Kismet by Gab Tuls

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

A fun, raunchy choose-your-own adventure.

Have you ever debated between being a topless waitress or downloading Tinder? Well this book provides you scandalous and comical choices as we follow our FMC's trail of chaos in this choose-your-own adventure romance.

I read this book twice, once choosing all the things I would do in real-life (the safe, less exciting option), then again making the most outrageous choices - and I highly recommend the outrageous option. Both reads were so much fun.

What makes this choose-your-own adventure work so well is the characters. Our FMC, Tracey, her best friend, her ex and the supporting characters are all flawed, in a chaotic neutral sort of way. It makes you want to know what's going to happen next, while at the same time never being sure of how your choices will play out.

I love that our main character Tracey has a ride or die best friend who shows up a lot throughout the book. We need more female friendship in romance and this book delivers.

The cadence of story to choices ratio is spot on. We read enough to get a good feel for the setting and overall flow and the choices are frequent enough to make it feel like the reader is in control. Also, the choices are hilarious, do you want to flirt with the cute guy you just met on the plane or have sex with him in the airplane bathroom? (Hint: join the mile high club, and thank me later)

This book is best read when you're going through a break-up and considering moving to Australia. If you meet a cute guy on the plane and then again at the beach, you know you made the right choice - it must be kismet.