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beccaand's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Chronic illness
Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Grief
annahamburger's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Chronic illness, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Medical content, Classism, and Death of parent
literaryintersections's review
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
How am I supposed to review Only and Forever and a series that is ending, that means so much to me? I found the Bergman brothers randomly in 2020 - deep in the pandemic when I was desperate for human connection. And Willa and Ryder and this wild, fun, Bergman family who has no boundaries but absurd amounts of love just burrowed into my soul and wouldn’t let go.
I remember messaging Chloe like - hey, I’m quite frankly obsessed with these books (😂) - and next thing you know I’m getting early copies, sensitivity reading for Oliver and Gavin’s book, multiple hours on IG lived with Chloe, and tears when I finally met her in person at Steamy Lit Con.
I was nervous to start Only and Forever because it’s the end of the series and Viggo has been this overarching thread throughout all of the prior books: a meddlesome, romance-loving, brother who can’t stop trying to help other people fall in love. How do you create a love story for a person who loves love? Who has set standards for his future relationships by the historical romance he reads, wants the swooning, the chest tightening, the butterflies. He wants it all. Viggo on page in his own book is perfect: his internal vulnerability, his fears of failure, all the messy internal stress hidden behind a facade of smiles and meddling in the earlier books. You want him to find his HEA, find his match, someone who will never let him dim his light, who is so fiercely protective of his body and his heart. Tallulah had a lot to live up to for the Bergman lovers who’ve been waiting for Viggo and her prickly exterior hiding sadness and fear is the perfect shell for Viggo to slowly crack with his sweetness, his joy, and his humanity.
I can’t even handle how much I love this series and this book. Chloe gave us everything: a series of books with real people, with disabilities and messy lives, with fat bodies and queer love, and through it all this immense, loving, beautiful family. The hugs, the small moments, the tickle fights, the sibling spats. We know the Bergman’s. We love the Bergman’s. And we will sorely miss them.
I remember messaging Chloe like - hey, I’m quite frankly obsessed with these books (😂) - and next thing you know I’m getting early copies, sensitivity reading for Oliver and Gavin’s book, multiple hours on IG lived with Chloe, and tears when I finally met her in person at Steamy Lit Con.
I was nervous to start Only and Forever because it’s the end of the series and Viggo has been this overarching thread throughout all of the prior books: a meddlesome, romance-loving, brother who can’t stop trying to help other people fall in love. How do you create a love story for a person who loves love? Who has set standards for his future relationships by the historical romance he reads, wants the swooning, the chest tightening, the butterflies. He wants it all. Viggo on page in his own book is perfect: his internal vulnerability, his fears of failure, all the messy internal stress hidden behind a facade of smiles and meddling in the earlier books. You want him to find his HEA, find his match, someone who will never let him dim his light, who is so fiercely protective of his body and his heart. Tallulah had a lot to live up to for the Bergman lovers who’ve been waiting for Viggo and her prickly exterior hiding sadness and fear is the perfect shell for Viggo to slowly crack with his sweetness, his joy, and his humanity.
I can’t even handle how much I love this series and this book. Chloe gave us everything: a series of books with real people, with disabilities and messy lives, with fat bodies and queer love, and through it all this immense, loving, beautiful family. The hugs, the small moments, the tickle fights, the sibling spats. We know the Bergman’s. We love the Bergman’s. And we will sorely miss them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Grief
blakeandbooks's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I am ~extremely emotional~ about this book, and that this wraps up the Bergman Brothers series 😭 I was seriously on the verge of tears or crying for most of the book!!! It was everything I could’ve hoped for. I have been waiting for sweet Viggo to have his moment, and I felt like Liese did such a wonderful job with his and Tallulah’s story.
There is something so beautiful about two beautiful who are both a mess, understand that they need help, receive that help individually, and challwnge and encourage each other to grow. Viggo and Tallulah love each other through not only their words but their actions as well. Viggo sees Tallulah. Tallulah sees Viggo. Viggo continues to show Tallulah that he cares for her by making her coffee every morning, baking her recipes and letting her know the carb count so she can bolus the correct amount of insulin, and he reminds her that she’s brave for being vulnerable. Tallulah continues to show Viggo she cares for him by reminding him that he isn’t too much and anyone who tells him otherwise doesn’t deserve to be in his company, helps him around the bookstore and reminding him that his dreams are happening and he just has to take the leap, and she keeps showing up even when she’s terrified. I love them so much 😭
I also love the Bergmans, and it is surreal that I will no longer be waiting on the next installment. They are such an incredibly loving and wonderful family, and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to read these books. The scenes at the A-frame were so amazing, and I loved every second of it.
I highly recommend this series, friends. I’ll never recover from it, and I wouldn’t want to. 🫶🏻🪻
There is something so beautiful about two beautiful who are both a mess, understand that they need help, receive that help individually, and challwnge and encourage each other to grow. Viggo and Tallulah love each other through not only their words but their actions as well. Viggo sees Tallulah. Tallulah sees Viggo. Viggo continues to show Tallulah that he cares for her by making her coffee every morning, baking her recipes and letting her know the carb count so she can bolus the correct amount of insulin, and he reminds her that she’s brave for being vulnerable. Tallulah continues to show Viggo she cares for him by reminding him that he isn’t too much and anyone who tells him otherwise doesn’t deserve to be in his company, helps him around the bookstore and reminding him that his dreams are happening and he just has to take the leap, and she keeps showing up even when she’s terrified. I love them so much 😭
I also love the Bergmans, and it is surreal that I will no longer be waiting on the next installment. They are such an incredibly loving and wonderful family, and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to read these books. The scenes at the A-frame were so amazing, and I loved every second of it.
I highly recommend this series, friends. I’ll never recover from it, and I wouldn’t want to. 🫶🏻🪻
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Medical content
Moderate: Grief and Toxic relationship
soulwinds's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief and Medical content
Minor: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship
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