The premise of That Forever Girl was well thought out, the “mystery” was unique and interesting, unfortunately the romance left a bit to be desired which was disappointing. ~ Slick – Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
Synopsis:
here are two little words every small-town man dreads:
She’s back.
Harper Sanders, the girl who was supposed to be my forever, has returned to Port Snow, Maine, for good—and she’s bringing back memories of our shared past.
We once had a bright future together, but when tragedy struck, I threw it all away and pushed her out of my life. People in our small town think I’m cursed, but I know better. I did it all to myself.
And now she’s creating a life of her own in the place where we first fell in love. I can’t fight my feelings for her—or the strong attraction that keeps pulling us together. But after all this time, can she forgive the past and fall in love with me all over again?
Everyone hopes to find that forever girl…I just hope I haven’t lost mine for good.
I was really excited about this book and while there were parts of it that wowed me, there were parts that left me feeling unsettled. I’ve enjoyed a lot of Meghan Quinn’s work in the past and loved the first book in this series so requesting, reading, and reviewing That Forever Girl was a no brainer. While I was completely happy with the outcome in this book, getting there for me was a bit of a battle. I adore second chance romances, but I am not a fan of flashbacks (and there were many in this book) nor am I a fan of a couple who spends a great deal of a book being at odds which again happened in this book. I will say that the premise of this story was well thought out, the “mystery” unique and interesting, but the romance left a bit to be desired which was disappointing.
Best friends since childhood and together since high school Rogan and Harper were destined to be together forever until a tragedy struck in their sophomore year of college ending everything. Rogan returned home to Port Snow and Harper bounced around the east coast after dropping out of college finding work where she landed, but now she’s back and things are about to get very interesting.
I liked Harper and it was obvious she returned to Port Snow because her life wasn’t turning out like she planned. She needed to be with her father, she needed her friends, and the safety net that Port Snow offered her. Rogan on the other hand was a pretty miserable guy, in the first book it was obvious something had happened to him in his past that was haunting him and we do find out what happened through the flashbacks, it wasn’t an excuse for how badly he treated Harper when she returns or in the past.
Despite it being in flashbacks I enjoyed the little mystery that Rogan and Harper tried to solve as teens even though I figured out who the “forever girl” was pretty quickly, it was a fun subplot. I loved that in reality they both still had strong feelings for one another despite the past hurt, but hated that they couldn’t communicate better instead of throwing barbs at one another instead.
There was so much history between Rogan and Harper so much of it precious and good, so it was disturbing that they sniped at each other throughout so much of this book. I wanted more time with them discovering each other as adults which sadly didn’t happen.
I had really mixed feelings about That Forever Girl, while parts of it were exciting and fun, other parts were spiteful and mean. While I loved being back in Port Snow, loved seeing the Knightly family again, and the excitement of the town being featured in a movie, I felt like the romance was lacking for a majority of the book which was disappointing.
3.5 stars