If you are looking for hard-core erotica, this is probably not a book you will enjoy. Girls Kissing lives up to its name, featuring numerous couples, from every-day people you would meet on the street to amateur and professional adult stars, kissing each other.
Truth be told, the image you see on the cover could probably be considered one of the more explicit images in the book. It is true that you will see more skin in the various shoots, however, there are just as many that deal with fully-clothed women, as well.
The write-ups that go along with most of the shoots is a bit amateurish, but it is quite fitting for the book -- it does not detract at all from the images -- and seems to a more low-key atmosphere than a highly-edited and professional write-up would provide.
Once again, do not think you will be getting explicit hard-core images with this book; it is not that type of book. One might compare this book to a high-class diner with a woman in a revealing dress singing for well-to-do patrons, as compared to the much more bump-and-grind clubs that better-known magazines represent.
My opinion regarding Paul Mallinson's Girls Kissing, Volume 1:
Definitely a good buy if you are looking for something more up-scale as compared to the well-known magazines. I definitely look forward to a second volume!