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kaceyjoy's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
Minor: Drug abuse, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Pedophilia, Addiction, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
lololovesthings's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
3.25 stars.
I am a Kennedy Ryan stan, as the youths say. While I don't think "Be Mine Forever" is her best book, I still enjoyed reading it as part of The Bennetts series. Cam and Jo's story is full of deep, dark secrets, drama, and years-long life-altering trauma. Kennedy Ryan's immaculate writing style is, once again, on full display here. She has the ability to make characters I never cared about before, ones who had seemingly villainous tendencies in The Bennetts 1 and 2, into fully sympathetic main characters. Still, I don't think I was ever fully convinced of Cam and Jo as a couple. He says over and over that he suppressed his feelings for her for nearly two decades, but I just didn't feel it. I never felt the bursting, teeming, undeniable chemistry between them. Jo is basically a doormat when it comes to Cam. If he said "jump," she'd ask, "how high?" Their decades-long friendship is undeniable, but their romance felt a little lackluster to me. And honestly, I wanted better for Jo! Cam can be such a jerk, and I know he was fighting his own demons, but he just didn't ever treat her with the respect she deserved. Unfortunately, Jo is blinded by her infatuation with Cam, and she spends the entire book *begging* him to be with her. A little less desperation and a little more natural affection might have gone a long way into making me feel the connection between the two of them. It's not a bad book, it's just not my favorite Kennedy Ryan book.
Thank you to NetGalley, Kennedy Ryan, and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.
I am a Kennedy Ryan stan, as the youths say. While I don't think "Be Mine Forever" is her best book, I still enjoyed reading it as part of The Bennetts series. Cam and Jo's story is full of deep, dark secrets, drama, and years-long life-altering trauma. Kennedy Ryan's immaculate writing style is, once again, on full display here. She has the ability to make characters I never cared about before, ones who had seemingly villainous tendencies in The Bennetts 1 and 2, into fully sympathetic main characters. Still, I don't think I was ever fully convinced of Cam and Jo as a couple. He says over and over that he suppressed his feelings for her for nearly two decades, but I just didn't feel it. I never felt the bursting, teeming, undeniable chemistry between them. Jo is basically a doormat when it comes to Cam. If he said "jump," she'd ask, "how high?" Their decades-long friendship is undeniable, but their romance felt a little lackluster to me. And honestly, I wanted better for Jo! Cam can be such a jerk, and I know he was fighting his own demons, but he just didn't ever treat her with the respect she deserved. Unfortunately, Jo is blinded by her infatuation with Cam, and she spends the entire book *begging* him to be with her. A little less desperation and a little more natural affection might have gone a long way into making me feel the connection between the two of them. It's not a bad book, it's just not my favorite Kennedy Ryan book.
Thank you to NetGalley, Kennedy Ryan, and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Death, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Child death
danie_faye's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Child death
llafon87's review
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Minor: Child death
pigpink100's review
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Child abuse
Moderate: Child death and Grief
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