Finalist for the 2026 Nota Bene Prize
One of The Guardian’s Five Best Romance Books of 2025

"Funny, smart and memorable, this contemporary romance offers a lucid example of how humanity can endure amid a daily churn of horrendous news." —The New York Times

"A delight to behold . . . fresh, funny." —The Wall Street Journal

"Charmingly chronicling life after ‘happily ever after’. . . . Effervescent." —The Boston Globe

"[A] pitch perfect love-story-that’s-not-a-romance. . . . It has a cast of fully realized, imperfect but relatable characters and infuses its unflinching look at the burdens of womanhood with warmth, compassion and humor (get ready to laugh out loud!)." —Vogue

"Fresh and original. . . . A brilliant book that hits all the right notes: a bit sad, a lot moving and very funny in places. A wholehearted recommend." —Good Housekeeping

"Consider Yourself Kissed nails the complex emotions of motherhood. . . . Readers want different things from romance, and real and raw are two of them. Consider Yourself Kissed expertly layers the light and heavy elements of life, with a main character who is quick-witted and quietly perceptive, giving hope that a fire between two people may just survive many storms." —The Washington Post

"This summer’s rom-com must-read. . . . A sparkily enjoyable romantic comedy that, like One Day and Normal People, leaves you feeling bereft at the final page." —Sunday Times

"A simultaneously heart-wrenching and heartwarming novel about what happens when you put your own career aspirations aside to support your partner’s and raise a family." —Chatelaine

"Consider yourself kissed — and hugged and understood — by Jessica Stanley's smart, oh-so-relatable tale of a woman who seems to have assembled all the pieces of a happy life but feels like she's lost herself in the process. . . . Stanley's novel is rich, and her cleverness irrefutable." —NPR

"Written with an effortless balance of humor and heart, Consider Yourself Kissed will move you." —TODAY

"So real . . . very, very funny." —Elle

"As warm as a David Nicholls novel." —Stylist

"Clever and contemporary." —The Guardian

"How can a book detailing the arguably mundane details of middle-aged motherhood burn-out be a page-turner, you ask? By being this funny, thoughtful and genuine, that’s how. . . . A smart, hopeful and very human book that cleverly captures the best and worst of ordinary life." —The i Paper

"A love story like no other: charming, warm, heartfelt and funny but with a truly razor-like authenticity." —Liane Moriarty, author of Here One Moment

"I read Consider Yourself Kissed with my hand on my heart, and now that it’s done, I want to be right back inside its pages. A charming, emotional and feminist tour de force, this is one of the most delightful and relatable books I’ve read about modern womanhood, the evolution of love and the way we show up in the world. A true treasure of a novel. I need more from Jessica Stanley!" —Ashley Audrain, author of The Push

"An exhilarating read, a marvel of a book." —Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind

"Ringingly original and just absurdly good." —Catherine Newman, author of Sandwich

"Consider Yourself Kissed is a smart literary love story and an absorbing family drama. Jessica Stanley follows her characters over the years as they make their way in the private, intricate, fragile world they create for themselves, and in the always-changing larger world. This is a deeply appealing and winning novel." —Meg Wolitzer, author of The Female Persuasion