How to Keep a Boy from Kissing You

by Tara Eglington

Overview

Sweet sixteen and never been kissed . . .

That’s Aurora Skye’s big secret. And the way she wants it to stay. She’s not going to give away her first kiss to just anyone. Busy dodging suitors and matchmaking for her best friends, Aurora (not so) patiently awaits her prince.

But everything changes when Aurora is coerced into a lead role in the school production of Much Ado about Nothing. Which means she’ll have to lock lips with her co-star Hayden Paris—the smart and funny boy next door who also happens to be the bane of her existence, always around to see her at her worst.

Now Aurora is more determined than ever to have her first kiss with the one who’s truly worthy of it. But first she’ll have to figure out just who that person is.

Romantic and funny, Tara Eglington's How to Keep a Boy from Kissing You is a feel-good tale of finding love where you least expect it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250049537
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/25/2016
Series:	Aurora Skye , #1
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

TARA EGLINGTON grew up in Byron Bay, Australia. Her hobbies when she’s not writing include watching endless cat videos on YouTube, planning pretend holidays to the Maldives, and day-dreaming about who would play Hayden Paris in a film adaptation of How to Keep a Boy from Kissing You, her first novel. She lives in Australia.

Editorial Reviews

"Aurora’s indefatigable enthusiasm permeates Eglington’s writing, and keeps every plot twist frothy and fun, whether it involves family, boys, or the production of Much Ado About Nothing Hayden and Aurora star in (whose plot parallels their own journey from mutual antagonism to romantic attraction). Eglington celebrates female friendship and loyalty, too, and Aurora’s sunny outlook will satisfy readers looking for a romantic comedy with a dash of Shakespeare." —Publishers Weekly

"If you've been looking for Clueless: The Next Generation, your search ends here! How to Keep a Boy from Kissing You is a candy-coated read with all of the drama and plenty of heart." —Sandy Hall, author of A Little Something Different and Signs Point to Yes

"Like Aurora, you will find yourself unable to resist the romance and laughter of How to Keep a Boy from Kissing You. Funny and sharp, Shakespeare lovers and resisters alike will fall for this swoon worthy story."
—Michelle Ray, author of Falling for Hamlet

"This book is full of all the best things—zany misunderstandings, strong friendships, cute boys, and the fun, fresh, and fantastic Aurora Skye, who you're rooting for as soon as she falls in a puddle trying to implement Operation Stop Kiss. How to Keep a Boy from Kissing You is an absolute delight." —Jessica Love, author of In Real Life

From the Publisher

2016-06-28
Aurora’s saving her first kiss for a mythical, modern-day Prince Charming, until a school production of Shakespeare requires that she kiss a longtime nemesis.Spoiler alert: Aurora ends up in love with her handsome, kindhearted, longtime admirer and playful rival, Hayden. Though this is a foregone conclusion, considering the novel is a retelling of Much Ado About Nothing, the silly antics required to unite these two white, beautiful foes generate decent romantic tension. But while the high school theater production does deliver laughs as the student cast attempts to co-opt the direction of the play from their exasperated theater teacher, Aurora and Hayden’s interactions are stilted by comparison. Her smug attitude about the general cluelessness of men (a view shared by her equally beautiful and seemingly privileged group of girlfriends, almost all white) often makes her seem more shallow than the males she mocks for their lack of chivalry. Aurora and her girlfriends design elaborate schemes to both garner and manipulate male attention, and they judge men almost entirely on their appearances. They repeatedly note their love interests’ hotness and worry that Aurora’s secret admirer may be, gasp, a nerd. And Aurora’s ongoing rejection of Hayden’s admiration makes it difficult to fathom how he understands that beneath her prickly exterior waits a lonely girl hoping for love. Neither gender really wins in this modern Much Ado About Nothing. (Romance. 12-16)

Kirkus Reviews