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clairereviews's review against another edition
4.0
With the increase in popularity of all things vampire of late, this was a fresh approach and had thoroughly engaging and likeable characters.
A nice, easy read. 4/5.
A nice, easy read. 4/5.
tartbarbie's review against another edition
5.0
I received The Forever Girl in return for a honest review as part of the tour hosted by Dark World Books. Sophia is a wiccan which in her rocky mountain hometown makes her different. So of course when mystical things happen she’s the first one questioned. However it’s not till she casts a positive energy spell that her life starts to spiral out of control. Suddenly Sophia can hear strange voices in her head. She’s finding out her best friend is an elemental and that vampires are supposed to protect the humans but it’s not working that way. She’s even caught the attention of a vampire who’s taken an interest in her and not in a good way.
Sophia is thrust into a world she doesn’t know existed with her friends and the new half breed stranger to help her. Together they will fight against the council, testing all of them even forcing Sophia to use the dark magic she’s spent her whole life avoiding. Thankfully she’s not going at it alone, she has the man she loves and her best friend but is that enough?
I’ve been seeing The Forever Girl for a while before happening across a tour. I love the cover it’s one of my favorites. I found the story well written it flows along from start to finish creating a captivating world filled with mystery and intrigue. I think the author does a fantastic job of creating a world that Sophia is living in filled with paranormal beings. She also creates a unique story about vampires which I really enjoyed. The Forever Girl is filled with twists that keep the reader guessing. Sophia for me was easy to connect with she’s one of those characters you can’t help cheering for till the very end. She’s a strong character which is what I tend to look for. It’s a great start to a series that stole my heart and ended up being one of my new favorites. I’m looking forward to more books in the series.
Sophia is thrust into a world she doesn’t know existed with her friends and the new half breed stranger to help her. Together they will fight against the council, testing all of them even forcing Sophia to use the dark magic she’s spent her whole life avoiding. Thankfully she’s not going at it alone, she has the man she loves and her best friend but is that enough?
I’ve been seeing The Forever Girl for a while before happening across a tour. I love the cover it’s one of my favorites. I found the story well written it flows along from start to finish creating a captivating world filled with mystery and intrigue. I think the author does a fantastic job of creating a world that Sophia is living in filled with paranormal beings. She also creates a unique story about vampires which I really enjoyed. The Forever Girl is filled with twists that keep the reader guessing. Sophia for me was easy to connect with she’s one of those characters you can’t help cheering for till the very end. She’s a strong character which is what I tend to look for. It’s a great start to a series that stole my heart and ended up being one of my new favorites. I’m looking forward to more books in the series.
farhanac's review against another edition
5.0
How much I enjoyed the book: 10/10
How well I think it was written: 9/10
The fantasy genre has become a host to an increasingly large number of novels with tired clichés, predictable characters and recycled plots. Yet, Rebecca Hamilton separates The Forever Girl from the rest: she thrusts the characters, their emotions and the world they live in firmly into an everlasting fragment of your heart.
The story begins and ends with Sophia, who (to my absolute pleasure) is not only strong and independent but also perfectly imperfect. Sophia has clear flaws, such as her insecure nature, allowing the average reader to relate to her.
I love the fact that Sophia doesn't mindlessly follow the instructions of others and isn't quick to trust strangers. It's something I've never understood with other writers - what kind of impression does blind faith in a stranger make on children/teenagers in this day and age? There have been too many real life horror stories circulating and too many impressionable people in the world for writers to continue to allow their characters to have this mentality. It's great that Sophia is also an educated adult - she went to University, got her degree and is of the appropriate age to make her own decisions. Another aspect I love about Sophia is that she didn't completely abandon her previous lifestyle for her new life. Instead, both she and Charles try to embrace the best of both by inviting Sophia's non-elemental friend (forgot her name) to visit. I can't tell you how much I despise teens that just run away from their lives to seek something new and dangerous and forget everything and everyone they've left!
On the other hand of the spectrum - at no point did I feel fully invested in Charles' life as a single character without Sophia around. It's a shame because I always love to imagine what the male protagonist was like before he met the love of his life but the lack of attention and detail about his family prevented me from connecting with him as a character. In fact, I'm hoping for some more competition in Sophia's love life - a threat to the canon pair always helps the couple get that much closer! Speaking of which - the chapter on Ivory's memories held me captivated beyond any other. Not only was my mind blown by the sudden twist (that I wouldn't have expected even if it was dancing around in a Hello Kitty costume, playing music using a giant lollypop stick, with a line of bunnies following behind it) the very emotions Hamilton described had me needing to pause my reading after the chapter just to calm my mind and get my breathing back to normalcy.
I can't even begin to tell you how desperately to see more of the supernatural world by the time I had finished reading. It both upset me and had me itching for more that we'd only been given a taste of the awesome. Most of the loose ends are tied in a neat bow but the lack of the supernatural world, plus a couple of other question marks prevent The Forever Girl from passing as a standalone book. Otherwise if you're a reader unlike me - who doesn't jump into the book and it's world and then suffer from the dreaded Book Hangover - you could read it alone and feel quite satisfied with the ending.
How well I think it was written: 9/10
The fantasy genre has become a host to an increasingly large number of novels with tired clichés, predictable characters and recycled plots. Yet, Rebecca Hamilton separates The Forever Girl from the rest: she thrusts the characters, their emotions and the world they live in firmly into an everlasting fragment of your heart.
The story begins and ends with Sophia, who (to my absolute pleasure) is not only strong and independent but also perfectly imperfect. Sophia has clear flaws, such as her insecure nature, allowing the average reader to relate to her.
I love the fact that Sophia doesn't mindlessly follow the instructions of others and isn't quick to trust strangers. It's something I've never understood with other writers - what kind of impression does blind faith in a stranger make on children/teenagers in this day and age? There have been too many real life horror stories circulating and too many impressionable people in the world for writers to continue to allow their characters to have this mentality. It's great that Sophia is also an educated adult - she went to University, got her degree and is of the appropriate age to make her own decisions. Another aspect I love about Sophia is that she didn't completely abandon her previous lifestyle for her new life. Instead, both she and Charles try to embrace the best of both by inviting Sophia's non-elemental friend (forgot her name) to visit. I can't tell you how much I despise teens that just run away from their lives to seek something new and dangerous and forget everything and everyone they've left!
On the other hand of the spectrum - at no point did I feel fully invested in Charles' life as a single character without Sophia around. It's a shame because I always love to imagine what the male protagonist was like before he met the love of his life but the lack of attention and detail about his family prevented me from connecting with him as a character. In fact, I'm hoping for some more competition in Sophia's love life - a threat to the canon pair always helps the couple get that much closer! Speaking of which - the chapter on Ivory's memories held me captivated beyond any other. Not only was my mind blown by the sudden twist (that I wouldn't have expected even if it was dancing around in a Hello Kitty costume, playing music using a giant lollypop stick, with a line of bunnies following behind it) the very emotions Hamilton described had me needing to pause my reading after the chapter just to calm my mind and get my breathing back to normalcy.
I can't even begin to tell you how desperately to see more of the supernatural world by the time I had finished reading. It both upset me and had me itching for more that we'd only been given a taste of the awesome. Most of the loose ends are tied in a neat bow but the lack of the supernatural world, plus a couple of other question marks prevent The Forever Girl from passing as a standalone book. Otherwise if you're a reader unlike me - who doesn't jump into the book and it's world and then suffer from the dreaded Book Hangover - you could read it alone and feel quite satisfied with the ending.
lolaida's review against another edition
3.0
I'm just gonna leave it at a "It was okay."
The characters' histories were arguably weak. Nobody really stood out to me as especially important even at the end. I didn't feel bad at the few deaths there were. The main character's past was kind of glossed over. We have little to no information on her mother who is spoken about many times throughout the book and her father seems to just have lived a pretty tragic life.
Onto the plot. What plot? Sophia is magical. She is a magical "forever girl". Whoa. And like many heroines she meets this guy and is immediately like "bruh, I got the bun. You got the hot dog if you know what I mean". No, but seriously. This is exactly how she is. There is no explanation for her immediate love of this guy except he's really hot. That's it. He wasn't even that nice when she first met him. I mean I like him. It's just that he was pretty bland at the beginning and I was just hoping that there would be some explanation for her ridiculous almost impossible attraction to him. I found myself praying he was a succubus. But nah. Just another supernatural creature. And with that, I suppose he became the plot somehow. To be honest, if this were written from his point of view, I feel it probably would have been more entertaining.
Anywho, I have decided against reading the second book just because I'm not intrigued enough to read it. I feel like this book ended on a somewhat good note. It has reached the "just good enough to not put down" but definitely not a favorite. The fact I got through it in three days (with other things going on in my life of course) does prove that it did have it's moments. Not only did it have it's moments but the writing style of Hamilton is superb in my opinion - kept me engrossed. Had she been working with a different plot and different characters, I'm sure she would have been an author to look out for on goodreads. But for now, I'm feeling that this book was simply "okay".
The characters' histories were arguably weak. Nobody really stood out to me as especially important even at the end. I didn't feel bad at the few deaths there were. The main character's past was kind of glossed over. We have little to no information on her mother who is spoken about many times throughout the book and her father seems to just have lived a pretty tragic life.
Onto the plot. What plot? Sophia is magical. She is a magical "forever girl". Whoa. And like many heroines she meets this guy and is immediately like "bruh, I got the bun. You got the hot dog if you know what I mean". No, but seriously. This is exactly how she is. There is no explanation for her immediate love of this guy except he's really hot. That's it. He wasn't even that nice when she first met him. I mean I like him. It's just that he was pretty bland at the beginning and I was just hoping that there would be some explanation for her ridiculous almost impossible attraction to him. I found myself praying he was a succubus. But nah. Just another supernatural creature. And with that, I suppose he became the plot somehow. To be honest, if this were written from his point of view, I feel it probably would have been more entertaining.
Anywho, I have decided against reading the second book just because I'm not intrigued enough to read it. I feel like this book ended on a somewhat good note. It has reached the "just good enough to not put down" but definitely not a favorite. The fact I got through it in three days (with other things going on in my life of course) does prove that it did have it's moments. Not only did it have it's moments but the writing style of Hamilton is superb in my opinion - kept me engrossed. Had she been working with a different plot and different characters, I'm sure she would have been an author to look out for on goodreads. But for now, I'm feeling that this book was simply "okay".
urbanaudreye's review against another edition
5.0
I love that the word aglet was used in this story. It's certainly not really in the common vernacular these days for anyone not in the shoe industry.
This is definitely a new spin on the sci-fi/fantasy/paranormal fiction that I'm accustomed to and I love it! I have not read anything quite like it before. Yes, some of these cards have been shown before, but never with this spin.
*I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
This is definitely a new spin on the sci-fi/fantasy/paranormal fiction that I'm accustomed to and I love it! I have not read anything quite like it before. Yes, some of these cards have been shown before, but never with this spin.
*I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
janetted's review against another edition
4.0
This book wasn’t what I expected. The Forever Girl was so much more than I imagined it would be - action, adventure, history & romance all rolled into one smoothly delivered story. Like many readers I’m a guesser, always trying to figure out where things are going before they get there. With a title like The Forever Girl I expected immortality to be involved somehow. Is it? Well yes, but not the way you think.
In the beginning Sophia seems like a typical girl just trying to fit in and avoid the unwanted attention of her neighbors. This is hard because she’s hiding something. Actually several somethings, some of which she’s not even aware herself. These secrets are what hooked me from the start and kept me exploring with Sophia as she learned and unraveled her story. Rebecca Hamilton does a fantastic job of building the mystery and suspense surrounding her past and present. The historical information and the way it’s tied into the story are fantastic! I don’t want to give too much away, but if you like books surrounding the Salem Witch Trials, check this one out. ;)
All the characters in this book are not what they seem at one time or another, so it kept me guessing. One of my favorites is Charles. Again, don’t want to ruin anything so I won’t tell you too much, but I love how Hamilton introduces him as a dark, mysterious character then challenges Sophia to build a relationship of any kind with him in her uncertain world. To tell the truth I had trust issues for a LONG time where Charles was concerned, always waiting for him to turn from appealing man of mystery to bringer of evil. You’ll have to read for yourself to see which he truly is. Maybe a little of both?
The Forever Girl is what I’d term New Adult fiction. It’s definitely not adult paranormal romance, but I’d hesitate to classify it as YA. The characters are older; Sophia is past college age and living on her own. While her parents are involved and part of the story, she’s no longer answering to them the way younger teens would be. Sexual content is amped up; there are some intimate scenes between characters (one more explicit sex scene I can think of right off). This point alone makes it more suitable for mature readers. I’m excited about this sub genre, and I think The Forever Girl is a great addition to its ranks. Really looking forward to reading the rest of this series!!
In the beginning Sophia seems like a typical girl just trying to fit in and avoid the unwanted attention of her neighbors. This is hard because she’s hiding something. Actually several somethings, some of which she’s not even aware herself. These secrets are what hooked me from the start and kept me exploring with Sophia as she learned and unraveled her story. Rebecca Hamilton does a fantastic job of building the mystery and suspense surrounding her past and present. The historical information and the way it’s tied into the story are fantastic! I don’t want to give too much away, but if you like books surrounding the Salem Witch Trials, check this one out. ;)
All the characters in this book are not what they seem at one time or another, so it kept me guessing. One of my favorites is Charles. Again, don’t want to ruin anything so I won’t tell you too much, but I love how Hamilton introduces him as a dark, mysterious character then challenges Sophia to build a relationship of any kind with him in her uncertain world. To tell the truth I had trust issues for a LONG time where Charles was concerned, always waiting for him to turn from appealing man of mystery to bringer of evil. You’ll have to read for yourself to see which he truly is. Maybe a little of both?
The Forever Girl is what I’d term New Adult fiction. It’s definitely not adult paranormal romance, but I’d hesitate to classify it as YA. The characters are older; Sophia is past college age and living on her own. While her parents are involved and part of the story, she’s no longer answering to them the way younger teens would be. Sexual content is amped up; there are some intimate scenes between characters (one more explicit sex scene I can think of right off). This point alone makes it more suitable for mature readers. I’m excited about this sub genre, and I think The Forever Girl is a great addition to its ranks. Really looking forward to reading the rest of this series!!
katje's review against another edition
4.0
A refreshing take on the vampire mythos, with a main character who grows and changes throughout the story. The romance is hot and the action moves well. Great read.
shai3d's review against another edition
4.0
I really had to sit and ponder about how to rate this book. Or perhaps more correctly what I felt when I finished it. There were a lot of points to consider, mostly good one.
Ms. Hamilton does have a gift with characters and dialogue. I could so totally relate with Sophia and her insecurities. And Charles is almost too good to be true so I would have taken as long as Sophia did to trust him. Oh and don't get me started about her mother. What a piece of work.
I loved almost all of the book. I did find a couple content errors but they were small ones that didn't really pull me out of the story. What I didn't like was the ending. It felt as though it was just tacked on so that what was a really good single book could be stretched out into a series. And I am still not sure what I think about that.
This book is worth reading. Just be prepared for that sudden right turn.
I recommend this book to lovers of horror and paranormal romance. I rate it a 3.5.
**I received this book at no charge from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Ms. Hamilton does have a gift with characters and dialogue. I could so totally relate with Sophia and her insecurities. And Charles is almost too good to be true so I would have taken as long as Sophia did to trust him. Oh and don't get me started about her mother. What a piece of work.
I loved almost all of the book. I did find a couple content errors but they were small ones that didn't really pull me out of the story. What I didn't like was the ending. It felt as though it was just tacked on so that what was a really good single book could be stretched out into a series. And I am still not sure what I think about that.
This book is worth reading. Just be prepared for that sudden right turn.
I recommend this book to lovers of horror and paranormal romance. I rate it a 3.5.
**I received this book at no charge from the author in exchange for an honest review.
isabelisalright's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to love this book. The blurb sounded amazing. I just couldn't get into it. By the end I was left kind of intrigued about what will happen in book 2 but I don't plan to pick it up.