Season 2, Episode 5: The Kiss Quotient

On today’s episode of Book Besties, the besties discuss their second romantic book of the month: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. Join us as we talk about authentic representation in romance novels, spicy sex scenes, and cliches found in romance novels. This episode is the second of four romantic books we will discuss in February.

Things talked about in this episode:

Helen Hoang discussing her Autisim diagnosis: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2021/07/30/173838620/author-helen-hoang-talks-sex-autism-and-freedom

Potential movie: https://deadline.com/2021/04/the-kiss-quotient-savion-einstein-adapting-helen-hoang-novel-kristin-burr-1234730740/

Asperger’s Syndrome: https://www.autism-society.org/what-is/aspergers-syndrome/

Law about prostitutions vs escorting: https://www.cwsdefense.com/blog/2020/january/escorting-vs-prostitution-what-s-the-difference-/#:~:text=Prostitution%2C%20described%20as%20exchanging%20sexual,someone's%20time%2C%20is%20not%20illegal.