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

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This is one of the best written books--it's strong and gorgeous with tension and heartbreak searing across every page. When Penny’s mother decides to become a living donor to Tate’s mom, ending her wait for a liver transplant, things go from clashing to cataclysmic. Penny and Tate’s POVs were incredibly distinctive, and the flashbacks granted me an inside into why Penny and Tate were feeling what they were feeling.

Both families have had more than their share of pain and grief and the moms have always been there for each other. But when Tate's mother needs a liver transplant, Penny's mom is all too ready to step in as a living donor. It made me hopeful, and it made me want to dive into the book and give Penny and Tate a massive hug. I received an arc from Little, Brown Books for Young Reader via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. i loved reading from both girls' perspectives but i have some really big soft feelings for penny in particular and want to give her the biggest hug!

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). Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

sharpe doesn't shy away from engaging with difficult themes and showing them in all their complexity. So it’s not surprising that Penny’s mom would be willing to give part of her liver to Tate’s but the decision carries with it all sorts of contradictory feelings and life-changing arrangements for the two teenagers. you know how so many books promise to give you the same vibes as fics and then disappoint because they lack the fundamental understanding of what makes tropes appealing? I added this book to my wish list the second I possibly could, and now that I have read it, I will be hyping this up as much as I can.Many thanks to NetGalley, Little and Brown Books for Young Readers, and Tess Sharpe for an ARC of this book! This was superb and now I'm going to go away and try and process all of the mixed emotions this book has left me feeling.

I know the saying goes “don’t judge a book by its cover” but damn, this cover really does not represent the book.in this case, we meet an unconventional, dysfunctional family that has become all too well acquainted with grief. First of all, the audiobook is narrated by the author and my previous experiences of authors narrating their own books weren’t great but this one was excellent.