From a USA Today Bestseller comes the heart wrenching story of love, pain, and survival needed to make it through… Seventeen year old Harper CollingsJust wants to get away.Away from the life that has been inflicted on her.Away from the pain it causes.Away forever.Cole Kennedy has it all.A pretty girl on his arm.A best friend by his side.He’s the quarterback for his high school football team.… it all.
A pretty girl on his arm.
A best friend by his side.
He’s the quarterback for his high school football team.
Cole wants to get away from his life.
Away from the stress it causes.
Away forever.
Nobody knows the secret life Cole Kennedy has to endure, the everyday torment from his father until the day he snaps. The day Cole is arrested and taken away from everything he knows. Sentenced to finish out the rest of senior year in Sunshine Estates he meets one girl that doesn’t seem to care about life even more than him.
Harper Collings takes solace in the reprieve that Sunshine Estates brings. Her life is painful and leaves scars. When the new guy tries to befriend her, Harper does her best to push him away, she doesn’t want him, she doesn’t need him. But in the end he is the only person that can save her.
When two lives collide, they find more that they were looking for.
They find, Forever. more
What an amazing story the author has created in the story of Harper and Cole. Two damaged teenagers who for different reasons end up at a home for troubled Teena. This story hits all the feels! Fast paced and keeps you hooked. Thank god there are two more books in this series
Finding Forever answers the question: what would a soap opera written by John Green be like? A few parts were unrealistic but it’s fiction so that can slide, particularly because it’s compelling enough to read in a single sitting. There should probably be a trigger warning for abuse listed in the synopsis though as well as an edit/proofread.
4 out of 5 stars
Harper Collings has had it bad her parents are supper religious and she wants to break free. Cole has been living a secret life that has him starting to crumble around him . When they get sent to Sunset Estates, where they find out what is the best for them and within that find themselves and love
This is a story where the characters are flawed but so well written . Harper is a young woman who is trying to break away from her parents that are over controlling and just want to keep her locked away . She comes off as a b with an itch but underneath she is a sweet , caring girl . Who just wants to have a love that will protect her and cherish her . She starts out naive but trying to put on a tough exterior . We do get to see her grow as a person as we see her through out the book . Cole seems to have it all football star and has a great friends . He is damaged though he is hiding a secret that might stop him from his future. They are train wrecks but when they get together they seem to make each other better and help heal each other
This is a book where you have to sit down and get comfy to read .This is more then a teen romance book . There is a deeper meaning behind the book . The author takes us on a very emotional journey . There is alcohol dependency , abuse and so much more that is going on , The way the author has these two characters come together is sweet. They really help each other out . This is a book that will have you getting all the feels . You will laugh and cry and cheer for them . There were moments in the book that in my opinion that kind of dragged just a little and felt a little slow but over all I truly enjoyed this book and can’t wait to read book two . So if you want a book that will give you all the feels check it out.
Going into this after reading the synopsis I was a bit iffy. Just from the synopsis, I was thinking along the lines of a cliche teenage drama romance.
While there is the drama and romance, I have to admit the issues are anything but you’re typical teenage problems.
Harper Collings and Cole Kennedy meet when they are both forced to attend Sunshine Estates by their parents to help with their acting out problems.
When they first meet Harper is so hardened by her life that she’s determined to keep everyone out and unfortunately to do that she’s built a shell around herself and uses sarcasm as a way to keep people from getting to close. This includes the new jock who only arrives a few hours after her.
But outside appearances can hide many problems a person may be going through. For Cole Kennedy, his life may seem perfect, but his home life is anything but.
Inside Sunshine Estates Harper may have set out not wanting to make any ties, but in the end Cole is the one person she can fully trust and he may be the only one who can save her.
Harper comes from a life that all she has seen is violence, hate, disapproval, misunderstanding and distrust. But trying to find someway to give her something different ends up with her parents sending her to Sunshine Estates School. I guess you could call it a school for troubled teens. Cole has a father who abuses him and after another time of it happening, Cole snaps and gives his father the same thing that he has been getting . He ends up beating his dad so much that Cole ends up in Sunshine Estates. Two completely different people find each other during one of the worst times in there lives. But what will become of them, will this or won’t this lead to something more, and who will get hurt. Reading this makes a person cry about the lives of Harper and Cole. But to find out what happens to them as the book goes on , you have to read it yourself. A wonderful read with so many emotions that pull a person into the book
My heart is so full after reading this story and I am ecstatic to know there are two more books coming. Cole and Harper meet under difficult circumstances and this is their story. The trials and tribulations they both go through individually make them who they are today and they react in their environment based on these trials. I think EA Weston did such an amazing job bringing this story to life and providing the perfect balance of prior history so you can see where the characters are coming from, their current support systems and all the extended characters. I loved the growth from Cole’s parents and truly cannot wait to read more about Ryan and Roxanne and then back to these two.
The emotions that are brought out in this book are so refreshing as my heart broke at many points (especially when my kindle battery died at 67%) and I found myself chuckling at points and just completely caught up in this innocent love story from two tragic points.
Not typically a fan of YA, but extremely drawn in by the blurb, I decided to give Finding Forever a try and I’m so glad I did! Closer to NA than true YA I was totally captivated by Harper and Cole. Emotional, just a bit angsty, and so darn sweet there was no way to not fall in love with their story. I haven’t enjoyed a book like this since Fallen Crest! I cannot wait for the next in this trilogy.
Both Cole and Harper start out damaged from horrible experiences, forced into the same school after getting into trouble these two lost souls quickly connect on a much deeper level. Seeming like complete opposites on the outside they’re actually true soul mates and share a beautiful first love that will span time. I’m seriously dying for more after reading this.