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

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But it was also the amazing portrayal of female familial relationships and the complexities within them. 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. Since their moms are best friends, Tate has always been in Penny’s life but it’s only rather recently that Penny’s feelings for the other girl seem to have shifted from driving her crazy to wanting to kiss her. Times We Almost Kissed follows Penny and Tate, two high schoolers brought together by their mothers’ friendship, who have been dancing around their romantic tension for years.

I definitely recommend checking this one out if you’re looking for a sapphic YA romance that also deals with family trauma. She enjoys running, reading, snarking on YouTube personalities, and working on her future novel when she's not writing professionally. These girls were wonderfully messy, so great to read about and are very much now resting in a corner of my heart forevermore. And it wasn’t just Tate and Penny and how perfectly frustrating and beautiful and inevitable their love was. Ones that aren't mentioned: underage drinking, reference to cheating (past, happened to an MC but it wasn't too heavy - an ex cheats on her).But when Tate's mother needs a liver transplant, Penny's mom is all too ready to step in as a living donor. But when an almost-kiss goes from almost to I am now wearing your lip gloss, Penny and Tate have no choice but to finally face the music … right?

I get they had the stress of their mum's operation and all the unresolved grief and loss, but them continuing to tip toe around each other didn't make sense to me after a point. At seventeen, both MCs have already gone through a lot of drama yet are so sweet and full of life and plans for the future. It’s all about grief and resilience, about love that should be a given and love that seems unfathomable, about PTSD and character growth, about standing up for yourself and showing up.There were some great funny moments in the book, but it also dealt with some heavy themes in an honest and thought-provoking way. While the part of me that is a sucker for adorable and predictable romances was fulfilled, I also got a surprising emotional gut punch from the realistic and heartbreaking depiction of unconventional families.