After reading this book, I know why some people said you either cry or cringe. Because I feel both way. Don't get me wrong, I cried, really. But I'm not a big fan of some aspects of the story.

First of all, not gonna lie, at some point Rune Erik Kristiansen is cute. I love the way he loves Poppy with his entire heart. But realistically, which 15 yo boy actually acts and talks like Rune? This guy is possessive as hell. "I kissed her every day since I was eight" yeah no shit you probably didn't even let her play with other boys and man, you were still a child, can you chill?? I didn't like 17 yo Rune. The 'bad boy' Rune, Poppy might call him and I swear to God I hate when she keeps saying that, enough with the bad boy talk. Sometimes he's rude, I even found a.. I don't know if it's considered slut-shaming but

"... as soon as some slut from Oslo flirts with me."

Again, Rune, you need to chill.

Now Poppy Litchfield, not much thoughts but she reminds me a lot of Jamie Sullivan from A Walk to Remember. I like how she always being positive and happy and enjoy life but she's sometimes a little too quirky.

Knowing that this is a childhood friends to lovers, I just know the plot will be sad. Rune and Poppy were best friends since they're five, Poppy's grandmother gave her a jar to fill with a thousand boy kisses. That's original, I like that. But then I cringed a lot after because of all the cheese thrown everywhere. The conversations annoys me sometimes because it's repetitive and don't sound like something a 17 yo would say. The worst part that made me cringe so hard is

they're doing it at 15 years old. FIFTEEN. YEARS. OLD. THAT'S MY AGE, YOUNGER EVEN. I don't care if it's a normal thing in the US or that they love each other so much, they're still minors. And it made me so uncomfortable.

And it's predictable, I knew immediately why Poppy was gone for two years and why she didn't want to tell Rune and what's gonna happen to her. The plot turns out to be not as heart-wrenching as I thought it would be but it still made me cry especially the epilogue, that's when I burst into tears.

I'm not a big fan of the writing style either for some reasons. This story might be good for a younger audience but the thing is I'm still so young and still not a big fan...

 Anyway, what is it with cherry blossom and sad stories?