Books & Chat: Review: Forever

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Review: Forever

Forever by J.R. Ward
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I have been a fan of J.R. Ward for some time, but I am not a 'squee girrl. I am not writing this review at the feet of my idol like some are.

After the wonderful start to this new series? Trilogy? I was so looking forward to this book. I even paid the full price for it!

If you are going to read this book, make sure you have anti-depressants handy and maybe even a big bottle of wine and a full box of tissues.

I know that Ward has a way with words, and she has a way of injecting each story with tragedy, but this book takes the cake. By 52% of this book, I was ready to toss it aside. I can't afford to be any more depressed than I am already.

I persevered, and it just got worse -who was dying at the end of the last book is even worse off now, people who were healthy as oxen are now dying, beloved characters are being shot and kidnapped, no questions are answered, nobody is who they seem, and the story doesn't truly move forward. Huge cliffhangers abound. And may I just add...cyborgs?

I don't think I'm going to invest my cash in buying the next book. If my curiosity does get the better of me, will take it out from the library. At this point, I don't even recommend reading the first novel.

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SYNOPSIS: "For Lydia Susi, there is no sweet sorrow in saying goodbye to the man she loves. As a wolven hiding among humans, she’s used to being alone—until destiny gives her the kind of love she never dared to dream about. But after a sudden devastating diagnosis, grief is the only thing she sees in her future.

As an operative for a clandestine arm of the United States government, Daniel Joseph always expected to die an early death. He just assumed it would be out in the field—not in a laboratory hospital bed. With his time running out, he refuses a potentially lifesaving treatment to focus on making sure that Lydia finds her wolven clan.

Following an attack on the lab’s compound, Daniel fears his former boss is coming after the two of them. Marshaling his strength, he must call on all of his training to protect his love…even if it means her moving on without him.