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A review by lavendcr
A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole
5.0
★★★★★★★★★★
This was so beautiful. Sad, but all the more beautiful.
I went into this only reading the description on Goodreads. I thought it was so sweet to begin with and thought it was going to be a story about two childhood lovers being broken apart and coming back together (and it was essentially that) but then there was something unsettling laying in the background that I couldn't quite put my finger on. When everything became evident, I knew it was going to be a difficult read.
I felt soo many emotions. Happiness, sadness, anger, confusion, FRUSTRATION! It was so beautiful. At times, I felt Tillie Cole physically GUT ME! And towards the end, she broke my heart. Completely shattered it into a thousand broken pieces (haha... did you get the pun???). But then she mended it, stitched it right back up, and is still healing at the moment. My heart is very fragile now but this book has definitely made its mark on her. And now she will never forget and carry this novel with her everywhere she goes. All the emotions are still very raw. I might need a week or even a month to recover. Also, I loved the epilogue!!! It still hurt like hell but it gave me a little more peace of mind.
As I read this, I just kept saying to myself this just might be the greatest love story of all time next to Romeo and Juliet. And now I have never felt more certain. I will definitely buy a physical version of this book and reread it, (in the very far future because I genuinely need time to heal. My heart will be aching for this book for a while.) and maybe even get some stuff tattooed from it, it's just that beautiful!
“Live hard, love harder. Chase dreams, seek adventures … capture moments. Live beautifully.”
I hope one day we all get a chance to experience an epic, soul-shattering love like Poppy and Rune. ♡
This was so beautiful. Sad, but all the more beautiful.
I went into this only reading the description on Goodreads. I thought it was so sweet to begin with and thought it was going to be a story about two childhood lovers being broken apart and coming back together (and it was essentially that) but then there was something unsettling laying in the background that I couldn't quite put my finger on. When everything became evident, I knew it was going to be a difficult read.
I felt soo many emotions. Happiness, sadness, anger, confusion, FRUSTRATION! It was so beautiful. At times, I felt Tillie Cole physically GUT ME! And towards the end, she broke my heart. Completely shattered it into a thousand broken pieces (haha... did you get the pun???). But then she mended it, stitched it right back up, and is still healing at the moment. My heart is very fragile now but this book has definitely made its mark on her. And now she will never forget and carry this novel with her everywhere she goes. All the emotions are still very raw. I might need a week or even a month to recover. Also, I loved the epilogue!!! It still hurt like hell but it gave me a little more peace of mind.
As I read this, I just kept saying to myself this just might be the greatest love story of all time next to Romeo and Juliet. And now I have never felt more certain. I will definitely buy a physical version of this book and reread it, (in the very far future because I genuinely need time to heal. My heart will be aching for this book for a while.) and maybe even get some stuff tattooed from it, it's just that beautiful!
Spoiler
I think this book hit a lot harder than I expected it to since I've had my run-in with cancer. Reading stuff like this just hits way too close to home and I get so emotional because in many aspects, I can truly empathize. I am no stranger to that world and I have lived through the nightmare. I just can't put into words how much I admire Poppy. She is so beautiful Her mind is so beautiful. Her outlook is so beautiful. Poppy is so beautiful. And even though I didn't agree with her choice of cutting Rune off, seeing them come back together was beautiful. I know during my journey, I needed all the love and support from friends and family I could get. It was the most difficult time in my life. I too longed for that epic, soul-shattering love. And from the moment my life turned upside down, I felt unworthy of that kind of love. It was something that seemed so unobtainable. But as I read more and more, I always check authors dedications and acknowledgments and it always gives me a little more hope with everything I read.“Live hard, love harder. Chase dreams, seek adventures … capture moments. Live beautifully.”
I hope one day we all get a chance to experience an epic, soul-shattering love like Poppy and Rune. ♡