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A review by mylynn
Only and Forever by Chloe Liese
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
5.0
What a conclusion to the Bergman Brothers (and Sisters) series!!!
I don't know how Chloe Liese does it, but she makes me love tropes that I historically do not enjoy. She did it with Ever After Always (marriage in crisis? normally a no thank you from me, but turns out I loved it) and she's done it again with Only and Forever. I was not expecting to love this book as much as I did (because I truly did love it). This book made me laugh and cry and I couldn't put it down (except to do real life responsibilities ugh).
We've seen Viggo in previous books, and he's never been my top Bergman -- but having his POV has turned him into one of my favorites (favorite? maybe?). His struggle with being "too much" for some people and his never ending list of hobbies are a little TOO relatable to me. Tallulah had such a great POV too, and I loved how we really see the efforts she makes to grow and heal. I love that we continue to see previous main couples grow in the background of the story, and I love the rapport that they all continue to have.
Also, this whole series is super refreshing and I love coming back to this little world because they're not like a lot of other contemporary romances (they're better, duh) (in my unprofessional opinion). Like how did this book have so much TENSION and BANTER and PINING with zero miscommunication and no third act breakup??? And also I love how every book includes different disabilities/disorder/body types. I'm sad this is the last book, but I this is a series I'll definitely reread at some point and I'm excited to read whatever Chloe Liese writes next.
Thank you to Berkley Romance for this ARC!
I don't know how Chloe Liese does it, but she makes me love tropes that I historically do not enjoy. She did it with Ever After Always (marriage in crisis? normally a no thank you from me, but turns out I loved it) and she's done it again with Only and Forever. I was not expecting to love this book as much as I did (because I truly did love it). This book made me laugh and cry and I couldn't put it down (except to do real life responsibilities ugh).
We've seen Viggo in previous books, and he's never been my top Bergman -- but having his POV has turned him into one of my favorites (favorite? maybe?). His struggle with being "too much" for some people and his never ending list of hobbies are a little TOO relatable to me. Tallulah had such a great POV too, and I loved how we really see the efforts she makes to grow and heal. I love that we continue to see previous main couples grow in the background of the story, and I love the rapport that they all continue to have.
Also, this whole series is super refreshing and I love coming back to this little world because they're not like a lot of other contemporary romances (they're better, duh) (in my unprofessional opinion). Like how did this book have so much TENSION and BANTER and PINING with zero miscommunication and no third act breakup??? And also I love how every book includes different disabilities/disorder/body types. I'm sad this is the last book, but I this is a series I'll definitely reread at some point and I'm excited to read whatever Chloe Liese writes next.
Thank you to Berkley Romance for this ARC!