# @proseandpucks on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2022-07-09T22:30:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Miracle (@miraclelucketti) — https://gondola.cc/miraclelucketti

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alison cochrun became one of my instant-buy authors after the charm offensive, and kiss her once for me fully has fully affirmed my decision. 

cochrun writes in a way that i'd swear she has lived my life as me. her characters are so vivid and relatable to me that it's almost alarming. by the time i was 8% into this book i had highlighted almost a page and a half of dialogue that had made me physically react, usually with laughter and delight (literally, the zooey deschanel line had tears streaming down my face because ME!).

fake dating is a top tier trope for me, and this is done so wonderfully. i loved andrew from the beginning and was a bit worried we wouldn’t see much of him if things played out the way i hoped, but the worry was unfounded. he’s a mess in the best possible way, and he and ellie together on the page always had me either cackling or teary eyed. 

ellie’s relationship with her mom was a real gut punch to me for a lot of reasons, and it was so damned validating to see it on the page and called out for what it was. literally, i got goosebumps several times during their interactions and i just !!!! so, so, good. 

i truly cannot say enough lovely things about this book. the mental health rep is fabulous (something cochrun does Very Well), and the characters are wonderful. I fell for dylan and andrew IMMEDIATELY and ellie *is* me, so naturally, jack is my favorite. 

i'll stop rambling now, but this book is 100% the perfect christmas romcom with the perfect cast of characters. i cannot wait to read this over and over every holiday season.

[id: a kindle with the cover of alison cochrun’s kiss her once for me is displayed atop a cream throw blanket, surrounded by rainbow twinkle light. a mug of iced chai tea sits above the kindle. the mug reads, “merry crisis”]
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