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Seal It with a Kiss: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Delivering the Knockout Kiss

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"Seal It With a Kiss" is a book by Violet Blue and published by Cleis Press. The book is miniature in size at seven inches tall and five inches wide. It has a pretty discreet cover that can be taken out in public. The book is 131 pages and broken into nine different chapters. The book takes about a half an hour to an hour to read straight through; it's not a long read.

The book is definitely intended for heterosexual females. It's written in an "I'm your best friend" type of language, so it's nice and laid-back. It seem to be written towards heterosexual women in their twenties who are currently playing the dating field. Most of the tips don't seem to be focused towards those in relationships, but it isn't hard to modify the slight language nuances to apply to your situation. Males or homosexuals could also easily apply the techniques given in this book.

This book isn't chock full of amazingly unique ideas, but it definitely has its fair share of quite a few novel concepts. Some of the information is stuff I feel like I've read before online and in Cosmo/women's magazines, but some of the information is actually very informative. I definitely learned some good stuff by reading this book.

The book covers a nice variety of topics. It includes things like specific kissing techniques, types of good and bad kisses, how to turn a bad kisser into a good kisser, what to do about hickeys and stubble-rash, party games to play with group kissing or just couple kissing, "advanced" techniques like flavored lip gloss and how to share your food/beverage during a kiss, and how to make your lips appear more kissable. It also talks about more "mental" aspects like how to accentuate the teasing before a kissing, how to form a connection during your kiss, and how to create suspense.

Overall, Violet Blue has made a pretty detailed book that, while not all novel (after all, how many different ways can you kiss?), still includes a very big chunk of new information that will turn you into a better kisser.

In her book, "Seal it with a Kiss," Violet Blue covers a lot of bases on the subject of kissing, however, it is definitely geared toward women - which isn't bad but maybe there should have been a heads up, because if men pick up the book looking for advice, they'll be disappointed. On the other hand, they can definitely learn some things if they can put themselves in the woman's place. Violet sometimes seems to be talking to school girls, particularly when she discusses kissing games. Overall, the information is good but if you have experience kissing and you're looking for new ideas, you're better served going elsewhere - this book covers the fundamentals. However, I really liked the fact that she mentions and is a proponent of eye contact, which is very important in making a connection during a kiss. Summary: good for female beginners.

To be honest, I never thought there'd be that much to say about kissing, but Violet Blue has managed to provide some expert tips and make me think about kissing in new ways. I guess I figured it was something you either know how to do, or you don't, and she walks readers through every aspect, from prepping for a kiss, types of kissers, types of kisses and how to get the most bang for your puckering up.

Blue is funny, too, such as telling readers about the Zoolander kiss; "The Zoolander makes you feel like you're a pretty prop designed to make him look good as he poses, shifts, and gives his `sexy' face to the world while kissing you. Would he notice if you were gone? Probably not." Yes, she covers bad kissers too.

I like that she doesn't neglect kisses to other parts of the body than the lips, either. Personally, I'm a fan of the back and love kissing the shoulders, upper back, and also the chest.

Even if you think you're the best kisser in the world (I'm not that arrogant, but thought I knew the basics), you can learn how to make your smooches sizzle even more with these tidbits of mouth-watering advice. Bonus points: if you're an erotica writer, like me, you can also get some ideas for your next story, because kissing can sometimes be underrated in both real life and on the page. This book is both fun and informative and will, I hope, be beneficial to my boyfriend who is the recipient of most of my kisses!

I'm not real big on self-help books. Not that there aren't portions of me that don't need improving - there are lots of those; more than I care to dwell on, to be frank - but when I pick up a book, I'm usually looking to be entertained a bit. And reading about how to fix what's wrong with me is not exactly my idea of a good time. But when I saw Violet Blue's Seal It with a Kiss: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Delivering the Knockout Kiss, I knew that I'd found the exception to my rule. Truly, how can you get any more fun than a book on kissing? Here's a little book that sure to appeal to the diva in all of us. After reading this delightful little book, you'll want to grab your significant other and do a little practicing of your own. Because practice does make perfect, you know.

Seal It with a Kiss is playful, fun, informative and entertaining at the same time. This book offers dos and don'ts, exercises and enlightenment, and instructions on lead up and follow-through of a huge variety of kisses. What kind of kisser are you? What do you do when he's a kissing dud - is he worth rehabilitating, or should you just toss him back into the sea with the other fishes? Ms. Blue answers these questions and explains how to perfect your pucker as well as proper care for your oh-so-smoochable lips. She offers advice on how to avoid stubble burn (yowch) if your guy's the bristly sort, how to tailor your kissing technique to the personality of your quarry, and how to first capture his interest and then reel him in with your fabulous kissing skills.

Ms. Blue writes with a friendly, almost confiding tone, as if to say "listen up, girlfriend, and I'll show you how it's done right." And while she comes across as an authority of the subject, she never talks down to her audience. The tone is not "oh you poor loser, let me help you get it right," it is "girl, get your bad self and killer kisses out there and knock `em dead!"

I found myself grinning constantly as I read this book. In addition, as well as it being a source for humorous and engaging advice, I believe this title could prove to be a valuable addition to the bookshelves of romance authors. It might help those who wish to add a little additional fun and realism to those fictional smooches.

Until I read Seal It with a Kiss, I never thought much about kissing technique. Just pucker up, baby, and go for it, I thought. But now I find myself eager to experiment on my unsuspecting husband. And I wonder...should I sneak up on him with a Mack Attack? Charm him with Angel Kisses? Become the ultimate Snuggle Bunny? Is this going to scare the hell out of him after so many years of marriage? Probably so! But I'm starting to think that perhaps under this forty-something, frequently overworked and tired exterior there may lie a maven of mack waiting to emerge. Poor man will never know what hit him.

Violet Blue tells you everything you ever wanted to know about kissing but were afraid (or didn't know how to) ask!

Seal it with a Kiss: Tips, Tricks and Techniques for Delivering the Knockout Kiss by Violet Blue (Cleis Press, 2010, $12.95) is the ultimate guide to kissing, whether you're a shy beginner or experienced make-out vixen. Blue's tone in this book is conversational, like good girl talk. She orients her lessons toward women to want to make out with guys, but there isn't a person alive who couldn't benefit from some of the tips in this book.

The quiz in the early chapters will sort you into one of four kissing personalities: Sweet Lips, Power Puss (which happens to be the category this reviewer falls into), Hot Lips, or Pure Delicious Poison. Whatever your kissing style, Blue walks you through how to make that first kiss happen (and how to deal with any and all awkward situations that might arise therefrom), how to make it memorable, and even how to get your lips ready for the perfect kiss ahead of time.

The last chapters in this book are for more advanced students of the kiss. They include tricks on how to use all your senses to enhance that kiss experience, from the perfect make-out music and movies to treats you can eat to make your pucker irresistible. For the ultimate kissing fun, try some of the kissing games she suggests...either at parties (as is the great teen tradition) or one-on-one with your sweetie.

The kissing games and some of these techniques occasionally tend toward the risque, but overall this book is fairly appropriate for ages thirteen and up. It's about kissing, not sex. A cool mom or aunt would get this book for her teenage daughter or niece. In fact, teens (especially boys) would do well to at least flip through it before making their way out into the world of making out.

Violet Blue should know what she's talking about: she's a nationally recognized sexpert. A popular columnist of the San Francisco chronicle and frequent lecturer at UC Berkeley and UCSF, she also writes the blog [..] . She writes about the intersection of human sexuality and technology...though rest assured the tips in Seal it with a Kiss are all low-tech and gadget-free.

This book is really nice with a lot of great tips. I think that it's worth the read.

This book seems to be targeted at prepubescent girls. Both the lack of substance and the amount of useless fluff makes this worth very little. Grown-ups with virtually any degree of experience should avoid the vacuum which is this book. An infinitely better work on the subject is The Art of Kissing, (2nd Revised Edition) [...]