Book Review: Forever Never by Lucy Score

My thoughts…

I fell in love with Remi and Brick immediately. I could feel their connection from the very first chapter. I love Brick because he’s brooding, solid, and dependable; Remi because she’s sassy, caring, and vulnerable. They complement one another in a way that is refreshing.

But…

I know, I know. If I stopped there, it would easily be 5 stars, right?

But there is a lot going on in this story. A lot of mini storylines like Remi’s sister and her marriage issues, various incidents with other residents of the small town, and a lot of flashbacks to earlier years for both of them–some provide depth to the characters, and some just add filler to already understood subjects. There is also the Dominant/submissive aspect of the sex that becomes the main focus and an imagined point of contention.

Then there’s the inevitable breakup because they are worried they want something the other one doesn’t. To solve this, Remi decides they need to date each other and take sex off the table. One step forward, two steps back.

I wanted to skip through a few times because some scenes felt unimportant to Brick and Remi’s story, and some of the sex got a little repetitive, but I held on because I was worried I would miss something important. While I enjoyed getting to know the side characters, I felt like their issues took me out of the main story.  

To sum it up…

This book would’ve been five stars for me if I could’ve stayed engaged the entire time. It was very long because of the slow build between grown-up Remi and grown-up Brick. That was my absolute favorite part of this book, but I keep wanting to equate it to a very long prologue because the actual story seemed to start after they finally got together. At the point when I thought I was nearing the end, I realized I wasn’t even close. 

I highly recommend that you jump into this one sooner rather than later.