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A review by lifeofchrstnlvly
A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole
Did not finish book. Stopped at 59%.
Wow. 2nd DNF of the year and it's only January 3 (DNFed at 59%)!
I tried to like it. I really did. I know it's YA (and I love reading YA books, no matter the genre), but the writing was too juvenile. It was too dramatic to the point that it was unnecessarily wordy. I was only skimming this book. First chapter in, I knew I will not like it. The way they talk? No one talks like that. It was an endless loop of, "I am yours. You are mine." Kissing on the lips since they were 8 years old? I'm not a prude, but come on.
I didn't feel any attachment to the characters. I don't like them not because I didn't like the author's writing - they just weren't likeable. I didn't care if anyone dies.
The last book that made me this irritated/angry was We Were Liars. Both of them are not worth the hype.
I tried to like it. I really did. I know it's YA (and I love reading YA books, no matter the genre), but the writing was too juvenile. It was too dramatic to the point that it was unnecessarily wordy. I was only skimming this book. First chapter in, I knew I will not like it. The way they talk? No one talks like that. It was an endless loop of, "I am yours. You are mine." Kissing on the lips since they were 8 years old? I'm not a prude, but come on.
I didn't feel any attachment to the characters. I don't like them not because I didn't like the author's writing - they just weren't likeable. I didn't care if anyone dies.
The last book that made me this irritated/angry was We Were Liars. Both of them are not worth the hype.