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A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole

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megsbookishworld's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The epilogue came out of nowhere for me!  Like WHAT?  

I felt highs and lows in this book.
Poppy’s letter at the end felt out of place especially for teenagers but I had to take several breaks while reading this book because the emotional damage this book causes is intense.

I have decided this is the modern day ‘A walk to remember’.

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liabl_28's review against another edition

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so cheesy, the plot was predictable, it wasnt reaaally sad and the whole
i have a desease so, im going to die soon, but the time we spent together its important
drives me nuts,
just die
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oakganya's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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snaggy95's review against another edition

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emotional sad
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

There were some moments that felt a little bit cheesy, but overall this was a great book. I cried a few times while reading it. 
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destinynichole11's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

This book broke me.  I cried my eyes out towards the end reading the letters within.  

I loved the unique concept of keeping a jar of one thousand kisses as it allowed a unique way to record memories of their young love. 
It dealt so well with themes of grief throughout. Both familial and romantic and it honestly hurt my heart these characters didn’t get their happy ending as they were made for each other but I cannot complain with how well versed this whole book was. 
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alyse_turns_pages's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I really hated that there were explicit sex scenes between 15 year olds... 
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jessicaharleee's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved this so much! It was beautiful and heartbreaking.
 
  • Poppy is the perfect protagonist and I love how deep her relationship is with Rune.
  • The fact that this was largely inspired by One Direction songs is obviously a bonus.
  • The scenes in New York were stunning and emotional.
  • The way Rune treated his parents was just A LOT and was pretty uncalled for. Both families seemed pretty financially comfortable, not to mention Poppy’s aunt is a flight attendant. I have to imagine they would’ve let Rune and Poppy visit each other every so often. 
  • Rune never kissing another person and dying only 11 years after Poppy just seems impossible and tainted this story a bit for me. 
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oliviahullx's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I did not enjoy this book as much as I’d hoped I would. Don’t get me wrong, I shed a few tears at the end of the book but that was all. The writing for me was way too cringeworthy, not realistic, tried to hard to make you love the characters. Boring book, had to force myself to finish it every time I put it down. Sadly, I wouldn’t recommend or read again. 
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__lucebrennan's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book officially ruined me… I haven’t cried because of a book in a long time but this was absolutely heartbreaking, Rune and Poppy’s relationship is everything you hope for, I will be thinking about this book for a long time 
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