Kissing Booth fell into the category of books I buy when I need something nice that will make me smile and promises a happy ending. I got exactly what I asked for.NBK = Never Been Kissed. That in a nutshell is Lisi’s problem. When the grand prize for the most money raised at the Spring Carnival is a trip to New York Lisi thinks she can solve it with a Kissing Booth. A chance to visit NYC and get rid of her NBK status, perfect!Kissing Booth is a relatively short story narrated by Lisi who is sweet but gets herself muddled in lies in order to win this contest and the kiss from Brett, the guy she’s been crushing on forever.There aren’t really any big surprises but I didn’t mind that as Kissing Booth was what I was expecting. Lisi Jared is a junior at Northside High. Before her school break is over, she meets her best friends, Mo, Bella, and Johnny at Vinnie’s. Mo had gone to Paris, but when she came to Vinnie’s, she looked completely different. She used to dress up only in t-shirts and jeans but now she’s her blonde hair is in an afro style and her clothes trendy. Bella is guy crazy and has her sights set on Mason. Johnny is constantly making films and hopes that he’ll become a filmmaker and get accepted into a great film program at college.Lisi’s school always has a Spring Carnival where groups of students will man their own booth. The money raised is given to charity, but this year there is an incentive for everyone to compete with each other. Whichever group raises the most money will win a trip to New York City.Lisi, Mo, Bella, Johnny, and a few others, decide to do a booth together. Bella often calls Lisi, NBK, Never Been Kissed, so Lisi comes up with a plan to finally be kissed by her crush Brett Jacobson, by having a Kissing Booth for the Spring Carnival.Everything seems like it will go okay until Bella points out to Lisi that Mo is hanging out with the Fly Girls at lunch. Now, the group is down one person and seems like Lisi and Bella have lost a best friend and they have no idea what they did. Will Lisi be able to get a kiss from Brett? Will Lisi and Bella ever make up with Mo?I felt bad for Lisi and Bella. Mo didn’t even tell them to their face what happened. They end up finding out what happened by watching one of Johnny’s DVDs about high school. Lisi knew Mo forever, and Mo treated Lisi horribly. There was one incident where Mo could have stood up for Lisi but didn’t. I wanted to feel sorry for Mo when she finally tells Lisi why she didn’t hang out with them anymore. Mo told Lisi that something she did wasn’t classy, but I think Mo is the one who didn’t have class. I really did like this book.I loved that they were having a Kissing Booth for a carnival. When I was in high school, we had a carnival once, and I loved it. Granted it was a much smaller scale. We did have a palm reader and got to pelt a fellow student with hackey sacks (would have been more fun if it was pies). So, I enjoyed reading about what people were going to do for their booths. It’s a cute, fluffy read, but I enjoy reading these type of books, especially after reading darker books. It was a pick me up I needed.
What do You think about Kissing Booth (2009)?
Couldn't finish it. Didn't like any of the characters. Slow story. Very disappointing.
—crazyhorse
