The Kiss Quotient
by Helen Hoang
★ Top 25 book of 2018 · #18 on Best Books of 2018
Stella Lane, a math-minded woman who builds algorithms for a living, has little dating experience and decides to hire an escort, Michael Phan, to teach her. Their arrangement begins as a practical lesson plan but starts to feel like something more.
Best for: Romance readers who like a math-loving heroine and a heartwarming love story
The Kiss Quotient is #18 on BookWard's Best Books of 2018, out of 59 2018 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Kiss Quotient is about
Stella Lane believes math is the one thing that unites the universe. She writes algorithms that predict what customers will buy, and the work has made her richer than she knows what to do with. At thirty, though, she has far less dating experience than most people her age, and she has Asperger's.
Her solution is practical: she will get practice from a professional. She hires Michael Phan, an escort who is Vietnamese and Swedish and who can't afford to turn down her offer. Together they work through a lesson plan, from foreplay to more-than-missionary positions. But Stella finds herself enjoying his kisses and wanting the other things he makes her feel, which no algorithm predicted. This debut novel is warm and steamy, and it looks at love and logic, neurodiversity and intimacy.
The Kiss Quotient on the Best Books of 2018
The Kiss Quotient came out in 2018. Of the 59 books first published in 2018 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #18 on our Best Books of 2018 list.
Why it made the list: 642 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (10 ratings); 38 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2018 list
- Monday's Not Coming Tiffany D. Jackson, #16
- Front Desk Kelly Yang, #17
- Everything I Know About Love Dolly Alderton, #19
- The Priory of the Orange Tree Samantha Shannon, #20
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 593 want to read it, 38 are reading it now and 11 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.9 out of 5 from 10 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 76 | 55% |
| Reader love | 27 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 80 | 20% |
Questions about The Kiss Quotient
When was The Kiss Quotient published?
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang was first published in 2018.
Was The Kiss Quotient one of the best books of 2018?
The Kiss Quotient is #18 on BookWard's Best Books of 2018, out of 59 2018 books that cleared our data bar. 642 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (10 ratings); 38 are reading it right now.
Why is The Kiss Quotient on the Best Books of 2018 list?
642 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (10 ratings); 38 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2018
- Heartstopper, Volume 1 Alice Oseman, #1
- Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, #2
- The Laws of Human Nature Robert Greene, #3
- Atomic Habits James Clear, #4
- Five Feet Apart Rachael Lippincott, #5
- Then She Was Gone Lisa Jewell, #6
See the full Best Books of 2018, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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