Forever, Interrupted

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Author:  Taylor Jenkins Reid 
Publisher:  Washington Square Press              

Pages:  352
Genre:  Women’s Fiction
Source:  Edelweiss

Goodreads:    “Have you ever heard of supernovas? They shine brighter than anything else in the sky and then fade out really quickly, a short burst of extraordinary energy. I like to think you and Ben were like that . . . in that short time, you had more passion than some people have in a lifetime.”

Elsie Porter is an average twentysomething and yet what happens to her is anything but ordinary. On a rainy New Year’s Day, she heads out to pick up a pizza for one. She isn’t expecting to see anyone else in the shop, much less the adorable and charming Ben Ross. Their chemistry is instant and electric. Ben cannot even wait twenty-four hours before asking to see her again. Within weeks, the two are head over heels in love. By May, they’ve eloped.

Only nine days later, Ben is out riding his bike when he is hit by a truck and killed on impact. Elsie hears the sirens outside her apartment, but by the time she gets downstairs, he has already been whisked off to the emergency room. At the hospital, she must face Susan, the mother-in-law she has never met—and who doesn’t even know Elsie exists.

Interweaving Elsie and Ben’s charmed romance with Elsie and Susan’s healing process, Forever, Interrupted will remind you that there’s more than one way to find a happy ending.



Ope’s Opinion:  This book would have been given Five Chairs had there not been so much foul language.   The story was awesome!!  I read this book in two days and I am usually a slow reader – that tells you how fast this book grabbed me and kept me fixed on it.

                                         Switching from past to present in the book really worked.  It showed the progress of the relationships and helped you understand why each character was reacting the way they were.

                                       I don’t know how realistic this story is, but Taylor made me fall in love with the characters and root for them.  I liked them so much I didn’t care if all of it seemed so realistic.  It was great to see Susan and Elsie relationship develop.  I thought it was believable that they started out being very wary of each other and eventually turned to each other to heal.

                                       I highly recommend this book.  As a matter of fact I want to buy a copy for my daughter to read.  Just know there is a lot of unnecessary foul language in this book.  I wish the author had used more creativity to find other words in place of the foul language.

Rating:  Four Chairs – I like this book so much I know several friends to share it with.

                 FTC – Disclosure of Material Connection: 
      I received one copy of this book free of charge from
         Edelweiss. 
            I was not required to write a positive review
                 in exchange for receipt of the book;
         rather the opinions expressed in this review are my own.
                                                       


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