The First Last Kiss
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How do you hold on to a love that is slowly slipping away from you? Can you let go of the past when you know what is in the future? And how do you cope when you know that every kiss is a countdown to goodbye? This is the story of a love affair, of Ryan and Molly and how they fell in love and were torn apart. The first time Molly kissed Ryan, she knew they'd be together forever. Six years and thousands of kisses later she's married to the man she loves. But today, when Ryan kisses her, Molly realises how many of them she wasted because the future holds something which neither of them could have ever predicted.
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When I read the cover blurb for The First Last Kiss I had pretty much figured out the plot of this book but bought it because a friend of mind has recently lived through essentially this story in her own life and she inspires me because of her bravery and strength of character and I loved the fact this book would explore this very subject matter.
The story of childhood sweethearts Molly & Ryan who fall for each other in their teens and the subsequent twists and turns of their relationship is beautifully written. I got a little bit confused with the jumping timeline in the first few chapters and found myself having to go back a couple of times and check the dates things were happening so I had things clear in my mind but once I got into the story I found I soon became familiar with the events and their chronological resonance. If you do find yourself getting a bit frustrated with this as a reader then do not fear it will become clearer.....
Written as a series of flashbacks of the kisses shared throughout their romance we learn how sometimes life deals us a difficult but unexpected hand which makes us realise that life and love are finite and we need to make each kiss count. The ending is lovely and a little unexpected and I found myself crying buckets when reading this book, it made me put it down on several ocassions and seek out my partner to ensure I took time for kissing him.
An absolute triumph!
