Kiss Me, Maybe by Gabriella Gamez Book Review
Hey book friend, welcome or welcome back to my bookish blog. Posting a review is always nerve racking, but here we ARE honest and that's our best policy. Good news is todays review is a positive one.
I do want to state that I did receive this book on Netgalley for an honest review. I tend to write very short reviews so that I don't post any spoilers and can just get out my general thoughts on the books I read.
Publishers synopsis's
Librarian Angela Gutierrez has never been kissed. But after posting a video about her late bloomer status and ace identity, she's finally ready to get some firsts out of the way. Using her new influencer status to come up with a scavenger hunt idea in which the winner earns her first kiss, Angela realizes she may need some help to pull off the event.
Enter Krystal Ramirez, hot bartender and Angela’s unrequited crush of five years. Despite vowing that romantic love isn’t for her, Krystal seems awfully determined to help Angela pull off the scavenger hunt and find true love.
There’s just one problem: the connection between Angela and Krystal is getting stronger and stronger the more they hang out, until Angela isn’t sure she wants to go through with the scavenger hunt after all. But Krystal is convinced that she isn’t capable of love and before long, Angela realizes she's falling head over heels for a woman who may never love her back.
Quick Overview
LGBTQ+ Romance
Romantic Comedy
Contemporary Romance
Published May 6, 2025
Thank you to Hachette Audio, Netgalley and Gabriella Gamez for the ALC!
My Review
Kiss me, Maybe by Gabriella Gamez was a very big eye opener for me. I have very little knowledge about ace-spec identities and the broadness that comes with sexuality. This book was a glimpse into it and honestly it makes me want to find more books with it. The representation in this book was great, I fully enjoyed the idea of TikTok being used to help with the whole scavenger hunt.
I became invested in the love story between Angela and Krystal, and while I didn't feel there was a lot of tension to gravitate towards, I could feel a small pull between the two and why they do fit perfectly together. The more spicy scenes didn't feel to over the top or overdone. I actually felt it was nicely done, made sense and had the right amount.
What I didn't like however was that the scavenger hunt was a big deal for so long, and a major point of the book then within a few chapters felt like it didn't matter anymore. I could also see points where this felt very immature and even though I knew they were in their mid/late 20's, sometimes it felt as they were just 18.
For the Audio, I felt it was a great narration. I felt at sometime she change one of the characters tone, and then went back which bugged me. Overall though I really did enjoy the book and the Audio.
My Star Rating
I gave this a 4 star. The book was great, I loved it and would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting a cute funny romance. This book will defiantly have you wanting to do some research into more of the LGBTQ+ community if you don't know that much, so that you can properly understand each pronoun or sexuality. I knew very basics and did not understand the complex diversity of it all and love it.
