Actin' Up with Books: Review: FOREVER by Monica Murphy

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Review: FOREVER by Monica Murphy

FOREVER

by Monica Murphy

Publication Date: April 4, 2017

Publisher: EM Publishing

Pages: 221

Source: Social Butterfly PR

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Synopsis

She’s all I could ever want…

I have a reputation around school. Cold. Untouchable. Unfeeling. Only one girl could ever make me want to change and that’s Amanda Winters. Too bad I broke her heart and drove her away.

So to get through the rest of my days in high school, I tell myself I need to focus on more important things. Like taking our football team to championships. Get accepted to the college of my choice. And finish my senior year without wanting to run away from my problems.

But your problems chase after you no matter where you go. And it’s a lot harder when you fight them alone. The longer I go without Amanda, the more I miss her. Her smile. Her laughter. The things she said. How she looked at me like I was the only person who mattered. The way she made me feel…

Why can’t I have everything, including the girl? I’m determined to make things right. And make Amanda mine…

Forever.

My Thoughts

When you like stories set in high school about young love and friendships and all the firsts, it's always wonderful to find a book that delivers all of those things. This is how I feel about the Friends series by Monica Murphy. With each book, I've enjoyed reading about all of the drama, the uncertainties, and the fun flirtiness too, and FOREVER brings it in full force.

At the end of MORE THAN FRIENDS, Jordan and Amanda still had a lot of feelings to work through as they figure out their individual futures and decide if they can have a future together.

I wanted more of Amanda's "real talk" with Em and Livvy and would've loved to read about these friendships. The dynamics are complicated and with each book I'm left wanting a little bit more.

Favorite Quote:
"I'm starting to realize pretty much everyone is a lot more complex than they seem."

FOREVER is one of those books that I read way too fast and wanted MORE, MORE, MORE. I'm not sure if this is that last book in the Friends series, but I would love to read more of Em and Livvy and Ryan and Dustin and Cannon. I love drama! In books!

Side note: There's just something about hearts on covers that I can't resist and I will
The cover of FOREVER may be one of my favorite "heart covers" yet.

Disclaimer: I received this e-ARC from Social Butterfly PR for the Forever blog tour. I was not compensated in any way other than the e-ARC provided. Thoughts and opinions are my own.

About the Author:

Monica Murphy is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of the One Week Girlfriend series, the Billionaire Bachelors and The Rules series. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is both self-published and published by Random House/Bantam and Harper Collins/Avon. She writes new adult, young adult and contemporary romance. She is a wife and a mother of three who lives in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere along with their one dog and too many cats. A self-confessed workaholic, when she's not writing, she's reading or hanging out with her husband and kids. She's a firm believer in happy endings, though she will admit to putting her characters through angst-filled moments before they finally get that hard won HEA.