- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Corgi Childrens (2 Feb 2012)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0552560979
- ISBN-13: 978-0552560979
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 110,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A cool computer programme that can change your life, looks and who falls in love with you? Let the games begin...
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Lex Murphy's group of friends have all dated, hated, ignored and lusted after each other for the last few years. If only there was a way of matching people perfectly to avoid all the unrequited love, dumping and drama!
Then Lex's friend George is give a mysterious Sims-like game by his software-testing dad which involves building character profiles in the categories of Life, Looks and Love. Lex and George populate the game with avatars for all their mates, making a few 'wishful thinking' adjustments to the settings - and find that the next day these tinkerings have come true! But how long can this new calm, loved-up atmosphere continue...?
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
*Kiss, Date, Love, Hate* is a perfect YA romantic comedy - really, really funny, but with surprising depth by the end, and with fun SF elements in the mix. Just right!
15-year-old Lex and her best friend, George, are on a one-week film course when they discover a computer game that can actually change people's feelings and even appearances. At first, it just feels like a game - and like the perfect way for each of them to get their long-term crushes (also on the film course) to notice them. Every night they change their friends' settings and their own for the next day...but as the week goes on, Lex realizes she's been wrong about an awful lot of her assumptions, both about her friends and about herself.
This was a really funny book, with moments that made me snort out loud with laughter, and it's fast-paced and so much fun - with a really, really dreamy romantic hero I ended up adoring - but it isn't a light or shallow book at all. By the end, we come to understand Lex and what's really driving her in a way that adds so much emotion to the mix. She's been desperate to fit in and be "normal" for the past four years, ever since meningitis changed her life. This computer game has been a way to finally take charge and MAKE her life what it was always "supposed" to look like...
...and there's a very serious subplot about disability, underneath the bright, sparkling humor, that really, really spoke to me.
Ever since I got about 3/4 of the way through the book, I've been making comparisons between Lex's situation and others I know, including my own. It made me really think about how tempting it is - how irresistible it can seem - to just pass as "normal" as often as possible, no matter what the price, when it comes to disability issues... (For instance, I will do almost anything to avoid having to admit out loud to a new or slight acquaintance that I have M.E./CFS, and that the real reason I'm not doing X,Y, or Z is not because I just don't feel like it/can't be bothered, but because I CAN'T.)
...but also how toxic that attitude can be for self-esteem.
Oh, how I rooted for Lex - and oh, what a perfect, perfect ending she got. I LOVED it!
I can't wait to share this book with my teenaged niece, and I'll definitely be re-reading it myself.
15-year-old Lex and her best friend, George, are on a one-week film course when they discover a computer game that can actually change people's feelings and even appearances. At first, it just feels like a game - and like the perfect way for each of them to get their long-term crushes (also on the film course) to notice them. Every night they change their friends' settings and their own for the next day...but as the week goes on, Lex realizes she's been wrong about an awful lot of her assumptions, both about her friends and about herself.
This was a really funny book, with moments that made me snort out loud with laughter, and it's fast-paced and so much fun - with a really, really dreamy romantic hero I ended up adoring - but it isn't a light or shallow book at all. By the end, we come to understand Lex and what's really driving her in a way that adds so much emotion to the mix. She's been desperate to fit in and be "normal" for the past four years, ever since meningitis changed her life. This computer game has been a way to finally take charge and MAKE her life what it was always "supposed" to look like...
...and there's a very serious subplot about disability, underneath the bright, sparkling humor, that really, really spoke to me.
Ever since I got about 3/4 of the way through the book, I've been making comparisons between Lex's situation and others I know, including my own. It made me really think about how tempting it is - how irresistible it can seem - to just pass as "normal" as often as possible, no matter what the price, when it comes to disability issues... (For instance, I will do almost anything to avoid having to admit out loud to a new or slight acquaintance that I have M.E./CFS, and that the real reason I'm not doing X,Y, or Z is not because I just don't feel like it/can't be bothered, but because I CAN'T.)
...but also how toxic that attitude can be for self-esteem.
Oh, how I rooted for Lex - and oh, what a perfect, perfect ending she got. I LOVED it!
I can't wait to share this book with my teenaged niece, and I'll definitely be re-reading it myself.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved 'kiss date love hate' by Luisa Plaja. The main character Lex is funny and endearing, and the idea of a computer game which influences real life through the avatar settings is fantastic. There are some touching surprises along the way (we realise something significant about Lex late in the book - I can't say what it is as it would be a spoiler - but it is wonderfully handled and it will really make readers think), and there are lessons learned without the story coming across as moralising. Clever and funny, I could see this book being made into a very entertaining film.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am very excited about Kiss Date Love Hate by Luisa Plaja! And I loved every minute I spent with this book and had a huge grin on my face throughout. It's very funny and fun and sweet and while at it's heart, the book is a love story, it's also about being OK with who you are.
I love how throughout the book Lex and her friends really discover more about themselves and also about their friends and exes and teachers and parents - we're all more complicated and holding onto painful or hidden or just bigger issues than we let on to other people. It is so easy to make assumptions about other people and what they're lives or loves will be like, but it's way more satisfying to actually find out.
Lex Murphy, our main character, is a teenage girl who has some issues. She has a bit of an attitude and is constantly being sent to the principal to be disciplined. It's all right though, because she often runs into (obviously hot) bad boy, Drew there. Lex harbours a crush on Drew, but is still quite hung up on her ex-boyfriend who happens to be currently dating her now ex-best friend.
When Lex and Drew are both required to attend a film-making course during the half-term holidays, the friendships and love lives of Lex and her friends are all put to the test. And all because of this (awesome) game discovered by Lex's best guy friend, George. In this SIMs-like video game, the appearance, mood and love settings of the players involved can be altered to best suit Lex (and George!). But will Lex continue to fight to get her ex back? Or come to acknowledge her growing feelings for Drew? I had so much fun finding out.
There are some truly wonderful things about Kiss Date Love Hate. I loved the nerdiness involved from the video game setting to George's seemingly endless references to Lord of the Rings. I loved the humour involved but also how it touches on some things are a bit more serious and that I don't often come across in YA fiction, which made me think. But it's the relationships that I loved the most, especially Lex's friendship with George.
But I loved witnessing these first baby steps towards a romantic relationship for Lex. I thought she was a great character. Plenty of annoying habits and she's obviously very flawed, but in an endearing way. From the very first page I really wanted her to figure things out and her journey throughout this book was a surprising one for me!
Only love for Kiss Date Love Hate for me! Highly recommended.
I love how throughout the book Lex and her friends really discover more about themselves and also about their friends and exes and teachers and parents - we're all more complicated and holding onto painful or hidden or just bigger issues than we let on to other people. It is so easy to make assumptions about other people and what they're lives or loves will be like, but it's way more satisfying to actually find out.
Lex Murphy, our main character, is a teenage girl who has some issues. She has a bit of an attitude and is constantly being sent to the principal to be disciplined. It's all right though, because she often runs into (obviously hot) bad boy, Drew there. Lex harbours a crush on Drew, but is still quite hung up on her ex-boyfriend who happens to be currently dating her now ex-best friend.
When Lex and Drew are both required to attend a film-making course during the half-term holidays, the friendships and love lives of Lex and her friends are all put to the test. And all because of this (awesome) game discovered by Lex's best guy friend, George. In this SIMs-like video game, the appearance, mood and love settings of the players involved can be altered to best suit Lex (and George!). But will Lex continue to fight to get her ex back? Or come to acknowledge her growing feelings for Drew? I had so much fun finding out.
There are some truly wonderful things about Kiss Date Love Hate. I loved the nerdiness involved from the video game setting to George's seemingly endless references to Lord of the Rings. I loved the humour involved but also how it touches on some things are a bit more serious and that I don't often come across in YA fiction, which made me think. But it's the relationships that I loved the most, especially Lex's friendship with George.
But I loved witnessing these first baby steps towards a romantic relationship for Lex. I thought she was a great character. Plenty of annoying habits and she's obviously very flawed, but in an endearing way. From the very first page I really wanted her to figure things out and her journey throughout this book was a surprising one for me!
Only love for Kiss Date Love Hate for me! Highly recommended.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Playing games always has consequences ;)
Kiss Date Love Hate is Luisa Plaja's fourth contemporary novel and my first taste of her writing. I was incredibly intrigued by the premise as I'm a huge SIMS fan and what player... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lynsey Newton @Narratively Speaking
Quirky, smart and amusing!
I think the target market for this book is probably a bit younger than I would normally go for - aged 13-14, perhaps - but nevertheless it was a fun little read. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Miss E. Potten
Funny, Unique and Sweet!
Many girls wish that they could magically get their ex-boyfriend to like them again, or even for something as simple as bigger boobs and longer hair. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jess Hearts Books
Playing games takes on a whole new meaning!
I really do love the way Luisa writes.She is funny, warm and extremely entertaining whilst behind the scenes she is juggling real issues that affect teenagers at the same time. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Vivienne Serendipity
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