Wren has always believed his first kiss should be special. And although he came close a few times, the right sparks never flew, which has left him still not having been kissed as he turns 22.
In a drunken, depressed fog after his birthday celebration, Wren sends emails to the four guys he almost kissed. While one is undeliverable and one goes to his roommate, Mateo, one goes to Derick, his high school crush, who ghosted him when they started college. But of course, Derick will be home this summer, and doesn’t really remember their almost-kiss. (He does remember he didn't think of Wren that way, despite what Wren believed.) Derick also has landed an internship at the drive-in theater where Wren has worked for years.
While it’s nice for Wren in many ways to reconnect with Derick, both are dealing with their own issues. Derick is trying to be seen as someone of substance, not someone who gets ahead because of his family’s money or his looks, while Wren is struggling with his sexual orientation—he knows he’s attracted to guys but somehow “gay” doesn’t seem sufficient or accurate.
When Wren and Derick start working together on a special project that could ensure the theater’s survival, they learn how much both have changed since high school. Will their continued proximity to one another set them on a path toward a happy ending, one where Wren might actually get the kiss he’s been dreaming of?
This was just so sweet. These characters were fun, a little goofy, complex, and completely adorable. I’m a sucker for those who search for their HEA, and I was rooting for Wren to find what he was looking for. Thanks so much to my friend Carrie for sharing her copy of this book with me!
Never Been Kissed publishes 5/3!
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