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lemonreadssss's review
3.0
3.65
i MASSIVELY enjoyed this book.
it was funny, and witty, and realistic. More than that, I loved the side characters like MarkyMark, i loved the running jokes (punchy Cam, cam on the mic at marks, vaginagate, Dylan). It was hilarious, and i enjoyed it way more than i thought i would. It was realistic in the sense that Cam and Lucy knew that they couldn’t force forever, as much as they might have wanted to. 15 is young and sometimes you hang onto something with promises that can’t hold anymore. This book captured that. It didn’t overdo the miscommunication, in fact there was rather good communication at times and space when needed. Their fights were so realistic. I loved how she showed that men cry, and that its normal and natural. I loved Mark and Cam’s relationship, it was probably my favourite part of the entire book. I loved their relationship more than his and Lucy’s. This book was different to a lot of the ones I have read before. But most of all it was really charming.
So why didn’t this book get a higher rating?
Firstly, you can tell that though this can be read as a standalone, we are missing some context and groundwork that has been laid in the previous books. I was confused when Lucy made it out like she and the group were super close- I was like when did this happen? So yeah, that was definitely already laid down by the previous books.
Secondly, I found it unrealistic how Cam just started to help Lucy randomly. He took a random interest in her and pursued her. Didn’t buy it. To add to that, they had an instalove moment at the very beginning of their relationship, and idk i believed in their relationship after i saw their scenes together, but the way they started out didn’t really make sense to me. Also, when you settle down with someone that early on, it can be hard to not grow and change as people. Which is one of the best and most natural parts of life, beginning an intense relationship that young can cause you to stifle your growth in efforts of staying with the other person. Their level of codependency at 15 was honestly concerning. They’d often say stuff like ‘He/She’s my world’. or ‘He/She is my life’. That just isn’t healthy, and the thing is I’m old enough to see that, but younger readers may not understand that and that’s a huge problem.
My biggest issue:
The OW drama. I mean, it got the point where I was rooting for a 5 year relationship to end. I stopped trusting Cam, he didn’t necessarily cheat, but he might as well have. I never got over it. No amount of grovelling fixed it. And there was some good grovel in there. But it just ruined my view of Cam tbh. Especially the drawing. It ruined the book for me in all honesty. It just went too far to where Cam couldn’t be redeemed in my eyes.
Also Heather annoyed me. Like lady stop being so prideful and accept help and just marry Mark already. She put her son through such a hard time just because she was too proud to take money from a guy who was practically his dad. It really annoyed me. She shouldve let him be Cam’s dad because he literally was.
Anyway yeah thats my thoughts on that.
i MASSIVELY enjoyed this book.
it was funny, and witty, and realistic. More than that, I loved the side characters like MarkyMark, i loved the running jokes (punchy Cam, cam on the mic at marks, vaginagate, Dylan). It was hilarious, and i enjoyed it way more than i thought i would. It was realistic in the sense that Cam and Lucy knew that they couldn’t force forever, as much as they might have wanted to. 15 is young and sometimes you hang onto something with promises that can’t hold anymore. This book captured that. It didn’t overdo the miscommunication, in fact there was rather good communication at times and space when needed. Their fights were so realistic. I loved how she showed that men cry, and that its normal and natural. I loved Mark and Cam’s relationship, it was probably my favourite part of the entire book. I loved their relationship more than his and Lucy’s. This book was different to a lot of the ones I have read before. But most of all it was really charming.
So why didn’t this book get a higher rating?
Firstly, you can tell that though this can be read as a standalone, we are missing some context and groundwork that has been laid in the previous books. I was confused when Lucy made it out like she and the group were super close- I was like when did this happen? So yeah, that was definitely already laid down by the previous books.
Secondly, I found it unrealistic how Cam just started to help Lucy randomly. He took a random interest in her and pursued her. Didn’t buy it. To add to that, they had an instalove moment at the very beginning of their relationship, and idk i believed in their relationship after i saw their scenes together, but the way they started out didn’t really make sense to me. Also, when you settle down with someone that early on, it can be hard to not grow and change as people. Which is one of the best and most natural parts of life, beginning an intense relationship that young can cause you to stifle your growth in efforts of staying with the other person. Their level of codependency at 15 was honestly concerning. They’d often say stuff like ‘He/She’s my world’. or ‘He/She is my life’. That just isn’t healthy, and the thing is I’m old enough to see that, but younger readers may not understand that and that’s a huge problem.
My biggest issue:
The OW drama. I mean, it got the point where I was rooting for a 5 year relationship to end. I stopped trusting Cam, he didn’t necessarily cheat, but he might as well have. I never got over it. No amount of grovelling fixed it. And there was some good grovel in there. But it just ruined my view of Cam tbh. Especially the drawing. It ruined the book for me in all honesty. It just went too far to where Cam couldn’t be redeemed in my eyes.
Also Heather annoyed me. Like lady stop being so prideful and accept help and just marry Mark already. She put her son through such a hard time just because she was too proud to take money from a guy who was practically his dad. It really annoyed me. She shouldve let him be Cam’s dad because he literally was.
Anyway yeah thats my thoughts on that.
lori_'s review against another edition
dnf after the fmc literally thinks “he looks so hot i want to rape him” 😐😐
also they were acting so immature which i get since they are teenagers but I’m too old for this. I probably would have loved this book if I read it when I was 14.
also they were acting so immature which i get since they are teenagers but I’m too old for this. I probably would have loved this book if I read it when I was 14.
cliterature's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Miscarriage, Infertility, and Death of parent
Minor: Eating disorder
elegantfantasy_blogs's review
5.0
"Because it's eternal, the rise and fall of the sun. It's forever. Just like us"
This series is always going to be special to me. Each book has it's own charm and I was rooting for Lucy & Cameron since the beginning itself. These two just fit together perfectly to the point that they couldn't function without each other. She was his art, he was her and her six little brothers' hero and they were each other's forever.
Cam & Luce had a relationship that most of us dream of having. They fell in love when they were fifteen and didn't have the slightest clue about relationships but with the support of the adults in their life (especially Cam's mom and his stepfather Mark) they managed to handle all of it so easily and I seriously adored the bond that Lucy shared with Cam's mom and Mark. Even Cam's relationship with Lucy's dad and her little brothers was so special. Her brothers were so hilarious and whenever they made an appearance, they never failed to make me laugh!
The one thing I loved the most about this book was the family that Lucy found in Cam's friend group when she really needed someone to lift her up. Whenever their group came together, they were so happy and it felt like Lucy & Cam's family was finally complete. I just can't explain how much I loved this book. It was painful, dreamy, real, relatable, emotional, humorous and made me wish for my own forever!
This series is always going to be special to me. Each book has it's own charm and I was rooting for Lucy & Cameron since the beginning itself. These two just fit together perfectly to the point that they couldn't function without each other. She was his art, he was her and her six little brothers' hero and they were each other's forever.
Cam & Luce had a relationship that most of us dream of having. They fell in love when they were fifteen and didn't have the slightest clue about relationships but with the support of the adults in their life (especially Cam's mom and his stepfather Mark) they managed to handle all of it so easily and I seriously adored the bond that Lucy shared with Cam's mom and Mark. Even Cam's relationship with Lucy's dad and her little brothers was so special. Her brothers were so hilarious and whenever they made an appearance, they never failed to make me laugh!
The one thing I loved the most about this book was the family that Lucy found in Cam's friend group when she really needed someone to lift her up. Whenever their group came together, they were so happy and it felt like Lucy & Cam's family was finally complete. I just can't explain how much I loved this book. It was painful, dreamy, real, relatable, emotional, humorous and made me wish for my own forever!
Spoiler
Every character was just perfect except that one bitch- Roxy. I can rant about her on and on but I still won't be satisfied, I fucking hated her for making my baby Lucy feel insecure.apricityfaz's review
5.0
Oh My Gosh! I don't think I laughed soo much while reading a book... and smiled soo much that my cheeks hurt and cried all along SO much that my eyes were red.... this book was one of the most amazing ones I've read so far. Cam... Oh Cam.. no one can be compared to him. This book tells that there's sooo much to see through all that hurt and sadness and what's out there is maybe the most beautiful of things.
♥♥♥♥ Luca♥♥♥♥
♥♥♥♥ Luca♥♥♥♥
joreadsalot's review
4.0
This book destroyed me in so many ways, I started by loving it, but at some point I got to hate the plot, only to end up loving it again.
There was a bit too much drama for my taste, they didn't have to suffer so much.
There was a bit too much drama for my taste, they didn't have to suffer so much.
gabookaholics's review
4.0
Full review at: http://www.gabookaholics.blogspot.com/2014/08/more-than-forever-by-jay-mclean-review.html
Loved this book!
Loved this book!
dominiquegadsby's review
5.0
cam and lucy made me believe in love in ways that no other couple could.