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Everyone dreams of getting the kiss of a lifetime... but what if that kiss carried some unexpected consequences? A girl who’s always been in the shadows finds herself pursued by the unbelievably attractive new boy at school, who may or may not be the death of her. Another girl grows up mute because of a curse placed on her by a vindictive spirit, and later must decide whether to utter her first words to the boy she loves and risk killing everyone who hears her if the curse is real. And a third girl discovers that the real reason for her transient life with her mother has to do with belonging -- literally belonging -- to anther world entirely, full of dreaded creatures who can transform into animals, and whose queen keeps little girls as personal pets until they grow to child-bearing age.
From a writer of unparalleled imagination and emotional insight, three stories about the deliciousness of wanting and waiting for that moment when lips touch.
"Taylor’s three novellas form a triptych of beautiful fantasy writing reminiscent of Charles de Lint and Neil Gaiman." -- Booklist, starred review
A National Book Award Finalist A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2009
A YALSA Best Book for Young Adults
Anonymous
Posted Tue Dec 27 00:00:00 EST 2011
I absolutly loved reading this book. It makes you remeber and think about all the little tales and stories that are told about creatures. I woukd reccomend this book to anybody who lives with a pure imagination of anything that could happen.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Lips Touch Three Times is a collection of three short stories which all revolve around the bond two people share, and wish to share; the wish for 'lips touch'. Despite the shorter length of the book as a whole, I found it a most remarkable read. The author Laini Taylor has taken the concept of romance into a whole new spectrum with marvelous new stories and settings, characters and creatures, which are both familiar and at the same time widely unknown, giving her stories an air of refreshing mystery. Her love of fairy tales, dead languages, weird folk beliefs, fascinating languages and much more, have been spun together to create a most wonderful and engaging work for this open-minded and inspiring author, and I personally look forward to any more stories she wishes to share with the world. A must read work for anyone who wishes to taste a new and mysterious fruit which now grows in the garden of literature and storytelling. A truly wonderful fruit indeed.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I only heard of Laini Taylor this year, and the first book I read was Daughter of Smoke and Bones - which I loved. When I saw Lips Touch in the bookstore I thought I¿d give it a try. I¿m so happy I did!
Written in usual Laini style, Lips Touch Three Times is an anthology of three short stories, all dealing with that scary yet wonderful thing - the first kiss. Each story is completely different from the next. Each story takes you to a different part of the world, to a different time and to a different myth.
The first story is about Kizzy, a girl whose loneliness seeps through the pages and makes you feel sadness for her, a girl whose longing attracts the worse kind of fae. While this one was my least favourite - I didn¿t like the abrupt ending - Laini¿s descriptive writing allows the reader to feel all that Kizzy feels and, in a way, understand why she does the things she does.
The second takes the reader to India and the underworld and introduces an Englishwoman, Estelle, who is working with a demon - bartering for the souls of children. This short story has complex, three dimensional characters and was intriguing from the beginning - when Estelle delivers a curse on a baby - to the end - when that baby, now a young girl, wonders if she should push the limits of the curse. In my opinion, the ending was wonderfully thought out and executed.
The final story - and my personal favourite - introduces you to the dark world of the Druj, where human feelings are longed for, but never understood. This is the longest story in the collection; it is also the darkest. Mab, a prisoner of the Druj from childhood, manages to escape with her daughter and has been hiding from the Druj since. When a Druj she trusted enters her life again and tries to take her daughter away, the reason isn¿t what Mab - or the reader - expects.
Lips Touch Three Times is just a sampling of Laini¿s beautiful writing and promises to leave the reader wanting more.
this book was another in between series type book, it has three different stories but they are all really good somtimes i got kinda lost but i came to understand whats going on. the art work in this book was amazing i loved it so much, and just so everyone knows it shows the pictures first and in the story after they show them at some point they ikinda explain them so you have to remember them and know where they are coming from...sorry if thats confusing. great read tough lol
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Posted Tue Nov 02 00:00:00 EDT 2010
I really liked this book. It had lovely illustrations (even on Nook). The stories were very different from one another but equally delightful.
Tales of love and kisses intertwined with myths, legends, curses, and fairy tales.
Do you remember your first kiss?
Three supernatural tales of first love (or lust) and that first kiss that can change you or overpower you. In "Goblin Fruit" goblins prey on young girls - and not the pretty popular ones - the ones that want to be them. In "Spicy Little Curses" a young woman is cursed with a voice that will kill anyone who is nearby to hear it. Can she risk telling her love the one thing he wants to hear? In "Hatchling" a young girl finds her fate intertwined with demons and secrets kept by her mother.
Dark, dangerous, and delicious! This collection is an amazing work of fiction - and it's addicting. You won't want to put this one down! I don't always enjoy short stories, but this collection blew me away.
Each story is wonderfully written and the characters are well-developed. I was transported to each new world and it's hard for me to pick which one I enjoyed the best - they were all fantastic. The artwork by Jim Di Bartolo is gorgeous - I would love to have prints of these pictures framed. (And the red dress in the first picture for "Spicy Little Curses" - I want that dress!)
Even if you typically shy away from fantasy or paranormal romances, give this one a try. It's compulsively readable and the fantasy elements are weaved in to the stories in such a way that you won't even realize you're reading fantasy. (And I mean that in a good way.) These are stunning stories that will stick with you long after you finish reading.
Laini Taylor is an author to watch for. I will be picking up her DREAMDARK series after reading LIPS TOUCH. I need more of her storytelling.
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Posted Sat Jan 23 00:00:00 EST 2010
I am not usually a fantasy reader but I absolutely loved this book!
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.While this is not my typical fodder, I was glad that Lips Touch Three Times was recommended to me. Three characters, three styles and three very different backgrounds that cover everything from urban fantasy with a twisted sense of humor, British Colonial India and Zoroastrian demonology. Now that sounds like a handful but Laini's style is easily transferrable across all of these with both humor, grace and poignancy. In addition each story is lead off with a series of beautiful illustrations. When you are looking for something unique to enjoy or gift- choose Lips Touch Three Times.
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Posted Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 EST 2009
Lips Touch Three Times is not anything like I expected it to be. It is three short stories that are wonderfully written, and end in the exact opposite way you thought it would. Also, the pictures before each short story are wonderful. Each picture has a meaning and tells a story in itself.
Very good book if you are looking for something different.
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Overview
Everyone dreams of getting the kiss of a lifetime... but what if that kiss carried some unexpected consequences? A girl who’s always been in the shadows finds herself pursued by the unbelievably attractive new boy at school, who may or may not be the death of her. Another girl grows up mute because of a curse placed on her by a vindictive spirit, and later must decide whether to utter her first words to the boy she loves and risk...