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A review by kenfrommars
A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Initially, I was loving this book. The story, while utterly heartbreaking, captured me in a way a book hadn't in really long time. It was endearing but also frustrating.
I suppose that is how I kept feeling the deeper I got into the story. I did cry but this book also made me mad. The characters made me mad.
I hated the mutual codependency of Rune and Poppy and that they couldn't be happy without each other. But maybe I fall out of the key demographic of the novel.
I don't know.
Spoilers for the epilogue below!
Rune being dead after ten years pissed me off so much. Left such a sour taste in my mouth. I wished Rune could have been happy without Poppy but it just made zero sense to me that Tillie Cole decided not to go that route.
I suppose that is how I kept feeling the deeper I got into the story. I did cry but this book also made me mad. The characters made me mad.
I hated the mutual codependency of Rune and Poppy and that they couldn't be happy without each other. But maybe I fall out of the key demographic of the novel.
I don't know.
Spoilers for the epilogue below!
Rune being dead after ten years pissed me off so much. Left such a sour taste in my mouth. I wished Rune could have been happy without Poppy but it just made zero sense to me that Tillie Cole decided not to go that route.