5 angels from Anita of Fallen Angel Reviews!:
Forever Again is a very emotionally driven love story. I was surprised at the depth of all the characters involved. Each character had their flaws and faults. It was refreshing that Gena is not made out to be a saint and Travis the “bad” guy. I enjoyed how the romance once again bloomed between Gena and Travis in a slow, realistic pace. Both characters are portrayed in various ways giving the reader a bigger glimpse at the relationship and family strains around them. Even Mia the daughter is explained as a typical teenager, but she is not whiny or childish. I found it even better that Travis’ Fiancé is not showed as being the typical “revengeful” other woman in the picture. Shannon Stacey has written a story about what love is really about, making mistakes and being mature enough to face them in the end. This is a more “mature” oriented theme in which all the characters must think things through without just jumping to more conclusions. I look forward to reading more by this author, for I think this is just a taste of the future talent she will show us.
5 Blue Ribbons from Nickie Langdon of Romance Junkies!: Shannon Stacey has taken a very tender subject and makes a gripping true-to-life story that will grab you on page one and not let you loose until the very last word. The emotions run high as the adults try to deal with one another and come terms with how this will play out. Gena hurts more and more every time she sees Travis. She still loves him, has loved him since kindergarten. If you don’t read another book this month, read this one. I can only describe it as a true love story. A story that will have you crying one minute and cheering on one of the characters the next. This story is so real, you’d think the author lived it. 5 CUPS from Cherokee of Coffee Time Romance!: Shannon Stacey writes a story with a good solid plot and entertains with friction between the characters that leaves the reader mesmerized. After fifteen years of being hurt, the reader feels the passion, the broken heart and everything the characters experience. It is a story of letting go and learning to love again. Ms. Stacey gives her characters strength and also shows them human. Ms. Stacey pens a story that will touch you in so many ways. Her style of writing is excellent by far with a story so well written with all the elements that make it believable that I give it a 5-cup rating.
5.5 Magical Wands from Autiotalo at Enchanted Ramblings! This is one of those books that grabs you right from the very first page. The characterisation and detail are exquisite, as if we were truly peering into the lives of Gena, Travis and Mia. With considerable charm, Ms Stacey brings out the awkwardness of the long-separated couple thrown together by chance, and with real care she shows the anger of a father divided from his child, and the pain of the mother who chose to keep them apart for so long. I couldn’t put this book down. Shannon Stacey has produced the perfect romantic read – I’ll be looking out for more from her in the future. From Jennifer Bishop at Romance Reviews Today: A heart-rending story, FOREVER AGAIN will definitely have readers reaching for the tissues. Gena’s heartbreak over Travis’s desertion still pains her, and having him in her life again brings back all of those feelings. Fifteen years earlier, Travis felt as if his life was over when an unwanted marriage shattered his dreams of college and sports glory. After a disastrous ending to that episode, he got his life back on track, yet never forgot Gena or the way he believes she betrayed him. Things aren’t easy for Travis, either, realizing that he is just as responsible for not knowing of his daughter doesn’t lessen his anger at Gena. He’s also torn between the three women in his life —none of whom he wants to see hurt. A character-driven story of family and love, FOREVER AGAIN is definitely a winner. From Sylvie at Euro Reviews: Forever again really is a very nice and romantic story that almost reads by itselve. There is a lot of love going around in this book, and what really got to me; is that the father all of a sudden has tried to rearrange his whole world, just to fulfil his duties, to become a father and be there for his daughter, no matter what the women in his life think about it. Shannon Stacey wrote a very romantic story with unexpected twists here and there and this made Forever again a very good book to read. Dee Valentine from Joyfully Reviewed says: Forever Again had some sexual tension that warred with the bitter tension between Gena and Travis, leaving me strung tight as a bowstring. This story had me in its grip to the point where I had to stop reading and come back to it so that I could be objective and diplomatic; I took this story so personally. In my opinion Shannon Stacey knocked it out of the park with Forever Again! When a story sucks me in so deeply that I get involved as though it were happening to me, the author has done their job in writing an excellent story. Get Forever Again today. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll yell, and at the end you’ll be satisfied!
4 stars from Sheryl at eCataromance.com! Forever Again brings together two people that loved for a short time fifteen years before, a romance that neither could forget nor forgive. I am not sure what was more memorable about this story, the marriage that did not last or the child that resulted from it. Gena is a courageous woman in my book because she not only withstood the breakdown of her marriage but also raised her daughter by herself. At the start I did not like Travis because of his whole manner, blaming Gena for his enforced unhappiness and then walking out on their marriage because of what he thought was a lie. I can understand not liking being forced to marry but it took two people to get Gena pregnant and no one forced him to sleep with her. For most of the book I wanted to hit him but by the end of it, he redeemed himself to me and I also wanted Gena to finally have the love she was entitled to. Ms. Stacey has penned a fantastic story of two people rediscovering the love and the life that was to have been theirs before it went so horribly wrong. I recommend that you go out and get your copy of this terrific book because I am certainly glad to have read it. |