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A review by _youfloweryoufeast_
A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime by Monica Murphy
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
4.0
4 ⭐️
Genre: Romance
Age group : New Adult
POV : First person / multiple POV
Characters: 4.5/5 ⭐️
Plot: 4/5 ⭐️
Setting/Themes: 3/5 ⭐️
Writing: 3.5/5 ⭐️
Spice : 4/5 ⭐️
• Please check TWs & CWs
• mature language, sexual scenes, sexual harassment, substance abuse, mentions of addiction & rehab, grooming, pedophilia, cheating
Tropes: flirtyXflustered, bad boyXgood girl, Grouch turned simp
“Now you owe me two million kisses.”
I went in with no expectations and I did not even know I’d love it this much. So so much. The entire virginity schtick got me a little turned off but I think it turned out well.
I could see how h’s view and standpoint changes as she goes on and discovers her sexuality.
Wren,Birdy. Sweet little Wren, the school’s Virgin sweetheart. She’s innocent and kind and everything a male chauvinist might want in a woman. She’s judgey towards others and she hates sex. But she has her reasons. To compensate for this pick me behaviour, she has reasons to back her chastity up and to add, she does eventually know better and Change her views. What I did like most about Wren was her personality as a whole. She’s sweet and she cares.
She’s smart and she’s beautiful.
Crew. What’s your high school romance without the brooding bad boy. I wouldn’t hold crew to such a high regard because he’s honestly doing the bare minimum when it comes to women in general. But he is a good man. That I will say. But with wren? He goes over the top and I love that so much. He spoils and loves and respects his little birdy, always there for her but understanding she can hold her own. And for this, I loved Crew.
Issues I had with the book:
- your usual high school boys being manwhores that slutshame girls (disgusting, honestly)
- wren’s entire POV while she was so bound to virginity as a social construct
Overall though, I quite liked this.
Genre: Romance
Age group : New Adult
POV : First person / multiple POV
Characters: 4.5/5 ⭐️
Plot: 4/5 ⭐️
Setting/Themes: 3/5 ⭐️
Writing: 3.5/5 ⭐️
Spice : 4/5 ⭐️
• Please check TWs & CWs
• mature language, sexual scenes, sexual harassment, substance abuse, mentions of addiction & rehab, grooming, pedophilia, cheating
Tropes: flirtyXflustered, bad boyXgood girl, Grouch turned simp
“Now you owe me two million kisses.”
I went in with no expectations and I did not even know I’d love it this much. So so much. The entire virginity schtick got me a little turned off but I think it turned out well.
I could see how h’s view and standpoint changes as she goes on and discovers her sexuality.
Wren,Birdy. Sweet little Wren, the school’s Virgin sweetheart. She’s innocent and kind and everything a male chauvinist might want in a woman. She’s judgey towards others and she hates sex. But she has her reasons. To compensate for this pick me behaviour, she has reasons to back her chastity up and to add, she does eventually know better and Change her views. What I did like most about Wren was her personality as a whole. She’s sweet and she cares.
She’s smart and she’s beautiful.
Crew. What’s your high school romance without the brooding bad boy. I wouldn’t hold crew to such a high regard because he’s honestly doing the bare minimum when it comes to women in general. But he is a good man. That I will say. But with wren? He goes over the top and I love that so much. He spoils and loves and respects his little birdy, always there for her but understanding she can hold her own. And for this, I loved Crew.
Issues I had with the book:
- your usual high school boys being manwhores that slutshame girls (disgusting, honestly)
- wren’s entire POV while she was so bound to virginity as a social construct
Overall though, I quite liked this.