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Title: Kiss Me
Author: Ben Hourigan
Narrator: Paul Cram
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-03-15
Publisher: California Times Publishing
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
"In that moment, there arose all the resolve I hoped would be with me when I finally met her, and my vertigo turned to exultation. So what if she was married? I had contemplated that long ago and decided I'd have her anyway."
Joshua Rivers was born to expect great things. A former child prodigy and the son of a lottery winner, he also believes himself blessed with a vision of his perfect destiny and his perfect love.
Now in his early 20s, Joshua already feels left behind by life. His longtime lover, Lilian Lau, is well on her way to becoming a famous artist, and his former classmates are also racing toward their success. Meanwhile, he waits for the moment - and the girl - that will show him his time has finally arrived. When it does, he resolves to take what is his, whatever it costs him or anyone.
Kiss Me is the first part of the No More Dreams series: an unusual story about love, ambition, and the problems of being privileged.
Members Reviews:
Sex, Politics, and Money
Full disclosure- I am the narrator of this book's audio version.
So I know the book well.
I like that there's a lot of questions in the book that arise about social class systems, as well as how men and women view sex differently. I'd be very curious to hear what women think of this book as the lead female is actually more into sex than the lead guy is.
Funny, honest page turner
The first installment of this entertaining novel follows the adventures past, present and future of Joshua Rivers - arrogant, dissatisfied and anti-authoritarian, yet surprisingly endearing as we follow him in his quest to find love, both of the romantic and more temporary kind.
This is a far more polished novel than one generally expects from a first time novelist. It is also a page turner, very funny and unusually honest and frank, particularly the childhood and teenage scenes, which are bound to strike a chord with all readers.
Mr Hourigan has a knack of turning the mundane into the fascinating or entertaining, whether it be place or people. The novel is populated with all kinds of unique characters, but to my mind it is the character of Lily who really steals the show. A nymphomaniacal exploiter of men and women, Lily is a deeply interesting, entertaining and wild character who lights up every page she is on.
I highly recommend this novel to anyone who likes to be surprised when they read, to chuckle and to cringe, and to feel you are in the hands of a writer who will take you where you want to go.
A Doubtful Genius vs The Best Slut In Town
It was amazing! It was light, with bits of humor and the honesty of what teenagers and young adults, special or not, are really going through. In fact I could really relate well to Joshua Rivers--his dreams, frustrations and even his views about destiny, sex, love and existentialism. In my opinion, a true genius is someone who takes a complex thing and makes it look simple while the academic does the opposite. I may not be a genius, but I am innately curious about a lot of things. I could not better put into words what Joshua Rivers had said in the story. My favorites are those bits wherein he rebelled against authority, the sense of right or wrong. Also, my other favorite character is Lily. She's brutally blunt, forward, and fearless. Her promiscuity only makes me love her more. I could sense that there is something to her than sexual acts, like it was just a facade to cover up some inside vulnerabilities. Or whatever.
