From bestselling author Ella Fields comes a new angst-filled standalone romance.Lars Bradby was supposed to be my forever.That was before we found out he would become a father at the tender age of eighteen. For years, he’d watched me.For months, he’d wanted me.For weeks, he’d chased me. Relentless and infuriating, he turned my stubborn heart into something pliable and weak. Sly and honest, he … something pliable and weak.
Sly and honest, he worked his way into my life as though he’d always planned to be the focal point of it.
In love and naive, even when our future seemed bleak, I believed in us.
Heartbroken and desperate, I tore my bleeding heart from my chest, wanting only the best for him.
In doing so, our forever wasn’t just interrupted. It was chased away with one irreversible decision after another.
And now, we could no longer see it beneath the heaping piles of debris we’d left in our wake.
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This book. Oh my goodness. It had me swooning, crying, smiling…it had everything. I daresay that Lars is the most romantic boy I’ve ever read about. The way he wears his heart on his sleeve, the way he tries and tries to make things happen, regardless of circumstances and social status. The way he loves Daphne is the thing of dreams but the way she loves him back is the frozen reminder that dreams aren’t always real and that love isn’t selfish. It hurts because it’s desperate to help. This book was poetic, beautiful, but it attached to some place inside me and will never budge, like getting slowly branded and not caring at all.
Yes there’s angsty things in this book that will make your heart pound so hard you feel it in your ears, but I swear it’s perfect. It’s worth it and it’s all apart of the most beautiful happily ever after that I’ve ever read.
WOW! I knew I was going to love Ella Fields’ story about Lars & Daphne but I was not prepared to be blown away! Forever and Never was so much more than I expected. ALL THE FEELS!!! It was days before I was able to start a new book or even look into what I want to read next. I would say it’s because I have some massive book hangover but it’s not even that. I just felt content! This book had everything I wanted and then some.
Lars makes no move to hide the fact that he wants Daphne, she obviously wants him too but has so many hang-ups about being in a relationship with someone that it causes problems for them from the start. When she finally gives in to the thought of them, a teenage pregnancy stops it in its tracks. All the drama that surrounds a teenage pregnancy combined with the fact that it was the wrong girl pregnant doubled all the feelings that were all over the place. Watching these two characters grow together, learn life’s hard lessons at such a young age and make very adult choices! I smiled, laughed and cried with these characters! I was so mad at each of them in different parts of the book! I loved watching Daphne learn to make the right choices regardless of the pain it would cause her. When they hurt, my heart hurt with them. Forever and Never was such an angsty emotional read!
This series just keeps getting better, I love all of the characters and the way Ella Fields writes them. Her writing abilities combined with how she created each character; the way she brings them to life in front of your eyes makes you feel as though you’re living it right there with them.
I adored the little glimpses into Peggy & Dash’s life after Kiss and Break Up and also can’t wait for Jackson & Willa’s story.
I’m addicted to books with angst and drama and this author never fails to satisfy my addiction. The road to happily ever after in her books is fraught with breakups, heartbreaks and second chances and I just relish reading them!
In this book, we have a girl from the rich side of Magnolia Cove. She’s what I call a poor rich girl because her mother is a model, her father is a surgeon and they live busy lives that don’t leave room for her. She has a fascination and weird hook up with her mother’s boss, who also happens to be married. It’s one of those dark addictions, mostly to one-up her mother, even though she doesn’t know it. Poor Daphne is a cynic with no purpose.
Lars Bradby comes from the poor side of town, with a single mother who works nights as a nurse in the hospital and only just manages to feed her son. Lars attends the private high school on a scholarship, is shunned by some of the students, but secretly coveted by the girls because of his looks. He’s like their dirty secret, to be enjoyed but not shown around. Daphne recognizes in his eyes the storm within, the many emotional surges and steers clear of him, in spite of his attempts to establish a connection. I think she knew she could fall for him, but she didn’t believe in love, or loyalty or forevers, being witness to the dessert of affection that she lives in her house. In my opinion, she’a s sad young woman, so young to be so disillusioned about life.
At first, the book was moving slowly, I didn’t see Lars making any progress with Daphne, for whom he fell during their freshman year. I wasn’t sure where the story was going. Then suddenly, it took speed and purpose and I was riveted to reading this story of a couple who found each other, were broken apart by circumstances, then found each other again. Apart from the angst and drama that I enjoyed so much, I loved seeing Daphne open her heart and learn what it is to love and give without expecting anything in return. She grew up and became an outstanding human being. I think her travails were necessary so she could become worthy of Lars, who was an outstanding young man from the start. They both made huge mistakes and found redemption. This was one totally satisfying angsty read!
Lars and Daphne… those two characters put me through the freaking emotional wringer like no other.
Books like Forever and Never are the reason why I love reading so much. The reason why I ignore my outside life once those pages open.
Ella Fields continues to slay through the pages.
The story between the two main characters was one full love, hate, trust, hurt, emotional bombs were thrown in moments you least wanted them to.
You know if you read the blurb, that this story contains a surprise pregnancy. But, even knowing what was to come, Mrs. Fields makes you forget with her ability to weave such an amazing love between two people. You get so happy for them, you seriously forget the rest. And, yet with that, we know this author is one who loves to write full angst filled novels that leave you on the floor crying. **points to herself as that reader** So, even though I knew what was to come, I still freaking gasped like a nun walking into a brothel.
AND EVEN WITH THAT BOMB, YOU WONT BELIEVE THE EVEN BIGGER EXPLOSION ELLA FIELDS THROWS YOUR WAY!
I absolutely loved everything about Lars. Even with his broken pieces, his hateful moments, I adored him. Heartbreak can make a person do a lot, and I can’t fault him for them **cries**
Daphne? That’s one badass chick that took all her heartbreak, because let’s face it, having to witness what she did, I would’ve started chopping off some things, and gone to jail for other stuff as well. She still continued to thrive. She still continues to move forward. And there is nothing better and stronger than watching a broken woman pick up her pieces and moving forward.
Seriously, this book was brilliant, and I can’t wait for what the author comes out with next.
OMFG!!! ELLA FIELDS DEFINITELY DID IT AGAIN!! Shattered My Heart and Soul then Slowly but Surely put it Back Together Again in A Not So Pretty Way!!
FOREVER AND NEVER is ACHLY BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN and such a Rollercoaster Ride of Emotional Distress into the Depths of Heart Strings pulling in Every Direction possible!
Lars and Daphne’s Storytelling was Epically Distressing and Passionately drawn like a Moth to A Flame! Once caught in itself, Never was the Same after the Magnitude of their chemistry between the two! Young Love at its Best with the Precious moments that will Leave you Speechless and just when you Think you figured it Out….BOOM!! Knock the Wind Right Out of You to have you drowning in a Blubbering Mess!!
Ella Fields WILL DEVOUR YOU in this STUNNING BOOK and Leave You Raw with a WTF just Happened!!
IF YOU HAVEN’T READ HER WORDS…..WHAT ARE WAITING FOR?!
DEFINITELY A MUST READ BOOK…Be Prepared for the Explosion of Compassionate Altruistic Love Story of Epic Proportions!!
Lars and Daphne intrigued the hell out of me in Kiss and Break Up, and as much as I enjoyed the first installment in the Magnolia Cove series, I just knew that I would enjoy this one more. Well, guess what? I was so fucking right! This book is hands down one of my favorite Ella Fields novels ever! She blew my expectations out of the water with this emotional, angst filled story! In fact, Forever and Never is easily one of the best books I’ve read all year!
Ella is one of those authors whose writing is filled with so much emotion that you experience her books rather than merely read them, and this story is a prime example of that. I was swooning, fuming, smiling, tearing up, and clutching my heart throughout the entire book. Lars and Daphne’s romance put me through the ringer. They stole my heart, broke it, and put it back together again, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.
Forever and Never is a spectacular new adult romance you don’t want to miss! Lars and Daphne’s journey to their happily ever after is atypical, complicated, heartbreaking, frustrating, and beautiful. The characters themselves are strong, resilient, endearing, and brave, and the pacing of the story is perfect.
If that’s not enough to sway you to give this one a try, hopefully this will put you over the top. I’ve been going through something very difficult recently, and I haven’t been able to get into reading ANYTHING without my mind wandering. I haven’t even been able to watch TV without my brain going right back to the bad shit. This book is the only thing that was able to give me a little relief, a tiny break from reality, and for that, I’ll be forever grateful to this author.
I recommend Forever Never to all fans of angsty new adult romance!
*This book can be read as a standalone. However, it takes place in the same time period as book 1 for a good portion of the story, and many of the events that occur during it are more vaguely referred to here. If you’re like me and need all the details, you’ll want to dive into book 1 first.*
My heart was in my stomach beating violently and then stopping, again and again! So much up and downs with the emotions. So much heartbreak and anger. I just couldn’t stop reading and torturing myself with all the feelings. Loved it to hard!
It has been a long time since I read a book while crying and having my heart broken and shattered so many times. These characters were impossible not to love, adore and cheer for. So much I want to say and so little I really can other than this is an emotional roller coaster like no other that will stay with you forever
Forever and Never is not a book that you just read. This is a book you will feel with every word at every moment on every page. I can smile now but I definitely did not through most of this book. What I did feel was surprise, shock, angst, a need to look away, heartbreak, so much heartbreak. But Ella Fields is a master story teller so through all of these emotions she carries us through with the deepest of love, the gifts of unconditionally giving and growing, and healing. Lars and Daphne begin their relationship tentatively and with questions about what true love really is. But for them, once that connection is made, and we are able to share in the beauty of it, it seems nothing could come between them.
Life has a funny way of trying to change paths for us and for Lars & Daphne this is the ultimate test. You may not like the choices that Lars and Daphne make. So much love and pain. Remember the healing though and then remember that Ella always carries us through, taking care to the very end for the sweetest of HEA. You will love this book.
How do you find words accurate enough to describe the intense rush of emotions, or the relentless bombardment of thoughts that you feel finishing a read as evocative as Forever and Never? Heart-rending only scratches that surface. I’ve been shredded, left in tatters to wallow in my wrenched emotions of immense sadness that is as equally fierce as my devastating happiness. Raw and bruised, my heart is exhausted, but also enthralled in irrevocable ways by this bittersweet romance.
“I don’t want to be your boyfriend. I want to be your world.”
I’m in absolute love, truthfully and unconditionally, with Lars Bradby. Beneath his “bad boy”, carefree attitude is someone with numerous, fathomable facets waiting to be discovered—a kind heart and unwavering dedication disclosed through a secretive romantic side. Combined with an unfettered devotion to everyone he adores, Lars ensnared my full attention rendering me totally stunned and enamoured.
Guarded and stubborn from past experience, Daphne Morris doesn’t know what real love or genuine affection is. Complex and multi-faceted, her heart is fortified by long established, untrodden walls, but when these begin to crumble piece by piece, my whole being ached for the insecurity and weakness that came through her outward appearance of confidence.
“You could meet your first love, possibly your soul mate, but there were always conditions for those who didn’t deserve them.”
Forever turned into never; love transformed into hate, but that didn’t make me love this less, because love isn’t easy. Sometimes it is bittersweet and filled with unending heartache, but the genuine beauty of this romance is seeing real love endure treacherous waters of terrible decisions and unfortunate circumstances. Nothing is eased in, or written in vague detail—it is raw and brutally honest in every realistic depiction making your emotions soar; leaving your beating heart aching.
I say it all the time: Ella Field’s writing is delightfully poetic, a seamless flow of bittersweet, realistic moments soothed by enchanting sentences that ensnare your attention. It will leave your heart tattered and mismatched, but the true authenticity and deliverance makes this heartrending narrative resonate with readers. Difficult and angst-written, the journey is worthwhile because there’s nothing more charming and endearing than witnessing true love prevail.
If you are looking for a drama and angst- free story… well this is NOT it. Oh no, Forever and Never will break your heart. It will make you feel everything… all the feels, all the heartbreak, as well as all those swooney elements that we’ve come to expect from an Ella Fields story. Larsen and Daphne’s story is ripe with emotions, it’s ripe with hope’s dashes, insecurities brought to the forefront… but especial with love, with developing an inner strength, as well as an outer strength. Daphne is an impressive female lead, and Lars, Lars is no joke swooney. He will have all of us falling all over ourselves.
Ella Fields can seriously write it all. She created an amazing story of creativity and depth. It’s truly crazy how 26 letters written in different order by this woman can create into something so gorgeous! I seriously love that Forever and Never makes me remember what young love is like… how it’s just all-consuming. It’ll break your heart and jump on it but it can also be so pure and so sweet. Ella Fields brings back all those memories with just her words!
I received an ARC of this book with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that… my opinions.
It’s been a few days since I’ve finished Forever and Never and my emotions still feel like they are in a daze. There was no way I could have prepared for the emotional rollercoaster ride I would embark on with Lars and Daphne’s heartbreaking, breathtaking and soul changing story.
Daphne and Lars were both characters I quickly fell in love with. Both flawed and each broken in their own way they both fiercely gripped my heart. Daphne was a bit of a surprise and I loved getting to see past her layers and guarded heart. Lars melted my heart with his intense devotion and even fiercer love.
Forever and Never is just the kind of stunning read I can’t get enough of. A love story that’s complicated, messy, intense and that played my emotions like a fine tuned violin. Forever and Never is a truly unforgettable book that hurt in the absolute best of ways.
Days after finishing this amazing book, I’m still thinking about it. Thinking and feeling all the gut churning emotions that saw me putting the story down on occasions so I could take a break and breathe. Ms Fields brought out feelings I didn’t see coming, heck I didn’t even know I had, and she wrecked me in the best possible way. It all took me by surprise, including how my understanding and perceptions of Lars and Daphne would change as the story progressed. I will admit, I didn’t get Daphne at all at first. From a wealthy family, she appeared stuck up and entitled. I soon found out I couldn’t have been more wrong. Her ability to show her vulnerability whilst still remaining true to herself blew me away. She was selflessness and self-sacrificing and if it was possible to hug a fictional character, I would’ve given her the biggest squeeze.
As we often do when we’re young, these two acted impulsively and without thought to the consequences of their actions, but they really couldn’t have anticipated the turbulent times ahead. Struggling to find their own identity whilst needing to grow up more quickly than most, I could see how even the foolish decisions Lars and Daphne made, and they certainly made some doozies, would make sense to them at the time. Even though I was shouting “no”, I got it, why they did what they did and my heart broke for them more than once.
To say this story took me by surprise is an understatement. It’s raw and brutal at times and I did not expect the depth of feelings it evoked. Even though there were times my heart felt bruised, by the end, this author and the perfectly imperfect couple she created left it feeling full. The quality of the writing, the ebb and flow, the highs and lows made for one incredible, unforgettable love story and I adored every angsty moment of it.
Ella Fields you brilliant woman you have done it once again, i feel like every book of yours i read i just fall in love with your writing more and more.
Forever and Never what can i say other than wow omg yes give me tissues and vodka!! haha
this book you guys gets you sucked in for the very first couple of chapters. what can i say about lars and daphne. these two take you on an emotional rollercoaster journey from the get go and there were times my heart completely got torn if half but ella gives you all the kind of feels in this book, the connection these two share is just explosive and the angst guys wow!
Forever and Never is one of my top reads of 2019 its def a must read!
Congratulations lovely on another beautiful amazing book x
***** EPIC BOOK HANGOVER *****
This book has left me in a daze. I am so emotionally drained, and I don’t even know if I’m happy, sad, heartbroken, or probably all of the above. These characters were so raw and real. Lars & Daphne both shocked me to the point that I wanted to slap them, and made me fall for them. I miss them so much already. I left my heart and soul on the pages of this book.
Days later and I am still thinking about Lars & Daphne. They left me a hot mess. Be prepared to feel everything throughout this book. I was heartbroken, distraught and then healed all too quickly. I couldn’t get enough of these characters. Lars & Daphne’s story is one that is more than just a roller-coaster of emotions. They epitomize young love and teenage relationships. They fall hard, react hard, fight hard, and love hard.
Lars is my dream HS boyfriend. He’s edgy, brilliant, artsy, gorgeous, compassionate, and determined. He made me swoon. He pissed me off. He had me sighing and dreaming of HS dates with him, and envisioning babies with him. His passion both won him love and got him in trouble at times. My heart broke for him, even when I knew he was making bad decisions, I knew deep down he was broken beyond the point of thinking clearly. His internal battle between following his heart versus protecting it was never even. He knew what he always wanted, and it took him hitting rock-bottom to pick himself back up, see clearly, and fight for it. I loved every single second he was on the page!!
Daphne, oh Daphne….she is a fighter. I loved that she protected herself and her heart with her head held high and her walls up; but I loved her even more when she let those walls start to crumble. This beautiful girl was simply wanting one thing – love and attention. From someone. Anyone. Although her actions and decisions at times were shocking, she had me in tears, worrying over her like a sister and I just wanted to shield her from her own cynicism and mistakes, and push her to open up and love. But then I realized this girl had to figure it out on her own. She had to suffer the consequences of her behavior and pick herself back up to see her own self-worth and value.
Lars & Daphne’s relationship is so raw and real. It is not easy to read at times. It is tough and heart-breaking; but at the base of it is love, lust, passion and loyalty. They are both fighters, and each of their emotional journeys is necessary to get to where they eventually belong. The character development and growth is indescribable, and this story is absolutely all-consuming. It will stay with me for a long time to come, and I can’t wait to read what’s next for these characters. This book will definitely be in my Top Reads of 2019! Well done Ella Fields! Well done!!
I don’t know where to begin this review! I’m speechless, the way Ella Fields writes is just amazing., The way she plays with your heart and emotions. I wanted to scream at the characters, I wanted to hold them tight and hold their hand while battling all the consequences of their decisions, tell them it was gonna be ok, I just wanted to be there for them. It broke my heart!
Lars and Daphne are a couple that will forever be in my heart. Fighters till the end.
If there is one book you should read this year is this one!
High School love, the fun moments and the bad time all of it will have you living and rooting for this two, till the end.
5 cotton candy stars!!
I really do not know how I am going to write a review that even comes close to expressing how I feel about this book. Especially when I am at a complete loss for words. I finished Forever and Never over 24 hours ago and I still don’t know what to say.
Lars and Daphne’s story is a tumultuous ride that shows the power of a true and everlasting love.
For all intents and purposes, these two have absolutely no business being a couple. Extremely different lives that have intersected I’m at Magnolia Cove Prep and quickly become intertwined in such a way that they think they will never break. That’s the beginning of the heart wrenching and angst filled journey that Ella takes the reader on during this love story.
Lars and Daphne’s love for each other is EVERYTHING. It is unconventional. It is selfless. It is all encompassing. And, if I’m being honest, at times it’s also a little unhealthy. But aren’t the best loves always that way?
These two. I legitimately can’t think of them without my heart clenching and my eyes getting a little teary. They are a solid couple and I can promise you that I will think of them and their story for a long time to come.
I loved this book HARD. And this book might very well have been my top read of 2019 if it wasn’t for a significant hole in the plot that I just can’t ignore.
So, Lars and Daphne continue to break my heart (in the best possible way), as I have to give this book four stars.
From the moment I read the blurb for Forever and Never, I instantly fell in love. There was no warning, no easing into it, I fell heart first and I desperately craved the brilliant words that I knew this author was going to give me. Her storytelling feels like you’ve been wrapped up into the most luxurious blanket that was ever made and by encasing yourself in it, you immediately feel the warmth in your bones and you know without a doubt, it’s only going to get better.
Have you looked at someone for the first time and think to yourself that they’re it? That’s the one that’s going to change you for better and make you look at life with a new purpose. Lars knew it when he first laid eyes on Daphne and for years that feeling hasn’t gone away. Now in their Senior year at Magnolia Cove Prep where being rich is a necessity, one shared moment changes the course of these two long awaited relationship.
“You could meet your first love, possibly your soul mate, but there were always conditions for those who didn’t deserve them.”
With future heartbreak as a friend, betrayal as the impending frenemy, and a good amount of frustration and anger that were quietly looming in the background until it was ready to roar, Forever and Never gave us everything and then some. Your heart was never safe and that thing that they called emotions? You were no longer in control of that. I thought I was strong enough to handle the angst. I wasn’t. I thought I was brave enough to see the heartbreak. Guess what? I wasn’t!!
Lars and Daphne’s journey to happiness was excruciatingly painful at times and I wont even lie and say and say that I was never frustrated and that everything came up roses because it didn’t. but you know what? I understood it and I think some of the characters needed to experience these things in order to grow and evolve and that is one of the reasons why I’m a fan of this author.
Ella’s words takes me to a place where there is beauty and rawness deep in the crevices of tortured hearts and broken souls and I love it. I love the feeling that she manages to bring out of me every time I read her words and I love knowing that somewhere down the long, she’s going to render me speechless. You will be frustrated with her characters and at some point, causing bodily harm will enter your mind but it’s a journey that you will want to take and you won’t be disappointed when you do.
If you haven’t read anything by this author yet, I really don’t know what you’re waiting for!! Forever and Never is guaranteed to be on your list of favorite books of 2019!!
*Arc received for an honest review
Lars and Daphne had my emotions all mixed up while reading this story. If you love young adult angsty romance you will love this story. The heartbreak, betrayal, forgiveness and all the emotions don’t do this book justice. A great read that I recommend and enjoyed.
I received a copy of this book and am leaving a review.
Once again this author puts your heart through the wringer and rips your soul to shreds. This was such an emotional journey, one we had a brief insight into kiss and breakup. Nothing prepared me for the full story. I knew tears were coming but I wasn’t prepared for the full extent of feels I got from reading Lars and Daphne’s story…. seriously what am I saying…?!? This is Ella Fields, never read one of her books unless you have a box of tissues and a large glass of wine by your side!!
Daphne’s character surprised me, she wasn’t the stuck up rich girl I had come to expect from book 1, she had many layers and was really quite selfless girl with a heart of gold. Lars was just a boy whose fate was determined for him, he had little control but my heart so melted for him… there’s something about a man going all gooey eyed over a baby that makes my heart swell.
Ella once again delivers the feels from emotions ranging from happy to sad and frustrating to heartfelt. You will always get a great read. One that you can lose yourself in for hours on end…!