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

I absolutely loved this book! It made me feel so many emotions, it made me sob like not a lot of books did
It was so close to getting a 5 star but I was a bit annoyed by a few things, such as the "bad boy/good girl" trope in the middle of the book, their romance was adorable but super cliché at times, I'm not against it but in that case I was a bit disappointed by it
The relationship between Rune and his father and brother got me in tears more than once
This book is super inspiring to me, live your life fully and enjoy small things
I loved it but actually would not recommend it that much because I can see why a lot of people wouldn't like it
It made me feel things I haven't felt in a long time because of a book and I'm so glad I picked it up at this bookstore
The concept of the kisses jar was so cute I had to make one for myself
Honestly I guessed almost the entire plot but it doesn't make it bad
I liked it a lot from the beginning and was scared it might not be satisfying but it sure was
I probably loved it that much because my 2 favorite tropes are in this book : childhood friend to lovers and right person not enough time
"When you know that something is finite, it makes it that much more meaningful." - favorite quote

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jele_sc's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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librocubicularist_x's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Don't usually cry at books but this got me balling lol

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mamadimo's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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just_klaudia's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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sleeplessnights's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

2.5

The plot had soooo much potential, but the execution was just not it. I mean, yes it was sad and I cried (not as much as I thought I would tho), but the writing style was too much. The book just reminded me of a bad wattpad story, most of it was so cheesy and cringe. I couldn't take Poppy and Rune seriously. In what world does a seventeen-year-old speak like that??

Even though I didn't like it that much, I can see why some people love it. I can see how good this book could've been. It was so hard to decide how I should rate this book because of that. It had some moments that deserved at least four stars, but then, some scenes didn't deserve even one.

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bellaashley's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

I finally did it and read Tillie Cole's A Thousand Boy Kisses. This was one of the most hyped up books I ever read and let me tell you, I did NOT enjoy myself.

Trigger warnings would have been nice, since this book deals with a topic I try to avoid.

I cried. Of course I did, it was sad, but that wasn't the problem, well not entirely. The problem was pretty much everything else about this story. The characters fell flat for me, I don't feel like we got to know them very well. There were some cringe-worthy moments where we get to know the characters past (when they were 8 years old), which made me really dislike the book. I liked the beginning of the present (the characters are 17 now) though. Up until we find out about the topic this book is dealing with. I should have stopped reading then. I found the rest of the book was super sappy, extremely unrealistic and honestly, it really gets you down, there's literally nothing to be happy about. NOTHING.

Oh and I found out about the Queen passing while reading the last pages of the book, so I felt twice as depressed when I finished.

1 star for A Thousand Boy Kisses - just wasn't my cup of tea

<spoiler >Attention spoiler and rant ahead:

moments that almost made me hurl the book across the room

* When Poppy's grandma hands her the jar and tells her to fill it with boy-kisses. Am I the only one who thinks this is, I don't know, kind of inappropriate? I mean she is a kid, eight years old and her grandmother talks to her about kissing boys. She practically tells her to go and do it. I don't know about you, but most eight-year-olds I know don't enjoy the thought of kissing boys or girls.

So of course Poppy thinks she has to start right away. She goes and kisses her best friend who is also eight and they both like it so much, so they do it again and again and again!?! They are supposed to be eight but they talk and act like adults. "Rune reached for my hand. He started tracing patterns on the back with his fingertips." Eight-year-olds don't do that. And they certainly don't say things like "I've wanted to kiss you for a while now. And well, you're mine and I liked it."

I wasn't even 30 pages in but this already made me dislike the book a lot.

* never want to read the words "as special as special can be" and "my heart almost burst" again

* Rune has to move overseas and his parents tell him the night before, so messed up!

* and last and certainly my least favorite part, when Rune just dies 10 years after Poppy for whatever bulls*** reason so they can reunite in heaven or wherever the f they are. You've got to be kidding! I don't think I've ever been this mad at a book before

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hannahs_library__'s review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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