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A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole

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anda_24'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? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

DONT READ UNLESS YOU WANT TO BAWL YOUR EYES OUT AT 3AM

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kristyndcruz's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

I liked this book. But I also didn’t like this book. It was definitely too cheesy and sweet for me, and I think it appeals more to teenagers or tweens than YA, but it was a good read. It did get overly cringy sometimes, and I did think it was too sweet and slightly childish at times, but it wasn’t bad. It was also very sad. I did cry at the end of the book, and teared up a lot throughout it. When reading the plot, I expected drama and an interesting storyline, but when the plot twist came, I couldn’t help but think it was predictable and overused. There was nothing special about the plot that hasn’t been done hundreds of times before. The only thing that made this book different than others were the ‘boy kisses’, which I didn’t even really think was that cute. It was predictable and I was disappointed with the plot, but it wasn’t majorly annoying. I did not like the ending though. I started to read the last chapter and the epilogue, and thought I would love it, but I truly believe Rune did not have to die. I think it would have been so much more beautiful if he were to live his life in the way Poppy wanted him to and find love again. I didn’t like him dying. It was also annoying that we didn’t find out why or how he died, he just did in his sleep. I also did not like Rune, nor his relationship with Poppy. I thought it was too obsessive and possessive. From a young age they were in love, but I hated how he was too in love with her to never kiss anyone else or want anyone else. It seemed like a teenage love, epic nonetheless, but not much depth or maturity to it. There were too involved in each other than they had no space for their independence or to discover who they were, because they were constantly talking about themselves like one person, in terms of “two halves of one heart.” That was too teenagery for me. It was also understandable that he was annoyed with his father for moving back to Norway, but he was so incredibly rude to him that I couldn’t help but not like him anymore. He isn’t a boyfriend I would necessarily want for myself, which is what I like in the love interest. I also hated his ‘bad boy’ stage. It wasn’t mysterious and intriguing it was just fucking annoying. He smoked too much, and that is also a major turn off for me. He also treated Poppy like shit during the time, where he would call her a bitch, yell at her, grab her. I stopped liking him when he came back. I did like all the other characters though, they were sweet and a family that I would want to be in. I did also think this book was very inspiring and beautiful, focusing on living life to the fullest and appreciating the beauty in the moments. I’m not a very ‘live laugh love’ kinda girl, but I appreciate the meaning, it was just too much it overpowered the book. The book was only focused on the tragedy, with no real plot. I also thought the writing and the dialogue was very unrealistic, and no teenager would talk like that. It made the book annoying having to read their conversations. There were also repeated things throughout the book, like her big white bow and her infinity earrings that was cute at the start but got overused way too much that I died just a little bit every time it was mentioned. It was pretty much just a cheesy teen wattpad book that got published. It just wasn’t for me or my age group, but I would recommend for younger readers who want cute teen romance that will make you cry.
“Why does it take a life ending to learn how to cherish every day?”
“You may lose half of your heart when I go, but that doesn’t give you permission to live half a life”
“When you know that something is finite, it makes it that much more meaningful”
“Live hard, love harder”

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ashley_1206's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

okay so. in reality this book is a 4.5 for me but let me tell you why don’t attack me this is my opinion for all you rune stands out there.
can i say this book was soul shattering. like my heart completely bursted multiple times. starting from when they first met to when they finally met again. but let me tell y’all the roller coaster i went through with this book because it’s a lot, hold on tight.
okay so loved rune right. until his bad boy stage. when he started calling poppy a bitch, started grabbing her by her wrists. NOPE. huge turn off for me. also smoking is a huge turn off fyi just incase anyone is wondering.
so yeah idk how i feel about the whole good boy to bad boy to good boy again. again ROLLERCOASTER.
also i’ll be honest… i thought about dropping the book. DONT YELL AT ME. again the bad boy stage i HATED it. there are ways to do a bad boy mysterious character this one was a hit or miss for me. however i stayed for poppy i really did.
this book also taught me a lot about life like my annotations are insane. i cant want to listen to the playlist so i can get all my feels out. age range i would give this book is YA for sure. not too bad. also just mentioning there is talks about heaven, god, praying etc just in case anyone was wondering <3

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readersgaloree's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? No

4.75

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gilbertbl1's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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orladonnelly's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

AMAZING! this book is so so sad it had me crying from quite early on in the book and as soon as I started I couldn’t stop. It’s a great book and the characters have a lot of depth and development throughout the book.

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clara_boschi's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

In the beginning I was frustrated about some assumptions made, hence the low rating, but in the end it definitely made me feel things so I would say the end compensate for the beginning.

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evegia04's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

BROKE MY HEART, SHREDDED IT APART, AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER WITH BAND-AIDS OVER THE OPEN WOUNDS

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lostinpaperbacks's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book is so much more than I thought it was going to be. I cant put into words how much poppy and runes story impacted me. It made me feel so many emotion's, I was crying by page 100. However not once did I ever regret picking up this book. I'm actually mad I didn't pick it up earlier. I have no complaints. Some people said this book was kind of immature but they're literally kids-teen what do you expect? The two main characters are so developed and you always feel so connected, not once did I feel confused about what was going on. This book is one of my favorites to say the least. It sticks with me every single day. I swear I will never get over this book. It is so inspiring. I still just can't belive how beautiful this story is and it's a young adult. I'm DONE

UPDATE: tilly cole ruined it

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mollyquinn's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

This book is absolutely amazing. It's so emotional. It's definitely not for everyone because it's kinda 'cheesy' but I loved that about it. So wholesome. It's so great and heart-warming/melting.

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