroom. Aiden didn't know about it. Fortunately Griffin really keeps his promise that he won't bash in Aiden.

Ally and Griffin never speak again after that. But then... after almost a year after that kissing incident, they met again in this party. Actually Ally is not a party person, and so does Aiden. But Aiden insists to go because his team mates ask him to. And he doesn't want his team mates mocking him if he didn't go. He doesn't want to go alone too, so he asked Ally to go with him. Apparently there's this hockey cheerleader who has crush on Aiden, Fiona. Fiona knew that Aiden and Ally are dating but she keeps showing him that she likes him. A shameless bitch. I hate her

In that party they play this game called "Three Minutes in Heaven". It's like a truth or dare kind of game where we spin the bottle and the one who is pointed should choose one person to be kissed. But they are not kissing in front of everyone, but only the two of them inside of a dark closet.
The bottle stops on Aiden, and he obviously chose Ally. They both kissing in that dark closet for 3 minutes. But then that bitch Fiona also chosen, and she shamelessly picks Aiden. Aiden is a stupid boyfriend, he didn't even argue or say no, he just followed Fiona to the closet. Ally is angry. Her heart's broken. She felt betrayed by Aiden. Aiden only says "Don't be mad. It's not my fault" after he comes back from the closet with Fiona.
Then suddenly Griffin is also chosen. He picks Ally. Since Ally is still furious about what Aiden did to her earlier,so she just smirks to Aiden says "It's not my fault" and go to the closet with Griffin.

That was her second kiss with Griffin. And ever since he kissed her for the first time almost a year ago, she actually always thinks about his kiss. It feels different to her. His kiss makes her knees go Jell-O unlike Aiden's. But Ally keeps telling herself that Griffin isn't a right boy for her. And she loves Aiden.

Apparently things don't go well anymore. Fiona keeps approaching Aiden and it seems Aiden also has a thing to her. Finally Ally and Aiden broke up for good.

Ally tries to move on. She start to flirt with this good boy, Milo. She leads Milo and act as if she has interest in him. She wants to like him but her heart can't lie. The one she wants is Griffin.
I don't really like Ally's character. She's too confusing. She's the one who leads Milo, but then she can't pick one. When Griffin comes to approach her telling her he likes her, she keeps saying he is a bad boy, he doesn't date and he just messing around with her. But when Griffin does good things to her, she says he's too good for her. Eww girl, you pissed me off

This story is cute actually. Short, and I enjoyed reading it. But I don't like the ending. It's just hanging like that... not sure how actually that story ends

[Kathy * Bookworm Nation · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was almost a five star and definitely had great potential. I actually really liked the story and main characters, but since it was so short it kind of left me wanting more. Ally was a likable enough heroine, a bit too shy at times and sometimes the inner dialog was a bit overdone, but I liked her. Her boyfriend Aiden was lame; he deserved to be beat up. ;) Griffin was great, I loved him. I’m not into the whole “bad boy” thing, but I liked Griffin. There are some really great moments between Ally and Griffin and I liked their story and especially his nickname for her. It just needed to be developed a little more; this would make a great full length novel. The ending was a bit sudden, I felt like there should have been a little more or have Ally and Griffin shown as a more established couple, or something. Oh, and if I were Ally I totally would have looked at his other pictures! You’ll have to read the book to know what I’m talking about.

The reason I didn’t give this more stars was mostly because of the length and I felt the characters and story could have been developed a little more. Also, I didn’t care for the underage drinking, although I was proud of Ally for sticking by her morals and not participating in that stuff and it never really showed Griffin acting like a bad guy or drinking so I liked that.

Content: Clean. Just a bit of underage drinking and partying.

[*¨·٠•●♥✿LINLAN✿♥●•٠·¨* · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is not a love story but it's a story about the girl who (I can't even think about the word that suits her immaturity).

Could this book be any worst? This is a question that I kept asking myself after I finished "His Kiss" and the answer is no. So many times that I wanted to stop reading it, yet I had to finish what I started. Even though it was super boring and annoying in every pages. Plus, I really hated a lot of things in this book. However, I'd write just two worst things:

1. Ally ... annoying Ally ... the narrator, I had to listen read her babbling about her (love) life ... she didn't date bad boy blah blah blah. But she swoon when she saw him. And more than that, she even stalked him. She was so self-center but she acted like she cared for everyone. I thought she was 10-year-old not 16 or 17-year-old like her body.

2. The storyline was literally simple ... I couldn't find even one conflict in this book. I had to use all of my patient and tolerance to finish this book (if this book was finished, finished. Because the ending was so unfinished like the author didn't know what was left for Ally to babbling about so she ended the story).

Overall, I really had a bad impression and absolutely disappointed in "His Kiss." So I just want to warn you that if we have a same taste, don't even think about reading this book.

[Iva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ahhh, ain't high school love a bitch :)). And a big roller coaster as it is. I am just.. swept by all the memories of my previous year. ;)
Usually I would say that the style of writing is.. well wrong I guess. But no, God - absolutely no - it's great! It's totally teenage-like and it suites the character. And it's not like the books doesn't have it's flaws. I'm just willing to set them aside, because I totally enjoyed the book.
At first, Ally really annoyed me with all the teenage stupidity and everything about Adrian. But when her relationship with Griffin began to develop it became just plain hilarious. I rolled an the floor so many times I lost count. God, that girl is in such a denial. But she's adorable around Griffin.
And Griffin is soooo.. mmmm I don't have a word. I love him! I liked the way he called Ally Heaven, I liked the way he backed her up against the wall (swoon!), the way he kept 'stealing' the 3-minute kisses;I liked the way he smiled at her total goofiness and the way he confessed to her.. My heart just broke for him sometimes and I seriously love him for not giving up.
And the way he made his mom call her at the dance night was just CUTE!
Purrrrr!! (PS:I am borrowing this word from now on, loved it :D)

[Ahana M Rao (Heart’s Content) · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Sniff sniff*

That was all I could actually think of when i finished the book, so I wasn't exactly in an emotionally stable situation to write a review (and I has a test which i still hadn't studied for *grumbles* stupid tests).
Anyway, His Kiss is such a sweet book you just can't not say 'Aw!'. I finished it within a few hours. Both the main characters in the book were somehow complementary to each other, and this is just another book to show that no matter how tough someone looks on the outside there's always that small spot of insecurity, of softness or sadness that most just don't see.
Griffin was such an awesome character and God, every time he said "Heaven" I'd would've just died and gone to heaven (I didn't just to finish the book :P). Ally is totally sweet, shy and just...good.
Now Aiden, maybe the author didn't want us to like him so much, because I didn't. Not even a little. And I understand Ally preferring to want to feel safe, rather than take a chance and maybe,MAYBE, get hurt by that chance.
But I like how the last line tells us how she took that choice and that made all the difference.
Melanie Marks, you rock!

[Abi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book so much! I can't believe I'd forgotten how much I actually adore it.
Griffin has to be the cutest boy ever!
At times it was so cringey, like when Ally kept putting things in his locker, but in a good way. Everybody loves a bit of cheese.
Anyway, yeah, I love this book a lot and think everyone should go check it out.

[Meghan · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 STARS

Okay, just finished trashy book number one. You'd think that I'd get used to them being bad when I name them 'trashy'...But it still surprises me every time ;) I just finished His Kiss by Melanie Marks. It was...interesting ;) It didn't make me want to kill myself and/or the author but it also didn't make me want to embrace the world in all of its happiness and awesomeness...so far that privilege is saved for Jen and Suzanne. ;) First name basis over here. To be honest with you, I wasn't really that keen on the main character. She basically messes this 'bad boy' around...a lot. ('The Grief Master'...I guess nothing bad can be said about the originality of the names in this book...as for the originality of the story line; girl has boyfriend. girl likes other boy. boy likes other girl. they break up, she obsesses over her past boyfriend who now has a new girlfriend and then goes on to say how conflicted she is.) She thinks that she may get back together with her old boyfriend because she's too scared of 'bad boys' (not gonna lie, I've definetly met worse)but she never once stops to consider the fact that he's trying to move on. They've broken up and he likes someone else, yea he still thinks about her and misses her but that doesn't give her the right to keep him as a reserve, or to kiss him (cheating.) whilst he's going out with someone else, just to make sure her feeling about not liking him anymore are correct. Am i the only one screaming the word bitch in my head? Then the Ice Cream metaphor begins; she wants to stay safe and comfortable with vanilla when really she should be going out in the world and trying different flavours. GRAB A SPOON ;)) The story works as a short novel(la?) but any longer and violent threats would've followed. It was quite annoying at the beginning. She asked said 'Grief Master'('...a terror on the ice') not to destroy her pretty boyfriends face and he said he would, as long as he kissed her. She agreed, then kept on asking herself why she felt guilty...for kissing another boy...whilst still dating 'Poser'. (Obviously he didn't fit in with his teammates :'( ) I genuinely can't understand why she can't understand why she feels guilty...seriously....major face planing going on right now...MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE SHE CHEATED ON HER BOYFRIEND AND DIDN'T BELIEVE HE COULD STAND UP FOR HIMSELF. I get it, they're going out but he's a big boy, I'm sure he can figure out his own problems. She then gets angry with her boyfriend for going into '3 Minutes in Heaven' with this girl who likes him.(I thought the point of the name was that seven rhymed with heaven...obvioulsy I was mistaken) Then, because she's such a lovely girlfriend and felt oh so good when he went into the closet with this girl, she also went into the closet with The Grief Master. 'Cause no matter what your parents told you, two wrongs do make a right!

SIDE NOTE: Is this seven minutes in heaven an American thing because I have never gone (or seen anyone) go into a closet with another person...I mean, there's spin the bottle, but seven (three) minutes in heaven? The first time I ever heard of it was when I was watching Good Luck Chuck...Good movie. ;) And surely you just wouldn't play if you were 'taken' or whatever. Come on guys! Plan Ahead!! (God, I just made myself sound like one of those girls with no friends and/or social life...oh well, YOU GUYS CAN BE MY SOCIAL LIFE ;)) You're all so lucky <3

The ending is also a bit blunt. She is arguing with herself about whether to go out with this guy for the entirety of the book, then BAM. Makes a decision. Crazy.

Stalkers also seem top be a running theme for books lately...he kinows her locker combo...and her mobile number, reads her journal, knows her address. She gives him presents at his locker. Every. Day. Sometimes he's even lucky enough to get a poem!!!! SQUEEL. She also put gummy bears on his windshield (CAUSE THEY CAN DRIVE AT 16!!) so that when it rains (luckily it did) the windscreen wipers will leave a 'rainbow effect.' Am I the only one who would be severely pissed off if someone did that to my car!? Although I'd also be freaked out by the poem/gifts being left in my locker anonymously, so, obviously me and The Grief Master would not work well as a couple. Dayum. I was so looking forward to our future together. We could play hockey together!! RESQUEEL!

Pet Peeve: It's 'Couldn't care less' NOT 'Could care less.' Come on people, I'm sixteen and I already know this shit. Get it together. ;)

Right, I hope all of my feeling can be conveyed through type form...you Americans getting the sarcasm? ;) That was rude. I actually love America, really wanted to go to 'College' in the US, buuuttt, I kept it English. ;) Do you get sarcasm? I don't really know any Americans so yeaa...Pray Tell :)

[Kristy Mills · Rating 4 out of 5]

**EDIT*** HEY!! They changed the cover! I liked the first cover better. :( At least it's still the same on my kindle download.
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I do love the bad boys. This was a great little story. I couldn't put it down. I loved it, right up until the end. It had the worst cut off ending ever! I was so surprised when I turned the page expecting more and there was nothing... It was just done. It seemed like the author was getting tired of writing so she just wrapped up real quick and ended it. :( I wanted to know what happened to them AFTER Ally finally accepted her feelings, and accepted that his feelings for her were real also. I wanted more Griffin! I wanted to know how he was going to deal with possessive, scary girl who was always hanging around him. There was more to this story that needed to be told! But other than the ending I just love, love, loved this story.

[Maida (Medley of Books) · Rating 5 out of 5]

OH MY GAWD!!! This was the best short story I have ever read! It was so sweet. I just wish my life was like that! LOL:) Ms. Marks did a fabulous job with this story. I have to say it is impossible not to fall in love with Griff and Ally! I was just glad that they ended up together. If they didn't well lets just say I was personally going to throw a temper tantrum and more!

Overall, the only thing I can say and repeat over and over again is I LOVED IT!!! If you are looking for a fun and fast read, go for His Kiss! It will sweep you off your feet......trust me I know! ;)

[Chu · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finished this in one sitting only!

I so love it - how one kiss can change the course of everything, the good-girl-falls-for-the-bad-guy sort of stuff, getting out of one's comfort zone and taking risks.

It's sweet, cute, romantic, and apt for young teens :)

[Lai Valenzuela · Rating 4 out of 5]

A simple and classic story that's been told over and over about the teenagers from two different worlds who just simply shouldn't be together. I truly loved this book. Whilst it was fairly basic, I also felt that it was quite a well told tale and would definitely recommend it.

[Amy Rachiele · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this twice... Love Griffin! Great character development for a novella.

I gave this to my friend's daughter and she loved it too!!!

[Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

No huge conflicts were in this book, but it sure described the throes of teenage drama well. I liked the voice of the main character and thought it was an enjoyable short book. 3.5 stars.

[Jessica Vargas · Rating 4 out of 5]

No tengo mucho que decir... fue tierno; no fue un bum pero vale la pena leerlo

[Snigdha Prakash · Rating 2 out of 5]

Let me just start by saying the heroine is totally exasperating and an ass of a different variety.
Griffin so does not deserve her.
I think he better turn gay than have a relationship with that girl.
Totally.
I mean, she was shallow and totally self-centered.
Especially the night before going to hospital.
The guy is in freaking hospital and she is thinking how he is NOT good. He is a bad boy.
Which,people, let me tell you, he was not.
Uh hun.
He was a totally cool guy.
And it took the girl one broken heart, three kisses, breaking further people's heart, cry all the time..or whine as a matter of fact, then ignoring EVERYTHING Griffin did for her...and a broken heart again and then a trip to hospital to realise that.
Wow.
So stupid.
The guy was awesome. Those two stars are for him.

[Tasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I mentally struggled the whole time reading this. On one hand, I was completely sucked in from the first page (which is rare for me) and wanted to just keep reading. On the other hand, I didn't want the book to end (which means stop reading so much!). I kept reading, and probably bet my personal record. What a great story! I have a soft spot for the "extremely tough, yet lovable" kind of guy and Griffin was just that! And Ally...so adorable! I love that she was sweet and skittish, yet she was brave and spunky. Her gifts were so great! This is a book that I will read over and over again!

[Bethany · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed His Kiss. I was a little disappointed with the ending, I felt like it just ended when there could have easily been more to the ending. I loved the buildup between Ally and Griffin. The emotional roller coaster of feelings Ally had for Griffin was great and frustrating at the same time. I definitely will be checking out more books by Melanie Marks.

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this. LOVED! I couldn't put it down. I read it all in one day. It left me breathless. It was funny and quirky, sweet, romantic with just the right dash of teenage girl angst. Griffin was to die for. Dreamy and perfect.

There was lots of great stuff, from Ally's narrative to the dialogue and the oh-so-steamy, perfect kisses. I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Melanie Marks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ally’s world was totally on track: the right boyfriend, the right school activities, the right plans. But then she's bribed into kissing the school “bad boy.” And now nothing is right. Nothing! Because all she can think about is … His Kiss.

[Laura's Book Addiction · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having read Melanie Marks Novella's before I was so glad to see that she had writen a long Novella. I liked that we got to know the characters better and have more of the story line told. Melanie's books are always a great read and I look forward to reading more from her.

[Mariya · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a sweet story. Ally was so indecisive sometimes that I wanted her to finally do something. Griffin was the only character I liked! I feel like the plot was pretty simple and annoying at moments. It was just nice but for one read.

[Lynsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m not normally the type of person who buys cheap e-books because I’ve got nothing else to read or whatever, I mean HELLO?! Have you SEEN my TBR pile?! But, I do like seeing what Amazon has to offer for the kindle every now and then as there are often bargains to be had and for some strange reason, I have the compulsion to buy e-books of the same books I have on my shelves. Personally, I think you should get a free digital copy when you buy the printed version but I think I will be saying that until the day I die and with no results. Anyway, I digress. I came across this e-book with 8 separate reviews all giving the book five stars. Knowing what I know now, I still have a healthy dose of scepticism (are the reviews written by friends?) but I was still curious. I read the sample pages and WHAM, I was hooked and desperate to read more and at only 77p? Who can argue with that?! I have to say that I really enjoyed the story. Was it perfect? Nope. Was it the best thing I’d ever read? Absolutely not. But, Melanie writes lust and forbidden romance VERY, VERY well and that totally floats my boat.

I’m going to start with the positive things. I REALLY enjoyed Griffin’s character who plays for the school Ice Hockey team and is generally considered the token bad boy. So naturally, he is all kinds of hot and yes, I was already swooning. And no, of course I totally wasn’t imagining a young Channing Tatum in that role AT ALL. The story is told from Ally’s perspective and I have to say that I would have absolutely loved to have seen things from Griffin’s point of view sometimes which also would have given us a better insight into him as a person instead of just being the token bad boy.

Ally seems indecisive and immature at times for her age however she sounds like a sheltered teenager so I have no problem with her voice, based on that assumption. What I did have a problem with is this - is it just me or does it seem incredibly lame to leave cookies and other baked goods taped to the locker of the boy you like? Is this an American thing? As if I wasn’t cringing enough, she then starts leaving gummy bears attached to his windshield. Girlfriend *shakes head* NO, just NO.

The plot is very simplistic (which is fine) and basically this is a character driven, teen romance. His Kiss is a novella at 130 pages and so it was a quick read. Sometimes, this can be a good thing but I really wanted more! The ending was quite abrupt and the whole thing felt unfinished which left me feeling a bit unsatisfied.

His Kiss is a sweet story that I really enjoyed and would recommend to others, despite its flaws. I’m definitely interested to check out some of her other work as I do believe that Melanie has talent.

[Anncleire · Rating 5 out of 5]

La storia è brevissima e ho deciso di leggerla in un attimo di follia, dopo aver trovato una grande occasione per procurarmelo e perchè davvero io sono incapace di resistere ad una YA romance, o una romance in genere se per questo e chi mi segue lo sa.

Le componenti per fare il mio genere preferito ci sono tutte:
- una protagonista femminile un po' ingenua, che si accontenta della strada più semplice ma che sotto sotto è capace di rivoltare le carte, come in una mano di poker per vincere la partita. Che in fondo ci ha capito tutto anche se finge di nascondersi dietro i suoi principi, dietro la strada più facile, dietro la comodità
- un hot boy, che ha del badass, ma che in fondo in fondo ha il cuore tenero, che farebbe di tutto per lei, basto solo che lei esprimi un desiderio, da sempre cotto di lei, la cui stronzaggine è solo una facciata per non arenare nell'high school che pretende che i ragazzi siano al di sopra di certi sentimentalismi. Ma che in fondo sono capaci di miracoli
- Una serie di imprevisti che prima li allontanano e che finiscono inevitabilmente per ricongiungerli sotto la stella dell'amore corrisposto e ricercato, in un contesto che in fondo in fondo lo proibirebbe.
- E la suspense che invade ogni singola pagine, seppur nella brevità di questa storia che si consuma in un lampo e vive nella gloria di un bacio. Perchè finisce così come inizia, con un bacio, perché "his kiss is so hot"
*Sviene*

Chi ama le storie appassionate, piene di contraddizioni ma anche di dolcezza e passione non può farsi scappare questa storia breve.

Buona lettura guys!

[Kristy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun novella to read. Ally has her life on track. She doesn’t like confrontation and steers away from it. Her boyfriend, Aiden is perfect for her. He’s kind, sweet, and sensitive. However, when he’s around his hockey teammates, he desperately wants to be accepted by them so he acts like a fool. It’s because of his foolishness that gets Ally in over her head. The toughest guy on the team, Griffin, is about to bash Aiden’s face in and she needs to save him. Ally pleads with Griffin not to hurt Aiden and after awhile he agrees on one condition – that she kiss him. From that moment, Ally’s safe world changes and she experiences what it’s like to do something daring. It’s time to allow herself to enjoy wild and the unexpected. Take risks. I liked the story. It’s an easy, sweet read. I loved Griffin’s bad, tough boy image. However, I wanted his to do more. I would have rated the story higher but Ally’s wishy-washy demeanor was annoying. Most of the time I wanted her to stop being so whiny and to just go with her feelings. For 99 cents, its worth buying. You can’t go wrong.

[Linda Kage · Rating 5 out of 5]

I sooo loved this book. It's definitely my kind of YA romance! The instant chemistry between Ally and Griffin was just amazing. nd his kiss...OMG, HIS KISS!!!

I loved all her teenage angst and her worries about her feelings for the "wrong" kind of guy. I even loved how it was told from her point of view and how she would go off on these rambling tangents in the middle of talking about one thing. Her voice was just sounded so teenagerish and yet upbeat and..and... Well, I thought it was perfect!

I even liked the strangeness of her leaving him presents, but I really loved how he called it weird and then said, "I like weird." Sigh!!! It resonnated with me a liiitttle too much because, okay, confession: I wrote an anonymous letter to a boy in high school when I had a major crush on him. But that didn't have a happily ever after like this story did.

The heroine was strange and awkward, just like I was, and the hero was the perfect mix of tempting bad boy and sweetness. I gobbled the story up in pretty much one sitting!

[Shraddha · Rating 2 out of 5]

The girl was annoying and pitiful, and thought that life was all about whether she had a boyfriend or not, and she kept leading others on when she really cared for The Griff. At least Griffin was adorable. He was pretty cool. That girl, on the other hand - I don't even remember her name - she was plenty stupid. The ending was meh. I really hoped Griffin would ditch her in the end and she would learn her lesson, but no. And she kept thinking stuff like 'Grrr!' and 'Purr!'. So...yeah. I guess there are girls like her out there, who take this stuff way to seriously. And she cried a lot too. Well, can't blame her. Not really a memorable character, or a memorable book, for that matter, but as the name suggests, his kisses were actually pretty great. Very passionate. They were nicely described. I just didn't like the girl.

[Kristiana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pertama dengar soal novel ini dari seorang teman yag sangat baik hati. Dia bercerita (dan ngomporin) soal Griffin The Griff, badboy berondong. Hihihih.. Akhirnya, berkat kompornya yang sukses, dan setelah aku dapet softcopynya dari Mbak Ian, mulai lah kubaca novel ini.
Sempat berhenti baca buku ini, karena laptop dipake bersama dan begitu bisa dapet giliran pake, keganggu sama buku-buku yang lain. heheh..
Tapiii, ini ceritanya sweet banget, khas abg yang suka2an, punya pacar, tapi terkagum2 sama badboy di sekolah, putus karena pacarnya selingkuh, galau dsb. hehe..
Ga rugi pokoknya baca buku ini. Meskipuuuunnn, hehe... Kuraaannggg... Aku masih mau ketemu sama Griffin an Ally. Masa cuma gitu doang akhirnya? huaaa..