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Kiss & Blog

by Alyson Noel (Goodreads Author)

3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 · rating details · 1,134 ratings · 112 reviews

What’s the best revenge when your best friend ditches you for the popular crowd? Alyson Noël reveals all in her hot new young adult novel.

As freshmen at Ocean High last year, Winter and her best friend Sloane thought they could ditch their nerdy past, launching from invisible to cool. But after another miserable year of standing on the sidelines they make a pact to do what...more

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Published May 15th 2007 by St. Martin's Griffin

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May 21, 2010 Venessa (PebbleCafe) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young_adult, 2010, from-library

Update: Finished the book last night. I liked the second half more than the first. I wish, oh how I *really* wish Winter would have gave Sloane a tongue lashing once and for all!

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I picked up Kiss & Blog to tie me over until Dark Flame is released. The Immortal series is my introduction to Alyson Noel. I liked them enough to check out her other books. My library only had Kiss & Blog, but I wasn't picky.

Okay, so one of my little pet peeve with some authors is the overuse of one...more

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Jan 17, 2009 Amanda rated it 2 of 5 stars

Pre-reading: I don't really expect this to be very good, but it's been on my bookshelf forever so I figured I should read it.

Post-reading: So I was pretty much right with my original opinion of the book. It wasn't very good to say the least. It was poorly written, mostly unrealistic, and had too many random and pointless subplots & details.

Basically the main character Winter is really annoying and made me want to throw the book at the wall about 70 times while reading it, which is never a go...more

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Nov 02, 2012 Alexandra rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Winter and her best friend Sloane are sick of not being noticed. So, the summer before grade 10, they make a pact to do whatever it takes to become popular. But when Sloane gets chummy with the high school royalty, she leaves Winter behind in the dust. As revenge, Winter starts an anonymous blog, spilling all of Sloane's dirty little secrets to the world. But as the blog becomes increasingly popular and Winter receives an opportunity to make it into a novel and maybe even a film, she is forced...more Winter and her best friend Sloane are sick of not being noticed. So, the summer before grade 10, they make a pact to do whatever it takes to become popular. But when Sloane gets chummy with the high school royalty, she leaves Winter behind in the dust. As revenge, Winter starts an anonymous blog, spilling all of Sloane's dirty little secrets to the world. But as the blog becomes increasingly popular and Winter receives an opportunity to make it into a novel and maybe even a film, she is forced to reconsider her decisions and decide, once and for all, how low will she go for popularity?
The first books I ever read by Alyson Noël were the Evermore series. I read Faking 19 after them and didn't think it to be as well written or have as good a storyline. I was a bit hesitant to read to book, believing it to be more similar to Faking 19 than Evermore, but I was pleasantly surprised. It didn't remind me of either; I found it to be in between both. It was much better than Faking 19; more cleverly written, lots of fun, and it didn't have the seriousness of Evermore. It was a light, quick read, but still had plenty of detail packed in; not so much as to make it go over my head, though. I thought this book was quite cute, with lots of teenage drama!
When Winter created her blog, it was actually almost halfway into the book. I found this surprising, since this blog was what the whole story was about! But instead of making the beginning boring, I found the building and lead-up to the blog to be quite intriguing. Plenty of back story was good, in this case, so that you can get a feel for the characters and understand their motives. I came to hate Sloane. In the beginning of the novel, she was a good friend, but as soon as popularity came calling, she was headed for the hills! It gave good reason for Winter to begin her blog. She actually kept the entire blog anonymous, not just her, as the writer. In it, she referred to Sloane as Princess Pink, P.P. for short. I did find the end of the story predictable, though: Sloane confronting Winter about her blog. I had thought, however, that Sloane would becomes Winter's friend again, or at least apologize for her actions. Neither alternative ending happened; instead, Sloane stormed off in a huff and her downfall from popularity began.
The high school written about in this story was very close to realistic, in my opinion. Much swearing, dating, graffiti, mean girls, etc. Although this whole book was based around being popular, I find in real life (at least where I live) that there aren't straight and narrow popular girls. Yes, there are cliques, but no one who rules the school. Anyone who acted as wicked and cruel as the popular girls in Kiss & Blog would never actually get the chance to rule the school, because no one would want to hang around with them, except for other backstabbing "cool" girls. Aside from the fact that those certain girls chose who was popular, and when, I found the rest of the high school scene to be quite close to reality.
The blog Winter started specifically for spilling Sloane's secrets to anyone on the internet was actually one of my favourite parts to read. It was cute, imaginative, and the stories she posted were laugh-out-loud hilarious! I'd hoped there would be more of the blog pages, but unfortunately, I only got to read about one a month of the book. That was one flaw I spotted: if Winter wrote so infrequently, who would actually check back, day after day, to see if anything new was posted? There were probably less than 10 posts in all before the end of the book, once it was outrageously famous. Why would a blog with so few short posts get so popular so quickly?
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I would give it four stars, since although not perfect, I finished it very quickly, because I never wanted to put it down! If Alyson Noël decides to write books more similar to this in the future, I might be inclined to get myself a copy. This book is perfect for anyone looking for some gossip and secrets, romance, and high school drama.(less)

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Jan 01, 2013 Marci rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

I could not put Kiss&Blog down. Seriously! Totally addictive... Winter is a shy, awkward, 15 going on 16 girl who just lost her best friend (and only friend) Sloane. Sloane ditched Winter for the back-stabbing, mean girls of Ocean High. You see, Winter and Sloane had been planning and planning their sophomore year all summer, their break-out year; where they went from nobodies, to A-listers. They changed their hair, body care products, and attitude. But once Sloane was at the top, there was...more

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Apr 19, 2013 Chrissy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2013

So, I definitely feel too old to admit that this type of gossipy young adult fiction is a definite guilty pleasure of mine, but I'm saying it regardless. I definitely enjoyed KISS AND BLOG and I would recommend it to anyone who secretly stashes away smutty gossip magazines -- because it's just THAT fun!

Backing up a little bit, KISS AND BLOG is about two best friends who have decided that they are absolutely tired of being social nobodies at their high school. Thus, they spend their summer resear...more So, I definitely feel too old to admit that this type of gossipy young adult fiction is a definite guilty pleasure of mine, but I'm saying it regardless. I definitely enjoyed KISS AND BLOG and I would recommend it to anyone who secretly stashes away smutty gossip magazines -- because it's just THAT fun!

Backing up a little bit, KISS AND BLOG is about two best friends who have decided that they are absolutely tired of being social nobodies at their high school. Thus, they spend their summer researching fashion tips, cheer-leading moves, and general personality characteristics that lend themselves to easy teenage popularity. After a new wardrobe, new hair colors, and countless hours of emulating moves from higher places on the social ladder, Sloane and Winter know they are ready for the A-list crowd at school...

... Except, things don't quite work out like the girls planned. While Sloane has the hair flipping, eye batting, and girly giggling down to a science, Winter feels awkward and uncomfortable around the popular kids, still finding cheer-leading and teeny-bop fashion to be laughable, at best. Sloane is part of the A-list crowd right away, but Winter just doesn't mesh with the crowd, finding herself to be the laughing stock of the cool kids once again. And now, Sloane is mocking her too, it seems.

Hurt and angry from the blatant betrayal by her former best friend, Winter takes out her aggressions through her new blog, a quirky series of entries by a character, Eleanor Rigsby, that semi-anonymously spill each and every one of Sloane's dirty little secrets, accumulated after years of friendship. Winter doesn't expect that anyone will really see her rantings, but it ends up being a fun way to release her hostilities, even if it ends up being a secret kind of revenge.

Soon, though, the secret gets out, and everyone knows about Eleanor Rigsby and her hilarious reports of Princess Pink and her diva squad. But, is Winter really as anonymous as she thinks? And, is she willing to let her bitterness over a failed friendship overshadow a possibility for a chance at love?

Sure, KISS AND BLOG is a definite guilty pleasure read, but it is definitely fun and compulsively readable -- easily read in a single sitting, even. I was a little worried when things started gearing up for a cliche love triangle, but the situation was quickly diffused. Yay!

And yeah, the characters were catty and bitchy and ridiculously mean, but that was part of the fun. Think "MEAN GIRLS" -- except, throw in a blog, a hippie mother, a semi-celebrity father, and a couple of hipster teenage boys on the side.

It's not War and Peace, but nobody picks up a book like this expecting a classic. So, if you want a fun, quick teenage read, give KISS AND BLOG a chance. Maybe it will be your next guilty pleasure, too!(less)

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Oct 16, 2011 Lauren.h rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jun 17, 2012 Marissa Marzano rated it 4 of 5 stars

I came along this book by accident, made the choice to randomly go to the library one day and this is what i picked up.

I have this routine, that when i pick up a book, i'll read the first chapter, and if i like it, i'll continue reading. This was definately one of those books!

I love the fact that they based it on a girl who likes a different kind of music, and whose family is based in a different decade. I thought that brought a whole different level to the book.

As materialistic as some of thi...more

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May 17, 2011 Cristy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction-relationships, humorous, realistic-fiction, music

Eleanor Rigby... "All the loney pople, Where do they all belong?"

Cleverly written, gut wrenchingly honest and hysterically funny, KISS & BLOG tells one awkward misfits emotional story of sophomore year, as she struggles for relevance within the social hierarchy at her So Cal high school. Not at all the juvenile bubble gum piece I expected when I picked this book up in the bargain bin and definitely a read I’m sure that teens and adults alike will find relatable on some level.

With blatant be...more

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Nov 09, 2007 Michelle Tierney rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Teenage girls

This book was great! It was one of the best books i've ever read. This book would be best for teenage girls since it involves alot of drama, which teenage girls go through daily. In this book, two best friends are split up over popularity which involes lots of backstabbing, gossip, and girl drama. I could not put this book down. I would deffinetly reccomened it.

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Dec 12, 2012 Kadbury(Young Readers) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: pan-macmillan, receieved

3.5 stars

Great fun!
Some parts reminded me of a Meg Cabot book and I love Meg Cabot :)

In one word this book is FUN!
It's a light novel that reminded me of Teen Idol (Meg Cabot ) a little bit.In case you didn't know I LOVE me Cabot! This was the perfect pick me up that I needed to get out of my reading slump.

This is the first Alyson Noel novel I've read. Technically this is the first novel I have finished.I tried reading Evermore but I left it midway as it wasn't really holding my interest and the...more

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Dec 28, 2012 Cassia Trence rated it 4 of 5 stars

I honestly have to admit that I loved this book. The reason I gave it 4 stars and not five was because I sometimes felt that it was a bit repetitive and that I felt that Winter sometimes annoyed me. So basically this is what this story is about:

A girl named Winter and her best friend Sloane want so desperately bad to be popular. The two best friends made a pact in Grade 9 that if one of them became popular they had to bring the other one into the life of popularity. Sloane was the one who sugge...more

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May 31, 2011 Martha Ramirez rated it 5 of 5 stars

Review for Kiss & Blog. LOVED it! http://martzreviewz.blogspot.com/2011...

Kiss and Blog is an engaging and entertaining read! Alyson Noel breathes humor and life into her characters. Filled with lots of surprises and conflict, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.

An awesome teen read!

As freshmen at Ocean High last year, Winter and her best friend Sloane thought they could ditch their nerdy past, launching from invisible to cool. So after another miserable year of standing on the social side...more

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Feb 10, 2013 MJ Nicholls marked it as getting-even

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Jan 18, 2013 Lexine Garcia rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really didn't enjoy reading this book but hey it's kinda intriguing and well i'm a teenager so i can relate to the story. First time to read a Alyson noel book, I'm not saying I don't like it but it lacks something. I think the ending is cliffhanger to me, because Winter as the lead of the story just stop writing about her ex-friend which is Sloane who was Winter's blogging about all of her secrets. Well I don't blame Winter because Sloane is a bitch coz she ditched Winter just to be popular....more

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Feb 16, 2012 Hunnibee2003 rated it 3 of 5 stars

It was an okay book. It was nowhere near as good as ‘Art Geeks and Prom Queens’ though. Since this is only the second Alyson Noel book I have read, I will continue to read her books but I am hoping they get back to the level that AG&PQ was. I don’t know if I want to go into her series books or not, but I will definitely continue on to her other solo books.

REVIEW: This book just moved really slowly for the first half and didn’t actually speed up much during the second half. The actual blog d...more

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Mar 25, 2013 Rebecca rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: teen-and-young-adult

I thought the idea of the plot of this book was quite good, and I like that the blog wasn't made on a whim and instead was developed about half way through in order to give enough backstory to the pairing of Winter and Sloane, but some of it I found strange - there was no explanation of how the people in her school found the blog, because she called it something (Eleanor Rigby) to hide and it was a term that was unlikely to have been Googled or anything by someone in the school. Also there were...more

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Dec 24, 2010 Nanna rated it 2 of 5 stars

So I really like Noel for the Immortal series that I wanted to check out her other books. Went to the library, only had Kiss & Blog...read a chapter online decided "what the heck!"
Well first off let me say it was an okay book! Easy reading in less than a day. But the thing that annoyed me the most was that I kept feeling as if I was ready one of the Immortals book where Ever is being an obsessive, paranoid, stalker! But instead of Roman, we have Sloane, the ExBFF.
Typical book about the los...more

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Jan 26, 2013 Danica rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Again, I say: All of the curse words are not necessary. (That is just my opinion.) But I'm glad that there isn't much (if any) inappropriate scenes or anything in this book by Alyson Noël. All of that aside, I think that it was a pretty good story. I don't like that Winter's best friend, Sloane, ditched her just to be popular, though. They had been friends for about 8 years. I also don't like that Sloane's new "friends" go behind her back and are nasty to her. One of my favorite characters was p...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Jeanette rated it 5 of 5 stars

At first I thought this book would be something that I'd give up on after reading the first few pages or a chapter, boy was I proven wrong. I was actually laughing at "The List" the infamous "Eleanor Rigby" had going on in her blog, even I was looking forward to the tidbits that were revealed.

Well, as human beings, we are visual people and since the book does not contain illustrations or pictures, my active imagination could help but picture out a movie or TV series in the likes of Gossip Girl,...more

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Oct 07, 2010 Rowena rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The blurb for this book is what drew my interest. The whole revenge blogging had me curious to see how Alyson Noel would write it and I'm glad to say that I enjoyed her efforts. This book isn't this deep thinking novel. It's a book about a pair of girls who stopped being best friends because one of the best friends got popular and the other one got left behind.

Nobody likes to be left behind and it was no different for Winter but in Winter's case, not only was she left behind but Sloane was a jer...more The blurb for this book is what drew my interest. The whole revenge blogging had me curious to see how Alyson Noel would write it and I'm glad to say that I enjoyed her efforts. This book isn't this deep thinking novel. It's a book about a pair of girls who stopped being best friends because one of the best friends got popular and the other one got left behind.

Nobody likes to be left behind and it was no different for Winter but in Winter's case, not only was she left behind but Sloane was a jerk to her. When Winter fled to New York for some Daddy-Daughter time, I was one part outraged that she would take off the way that she did but one part relieved because she needed space away from Sloane and everything to regroup. I thought that she'd come back from New York a different and better person but the way that she obsessed over every little thing about Sloane, under the guise of "research" for her blog made me want to smack some sense into her.

What really made this book for me was the little romance between Winter and Rey. I adored Rey right from the jump and watching them get things wrong time after time, kept me invested in their story because I wanted them to get it right and when they finally do get it right, I sighed a breath of relief because I knew that he was into Winter and I was glad to see that I wasn't wrong. It was also a relief to see those two get together because it was another smack upside Sloane's face because of Sloane's new crush on Rey.

This book was about karma and how you should treat others as you wish to be treated. Winter wasn't the best person but she learned her lesson and she realized that being petty isn't going to change things and it's not going to make her feel better and when she cleans up her act, I cheered her on.

This book was a quick weekend read that made me smile and I enjoyed it for the light, fluffy read that it was. Winter was a great main character and I enjoyed getting to know her, Rey and her family. Sloane was an itchy b word who got what she deserved and this book was really a great way.

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May 22, 2009 Aileen rated it 2 of 5 stars

This is definitely one of Alyson Noel's best works. I have read more then one or two of her books and she has never disappointed yet. She is definitely not only one of my favorite authors but I love reading her books again and again. Though she unlike some other authors, give such subtle hints to outcomes when they happen you cannot help but be overcome with joy at what happens to these lovable characters. When I first saw this book I thought it would be much different from what it actually was....more

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Sep 01, 2008 Sara rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: no one

Shelves: young-adult, did-not-finish, hated, 2008

This book wasn't the worst book I've ever read, but I'm still surprised that I got through about half of it before tossing it aside. I can't remember where I heard about the author; her most recent book sounded interesting, but the library didn't have that one, so I picked this up instead. It was quite a let down.

The plot had a lot of promise - two girls, determined to get to the top of the high school social chain, decide to do whatever it takes to get there, but once Sloane gets in, she leave...more

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Nov 24, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 3 of 5 stars

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In every high school there is the ruling class comprised of the best-looking and best-dressed girls and boys of the school. At Ocean High it is no different, and mousy sixteen-year-old Winter wants to be a part of the posh social scene. Along with her best-friend, Sloane, they dye their hair, buy a new wardrobe, and completely transform their appearances for the beginning of the new school year.

Soon Sloane captures the attention of and becomes friends...more

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Jul 09, 2007 Becky rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: high school girls

Must say, I didn't really care for this one. Main character Winter (another Winter, how's that for strange?) plots with her best friend, Sloane, to break into the popular crowd as sophomores. When Sloane is accepted and dumps Winter, Winter gets her revenge by posting Sloane's dirty secrets on an anonymous blog.

I appreciate the cyberbullying angle (it's hard to remain anonymous, no matter how you try), and I couldn't help thinking of Harriet the Spy. What if Harriet's journal had loyal follower...more

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Jun 23, 2011 Reut (reutreads) rated it 1 of 5 stars

I'm trying to re-read Alyson Noel's Immortals series, so I figured I might pick up one of here standalone contemporary novels beforehand. I was dismally disappointed.

Winter, the main character, is one of the whiniest, most obnoxious, positively unlikeable characters ever. She yells at perfectly nice people, tells secrets, is a cheater, and basically is the type of girl I would not touch with a 10-foot pole at my school. I would never ever want to know a girl like Winter.

The best part of this boo...more

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Mar 25, 2013 Anna rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Overall I enjoyed the book but I felt as if it was a little TOO predictable. Then intro seemed a little long since the main focus of the book was about this blog that Winter created, but the idea was only introduced maybe 100 pages in. And I thought that Winter went a little overboard with the blog. I get that Sloane was really terrible, but did she really have to share all her secrets?

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Sep 18, 2009 Erin rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book was really cute, although I am so tired of the evil popular girl/cool nerdy girl theme. It's almost as if last generations nerds have grown up and are trying to repaint nerds and loners as the only cool people out there. Anyone who is pretty must surely also be shallow and unlikable. Anyway, inspite of the overused theme, this is still a worthwhile read.

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Aug 21, 2012 Fablehaven! rated it 4 of 5 stars

My mom is the one who reccomended that I read thius book when I was in the midst of a "I don't have anything to read!" crisis in which hardly ever happens. But still, I really liked it. If someone was trying to force me to reread this book (which I basically NEVER do) I would do it no questions asked. it was just that stinkin good! :)

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Jul 26, 2009 Neolover24488 rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: humor, romance, drama

The plotline was interesting, and the characters were well-developed. It's just the main character was so hopelessly stupid. Twice I slammed my bookmark into the book and threw it on the couch. She was so frustrating at times! >.<

I wouldn't really recommend this to anyone. Unless you like frustrating main characters, that is... Lol.

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Oct 09, 2011 Liliana Venegas rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Alyson noel rock on girl. Even though this is not my favorite book by her this will be nothing I ever forget. This is like wanting something but it's not in your grasp. Sloane is not a great friend. If she would throw her out like a used napkin as soon as someone popular would take her in she's nuts. Wimter is a great friend.

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