Release: July 21st 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Kensett Books
Source: Love Books Tours
Find it at: Amazon
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First Loves. Last Chances. Street Fighter II.
Daisy is a Sylvia Plath reading, Robert Smith devotee, planning on a summer of Australian beaches with or without her two favorite boys. Obsessed gamer and jealous boyfriend Greg needs the prize money from the Scottish Street Fighter II championships to join Daisy in Oz. But, she wouldn’t really go without him. Would she?
Also, Scottish-born, English-accented Junaid is the couple’s best friend. Haunted by that school dance and terrified of the future, he finds himself falling for his best friend’s girl. When a disastrous event at the video game tournament brings Daisy and J closer together, Greg attempts the ultimate redemption.
Then, each makes decisions which alter the course of their friendship, and their lives, forever. But do the answers to life’s biggest questions truly lie in kissing Daisy Parker?
This realistic coming-of-age young adult novel has the heart of Aristotle and Dante (Benjamin Alire Sáenz), the spirit of Looking for Alaska (John Green) and the punch of Street Fighter II (Super Nintendo)
About the Author:
Michael Milton spent the first 25 years of his life pretending to be other people. After switching drama school for university, he traveled the world as an English teacher and returned home to complete his MA in Creative Writing.
His stories have been long and short listed for the Fish Prize, the Bath Short Story Award, the Mogford Prize and the Emerge Impact Creative Writing Prize. Kissing Daisy Parker is his first novel, and yes, he can beat you at Street Fighter.
Kissing Daisy Parker Review:
Kissing Daisy Parker is a contemporary novel that is very unique and different from anything I have read. It steps away from the clichéd romance and takes the characters on a journey that would change their lives. I really enjoyed reading this!
There are so many reasons to love this story. It’s fun, serious, emotional, thrilling and heart-warming. The three main characters are immature, annoying, and self-absorbed. Yet, you can still connect to them in some level, and enjoy the friendship they share. Plus, it has my favorite games of my childhood, aka Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat. If the author threw in Prince of Persia, I would have fainted. I loved Junaid as the main character and thought he was the star. He matures so beautifully in the story and its wonderful to see how he transfers all his energy to become a better person. Greg was my least favorite, but I still felt sorry for him at times.
The only reason I didn’t give the story five stars was because it took a while for me to adjust the sudden shift in the direction. The first half is fun and light, with the drama of the three characters over each other. However, once Greg and Junaid go to Japan, and Daisy goes to Australia, the story gets very deep and serious. In fact, I loved the second half of the story more than the first, because it was emotional and meaningful. But as I did not expect the shift in the story-line, hence it took a while for me to get used to it.
Apart from that, I really enjoyed Kissing Daisy Parker. Overall, it’s a short book, but one that is written in a very nice manner and worth reading.
Blog Schedule:
I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the Kissing Daisy Parker by Michael Milton Blog Tour hosted by Love Books Tours.
The Book Reader – @the.b00kreader – 03 Aug – Review
What Jamie Reads – @what_jamie_reads- 03 Aug – Review
Book Bustle – @bookbustle – 03 Aug – Review
Bookstacks ‘n Golden Moms – @bookstacksngoldenmoms – 04 Aug – Review
Karen and her Books – @karenandherbooks- 04 Aug – Review
Mrs LJ Gibbs – @mrsljgibbs – 04 Aug – Review
Daisy Says – @daisyhollands – 05 Aug – Review
Fabulous Book Fiend – @fabbookfiend – 05 Aug – Excerpt
Books and Bargains – @booksandbargains_ – 05 Aug – Review
Love Books Group – @lovebooksgroup – 06 Aug – Excerpt
Booky Charm – @jrw1904 – 06 Aug – Review
Rambling Mads – @ramblingmads – 06 Aug – Review
Rajiv’s Reviews – @rajivsreviews – 07 Aug – Review
Books and a Baby – @ADPiBookworm – 07 Aug – Review
Book, Blog and Candle – @bookblogcandle – 08 Aug – Review
Marisa G Books – @marisagbooks – 09 Aug – Review
Frost magazine – @frost_magazine_westcountry – 09 Aug – Excerpt
