6 Times We Almost Kissed And One Tim..., Tess Sharpe
6 Times We Almost Kissed And One Tim..., Tess Sharpe
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6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)

Author: Tess Sharpe

Narrator: Tess Sharpe

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/24/2023


Synopsis

Nina LaCour meets Jenny Han in this beautiful and charming story of six moments that lead to two girls, one kiss, and eventually, three little words that were maybe always true. 
 
After years of bickering, Penny and Tate have called a truce: they’ll play nice. They have to. Their mothers (life-long best friends) need them to be perfect, drama-free daughters when Penny’s mother becomes a living liver donor to Tate’s mom. Forced to live together as the Moms recover, the girls’ truce is essential in keeping everything—their jobs, the house, the finances, the Moms’ healing—running smoothly. They’ve got to let this thing between them go.  
 
There’s one little hitch: Penny and Tate keep almost kissing.
 
It’s just this confusing thing that keeps happening. You know, from time to time. For basically their entire teenaged existence.
 
They’ve never talked about it. They’ve always ignored it in the aftermath. But now they’re living across the hall from each other.
 
And some things—like their kisses—can’t be almosts forever. 
 
Told through two girls’ present and six moments from their past, this dynamic love story shows that sometimes the person you need the most has been there for you all along. 

About Tess Sharpe

Born in a backwoods cabin to a pair of punk rockers, Tess Sharpe grew up in rural California. Following an internship with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, she studied theater at Southern Oregon University before abandoning the stage for the professional kitchen.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Catherine on July 10, 2023

**Many thanks to NetGalley, Little and Brown Books for Young Readers, and Tess Sharpe for an ARC of this book! Now available as of 1.24!!** Penny and Tate were destined to be around one another constantly...but they haven't always enjoyed each other's company. After all, their mothers have been best......more

Goodreads review by Sophie on December 08, 2022

6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) by Tess Sharpe is a beautiful young adult novel that follows the lives of Penny and Tate, two girls who have always clashed but whose paths constantly cross because of their mothers' epic friendship. When a long-awaited surgery forces both families to l......more

Goodreads review by mary on February 09, 2023

THIS IS THE CUTEST BOOK IVE EVER READ Kissing her is like waking up after a hundred years. It makes everything new. (I feel new everywhere she touches.) Loving her isn't new. It's a permanent state I've grown used to. But being loved by her? It's like touching water for the first time. I just knew. (I wa......more

Goodreads review by Jude in the Stars on April 11, 2023

Despite the cute cover and the fanfic-y title, there’s nothing romcom-y or light about this story. 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. It’s honest and......more

Goodreads review by Marieke on October 31, 2022

Sad and heartbreaking but also uplifting and hopeful.   I love emotional books; I’ve said it time and again. So while the cover and the blurb feel like a romantic enemies to lovers YA, Six Times We almost Kissed is so much more. Yes, there is bickering, and there are cute moments. Yes, the title refer......more


Quotes

“In this character-driven, slow-burn romance, both Penny and Tate are engaging voices, enriching the narrative with their strong and very different personalities. It’s impossible to choose a favorite…Well characterized and wholly entertaining.”—Kirkus

Praise for Tess Sharpe

The Girls I've Been: 

* "A captivating, explosive, and satisfyingly queer thriller." —Kirkus, starred review

* "An arrestingly incisive narrative . . . fiercely captivating and impressively characterized, this tightly plotted thriller is engrossing from start to finish." —Booklist, starred review

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"Not since Veronica Mars have hardscrabble swagger, enormous grief and teenage noir been combined into such a satisfying piece of storytelling. The Girls I've Been is a heart-wrenching, perfectly paced, cinematic thriller . . . a romance, a tragedy and a story about reclaiming agency and power. It is a triumph." —Bookpage, starred review

Barbed Wire Heart: 

"Harley is one of the most complex, fascinating, dangerous characters I've encountered in years." —Lisa Gardner

"Terrific. " —David Baldacci

"Pulls off something rare." —Chicago Tribune

"Possibly the most powerful, original female character we've had in decades." —New York Journal of Books

* "Highly satisfying." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "Sharpe is definitely a name to watch." —Booklist, starred review

Far From Here 

* "This beautifully realized debut delves into the emotions of a girl recovering from drug addiction and grief, all wrapped up in a solid mystery." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "Sharpe creat[es] a lacerating picture of grief and regret. ...The murder mystery is compelling, and its resolution serves as a reminder that love is irrevocably tied to loss and that few people get out of it unscathed." —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review

"This romance is full of struggle and strong emotions, likely to find an appreciable YA audience." —School Library Journal