(When I wrote him as part of a love triangle), I thought, 'Well, what do I want?' I threw that confusion in the air. When teenager Elles first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend. Levi had so many aspects you didn't necessarily see in Noah. But Marco, it's safe to say, is a lot more suave than Levi. Reekles: It was more of a decision that Vince (Marcello) made and I trusted him and believed he was doing what was best in terms of the movie. Do you miss the dorky and sensitive Levi you wrote? Q: The hunky new 'Kissing Booth 2' movie character Marco is not in your book. She’s thrilled that I contributed a swear word. My mother is always really pleased that in the first one there’s a line where Vivian from school council says, “I’m British, you wanker.” I suggested that word because one of the words originally used wasn’t one that my friends were familiar with. With the films, I did have a call with Vince (Marcello, the movies’ writer/director) and got to give feedback on the scripts. Reekles: I wouldn't have been anywhere near qualified enough to be involved in creating (the Netflix movies). Were you involved with adapting the story for the screen?

Q: The Netflix movies keep the same three lead characters, but do make a number of changes from your books, particularly in the sequel.

It felt like exactly how I pictured it in my head. Reekles: The kissing booth scene in the first film, when I saw that I cried.

Q: What was it like to see the “Kissing Booth” movie actually come to fruition? When teenager Elle’s first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend. I remember, specifically, a couple (of) people commented, “This is like a movie, you should make a movie of this.” I would read those comments and laugh. The Kissing Booth (2018) The Kissing Booth (2018) 6.1 50,750.

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