merlin_reads's review against another edition
3.5
Oh Forever, how I wanted to love you. This book was really hard for me to rate. I loved Shiver, I couldn't put it down. I fell in love with both Grace and Sam, and the stories that brought them together. With Linger, I still loved both Sam and Grace, but other POV's were brought in and I wasn't sure how to take to these newcomers. Then I read Forever...and man, it felt like it took forever.
To me, this story has always been the story of Sam and Grace, everyone else just helped their story evolve, but from the outside. This being said, I don't believe that we needed multiple POV's here. Especially not multiple POV's for the same chapter. The additions of Cole and Isabel were pretty much like fillers for me. Yes, sometimes they were interesting, but they weren't needed. The story of Sam and Grace in itself was heartbreaking and at times I was so caught up in what was about to happen that I couldn't wait to turn the page and then -
Cole POV...of a completely different scene. And your heightened emotion is gone and you're taken completely out of the scene. This is not a TV show, switching scenes does not always work. It didn't help that both Cole and Isabel seemed completely selfish and childish, that I just didn't care about them as much. I wanted what I found in the original book: the love story of 2 people - not 4.
That being said, while Forever was slow moving, when you hit around page 300, it finally picks up and the ending comes quick. I was a little disappointed in the ending, what I thought was an bittersweet farewell, turned into the cliche "I can guess what's going to happen" ending. The death of a character the affected me more than I thought it would was overshadowed by the following chapter.
All in all, a good series. The first one was by far the best, but I don't regret reading it.
To me, this story has always been the story of Sam and Grace, everyone else just helped their story evolve, but from the outside. This being said, I don't believe that we needed multiple POV's here. Especially not multiple POV's for the same chapter. The additions of Cole and Isabel were pretty much like fillers for me. Yes, sometimes they were interesting, but they weren't needed. The story of Sam and Grace in itself was heartbreaking and at times I was so caught up in what was about to happen that I couldn't wait to turn the page and then -
Cole POV...of a completely different scene. And your heightened emotion is gone and you're taken completely out of the scene. This is not a TV show, switching scenes does not always work. It didn't help that both Cole and Isabel seemed completely selfish and childish, that I just didn't care about them as much. I wanted what I found in the original book: the love story of 2 people - not 4.
That being said, while Forever was slow moving, when you hit around page 300, it finally picks up and the ending comes quick. I was a little disappointed in the ending, what I thought was an bittersweet farewell, turned into the cliche "I can guess what's going to happen" ending. The death of a character the affected me more than I thought it would was overshadowed by the following chapter.
All in all, a good series. The first one was by far the best, but I don't regret reading it.
bibliocai_'s review against another edition
5.0
WTF?
Few pages in and I'm already crying.
Can't even imagine being in Grace and Sam's situation.
It's worse than having a Long Distance Relationship.
Few pages in and I'm already crying.
Can't even imagine being in Grace and Sam's situation.
It's worse than having a Long Distance Relationship.
hoosgracie's review against another edition
4.0
A thrilling conclusion to the trilogy. The book (and audio) is told from four different view points. It was a very satisfying conclusion to the series.
notquitefriends's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
travelerjoy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
brynebo's review against another edition
4.0
It's not often the third in a trilogy surpasses the first. Stiefvater managed to accomplish that here - at least in my opinion. The addition of Cole in the second book set her up for success. It is his evolution that I enjoyed the most.
whatcha_listening_to's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this series as a whole, I felt like this book dragged a little bit but boy oh boy does it pick up then you can’t stop listening. Cole really made me love the series. I don’t know it is about him but he is just a character I want more of.
Grace I really enjoyed her thoughts in this book.
Sam really grows in this book, was it because Grace was absent and he really had to trust in his cure? I don’t know but I love how Cole and he became maybe not a friend but friendly.
The narration was really well done, I enjoyed that each character gets their own voice.
Grace I really enjoyed her thoughts in this book.
Sam really grows in this book, was it because Grace was absent and he really had to trust in his cure? I don’t know but I love how Cole and he became maybe not a friend but friendly.
The narration was really well done, I enjoyed that each character gets their own voice.
gabbyreadswithtea's review against another edition
3.0
I think this was one of the worst endings, EVER! In the history of worst endings! well, maybe it wasn't that bad. Not as bad as the 'Evernight' ending, at least. but Cole is still alive (I actually closed the book for a few minutes to process this before i continued reading, and even then i didn't want to finish the book, it contained ALL my will just to read the last few chapters.)I'm kinda glad i did, though bacause now i know that Cole is still alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Okay, i think i'm done :)
-Okay, i think i'm done :)
thona's review against another edition
5.0
You made me sad and happy at the same time- That's not good for my sanity
ellieroth's review against another edition
4.0
¿Es siempre tan difícil hablar de algo que te apasiona? Tenía una "reseña" para este libro, pero luego de una leída profunda decidí no ponerla, me parece que es de las peores reseñas que escribí.
Esta es una de las series de libros que más me gusta. Estuve esperando mucho tiempo por este descenlace y por fin pude hacerme con el libro, sobra decir que me lo devoré en un instante. more
Esta es una de las series de libros que más me gusta. Estuve esperando mucho tiempo por este descenlace y por fin pude hacerme con el libro, sobra decir que me lo devoré en un instante. more