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challenging
emotional
hopeful
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:
Yes
Omg i started it last night and was a quarter through and started crying when rune told poppy he was leaving then the next few chapters to when he was leaving to that two page chapter for rune of when poppy didn’t answer him. i then put it down and back up again today and started crying half way through when poppy told rune she was dying i then cried again when three quarters the way through when she collapsed and rune had to call 911. then i cried again at the end she died. ive never cried so much for a book. A book has never hit me so hard before. I 1000% recommend it ( see what i did there lol). I also dont think ive wanted to find out what happened so much in a book before. Also I don’t really know what happened in the epilogue? Did rune die? Is that why he can feel the area around him with poppy?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol
emotional
hopeful
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
My heart burst.💔
Beautiful love story between two teenagers (which sadly but understandably provided annoying teenager stuff)
Beautiful love story between two teenagers (which sadly but understandably provided annoying teenager stuff)
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Abandonment
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Grief
Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness
Moderate: Grief, Abandonment
Minor: Cursing, Medical content
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-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
Hmm…I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, it’s super cliche, sometimes cringy, and punch-the-main-character-in-the-face worthy. On the other hand, the overall storyline is heartbreakingly beautiful. Let me just say, I was NOT prepared for the emotional mess this book would leave me in on multiple occasions. I wasn’t ready for the big reveal and in my head went a totally different way with my prediction. I haven’t read a book that had brought me to tears in a while but this one did several times so just brace yourself for that. Poppy and Rune are the soul mates that everyone seeks and only few are lucky enough to find.
Bonus points for a character having the same name as my son because I never see Judson’s name anywhere.
Bonus points for a character having the same name as my son because I never see Judson’s name anywhere.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Abandonment
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
“Love was simply the tenacity to make sure that the other half of your heart knew he, or she, was adored in every way. In every minute of every day. That love with tenderness in its purest form.”
My heart aches. I sobbed my way through A Thousand Boy Kisses. I don’t know what I expected, but it was not this. The Fault in Our Stars meets Me Before You meets Romeo & Juliet to create a beautiful, heart-breaking and impossibly tragic tale of love and loss and making the most of a short life.
Before we learned of Poppy’s secret, I was already heartbroken from the cruel way in which she and Rune were torn from each other. My mind raced with the possibilities of what could have happened in the two years they were separated, but the truth was the last thing I expected. Honestly, I thought there’d been asecret baby or something, which would have been awfully cruel to keep from him!
Poppy’s eternal optimism is inspiring. She does not waste a single day. She loves with her entire heart and dreams with her whole soul. She knows what she wants, and she isn’t afraid to go for it. More than that, she isn’t afraid to say goodbye when the time is right. Her bravery is humbling. She is a truly beautiful character through and through.
Rune’s anger and bitterness is completely understandable and utterly gut-wrenching. To see him become vibrant again, as Poppy puts it, is a true honour. His fate made my jaw drop. I wish I knew more of how he spent his life in those ten years, but I think the point is that he was happy. He lived the life he was supposed to, and experienced the love he was meant to.
My heart aches. I am still sobbing. There were plenty of times I almost walked away from this book, and I’m glad I didn’t but, boy, my heart aches.
Approach with caution, particularly if cancer is a triggering subject for you. This is a love story, but it is also a life affirming and tragic tale of a dying child. Please be warned.
My heart aches. I sobbed my way through A Thousand Boy Kisses. I don’t know what I expected, but it was not this. The Fault in Our Stars meets Me Before You meets Romeo & Juliet to create a beautiful, heart-breaking and impossibly tragic tale of love and loss and making the most of a short life.
Before we learned of Poppy’s secret, I was already heartbroken from the cruel way in which she and Rune were torn from each other. My mind raced with the possibilities of what could have happened in the two years they were separated, but the truth was the last thing I expected. Honestly, I thought there’d been a
Poppy’s eternal optimism is inspiring. She does not waste a single day. She loves with her entire heart and dreams with her whole soul. She knows what she wants, and she isn’t afraid to go for it. More than that, she isn’t afraid to say goodbye when the time is right. Her bravery is humbling. She is a truly beautiful character through and through.
Rune’s anger and bitterness is completely understandable and utterly gut-wrenching. To see him become vibrant again, as Poppy puts it, is a true honour. His fate made my jaw drop. I wish I knew more of how he spent his life in those ten years, but I think the point is that he was happy. He lived the life he was supposed to, and experienced the love he was meant to.
My heart aches. I am still sobbing. There were plenty of times I almost walked away from this book, and I’m glad I didn’t but, boy, my heart aches.
Approach with caution, particularly if cancer is a triggering subject for you. This is a love story, but it is also a life affirming and tragic tale of a dying child. Please be warned.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Grief
Moderate: Child death, Death, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment
Minor: Infidelity
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abandonment
emotional
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked the concept of this book, needing to fulfill a thousand boy kisses as her mamaw's final adventure. With that in mind, I found the story to be a little dragged out and I honestly struggled to get through some of the book with some chapter being very long and the pacing of the book being rather slow.
I adored the love shown by both Poppy and Rune. Some quotes are stunning but I did find alot of the writing to be very sappy/cringe at times personally.
I also found that Rune was a bit immature in his behaviour and actions when things didn't turn out how he'd like. However, I loved how much he cared for Poppy and the lengths he went to make her happy.
I did end up crying within the last 20 pages, but I wasn't bawling.
I adored the love shown by both Poppy and Rune. Some quotes are stunning but I did find alot of the writing to be very sappy/cringe at times personally.
I also found that Rune was a bit immature in his behaviour and actions when things didn't turn out how he'd like. However, I loved how much he cared for Poppy and the lengths he went to make her happy.
I did end up crying within the last 20 pages, but I wasn't bawling.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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:
N/A
Wow… this was a tough read. The courage, fight and strength these characters have. I will always remember this book. It was so sweet until it was heartbreaking. I highly recommend going in blind but look into triggers. I loved the concept of A Thousand Boy Kisses and the meaning behind it. Was such a sentimental moment that I appreciated. I loved the plot even though I was in pieces at the end. Also every page had a sentence that gripped me and hurt! Poppymin will always be on my mind when I think of this book.
This doesn’t get five stars and let me explain why.
I understand why people would DNF this. It’s not realistic even though we know it’s fiction. These characters loved so hard and were talking like adults at ages 15 and 17. Not to mention at age 5 things said and happened that I believe no five year old would do. Also it’s a bit repetitive on a lot of things and Juvenile.
So overall it would make sense these characters are teenagers.
But personally I pushed the realistic thoughts and age element to the side and overall enjoyed this read.
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🔹 Young Adult
🔹 Teenagers
🔹 Falling Hard & Fast
🔹 Heartbreaking
🔹 Intimate
Genre/Type: YA Emotional Romance 18+
APK: Physical
Pages: 345
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice: .5
POV: Multiple / Third Person
Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone
Tropes or Themes: Neighbours, Childhood Bestfriends to Lovers, Emotional.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Death, Medical content, Abandonment
Moderate: Sexual content
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the beginning was so bad. As a scandinavian person I found how he called her 'poppy-min' really weird, as no one would actually do that so much. it felt kind of forced. but beside that it was so good and so sad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death
Moderate: Addiction, Abandonment