Kiss - Jacqueline Wilson

I love Jacqueline Wilson's books because you know you are going to get a great, heart-warming read. They're easy to follow and have humour, depth, and great understanding of the teen and child mind. I bought Kiss a year ago and read it on holiday, but re-read it last night in about four hours. I'd bought two Wilson books and got confused with the second, so when I started reading about Sylvie, it came flooding back that I wasn't so keen on this book. I hate to be too critical as you cannot undermine Wilson's amazing and unique writing style. You don't need to be so lyrical and complicated to write a great book. Her books are just a pleasure to ...  Read the complete review

This story is about the young Silvie who lives next door to her childhood best friend and sweetheart Carl, an articulate and good looking boy who lives with his mum, Jules, brother and dad. Unexpectadly one day in the school toilets, Miranda Holbein, an outrageous and popular girl in school, invites Sylvie to a party at her house after hearing about her boyfriend, Carl. After that, Miranda and Sylvie become good friends despite Mirandas pushiness, big mouth and desire for Carl. Carl, Miranda, Sylvie and Carls friend Paul start to go out a a group and on an outing to Kew gardens for Carls birthday, something goes wrong and Paul and Carl fall out. The truth behind the ...  Read the complete review