Forever, Interrupted

This is a devastatingly beautiful book about love and loss. It is the second book by the author I have now read and she is quickly becoming one of my favourites. No it’s not thrilling or particularly exciting, in fact it’s quite heartbreaking, but it’s page turning nonetheless because you truly come to root for Elsie and her future. Very interesting concept about duration of a relationship and it’s correlation (or lack of correlation) to the duration of grieving.“Sweetheart, I’m telling you, you love someone like that, you love them the right way, and no time would be enough. It doesn’t matter if you’d had 30 years, it wouldn’t be enough”Truly brilliant.

What a heartbreakingly, devastatingly beautiful book this was 💔A tale of grief and heartache, and learning to live again. Elsie meets Ben in a pizza shop on New Year’s Day. They instantly connect and go on a daylong date the following day. After a six month whirlwind romance, they get married - because when you know, you know. What neither of them knew is that just nine days later, Ben would be hit by a car and not survive. Leaving Elsie a widow after just nine days of marriage.The hardest part is that neither Elsie nor Ben introduced each other to their families. So the first time Elsie meets Ben’s Mum Susan is at the hospital following the devastating news. At first, Susan doesn’t want to have anything to do with Elsie. She is angry and grieving and confused. Elsie attends Ben’s funeral knowing one other than her best friend and support network Ana. It’s a really tough time and TJR did a really good job of showing raw, real grief. It’s not pretty and it’s not sugarcoated because that’s what true grief looks like.Eventually, Susan realised that the way she has treated Ana is unacceptable and the two bond over their shared grief for a man that they both loved, no matter how long they loved him for.The chapters alternate between the present and the months leading up to Ben’s death. The stark contrast between the chapters is deafening. The hope and the excitement and anticipation in the chapters where Elsie and Ben are getting to know each other, and the loss and darkness that shrouds those that follow that fateful night in June.This book serves as a very good reminder of how precious our loved ones are to us. Our partners, parents, best friends. A heartbreaking read but a very, very good one.

Pretty slow read and nowhere near as good as her other books. I was waiting for the ‘good bit’ but it never came.

Let me take a moment to count how many TJR books I’ve read so far. There was Seven Husbands, then Daisy Jones, Evidence of the Affair, Malibu Rising, After I Do, and Forever Interrupted. 6 amazing books written by Ms Jenkins-Reid. Forever Interrupted is the golden debut by Taylor and it’s one that tugs on the heartstrings. We follow Elsie Porter-Ross, freshly widowed and very grief stricken. Throughout the novel we experience her growth firsthand, in which she accompanied by her best friend, her mother-in-law, and the lovely 86-year-old man who frequents her place of work, a library. Elsie’s story is one that none of us want to experience in our lives but unfortunately grief is one of life’s guarantees. I enjoyed this book. On a TJR scale we’re going:Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoDaisy Jones + The 6Forever InterruptedEvidence of the AffairAfter I DoMalibu RisingI am yet to read Carrie Soto, One True Loves, and Maybe In Another Life. But as always, I am sure to leave a review for those.

I will never understand how Taylor manages to make each of her books exceptionally captivating and original every single time.

A good, pretty easy read with great writing (as always). It has quite a few moment that made me well up and the relationships throughout the story are beautifully told. It’s quite a quiet book and I wouldn’t be in a rush to read it again but it’s definitely worth a read.

Received in good condition haven’t read it yet.

Taylor Jenkins Reid's debut novel, Forever Interrupted, is actually the third book I've read of hers. Despite the fact that she is becoming one of my favourite authors, I didn't think this was one of her best! I think that is just a sign of her development in more recent works though and I admire that.In this book, Elise, becomes a widow after a brief marriage of less than two weeks to a guy she had barely known for six months, Ben. Despite her brief time with Ben, he was the love of her life. The novel depicts her grieving and healing process. We also meet Elise's new Mother-In-Law, Susan; We follow Susan's grief, as well as her road to accepting Elise - she didn't know Elise existed or that her son was married!I loved the character development but do feel that something in the story was lacking. The book is told solely through Elise's point of view, I think if this novel gave us insight into both Susan and Elise's perspectives the story would have been just that bit more elevated. (Perhaps an idea for a second book? *please!*). Also, the ending felt a little rushed, I would have liked to have gone into the future to see how the relationship continued between Elise and Susan and maybe have seen Elise start to move on. But I guess not every book can have a happy ending!

Forever, Interrupted: A NovelAuthor: Taylor Jenkins ReidNumber of pages: 348⭐️5Dual TimelinesFound FamilySelf DiscoveryOvercoming Trauma/LossWith the upmost respect to TJR “HOW DARE YOU!?!?” I am not a person who cries during books. Beth gets sick? Heavy blink. Dobby? Got a lip quiver. The 13? Misty eyed. This had me SOBBING so much that I sincerely lost count of the number of times my husband asked if I was ok. I WAS NOT OK!! I think that this book just hit a little too home for me. I related to Suzan so much because it doesn’t matter how much time you get, it’s never enough when it comes to losing your child. Then on the other side of relating to Elsie, I think that it’s any spouses fear of losing the other; they’re your other half.TJR wastes no time ripping out your heart. I appreciated this versus building up to it. Dual timelines always stress me out because I know they’re going to be traumatic. Knowing what happens and how it happens upfront let me enjoy the timeline of their journey more and on the flip side I was able absorb the pain of the second timeline a little easier without being blindsided.If you’ve ever been hit with grief, Elsie is a very relatable character. She had her life, her future, her everything ripped from her in a matter of moments and is left not knowing how to live or move forward. The process of grief and grieving is a whole other level of trauma that’s different from, yet adjacent to loss. And this story handles it beautifully.This book is 100% worth the read just be ready with tissues and to maybe pull a Joey by hiding it in the freezer when it becomes to much.

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This book come with great quality and its a original book

Absolutely love this book and everything else what TJR wrote!

This book found me when I needed it the most. Have read four books of hers, none of them failed me! Loved them all!