How to keep a boy from kissing you by Tara Eglington
HarperCollins Australia, 2013. ISBN 9780732295172.
(Young adults) How to keep a boy from kissing you by Tara
Eglington is a novel that turns out completely differently from a
first impression of the book. This novel is inspirational and
relatable, the target audience being young adults.
Aurora Skye is a dating guru, or she aspires to be, sweet sixteen
and never been kissed and she wants to keep it that way until she
finds her perfect prince. But her own love life is almost pushed out
of the window when a number of her friends find potential princely
partners; it's up to Aurora to play the role of Cupid. As well as
all of these romance situations, Aurora has to deal with Hayden, the
infuriating boy-next door AND family troubles at home.
In this book, the theme being romance, the story of Aurora Skye is
set in modern times. One of the best features of this book is that
you can't judge it by the cover. It has the ability to change and
influence the reader about being open-minded and positive in most
situations, (even if things look their worst) and that sometimes
accidents were meant to happen.
Aurora Skye and her friends all change throughout the novel which I
believe makes them so realistic, the author's ability to make
everything seem so real has you fooled through the book and thinking
that you were in the slightly hap-hazardous world that is the life
of Aurora Skye.
Sarah Filkin (Student)