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 Jennifer L. Armentrout is easily one of the most hyped YA authors due to the immense popularity of her Covenant and Lux series. When I was given the opportunity to review White Hot Kiss, I was extremely curious and I hoped that this book would convert me into a fan of Armentrout. That being said, White Hot Kiss is one of the worst paranormal-romances I've read in ages and it is extremely derivative, delivering a world and plot that borrows from countless other sources. With a poorly executed love triangle, romanticism of stalking, an irritating heroine, and an illogical paranormal world, White Hot Kiss is a huge disappointment. 
 I don't understand why so many YA books romanticize masochism and stalking. Roth admits to stalking Layla early on in the novel, but for some reason, she isn't deterred from obsessing over Roth . How can you love someone who acts extremely creepy? I truly didn't understand the appeal of Roth as a romantic interest at all and I found him extremely repulsive. The fact that Roth falls in love with a stalker, despite the fact that she constantly claims she's smart is extremely nonsensical. 
 Layla was one extremely irritating protagonist and her character followed so many YA tropes. The fact that she was a "good girl" who turns bad once she met Roth infuriated me because it was such a predictable move. I wondered at times what was going on in Layla's head because so many of her decisions were rash and irrational. Layla had zero common sense and I absolutely loathed her. 
 The love triangle in White Hot Kiss is one hot mess and the direction the romance went made me so angry. I really didn't like Roth at all and I didn't feel as though the duo had any chemistry at all. Sometimes I wondered if Layla didn't actually like Roth and was only claiming to be in love with him to piss off Zane. Zane was possibly the only character in this book who I actually cared about and his character was the best developed by far. I wanted Layla to be with something who was compassionate and refined like Zane, but I have a feeling that she will end up with Roth in the end. 
 White Hot Kiss's plot is driven by the love triangle and nearly every single plot element involves the novel's romance. This is a book with a huge emphasis on romance to the point where action and JLA's humorous dialogue got thrown under the rug. I wasn't a fan of the book's direction and by the time I reached the final few chapters, I couldn't bare to read any more and I skimmed the rest of it. The ending was unimpressive and it didn't provide me with enough closure or resolution. 
 If you're looking for an original take on paranormal romance, White Hot Kiss doesn't really fit the bill. The world of Wardens (gargoyles) and demons isn't fleshed out well and I wasn't convinced that gargoyles could be attractive at all. This book is mostly a mixture of the same-old paranormal cliches and it never really manages to be original. I really expected this to be a fun take on the paranormal genre due to the first two lines of the book: "There was a demon in McDonalds. And it had a powerful hunger for Big Macs." It seemed that after the exciting, humorous beginning, the rest of the novel seemed to crash and burn. The rest of the novel was filled with mediocre dialogue and humor that came across as flat. 
 I'm not impressed with Jennifer L. Armentrout's White Hot Kiss, but I'm hoping that I enjoy Don't Look Back so much better. I had such huge expectations for this novel and it seemed my expectations proved to be futile. I don't expect to be reading the sequel to White Hot Kiss and I am almost positive that I'll be skipping out on it. I definitely think White Hot Kiss will delight fans of JLA, but it wasn't my cuppa tea.