Reviews with content warning for Grief - Forever, Interrupted

Elsie and Ben have a whirlwind romance. After 6 months together, they elope. Sadly, 9 days after their wedding, Ben is in a tragic accident.

This book is not my favourite TJR book, but it is incredibly emotional and heartbreaking. We jump between two timelines as the story interweaves Ben and Elsies love story with Elsie and Susan's (Ben's mom) journey to healing. I thought that this structure was incredibly impactful.

I didn't really connect to Elsie or Ben. I felt like their backstory, though cute, was pretty cheesy and at times Elsie was pretty immature. The scene at the Burger King before the wedding made me cringe. Elsie was acting like a total brat.

In the present, I appreciated how sensitivity this topic was approached. I think that Ana was my favourite character. She was there to support Elsie through everything, even when Elsie treated her like garbage. I liked that Susan and Elsie made such a strong connection and helped each other through the healing process.

I really liked the ending. I actually thought it was quite perfect.

Tropes: Instalove, life after loss, found family

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wwsimon93's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

God, this book had me sobbing from beginning to end yet I never wanted the story to finish. The story of loss and mourning while trying to move on with your life had me in shambles bc I could never imagine the pain of losing the person you love, so permanently after finally getting your HEA. TJR has such a way with words and this has been proven in her other novels time and time again, so I can’t wait to read her other works (especially since I need to knock down my tbr) and have my heart broken and repaired all over again.

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