A review by livingskieslibrary
Forever Then by Rachae Stevens

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

"๐“ข๐“ธ, ๐“˜ ๐”€๐“ช๐“ผ ๐”‚๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ป ๐“ฏ๐“ฒ๐“ป๐“ผ๐“ฝ ๐“ฌ๐“ฑ๐“ธ๐“ฒ๐“ฌ๐“ฎ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ๐“ท?"
"๐“๐“ต๐”€๐“ช๐”‚๐“ผ ๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ฟ๐“ฎ ๐“ซ๐“ฎ๐“ฎ๐“ท."

This summer romance is equal parts heartwarming and heart wrenching. On the surface, itโ€™s a stunning debut novel with an amazing brotherโ€™s best friend trope. But itโ€™s so much more than this. Itโ€™s about heart break, friendship in the face of hardships, forgiveness, self discovery, but above all, the unbreakable bond of family.

The best part of this novel (other than the romance because that aspect was so well written, I will be thinking about it for YEARS) was the adoption storyline. A chunk of this novel is dedicated to Gretchen finding her birth mom. I did NOT expect to shed tears BUT OH BOY, DID I EVER. It was a roller coaster of emotions, and I can only imagine what Gretchen would have felt in those moments.

Forever Then had me laughing, swooning, and crying - sometimes all at once. PLEASE do yourself a favour and add this to your summer TBR ๐Ÿฅน