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I finally finished reading this last week, I really enjoyed it. I found it frightening that is could be that easy to impersonate someone online, but it really could be! For me personally the ending needed more closure, it was left vague an open but to my understanding there won't be a follow on book

Have just finished reading my copy....I was expecting it to be utter shite reading some of the postings on here however I actually quite enjoyed it. Wouldn't call it a thriller or the first book for or about the internet generation but I did like Leila and her journey through the book from her sheltered life and how as Tess ended her life Leila began a new one. Didn't find the ending disappointing at all .... I don't think every fictional story has to have a definite finish to it and life isn't full of closed chapters just events that fade and dwindle. Thanks mumsnet for the book.

It took me a while to finish this, so sorry for being late posting. It took me a while to get into this and I think it's because I couldn't relate to the characters. I know this isn't a prerequisite as obviously it would be boring if I only read characters that were like me.

Having said that though, I actually did think the characters were well drawn, I felt like I quite quickly knew who they were. I think it might have been interesting to have a bit more detail on the cult, it felt like it was supposed to be somehow menacing, except it wasn't. By about three quarters of the way through I started to enjoy it more and want to find out the ending. It was original though, and in general I'm glad I read it.

bit late to the party but finished this last night and although overall I enjoyed it, it didn't quite live up to my expectations after reading all the excellent reviews from various magazines. I was looking forward to some massive twist at the end but it didn't quite happen so the ending was a little disappointing. It was still a promising effort considering this is her debut novel and I would still read her future books.

Dropping in very late to this thread. I've just finished listening to Kiss Me First on audiobook and I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed it.

Whilst you couldn't call it a thriller, it held my interest throughout. It had suspense, an unreliable narrator, a menacing leader of a suicide cult and lots more to keep me listening. A great first novel. Looking forward to reading more from Lottie Moggach in the future :)

Just finished it. Disappointed like a lot of other readers. Not a thriller. No suspense. No cliff hangers. Not pacey enough. Not believable. I didn't like the heroine, she seemed a bit mixed up herself. Interesting subject but a boring book all in all. Sorry.

I got this on a Kindle daily deal, it's an OK debut overall, interesting premise but it starts in the middle of things, seems too rushed, and the end is ludicrous, just decide, one ending or another, you can't have both..

Hi,
Sorry it's taken me all week to get the chance to read the book and get back on here.

I enjoyed the book overall.

I was disappointed that it didn't really feel like a thriller (however I don't often read thrillers so perhaps my expectations weren't correct).
It would have been good for the ending to have not felt so rushed or unfinished - I would have loved to have discovered what became of Tess - was she dead or just living her life elsewhere?

I think I would have liked to have heard Tess' side of the story to really understand her character a little more.
Perhaps if the book had been a bit longer we could have really got underneath the skin of the characters a little more.
I expected something altogether more sinister.

that being said, I liked Lottie's writing style and will look out for any future novels.

Thanks for the book

Thank you for the book. I did enjoy this book as a concept. I don't think many authors have gone down this route yet but the message that the author was trying to get across was obvious and a hot topic in the current social media world.

I felt the beginning took a while to get going and a little confusing. Some of the topics were a little out there but the outcome predictable

The ending was stumped and rushed, which is disappointing, but I love Stephen kings books and he is awful at ending his books! I have learnt to not let myself dislike the story.

It is a good book to take on your hols and switch your brain off and enjoy. Don't read too much into the storyline and you won't be disappointed.

Thanks

Thanks, have also received mine and have just started reading, back shortly!

I enjoyed it. An original premise for a novel that felt credible from the beginning and while I thought the Lelia character was a bit exaggerated (or was she autistic?) I think that through her Lottie said a lot about how living our lives online can be destructive and unhealthy and gave me plenty of food for thought. The ending was a bit too optimistic for me to really believe in, though, and the Tess character under developed.

Overall I found this a well-paced and gripping book that was thought-provoking and generally sadly plausible.

(I liked gone girl)

Thank god you all agree it's shit

I've now read Kiss me First, and as an avid reader of thrillers it left me cold. I found it impossible to warm to any of the unbelievable characters, and wanted to slap the irritating Leila and tell her to get a life.

The couple of good things I liked about the book was that it was a relatively short story, and that it was slightly better than Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl which I think is the worst book I've ever read, and yet won an
accolade of hype and awards, that in my point of view it didn't merit.

Received(thanks MN) and read.
I didn't enjoy it, found myself skipping through large chunks of text just to find out what happened.
I'm usually a fan of thrillers but I just couldn't get it into this.
I was disappointed in the ending it all felt too rushed.
The references to the character not understanding modern day text speak and acronyms didn't sit right either, for someone who was a homebody and seemed to spend a lot of time on facebook surely it wouldn't have taken a person of her intelligence long to pick it all up and once she took over Tess' life she seemed to pick it up quite quickly.
However I can see the message that the author was possibly trying to get across about how easy it is to be deceived online and how you can get yourself wrapped up in it all.

Have received my copy and will give my two penny's worth once read! Thank you.

agree - a huge eg of hype over substance

crap book

Thank you, I received a copy which I've started to read. I will update what I think of the book in the next few days.

Thank so much for my copy that arrived today. Very excited about starting this tonight.

Marking my place as I'm hoping I've won a copy; if not I'm going to get it from the library. Looking forward to reading the Twitter chat with Lottie in any case .

Just finished this. It was an interesting idea but I definitely afree with Cutitup that the ending was disappointing, it was like she didn't quite know how to finish off.

I think this was more about the concept than the actual plot in the end, so exploring the idea of social media and how misleading/dangerous it can be. I did enjoy it but I don't think it was a 5 star by any means.