The Kissing Booth

Romance meant to entertain.

Elle is a good person who learns from her mistakes. She's involved in school social activities but mostly hangs out with her best friend Lee. Noah has a "bad boy" reputation, is quick to anger, and gets in a lot of fights. He's also jealous and possessive of Elle before they're in a relationship. Noah's behavior has a lot of red flags. He gets in a lot of fights (but would never hit Elle). He's also extremely jealous and possessive, but only because he wants to protect Elle from getting hurt by all the other guys out there.  Elle thinks that by age 16 she should have been on dates and kissed a boy already.Elle's father is loving but he really only checks in with her briefly once in awhile, mentioning things like don't drink at parties without actively following through on anything. Best friend Lee is loyal, supportive, and always there for Elle when she needs him.

Lots of kissing and light making out. Nothing's described graphically, but a few scenes mention tongues. Most of the descriptions are about feelings and physical sensations like tingling and losing track of everything around. It's not narrated, but teens have sex and wake up in bed together the next morning. STD and pregnancy risks aren't mentioned at all, but Elle receives condoms as a gag gift and her friend tells her he wants her to be safe. Mention that everyone's making out or hooking up at a party. A boy is called "whipped" because he's willing to wait until his girlfriend is ready for sex and because he told her he loved her.

Food, beverage, tech, and music products occasionally mentioned for mood or character.