Piper, Cassidy, Mei, and Izzy have been best friends their whole lives. And they've always agreed on one goal: to get out of tiny Paris, Texas, and...
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Dec 10, 2011
Rie
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When I began this book I thought to be an insipid version of The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants. One that was even worse because of the skanky Facebook page that they made. As I read on I found a book that was fully charming and characters that truly grew as the book went on. Everything wasn’t tied up with smiley bow, but it ended in a completely natural way.
Each of the characters had real faults and they often did not truly realize their faults until they landed on their faces. Quite More...
Each of the characters had real faults and they often did not truly realize their faults until they landed on their faces. Quite More...
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Jan 02, 2012
Melissa
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Four teen girls, best friends, have wished their entire lives to get out of their small town of Paris, Texas. When the opportunity arises for the four of them to participate in a foreign exchange program the girls jump at the chance. Piper will go to Paris, Mei to China, Cassidy to Australia, and Izzy will remain in Texas because her parents can't afford her trip. Four girls, 10 weeks, and many exciting experiences, new guys, new kisses, but will they be the same people they were before theyMore...
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Jan 03, 2012
While the title of THE INTERNATIONAL KISSING CLUB sounds light and carefree (and, okay, yes, it's that, too), the book digs a bit deeper than the title might otherwise suggest. This book isn't really about a club full of people who only care about kissing. I wasn't sure what to expect at first, but I wasn't anticipating the extra dimensions that grew as I read. When I first started reading, I compared the book a little to THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS series by Ann Brashares (and it m
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Dec 28, 2011
Britta
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When the novel opened, I was not impressed... but that quickly changed. It took a few chapters for the speed to pick up, but once it did, I was completely hooked.
After an extremely embarrassing incident leaves Piper in constant torment, she, with the help of her three best friends; Izzy, Mei and Cassidy, come up with the International Kissing Club (or IKC for short). They plan to each take part in their school's international exchange program; Piper to Paris (the real one), Mei to C More...
After an extremely embarrassing incident leaves Piper in constant torment, she, with the help of her three best friends; Izzy, Mei and Cassidy, come up with the International Kissing Club (or IKC for short). They plan to each take part in their school's international exchange program; Piper to Paris (the real one), Mei to C More...
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Dec 21, 2011
Heidi
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We have four friends: Piper the quintessential non-pageant girl even though that is what her mother wants her to be; Cassidy the super jock daughter of a single-mom; Mei the adopted Chinese daughter of white parents; and Izzy the ordinary daughter of a high school football coach who is invisible behind her older football playing brother and her younger piano prodigy brother.
When Piper becomes the laughing stock of Paris, Texas, and an overnight YouTube sensation for kissing a pig a More...
When Piper becomes the laughing stock of Paris, Texas, and an overnight YouTube sensation for kissing a pig a More...
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Jan 12, 2012
Sonya
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Disclaimer –Don’t be frighten by the negative beginning keep reading it gets better. Remember bookies these are just my opinions so take it with a grain of salt, thanks.
When I started reading this book I thought I made a mistake. I don’t want to make comparisons but it was shaping up to be another insipid substance-less bore with Piper’s whining it was annoying, but after about two chapters in. I started to see a real story begin to emerge. Each of the girls had their own set of is More...
When I started reading this book I thought I made a mistake. I don’t want to make comparisons but it was shaping up to be another insipid substance-less bore with Piper’s whining it was annoying, but after about two chapters in. I started to see a real story begin to emerge. Each of the girls had their own set of is More...
Jan 16, 2012
Jade
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Author: Ivy Adams
Pages: 400
Publisher: Walker & Company
Publication: January 3rd 2012
Age Group: Young Adult (14-18)
Book Source: ARC
Challenge(s)- Debut Author Challenge (2012)
Meet Piper- fashionista, drama queen and kiss the pig star.
Mei- Adopted, serious, studious.
Cassidy- sporty, flirty, fun.
Izzy- wholesome, over-looked- with an idiot family.
What do these four girls More...
Author: Ivy Adams
Pages: 400
Publisher: Walker & Company
Publication: January 3rd 2012
Age Group: Young Adult (14-18)
Book Source: ARC
Challenge(s)- Debut Author Challenge (2012)
Meet Piper- fashionista, drama queen and kiss the pig star.
Mei- Adopted, serious, studious.
Cassidy- sporty, flirty, fun.
Izzy- wholesome, over-looked- with an idiot family.
What do these four girls More...
Jan 27, 2012
Sarah (Catching Books)
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What a really fun read!! When I first got this book from the library..I wasn't sure what to expect! But the concept of this novel sounded awesome so I had to give this one a try.
What I really liked about this book was that it rotated chapters between all four girls..so it was nice to see all of their different perspectives on their travels instead of just seeing one of the girl's thoughts. I also really liked the travel aspect of this book..who doesn't want to go abroad to study? I know I More...
What I really liked about this book was that it rotated chapters between all four girls..so it was nice to see all of their different perspectives on their travels instead of just seeing one of the girl's thoughts. I also really liked the travel aspect of this book..who doesn't want to go abroad to study? I know I More...
Jan 30, 2012
Gabbi
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Upon hearing the premise for The International Kissing Club, I was extremely intrigued. A book focused on kissing? Yes, please! As far as contemps go, I thought it had a pretty unique little twist to it and I was really happy to get the opportunity to read it. However, the novel didn't contain that certain spark that I wanted it to.
The story begins with a prologue from Piper's perspective. I'm not a fan of prologues, so I probably wou More...
Upon hearing the premise for The International Kissing Club, I was extremely intrigued. A book focused on kissing? Yes, please! As far as contemps go, I thought it had a pretty unique little twist to it and I was really happy to get the opportunity to read it. However, the novel didn't contain that certain spark that I wanted it to.
The story begins with a prologue from Piper's perspective. I'm not a fan of prologues, so I probably wou More...
Jan 30, 2012
Jessica
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I really wanted to love The International Kissing Club. Seeing the world is my new niche and I’m looking forward to traveling in college. However I found this book to be very lacking on the “international” side while instead loaded with plenty of “kissing”. I ended up disappointed. That isn’t to say IKC wasn’t a good book, it was. It just wasn’t a great one.
Let’s start with my compliments. IKC has all the requirements of a short, chick lit book. There is humor, boys, drama and plenty of ki More...
Let’s start with my compliments. IKC has all the requirements of a short, chick lit book. There is humor, boys, drama and plenty of ki More...
Dec 01, 2011
Reading Vacation's Mom
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The International Kissing Club has a very “unique” premise. Four girls from Paris, Texas join the foreign exchange program so they can get out and see the world. To make it interesting, they make a Facebook page to anonymously track their romantic encounters while they are away.
Okay, so anonymous or not, the idea of tracking your romance on Facebook sounds really weird to me. I would think the guys who are involved wouldn’t be too happy if they knew their kisses and private mom More...
Feb 11, 2012
Erica
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3.5 stars
The International Kissing Club by Ivy Adams was an interesting read. It turned out to be a very different book from the one I was expecting. Once I got well into the book, I found the story to be very cute and I didn't want to put it down.
The International Kissing Club had a very slow beginning. Nothing much happened until well over 100 pages into the book. Then I found that things picked up. Even then I definitely favored Cassidy and Izzy's storylines, they wer More...
The International Kissing Club by Ivy Adams was an interesting read. It turned out to be a very different book from the one I was expecting. Once I got well into the book, I found the story to be very cute and I didn't want to put it down.
The International Kissing Club had a very slow beginning. Nothing much happened until well over 100 pages into the book. Then I found that things picked up. Even then I definitely favored Cassidy and Izzy's storylines, they wer More...
Jan 09, 2012
Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids
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Friendship, trust, falling in love and a little bit of self discovery are just a few of the things you'll discovery while reading the story of Cassidy, Izzy, Piper and Mei, four friends who are desperate for an escape from their small TX town. The International Kissing Club is a facebook group they started to track the international kisses they receive as three of the friends venture to China, France and Australia, while one of them stays behind in Paris, TX for 10 weeks. During the course of th
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Dec 24, 2011
Loni
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When I saw the premise to this book I though it was so funny and I though to myself, has anyone kept points like this before? I think I would have fit right in with the girls (Piper, Cassidy, Mei, and Izzy). If joining the schools foreign exchange program wasn't good enough, starting The International Kissing Club (IKC) Facebook page would have been. Spending a semester overseas and no only do you get to experience culture, sightseeing, and amazing people and food... but you get to kiss foreign
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Jan 17, 2012
Tara
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I am a sucker for any book that contains international travel. I studied abroad in London for the first half of 2011 and ever since then, I am full of wanderlust and I gobble up movies and books about going abroad. The International Kissing Club by Ivy Adams was right up my alley.
I loved reading about Piper, Cassidy, and Mei’s time abroad in their various places, and even Izzy, being stuck in Texas, was adorable. Mei’s story particularly was probably the most interesting to me – I re More...
I loved reading about Piper, Cassidy, and Mei’s time abroad in their various places, and even Izzy, being stuck in Texas, was adorable. Mei’s story particularly was probably the most interesting to me – I re More...
Dec 06, 2011
Amber
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Fun, flirty and with a very liberal amount of kissing spread through out, The International Kissing Club is an adorable novel exploring the farthest reaches of friendship. Told in the third person following four best friends as they go their separate ways in the student exchange program, The International Kissing Club is an easy read with something for everyone.
The four friends in this novel are different from each other in all the best ways but love each other so fiercely that they More...
The four friends in this novel are different from each other in all the best ways but love each other so fiercely that they More...
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Jan 26, 2012
Lauren
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The International Kissing Club by Ivy Adams is one of those perfect feel good kind of books. It's adorable; it's romantic; it's hilarious; and most importantly, the girls presented in it are one hundred percent realistic! Basically it's a win in all ways possible!
The International Kissing Club begins the story of Cassidy, Piper, Mei, and Izzy, three girls who are sick of living in small town Paris, Texas. Nothing every happens in Paris, but when it does, it usually involves massive emb More...
The International Kissing Club begins the story of Cassidy, Piper, Mei, and Izzy, three girls who are sick of living in small town Paris, Texas. Nothing every happens in Paris, but when it does, it usually involves massive emb More...
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Dec 18, 2011
Andrea
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Even though this book made a snarky reference to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants book series, I found that the premise was kind of the same (minus the kissing part in the Sisterhood books). But I liked that series, so I was hoping to like this one too. Plus the girls used aliases of Disney Princesses, and anyone who knows me knows that I am obsessed with Disney and the Princesses, so I just HAD to like this book. And I did!
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Even though this book made a snarky reference to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants book series, I found that the premise was kind of the same (minus the kissing part in the Sisterhood books). But I liked that series, so I was hoping to like this one too. Plus the girls used aliases of Disney Princesses, and anyone who knows me knows that I am obsessed with Disney and the Princesses, so I just HAD to like this book. And I did!
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Dec 13, 2011
Anna
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This was a great book. I had a hard time putting it down. It is a great story about four girls who are close friends who decide to study abroad for 10 weeks each in a different country. They keep together through a club they create on facebook called the International Kissing Club. They keep scores on how good their kisses are that they are having with boys in each of their countries. It is a great story of friendship and romance. If you like the Sisterhood of Traveling Pants series, you will en
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Jan 18, 2012
Esther
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Full review on Reader's Dialogue: http://readersdialogue.blogspot.com/2012...
With depth and meaning, but awash with flirtatious fun as well, The International Kissing Club ROCKS!
With depth and meaning, but awash with flirtatious fun as well, The International Kissing Club ROCKS!
Jan 03, 2012
Jeff
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This book may better be described as the #firstworldproblems Twitter hashtag personified.
You have four girls who have great lives, all things considered, but want to expand their experiences somewhat, so they decide to all enroll in overseas exchange programs. There's a secondary goal, of course - to kiss as many boys as possible omg.
Yeah.
I can't really think of anything good to say about this book, so it may be in my best interests to say nothing as all. I More...
You have four girls who have great lives, all things considered, but want to expand their experiences somewhat, so they decide to all enroll in overseas exchange programs. There's a secondary goal, of course - to kiss as many boys as possible omg.
Yeah.
I can't really think of anything good to say about this book, so it may be in my best interests to say nothing as all. I More...
Sep 12, 2011
Sarah
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Kissing and getting points for how many guys you get? How sluttly is that? I liked how the international program let us see what other countries are like.
Feb 06, 2012
I tried reading this book. I even like how there are three best friend authors who wrote this as Ivy Adams but, well, I can only do so much and this book was asking a lot from me to read it. Sorry Justin! I know you picked this book out for me to read but I hope I don't let you down too hard. Maybe I'll try again some day.
Feb 16, 2012
Inspired Kathy
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Slow Start... Good Finish.
Took me forever to get into and get through this one but I ended up liking it by the end.
Review to come.
Content: Language, innuendo
Took me forever to get into and get through this one but I ended up liking it by the end.
Review to come.
Content: Language, innuendo
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