Review of Forever You

[Wy_Bertram]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Forever You" by Leah Busboom.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Country music darling, Laci V, is at the height of her burgeoning career when a freak thunderstorm sends her back to 1855. When the strapping, young Matthew Peterson comes galloping to her rescue, Laci is convinced she must be trapped in a dream of sorts, but with time, the reality of being whisked into the past becomes impossible to ignore. Alone in a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, Laci and Matthew begin to develop feelings for each other, but the pressures of pioneer life are not easy on a modern woman, and Laci must decide between returning to the life she knows or spending forever with her true love in the past.

Written by Leah Busboom, Forever You is a wholesome romance novel about love across time. The protagonist's time-hopping adventure gives the book the feel of two stories in one, the first taking place during the era of the pioneers, and the conclusion occurring almost two centuries later.

I enjoyed this book because it was an easy read. It had a relatively simple plot to follow even with the time-travel involved, and most of all, the characters were portrayed very realistically. The story was not entirely derailed for the sake of one emotional outburst, and the reader could easily imagine making the same decisions these characters made.

I commend the author's work of transitioning the first part of the story into the second. It was an unexpected move that worked surprisingly well and made sense for this story. Though it had all the awkwardness that a multi-generational romance would be expected to have, the author handled this facet expertly, and by the time the protagonist's second act was in motion, all prior loose ends were neatly tied up.

On the other hand, I found Busboom's writing to be a bit tepid as far as romance texts go. It was functional but hardly poetic, and I took slight exception to the emphasis the author put on the physical description of characters - especially male characters. It's obvious that this book has a target female audience, but even when the narrative was from a male character's point of view, they tended to focus on their own physical attributes. This contributed to an overall vague image of the protagonist, Laci.

Despite the aforementioned issue, I believe Forever You is a successful novel, and my rating of this book is 4 out of 4 stars. Save for a few minor errors, this seems to have been professionally edited.

I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy clean, light romance novels. It does not contain any age-sensitive material and should be suitable for most readers.

Enjoy.

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[Pauline Parnell]

The cover is beautiful. Time travel is the dream of everyone. Hopefully, Laci and Matthew can carry their love into the future. Thanks for the review.

[Ikechukwu+12345]

Lovely review. This is my kind of book, I will read this book.

[Mbenma Esther 080]

This is another book I would love to keep reading. Awesome review.

[Aisha Yakub]

Great review. I find the storyline intriguing.

[amiee gold]

This is a romance book which is a light read. I would read the book, as I find it intriguing.

[Kehinde Hussein]

Time travelling brings some sort of uniqueness especially with faring and adapting with the old-times despite being from the future. I look forward to learning about how she'll cope.