A clever scenario. A girl wishing to commit suicide ‘hires’ a web-double so her family and friends will believe she still lives. She then tells them she’s going abroad to start a new life and won’t be seeing anyone. Her double, Leila, continues the lie. Leila is our narrator. She is extremely thorough with her research and is quite happy impersonating her client until an old flame appears on the scene. Ill-prepared for an online attraction, Leila becomes obsessed with the man and things get both complicated and very interesting. The twist is lovely. A most unusual, intense read.
Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2013.
In addition to our Lovereading expert opinion for Kiss Me First a small number of Lovereading members were lucky enough to be invited to review this title - 'Kiss Me First is one of those books that grabs you from the very beginning...There is mystery here and an intricate plot that does not fail in keeping you interested making this an easy fast paced read.' - Edel Waugh. Scroll down to read more reviews.
Lottie Moggach's thrilling Kiss Me First is the inspiration for the major Channel 4 and Netflix TV series from the co-author of Skins, Bryan Elsey. Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. Teenage identity in the digital age is explored in this innovative, unsettling and powerful coming-of-age story about a life lived online. Sheltered and obsessive, Leila spends more time online than in the real world. So she seems like the ideal person to take over the virtual identity of the vivacious and fragile Tess, who wants to disappear. But even with all the facts at her fingertips, there are things that Leila can't possibly know about Tess – or herself – until it is too late . . .