Tillie Cole

One kiss lasts a moment. But a thousand kisses can last a lifetime. One boy. One girl. A bond that is forged in an instant and cherished for a decade. A bond that neither time nor distance can break. A bond that will last forever. Or so they believe. When seventeen-year-old Rune Kristiansen returns from his native Norway to the sleepy town of Blossom Grove, Georgia, where he befriended Poppy Litchfield as a child, he has just one thing on his mind. Why did the girl who was one half of his soul, who promised to wait faithfully for his return, cut him off without a word of explanation? Rune's heart was broken two years ago when Poppy fell silent. When he discovers the truth, he finds that the greatest heartache is yet to come. Standalone Young Adult Tearjerker Romance. For ages 14 and up.

A Thousand Boy Kisses

Jenna-Lee Gordon

if Poppy isn’t angry about having a short life, how dare any of us be angry for her

"I have come to understand that death, for the sick, is not so hard to endure. For us, eventually,our pain ends, we go to a better place, But for those left behind, their pain only magnifies.

For believers in true, epic, soul- shattering love. This one's for you.

Nova <3

“She didn’t love me like you did. And I don’t love her like I love you.”

Where I broke my heart for the heart I’d just broken. The one I’d always strived to save.

Because I still loved him as much as I always had. Even if the boy I loved no longer loved me back.

surtified™

saidaa<3

“A forever kiss with my Rune…in our blossom grove…when he finally came home.”

Then she added, “…and my heart almost burst.”

Anita

I lifted my fingers to my lips and said, "If you keep kissing me like this, I'll fill my jar in no time at all."

Rune turned away to walk to his house, but stopped to glance over his shoulder. "That's the idea, baby. One thousand kisses from 

Sofia Hernandez

I nodded my head and pulled down a pale-pink cherry blossom petal. They were my mamaws favorite. She liked them because they didn't stay for long. She told me that the best and prettiest things don't stay for long. 

Raven

A forever kiss with my Rune … in our blossom grove … when he finally came home.”

Then she added, “… and my heart almost burst.”

Dakota Moodley 

pain again. The pain silently telling me that she was hurting, because I was hurting 

Ian Brakspear

"A forever kiss with my Rune ... in our blossom grove

Then she added, " .. and my heart almost burst.

Lowering myself to her mouth, I pressed the softest, most meaningful kiss to her soft lips. Poppy breathed out through her nose, her sweet scent engulfing me ... and she never breathed again.

An unrivaled beauty, limited in its life. A beauty so extreme in

its grace that it can't last. It stays to enrich our lives, then drifts away in the wind. Never forgotten. Because it reminds us we must live. That life is fragile, yet in that fragility, there is strength.

There is love. There is purpose. It reminds us that life is short, that our breaths are numbered and our destiny is fixed, regardless of how hard we fight.

It reminds us not to waste a single second. Live hard, love harder. Chase dreams, seek adventures ... capture moments.

I have come to understand that death, for the sick, is not so hard to endure. For us, eventually, our pain ends, we go to a better place.

But for those left behind, their pain only magnifies.

"I used to know a boy, a boy I loved with my whole heart, who lived for a single mo-ment. Who told me that a single moment could change the world.

It could change someone's life. That one moment could make someone's life, in that brief second, infinitely better or infinitely worse."

I didn't know why, but capturing moments fascinated me. Maybe it was because sometimes all we get are moments. There are no do-overs; whatever happens in a moment defines life perhaps it is life. But capturing a moment on film keeps that moment alive, forever. To me, photography was magic.

This life..... well, it's just a great big adventure while we have it. An adventure to enjoy and love with all of our heart before we go on to the greatest adventure of all.

katerina

"I’Il give you a thousand kisses, Poppymin. All of them. No one will kiss you ever, but me."

"Poppymin?' Rune said. That's what he called me. It meant 'my Poppy' in Norwegian. I loved him speaking Norwegian to me.

No book has ever made me so unwell. I cried to the point of having to put it down and catch my breath. This is such a beautiful story and it ripped my heart out. I really don’t think I can look at life the same again after reading this.

Sofie I

a beautiful, tear jerking young adult love story that touches your soul. it’s a reminder to not waste a single second, seek adventures, and capture moments! life is beautiful with the light and despite the darkness. always keep your loved ones close and it’s never too late to rekindle relationships. i wasn’t the biggest fan of the epilogue and positive person who has a terminal illness trope but i loved this theme, somewhat realistic portrayal, and i cried SO MUCH regardless! rune and poppy in my heart for infinity! “Moonbeam hearts and sunshine smiles."

𐔌 . ⟡ shay .ᐟ ֹ ₊ ꒱

I’m so happy it ended the way it did because if that boy had somehow moved on I would have been so pissed😭😭 This was so emotional, I’m almost angry vicky made me read this cause of how much and how frequently i cried throughout the book. Very rarely do you read a book that starts and closes out a love story completely and this really did💗

Murjanah Uwais

I have never cried so much for a book before, rune and poppy will forever hold a place in my heart 🩷🥹

Rayanne mitchell

Svetlana 

have to cry my eyes out, leave me alone for real 😭😭😭

this is so sad - almost DNFed at the start from the writing tho 

Anjorin Molayo 

this book was heartbreaking please, and my heart almost burst 🥺. 

4.5 ⭐️

C’était tellement émouvant j’en ai les larmes au yeux… 🎀😔

Anais <3

Julia

This book made me cry so much and was so beautiful. Idc if it had long chapters 😭😭

Isabella 

I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH. I started the book crying and ended it crying; I cried the entirety of the book. I had to put the book down in between and took a minute to just cry. It took me 10 minutes to actually finish the last few chapters because of how painful it was. I probably loved it so much because it is a fear of mine. However, I was not a fan of the epilogue, but other than that, IT IS AN AMAZING BOOK. It was the purest and sweetest story I have ever read. I want to stray away from these kinds of reviews because it might put a ton of expectations and it may fail for some people, but this is genuinely how I felt about this book. Didn't really like the writing, but I was too focused on the story to care about that. If I could give more than 5 as a review, I would. If I could read this book for the first time again, I WOULD.

Sidney Schaffner

I was wrong, if you think ‘If he had been with me” was tough on the eyes, this one is going to hurt a lot more. I’ve never cried this much because of a book, from beginning till end. The love shared between Poppy and Rune was true true love and I adored these two with my whole heart. If you really need a good cry and want to know what it’s like to be loved fully and completely, read this book!

Razen Ouled Khlaf

TikTok made me read it. It was ok but I was expecting a lot more. Shocked when runs ended up dying. Want to know what happened to him.

Katie Roberts

Katelyn f

kei hiroto

definitely one of my favorite reads this year, i was sobbing throughout the last three chapters and this book made me feel terribly single but it was still amazing absolute a++ read i think i’d probably reread this when im sad

When I tell you I SOBBED during this whole book. I can only WISH to be loved so much. I felt it was a bit repetitive at some points but definitely was a page turner. Cried till the end.

Valentina Moreno Escobar

I CRIED MY EYES OUT PLS😭😭 At first i was confused on how people were crying at page 13-16 like yeah they were sad but as the book progressed i cried, their love is so pure it hurts.

Eupho

rakshu

i genuinely have no words. plus the playlist containing one direction’s songs has broken my heart completely. thank you for the epilogue. thank you so much

Im still crying over this and I finished it a day ago 

amelia <3

Oluwapelumi Alo 

Katelyn 

Such a great and emotional book. It was as lovely as it was tragic! I never cried this much while reading a book. My only feedback is that it had really long chapters, which I personally don’t like.

Emma Kamer

I've never read a book that made me cry so much I ran out of tears and my heart started sobbing and shuddering in my chest. It's such an emotional book it's one of the best emotional love stories i've read so far. Such burning teenage love ending in tears in always something beautiful for me. To be honest, i've been wanting to read this book since the start of this year, and began reading it today on a whim, and it was just beautiful, and I did not want to stop reading. It's beautiful. Truly. I have nothing bad to say against it. It made me cry and sob, and that epilogue is just one of a kind. I love Tillie Cole for not letting her readers down. 

A Thousand Boy Kisses

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