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A review by claudianeureads
Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I have been a huge Taylor Jenkins Reid fan since I read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in 2018. That was the first historical fiction novel that I truly felt like I could connect to and see myself in. Since then, I have read all of TJR's most recent releases- Daisy Jones & the Six, Malibu Rising, and Carrie Soto is Back and I have loved all of them.
Considering all of this, I wanted to begin reading TJR's older works and began with her first published romance novel, Forever, Interrupted. For being her first published book, this book held so much raw emotion and commentary on the human experience of grief. I knew that TJR would write a wonderful contemporary romance, but this captured not only the grief that is felt by those immediately related to the passing of someone, but the ripple affect that it has on all of those around. She also captured the love that can be found in times of grief and how you can lean on the community to lift you up.
I can't wait to read more of TJR's earlier works!
Considering all of this, I wanted to begin reading TJR's older works and began with her first published romance novel, Forever, Interrupted. For being her first published book, this book held so much raw emotion and commentary on the human experience of grief. I knew that TJR would write a wonderful contemporary romance, but this captured not only the grief that is felt by those immediately related to the passing of someone, but the ripple affect that it has on all of those around. She also captured the love that can be found in times of grief and how you can lean on the community to lift you up.
I can't wait to read more of TJR's earlier works!