Reviews with content warning for Terminal illness - A Thousand Boy Kisses

I am damaged for the rest of my life.

Holy geez this was so beautiful!! I truly never wanted to put it down, unless I needed to clear the tears from my eyes to see... despite the chapters being pretty long (which I usually don't like).

This story follows Poppy and Rune. At the age of five, they become next-door neighbors and Poppy immediately befriends Rune. Poppy is an outgoing girl who is always up for an adventure and Rune is her broody best friend who would do anything for her. We follow them as they grow and their connection becomes stronger and stronger. At the age of 15, Rune is forced to move away for a bit unexpectedly... This hits both of them really hard since they haven't had a day apart, but it cannot be changed. During their time apart, a lot changed and now it is two years later, they are 17, and Rune is back in town. But neither of them knows how to approach the person who was once their best friend and everything.

This story was insanely beautiful. I honestly had no clue what I was getting myself into...I knew it was sad and that I had the chance to possibly cry but I swear I was not expecting this at all... The way these characters captured my entire heart hurt me! I wanted so badly for the ending to not come because I knew it would shatter me... AND IT DID! Poppy and Rune had my whole heart and their journey was just so amazing to watch. Their emotions were so genuine and I felt every moment they went through together.

Yes, tears were shed. The annotations in this book were also unmatched. I really don't know what else to say besides that it was so heart-breakingly beautiful. I loved every moment of it.

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samanthapedersen's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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jnaeraeshele's review

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emotional sad slow-paced

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

0.5

I hated this book with the fire of a thousand suns.

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erinryanreads's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

3.75

this book is now stained with my tears.

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anniejillb's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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harning12's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

This is heart wrenching. The love story is very sweet but OMG the end is really tough to read. Some things were a little cringe since the characters are kids/teenagers (like the parents being called mamaa and pappa the entire time...) but i still really enjoyed the journey to getting my heart ripped out.

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lara_08's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-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

4.25

I think i have never cried this much while reading a book, i love the character so much and the letters at the end destroyed me :)

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