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izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition
2.0
2.5/5
I found this book interesting in how someone could be manipulated and start to question a lot of things. The ending was sweet and short.
I found this book interesting in how someone could be manipulated and start to question a lot of things. The ending was sweet and short.
therealbel's review against another edition
3.0
3.75
Fascinating. I have been Bee. I wonder to what extent how many women and also how many men have been that person. The one who loved intently, made the excuses, covered the bruises, planned the future, avoided those who were close and cared...
As an older experienced person, I could see where we were going almost immediately with this book (apart from the ending which could have been more...., well, just more...) it was an accurate retelling of *that* relationship.. the one we have all had - the that was an all consuming passion, the one that came before life long friends, the one that was almost too much. We have all had it to one extent or another... the one that changed us in ways we didn’t know was possible, the one that took us from our perceived path.
The writing was okay. The characters were okay. The set ups were okay. The story was with reading and the take away was that there need to be more books like this to show those who are in Bee’s situation that they are not alone.
Fascinating. I have been Bee. I wonder to what extent how many women and also how many men have been that person. The one who loved intently, made the excuses, covered the bruises, planned the future, avoided those who were close and cared...
As an older experienced person, I could see where we were going almost immediately with this book (apart from the ending which could have been more...., well, just more...) it was an accurate retelling of *that* relationship.. the one we have all had - the that was an all consuming passion, the one that came before life long friends, the one that was almost too much. We have all had it to one extent or another... the one that changed us in ways we didn’t know was possible, the one that took us from our perceived path.
The writing was okay. The characters were okay. The set ups were okay. The story was with reading and the take away was that there need to be more books like this to show those who are in Bee’s situation that they are not alone.
sallashelves's review against another edition
3.0
Full review on www.bookstoldmeso.com !
https://www.bookstoldmeso.com/2019/04/review-always-forever-maybe.html
Letting go is always the hardest part. The beginning of Betts and Aiden's relationship is like the place they first met, sweet and sugary. Unfortunately, eating too much sugar makes your health suffer.
https://www.bookstoldmeso.com/2019/04/review-always-forever-maybe.html
Letting go is always the hardest part. The beginning of Betts and Aiden's relationship is like the place they first met, sweet and sugary. Unfortunately, eating too much sugar makes your health suffer.
kaitlyne_sargent's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Super emotional
ebso's review against another edition
2.0
alright plot, thought it was going to teach more but it didn’t, felt no emotional connection
adifferentreadingview's review against another edition
4.0
I am sad to say that this story probably hits really close to home to many young men and women in relationships. The relationship Bee has with Aiden is incredibly relatable. The abuse screams through the pages subtly, something only survivors of abuse will recognize instantly. My wish for whoever reads this book, especially younger kids, is that they will recognize the signs before it’s too late for them.
Bee was able to get herself out of the situation before it got worse. Not everyone is as lucky as Bee. I was happy that the story didn’t end with her jumping into a different relationship. The story ended in a way that gives hope- BECAUSE IT DOES GET BETTER!! When you’re in high school and you’re in love, it feels like everything that happens is do or die. Bee has endless possibilities in front of her. Her life can now go in any direction.
Jo and Bee’s relationship was probably the best part of this book. I hope that adolescents who read this story can find the Jo in their own lives, or be the Jo in the life of their friends.
I couldn’t put this book down and I finished it as quickly as I could. The story hit close to home because it’s a story I have seen in friends, family, and myself. It’s definitely a story that has an important lesson that everyone should recognize and feel.
I did feel like there were some pieces of the story that felt unfinished or unsaid.
My questions for the author-
What inspired you to write about this story?
What do you think would happen to Bee in college?
What caused the falling out between Bee, Jo, and Cecily?
Why is OJ so angry/closed off?
What caused the falling out between Aiden and his mom?
Is there a story between Aiden and Bee’s mom?
Kyle, Bee’s brother, has a very small part in the story - but Bee mentions there’s a double standard between the two. What caused this double standard? Why didn’t they trust Bee?
Did Bee tell her parents what Aiden did at the dance? How did her parents react to that?
Rufus was a huge support for Bee even if he was only a minor character. I would love to know how and why they adopted Rufus and why Bee and Rufus have the same birthday?
Bee was able to get herself out of the situation before it got worse. Not everyone is as lucky as Bee. I was happy that the story didn’t end with her jumping into a different relationship. The story ended in a way that gives hope- BECAUSE IT DOES GET BETTER!! When you’re in high school and you’re in love, it feels like everything that happens is do or die. Bee has endless possibilities in front of her. Her life can now go in any direction.
Jo and Bee’s relationship was probably the best part of this book. I hope that adolescents who read this story can find the Jo in their own lives, or be the Jo in the life of their friends.
I couldn’t put this book down and I finished it as quickly as I could. The story hit close to home because it’s a story I have seen in friends, family, and myself. It’s definitely a story that has an important lesson that everyone should recognize and feel.
I did feel like there were some pieces of the story that felt unfinished or unsaid.
My questions for the author-
What inspired you to write about this story?
What do you think would happen to Bee in college?
What caused the falling out between Bee, Jo, and Cecily?
Why is OJ so angry/closed off?
What caused the falling out between Aiden and his mom?
Is there a story between Aiden and Bee’s mom?
Kyle, Bee’s brother, has a very small part in the story - but Bee mentions there’s a double standard between the two. What caused this double standard? Why didn’t they trust Bee?
Did Bee tell her parents what Aiden did at the dance? How did her parents react to that?
Rufus was a huge support for Bee even if he was only a minor character. I would love to know how and why they adopted Rufus and why Bee and Rufus have the same birthday?
mckinlay's review against another edition
4.0
*I received a DRC from edelweiss and the publisher. This does not affect my review.*
This was an excellent portrayal of how obsession can quickly turn into abuse. But more importantly, it was an amazing story about friendship. I would highly recommend this to fans of Dreamland by Sarah Dessen, or Bitter End by Jennifer Brown.
Diversity: there are side characters that are POC and her best friend likes girls, but never explicitly says what she identifies as.
This was an excellent portrayal of how obsession can quickly turn into abuse. But more importantly, it was an amazing story about friendship. I would highly recommend this to fans of Dreamland by Sarah Dessen, or Bitter End by Jennifer Brown.
Diversity: there are side characters that are POC and her best friend likes girls, but never explicitly says what she identifies as.
hitbooksnotgirlz's review against another edition
5.0
What started as the most perfect meet-cute soon became something sinister, toxic, and all consuming. Bee was so lucky to have Jo through it all. She was an endlessly supportive best friend who never gave up on Bee, despite her poor attitude and unwillingness to see what was directly in front of her. Jo was an excellent character, and her relationship with Bee was the best part of the story. The book progressed quickly and kept me interested from start to finish. Loved it.
zu_reviews's review against another edition
4.0
This book is not my usual genre so it feels a little unfair of me to rate it. In general, I enjoyed it and it was refreshing to read about possessive behavior framed as the abuse that it is instead of glorified as #Goals.
bluebeereads's review against another edition
3.0
Quite The Novel Idea ~ Novel Ink
Wow, okay so this was kind of intense. And it had a lot of themes that hit close to home for me. But honestly? I'm a bit underwhelmed because I didn't really connect to the characters like I hoped I would. I have no idea how to write a proper review for this and it's too early anyway since it doesn't come out until May, I will give you a list of things I thought and things you can expect.
• The main character has the same nickname as me, which is Bee, so points for that.
• Bee, or Betts, has an epic female friendship with Jo.
• Who is honestly the best friend ever
• And also half Thai and probably bi or pan so A+ for diversity
• Her twin brother Erik was totally adorable and sweet and I loved him
• Bee herself was kind of hard to connect to for me even though she was stuck in a totally relatable relationship but - while in another book that deals with this topic it made me feel so much more and much more deeply for the MC - in this book I was just frustrated and annoyed at how oblivious she was
• Speaking off, Aiden is the type of guy that is a perfect example for this sort of situation. Someone who it's easy to fall for and who'll make you feel special and all that stuff. So he was portrayed really well in my opinion.
• He's just an asshole though.
• Also eww
• Bee's parents weren't really standouts to me... they were there but they also weren't when it mattered. They were forgotten a lot it seemed.
• The ending was kind of very predictable and I saw it all coming the moment I started reading.
• But at the same time I feel like this is an important book to read for people because it features a very tough and important topic to speak up about.
• I'm still disappointed though
• I kind of wanted this book from Jo's POV because her storyline was way more interesting to me. Oops.
• I think that is all.
• Bye
Wow, okay so this was kind of intense. And it had a lot of themes that hit close to home for me. But honestly? I'm a bit underwhelmed because I didn't really connect to the characters like I hoped I would. I have no idea how to write a proper review for this and it's too early anyway since it doesn't come out until May, I will give you a list of things I thought and things you can expect.
• The main character has the same nickname as me, which is Bee, so points for that.
• Bee, or Betts, has an epic female friendship with Jo.
• Who is honestly the best friend ever
• And also half Thai and probably bi or pan so A+ for diversity
• Her twin brother Erik was totally adorable and sweet and I loved him
• Bee herself was kind of hard to connect to for me even though she was stuck in a totally relatable relationship but - while in another book that deals with this topic it made me feel so much more and much more deeply for the MC - in this book I was just frustrated and annoyed at how oblivious she was
• Speaking off, Aiden is the type of guy that is a perfect example for this sort of situation. Someone who it's easy to fall for and who'll make you feel special and all that stuff. So he was portrayed really well in my opinion.
• He's just an asshole though.
• Also eww
• Bee's parents weren't really standouts to me... they were there but they also weren't when it mattered. They were forgotten a lot it seemed.
• The ending was kind of very predictable and I saw it all coming the moment I started reading.
• But at the same time I feel like this is an important book to read for people because it features a very tough and important topic to speak up about.
• I'm still disappointed though
• I kind of wanted this book from Jo's POV because her storyline was way more interesting to me. Oops.
• I think that is all.
• Bye