Name: The Truth About Forever
ISBN: 9780141917801

Sarah Dessen

On the outside, Macy Queen is cool and calm. On the inside, she's breaking. Silently struggling with her Dad's death, and spending the summer apart from her oh-so-perfect boyfriend, Macy is smiling her way through - she's 'fine'. It's only when she meets a group of new friends - and artistic, sexy Wes catches her eye - she realizes she can wear her heart on her sleeve sometimes. Because life doesn't stop when someone disappears - and even though she's lost so much, can Macy see what she has to gain? Hugely engaging and with great emotional depth, Sarah Dessen's rich, warm, atmospheric writing makes this the perfect summer read for teenage girls.

The Truth About Forever

Hill

Sarah Campbell

It felt so weird, to be on the other side, where you were the one expected to offer condolences, not receive them. I wanted my "sorry" to sound genuine, because it was. That was the hard thing about grief, and the grieving. They spoke another language, and the words we knew always fell short of what we wanted them to say.

"Some people," she said, and I wasn't even sure she'd heard me, "they can just move on, you know, mourn and cry and be done with it. Or at least seem to be. But for me... I don't know. I didn't want to fix it, to forget. It wasn't something that was broken. It's just ... something that happened. And like that hole, I'm just finding ways, every day, of working around it. Respecting and remembering and getting on at the same time. You know?”

I felt something catch in my throat, a sudden surge of sadness that caught me unaware, almost taking my breath. That was the thing. You never got used to it, the idea of someone being gone. Just when you think it's reconciled, accepted, someone points it out to you and it just hits you all over again, that shocking.

“marjorie” and “i look in people’s windows” by taylor swift

“i just think that some things are meant to be broken. imperfect. chaotic. it's the universe's way of providing contrast, you know? there have to be a few holes in the road. It's how life is”

ya coming of age story where macy tries to navigate her teenage life after losing her father. sarah dessen does a wonerful job at fleshing out her characters where readers learn that macy has become more closed off after her father's death. then, as macy explores the chaotic world of catering, she not only gains new friends and a potential love interest but also new perspectives on life. throughout the story, we see macy's character growth where she stops limiting herself and begin fully living her life.

the romance aspect was more subplot to macy’s grieving journey but the friends to lovers relationship was so cutesy. macywes was truly giving 

“ruin the friendship” by taylor swift

. i love their truth game!! honestly the truth game allowed macy and wes to better develop their relationship on a deeper level which is the sort of connection macy needed after her loser ex.

“marjorie” and “i look in people’s windows” by taylor swift

“i just think that some things are meant to be broken. imperfect. chaotic. it's the universe's way of providing contrast, you know? there have to be a few holes in the road. It's how life is”

ya coming of age story where macy tries to navigate her teenage life after losing her father. sarah dessen does a wonerful job at fleshing out her characters where readers learn that macy has become more closed off after her father's death. then, as macy explores the chaotic world of catering, she not only gains new friends and a potential love interest but also new perspectives on life. throughout the story, we see macy's character growth where she stops limiting herself and begin fully living her life.

the romance aspect was more subplot to macy’s grieving journey but the friends to lovers relationship was so cutesy. macywes was truly giving “ruin the friendship” by taylor swift. i love their truth game!! honestly the truth game allowed macy and wes to better develop their relationship on a deeper level which is the sort of connection macy needed after her loser ex.

chloe rae

My favorite Sarah Dessen book by far. She's just one of those authors that puts out good book after good book. They're the perfect light summer read and there's a book for EVERYONE'S taste! Everyone loves a Sarah Dessen book, and this ones mine(:

★★★★★ // i love reading about two people just naturally falling in love as they get to know each other in the most seemingly small—but big—ways. and ugh, i love this bustling group of imperfect but endearing people.

Denaiir

Cute contemporary, slow start and the secondary characters are not really developed so I didn't feel very invested in the story. Liked the ending though

Jeannette Ordas

I couldn't really get into this book, which is a bit of a shame since I do like Sarah Dessen's novels. While the message of living your life for yourself is a good one, the story seemed clunky and very much followed the Sara Dessen formula (big upset leads to growth and change). I'd give this 2.5 stars if I could.

Talia Dominguez 

I liked this book. This story dealt with family loss, grieving, being perfect, love, failure, growing up, and changing. 
So Macy lost her dad and has tried to hold it together ever since that accident. She has tried and tried to be the way her mom wants her to be,perfect, but suddenly she meets people that little by little change her and teach her how to live without fear

Izza

Although Macy has her whole summer planned out, situations arise that she does not expect, especially her encounter with Wes, a tattooed artist, who makes her feel surprisingly at ease and with whom she feels she can let down her guard.

The Truth about Forever

Lauren Hendrix

One of my favorite sarah dessen books. loved the ending. wish i knew a wes

lindsey

Allison Garrett

Cassidy

I really didn't like this book. the only reason I gave it two stars is because I really liked the character Wes.

Evie's Annotations 

So this was my first audiobook, a random one, didn't even read the description of it and glad I picked it. I listened to it without breaks I just couldn't stop it was that good. It's my first book that I read by this author(and plan to read some more )and I absolutely adored it and warmed my heart 💖.

Emi Gilmore 

For absolutely no reason other than because it can be, this is my favorite contemporary novel. There is absolutely nothing special about it, but it makes me so, so happy. And every single year, I pick it up again and reread it, wondering if I'll feel the same unconditional love for it, and I always do. I love it so much.

Jessica Guht

I wonderful story about embracing your imperfections, and continuing to be there for someone even if they push you away. Also getting to know someone by a game of Truth is genius.

Lisa Sahli

I liked the story quite a bit. But her use of parentheticals and split dialogue was used way to often. It honestly made it difficult to read and comprehend. I had to keep rereading sentences to grasp what was happening. I want to almost give the book four stars just for the story but the writing has to have a lot to do with ratings so it's going to be a three star for me.

Vera Sokolyanskaya

It's really 2.5 stars. Cute secondary characters, lots of cliches and a happy ending. No, with a book like that happy ending is not a spoiler, it's the very reason people read these books.

Jimena Vázquez Oliver

Listen all I’m going to say is YES I cried when I read it in junior high and YES I cried reading it again.

Kimberly Siles Butron 

When I started rereading this book again, I didn’t know what to expect because I’d read it a while ago, but I loved it! The characters and story, even though I don’t typically like teen romance, sarah dessen’s writing style always draws me in! Love love loved it!

Raven Dean

***3 Stars***


My rating for this book is more me than the book. I think if I was younger still in my middle/high school age, I would have definitely loved this book. Instead it was taking me forever to finish that I ended up skimming the last half of the book. I can take away from this knowing that my reading taste have grown and changed.

Jeni Enjaian

This book felt middling from the beginning. Dessen never really dove deep into her characters and their motivations. The mother, for example, embodied every stereotype imaginable and her "transformation" towards the end felt unbelievable. Actually, all the characters embodied stereotypes, flat ones at that. None of the characters change. Everything existed at surface level. I don't recommend the book.

Anastaciya

This one made me think about so much... And thanks Kristy for saying all those things, about forever

yerin

This book just held so much meaning, it was so deep. Rather than only a cute contemporary, it dealt with love, loss and striving for perfection in a really raw way. Which is what I loved about it a lot. Despite the slow start, I loved the book.

Megan Leprich

Another one of my favorite reads by Sarah Dessen. I love that this author can create such diverse characters in every book and I love every one of them. From this book in particular is where I got the name for my daughter. 
I loved this book, I loved the characters and the plot and the relationship between Macy and her mother. I love that the author brings to life real life problems and shows real ways of dealing with them. A great read that I will continue to re-read for years to come!

The Truth About Forever

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