Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
With her sixth novel, award-winning author Sarah Dessen offers up another generous helping of finely crafted storytelling about real teens dealing with real life. In The Truth About Forever, when asked how she is coping with her father's death, invariably seventeen year old Macy Queen's answer is "fine," when nothing could be further from the truth. In actuality, she is drowning in grief while maintaining a flawless façade of good grades and unblemished behavior. Though she feels lost when her boyfriend heads to "Brain Camp" for the summer, she finds herself a job with the quirky Wish Catering crew, and meets "sa-woon"-worthy Wes, whose chaotic lifestyle is in direct opposition to her own. As the two share their stories over the summer, Macy realizes she can no longer keep her feelings on ice. Though it feels like her future endedwith her dad's death, Macy's learns that forever is all about beginnings. Dessen charts Macy's navigation of grief in such an honest way it will touch every reader who meets her. All of the Dessen trademarks are here: a girl in transition, a wonderfully fleshed out cast of secondary characters, and of course, the luminous, powerful writing itself. The Truth About Forever will more than satisfy Dessen's legion of fans, and will win her countless more as well. Highly recommended. (Ages 12 and up) --Jennifer Hubert |
Customer Reviews
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 one of the best books by dessen, May 11, 2023
this book surprisingly had a lot of meaningful thoughts. i could imagine the characters in my head, right down to their clothes. if you liked this book then you should read "this lullaby" also by dessen. happy reading!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 My All-Time Favorite, May 4, 2023
The Truth About Forever is my favorite book ive ever read. Realizing that most people that are reading these reviews havent read the book so im not going to tell you everything about the book like most others. Its the perfect blend of friends and romance. Very decent. Sarah Dessen is my favorite author ever! AWESOME WRITER!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
¤*A Grrreeeaaatttt Read!!!!*¤, Apr 27, 2023
I LOVED THIS BOOK! This book is about 400 pages long, but it was so good that I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN, and it did not take me that long to read. In this book Macy's boyfriend goes away to "brain camp" for the summer. This leaves her alone at the library where her boyfriend's counting on her to take over his job as a clerk for the summer. She thinks the summer will be terrible until she finds herself working for Wish Catering Company the next week, and wanting to quit her job at the library. Macy comes home to find an email from her boyfriend explaining that he wants to be on a break until the end of the summer when he returns because he has mixed feelings from an email she had sent him earlier. Then she meets Wes, a boy that works for Wish. She has never meet anyone like him, an artist and a great listener. She starts to wonder if she could ever have a chance with him. Will Macy go for Wes, the boy she secretly wants to be with? Or go back to her old boyfriend who makes her feel insecure? READ THE BOOK AND FIND OUT, YOU WON'T BE SORRY!!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Sarah Dessen does a fabulous job again., Apr 22, 2023
This is definitley Sarah Dessen's best book. Her writing is beautiful and moving. As in all of her books, she creates interesting characters who, by the end of the book, feel like your best friends. Similar to most teen books, this novel contains romance. But there is so much more to it. Macy and her family are still dealing with the death of her father, while the Wish staff deals with their chaotic catering company and personal lives. This book is not one you will want to put down. It is truly a great piece of literature. I highly recommend it, as well as any of Sarah Dessen's other books.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
BEST book ever!!!!!, Apr 18, 2023
This is the best book ever. I couldn't put the book down. I finished it in 3 days. When I was reading it, I was imagining what Wes would looked like. I pictured him as Trent Ford the guy from How to Deal. Then I searched How to Deal and I didn't know this, but Sarah Dessen also wrote that book, which later became a movie. I was so mad when the book ended, I wanted to read more. I hope she is writing a "The Truth about Forever 2"
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