Pucker up, book nerds! There’s a lot we love about the Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi—the poetic writing, the dynamic characters, the kissing, the dystopian setting, the kissing, the fast-paced action. Did we mention the kissing?
Let’s check out some of our favorite kissing scenes! grab your fans because it’s about to get hot in here.
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1. tear me apart for tahereh mafi
first, there was the shower scene with perfect adam. “and he’s kissing me. once, twice, until I tried and realized I’ll never get enough. she is everywhere on my back and on my arms and suddenly she is kissing me harder, deeper, with an urgent and fervent need that I have never known before.”
2. unravel me by tahereh mafi
And then there was Chapter 62 with perfect Warner. Between this chapter and the shower scene no wonder Juliette is so torn. “I feel his lips against my shoulder, soft and scorching and tender, so gentle I could almost believe it’s the kiss of a breeze and not a boy.” 
3. the improper of mara dyer by michelle hodkin
Caution: kissing like this might make you forget a lot of things. “He would kiss me, right now, after everything I’d done. I was poison, and Noah was the drug that would make me forget it.”
4. rainbow rowell fangirl
There’s more kissing later in Fangirl, but we love Cath and Levi’s first stolen kiss. “Levi’s kisses were all taking. Like he was drawing something out of her with soft little jabs of his chin. She brought her fingers up to his hair, and she couldn’t open her eyes.”
5. under the never sky by veronica rossi
Why can’t all first kisses be like Aria and Perry’s? “They molded together, fitted against one another with stunning perfection. Aria had never felt as she did now, exploring the taste of him. Feeling the strength of his arms around her. Inhaling sweat and leather and woodsmoke. His scents. She felt as though she’d found a moment of forever. Like this was how they should’ve always been.”
6. rae carson’s ember crown
You may think kissing in a sewer would be unappealing, but you’d be wrong. “Suddenly, he yanks me against him and bends his head to kiss me. I melt into him as his fingers tangle in my wet hair. My mouth opens to his, and our tongues meet for the briefest instance before he pulls away.”
7. divergent by veronica roth
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Sometimes it’s the moment right before the kiss… “Are you asking me to undress, Tris?” That makes the kissing even better. “We kiss again, and this time, it feels familiar. I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.” 
8. the bad education of cameron post by emily m. danforth
Sometimes perfection doesn’t even begin to cover it. “I turned around and met her face, and her mouth was already waiting like a question. I’m not going to make it sound like something it wasn’t: It was perfect: Coley’s soft lips against the bite of liquor and the sugary coke still on our tongues. she did more than just not stop me. she kissed me back.”
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. paddle
The kiss that was seven books in the making. Was it worth the wait? Yes, yes it was. “There was a clatter as the basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione’s arms. Running at Ron, she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such enthusiasm that he lifted Hermione off her feet.”
10. the distance between us by kasie west
Things really heat up between Caymen and Xander in the kitchen. “He takes me by the waist and lifts me onto the counter. I wrap my legs and arms around him and press my lips to his.”
11. aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire sáenz
Sometimes the second kiss is better than the first. “I took him by the shoulders. I looked at him. And he looked at me. ‘You said I wasn’t scared of anything. That’s not true. That’s what I’m afraid of. I’m afraid of you, Dante.” I took a deep breath. ‘Try it again,’ I said. ‘Kiss me.’ ‘No,’ he said. ‘Kiss me.’ ‘No.’ And then he smiled. ‘You kiss me.’ I placed my hand on the back of his neck. I pulled him toward me. And I kissed him. I kissed him. And I kissed him. And I kissed him. And he kept kissing me back.”
12) simon vs. the agenda of homo sapiens by becky albertalli
“and the rain forms a kind of curtain, which is probably for the best. because suddenly I’m leaning over the gear stick, my hands are on his shoulders and I’m trying to keep breathing. all i can see is bram’s lips. that gently open the moment I lean in to kiss him.
and I can’t even describe it. it is stillness and pressure and rhythm and breathing. we can’t figure out our noses at first, but then we do, and then i realize my eyes are still open. so I close them. and the tips of his fingers brush the nape of his neck, in constant silent movement.
he pauses for a moment, my eyes widen and he smiles so I smile back. and then he leans down to kiss me again, sweet and soft as a feather. And it’s almost too perfect. almost too disney. this can’t really be me.”
13) war cross by marie lu
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“all I can think about is his closeness, his dark eyes, his breath stirring against my skin. there’s a spark in her gaze now, that darkening of her eyes, something hot and hungry, something that wants . she hesitates for an anguished second. then her head tilts toward me. the soft skin of her lips is pressed against mine, and before she can register it, she’s kissing me.”
14) a court of mist and fury by sarah j. mass
“Her body shook with what could have been a sob, but her lips found mine. she was gentle, soft. the kiss he could have given me if we had had time and peace to meet in our two separate worlds. woo each other. I slipped my arms around his shoulders, opening my mouth for him, and his tongue slid inside him, caressing mine. companion—my companion.”
15) the winner’s curse by marie rutkoski
“and he kissed her. her kestrel lips parted. this was real, but not simple at all. she smelled of wood smoke and sugar. sweet under the burn. she tasted like the honey she had licked off her fingers minutes before. her heartbeat stopped, and it was she who hungrily leaned into her kiss, she who slipped to one knee between her legs. then her breathing became ragged and the kiss turned dark and deep. he lifted her up on the table so that her face was level with his, and as they kissed it seemed as if the words were hiding in the air around them, that they were invisible creatures that slithered against her and arin, then pushed and shoved. they buzzed, and pulled. she speaks, they said. speak, the kiss answered.”
16) crooked kingdom by leigh bardugo
“She stood on her toes, and just like that, her mouth was against his. it was hardly a kiss , just a quick and surprising pressure of her lips. Before she could even think of leaving, he grabbed her. she knew she was probably doing everything wrong, but he couldn’t care less, because she was in her arms, her lips parted, her hands entwined around her neck and her sweet djel , her tongue was in her mouth. no wonder the Fjerdans were so wary of courting her. if matthias could be kissing nina, feeling her nibbling at her lip with her deft teeth, feeling her body pressed against his, hearing her let out that little sigh in the back of her throat, why? would she bother to do something else? why would anyone do that?”
17) anger & sunrise by renée ahdieh
“”no.” her hands fell to her waist. “destroy me.” the bow and arrow clicked on the ground as he brought his mouth close to hers. and there was no going back. she was drowning in sandalwood and sunlight. time ceased to be more than a notion, his lips were hers for a moment. and then they were his. the taste of him on her tongue was like sun-warmed honey. like cool water trickling down her parched throat. like the promise of all his mornings in a single breath. when she ran her fingers through her hair to draw her body against his, he gasped and she knew, as he did, that they were lost. lost forever. in this kiss this kiss that would change everything.”
18) clockwork princess by cassandra clare
“he gasped against her mouth. he must have been so sure she would push him away that for a moment he froze. his hands slid over his shoulders, urging him with soft touches, a murmur against his lips, for him not to stop. Hesitantly, he returned her caress, and then with greater force, kissing her again and again, each time with greater urgency, taking her face between her burning hands, her slender violinist’s fingers caressing her skin. from her, making her shiver. ”
19) the course of true love (and first dates) by cassandra clare
“the kiss ignited and all he could see behind his closed eyes were golden sparks; all he was aware of was alec’s mouth, alec’s strong, smooth hands holding a werewolf and trying not to hurt her, alec pressing him against the railing so the rotten wood creaked alarmingly and magnus didn’t even care. —alec here, alec now, the taste of alec in his mouth, his hands parting the fabric of his own worn T-shirt to reach alec’s bare skin beneath.”
Which kiss made you pass out the most? what other kissing scenes would you add to this list? tell us in the comments below!
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