The First Last Kiss by Ali Harris

[amazon_link id=”0857202936″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]”The First Last” is the second book by journalist Ali Harris.

This is the story of the love affair of Ryan and Molly, how they fell in love and were torn apart. The first time Molly kissed Ryan, she knew that they would be together forever and six years later and thousands of kisses later, she is 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 for them, that neither of them ever predicted.

“The First Last Kiss” is the most beautiful most love story that I have read in a while. Ryan and Mollly are the ideal couple, they compliment each other and it was obvious from the start that everyone could see that there were perfect for each other. As we are brought on the journey of their relationship with the flashbacks of Molly as the reluctant and awkward teenager and Ryan as the heartthrob of the small seaside town, we see how far that they have come in the relationship, Molly blossoming into a confident and successful photographer and Ryan, a well respected PE teacher.

With humour, love and endearment, this book was a struggle to put down and at times it literally was heartbreaking to read. First we had Emma and Dexter in David Nicholls, “One Day” and now we have Molly and Ryan, a wonderfully passionate and vibrant couple, that made me smile and cry in quick succession, with their turbulent adventure filled with ups and downs, doubts and most of all the kisses that made them a couple everyone admired. But be warned, this story will tug at the hardest of heartstrings, to be honest I think this book should come with a public service announcement “Not to be read in Public” as it reduced me to a blubbering mess on three occasions on public transport, which is not a good sight to see first thing in the morning, believe me!

With a particularly sweetly illustrated cover and written beautifully, “The First Last Kiss” is a wonderfully touching and tragic coming of age love story that will have you addicted from the very start. It may only be January but I may have already found my book of 2013. A bittersweet story about finding the one and just how easily they can slip away and how each kiss could be your last, so treasure each moment together.

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