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Book Review – After Forever (Ever Trilogy 2) by Jasinda Wilder with Arc Giveaway

12/23/2013

PrintDO NOT READ THIS REVIEW IF YOU HAVEN’T READ FOREVER & ALWAYS

After Forever: Book 2 in the Ever Trilogy by Jasinda Wilder. 200 pgs.
The first book is New Adult with sex, this one is more adult.
Does not stand alone. Not quite a cliffhanger but kind of.

“You promised, Ever. You promised me you’d never leave me. I know you didn’t want to, you didn’t mean to. But you still did, and I’m back to being numb and floating through life, through every day. Except now I don’t even have you, have your letters to keep me tied to the earth.”

This is going to be the hardest book review ever. After Forever by Jasinda Wilder begins right where Forever and Always left us hanging. Tragedy has struck our poor Caden once again. He is so lost and alone. He has nobody at all.

Jasinda’s writing was absolutely incredible. I applaud her courage for writing a book that will no doubt upset many readers. I was upset, angry, sad, broken, and praying it wouldn’t happen…yet I understood why it might. My emotions were all over the place.

The thing was…I couldn’t put it down. I almost pulled an all nighter. I was glued to the pages and have never been so tempted to jump ahead and see what happens. This is not an easy book. It leaves you with such conflicted emotions, and if it weren’t for a little sneak preview of book 3, I’m not sure I’d have liked it as much as I did.

Liked….hmmmm…did I like it? Well, I liked that I couldn’t put it down. That I needed to read it. I loved how engrossed I was. Did I like where the story went? No. Do I understand it? Yes, kind of.

It’s Jasinda’s writing that makes this book so phenomenal. The prose is poetry.  The confusion, heartbreaking loneliness, hopelessness, and guilt are written so powerfully that you can’t help but be moved by it all.

“I felt Ever slipping away. I found myself less and less able to keep up the one-sided chatter that Eden seemed to produce so effortlessly. Maybe it was I who was slipping away. I was retreating, I knew, back into the numb place I’d lived after Mom died, and even more so after Dad had. I was there again, and it was the only way I’d survive. I couldn’t bear to miss Ever. It was too deep a cut through my heart. Talking to her made me miss her. She was there, breathing, heart beating, but she wasn’t there. She wasn’t listening. I wasn’t sure if I believed she heard me or not.
I was slipping away.”

Cade has lost everyone. He even lost his art. He had absolutely nobody. No friends, not a soul to help him after the accident. He couldn’t walk, drive, cook and could barely make it to the bathroom. Ever’s sister Eden was a gifted cellist, and her cello and her sister where the only two constants in her life. Eden was alone too. So you can’t help but be relieved when Eden (who I did not like during the first book) shows up to help Cade.

As a reader, you know Cade needs help. Eden is there. But there is something between them…and at first it totally pissed me off.  This is Ever’s TWIN. Cade must be confused as hell, yet it makes a sick sort of sense that he feels something. But not so soon.

“My thoughts were raging out of control, haywire. I thought of Ever, missing her, hating missing her, hating feeling like she was slipping away from me. I hated being so dependent on Eden, hated that I had to see her every day and fight how much she reminded me of Ever and yet how clearly she was her own person, so distinct and so unique that I couldn’t deny having noticed it, having seen it every day for so many weeks.”

Cade and Eden visit Ever every single day. They never skip. They are forced together daily and have nobody else. They are both lost and alone and mourning.

“She’s gone! But she’s not dead, and I can’t mourn and can’t forget her and can’t move on. I can’t bury her, but I can’t have her! I can’t do anything! I’m coming apart”

Through alternating points of view, in this book we have Cade and Eden’s story spanning 18 months. I didn’t like Eden at all in the first book. In the second, I feel I understood her a lot more and could totally relate to being jealous of her sister. My sisters are both skinny and gorgeous. But there was something still holding me back from truly liking her.  I don’t think she even remotely wanted to do anything to hurt her sister, she absolutely loved her,  yet the way she coveted what her sister had played a part in this story, and I hold Eden 80-90% responsible for the outcome.

I was so torn reading this book. I didn’t want there to be any connection between these two. But poor Caden. He needed someone. There was nobody for him. He was so alone.  He was only with Ever 3 months before the accident. He is still a child and he has lost everyone he has ever loved, right in front of him. He needed the physical touch of someone who cared about him in any way he could get it.

Now what? Will Ever wake up? They don’t think so. What happens if she does? The guilt and horror of the way Eden and Cade cling to each other is palpable. But it was inevitable that when you spend day in and day out with someone in an emotional situation, that they would eventually veer off course.

Likes:

  • An all-consuming roller coaster of emotions.
  • The way Jasinda actually put me at war with myself.
  • The fierce need I had to peek ahead (I resisted).
  • The emotions leapt off the page.
  • Jasinda’s writing is brilliant.
  • That you never doubted Cade’s love, despite his actions.
  • That Jasinda made me care about what happens to a person I wasn’t really sure I liked or trusted.
  • The sneak peek for book 3

Dislikes:

  • The initial attraction was too soon.
  • I hated the way the story went but I absolutely loved the books.
  • Biggest dislike: Eden was a bit of a slut, there was never any talk of condoms (pet peeve).
  • Though Jasinda’s writing is pure poetry, sometimes it’s just a little too good for a first person story…these characters wouldn’t think such eloquent thoughts, (or use the word turgid) especially Cade.

Rating: 5 Stars 4 heat (sex, but guilty sex)

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I know many of you are scared to read this series. I see why a bit. But I’m telling you, you need to experience the genius. You may not like the way the story goes, but you will still be glued to your kindle for the whole journey. Jasinda has assured me that the series DOES have an happy ending. At this point, I can’t imagine how in the hell she will do it.  After Forever doesn’t have a desperate cliffhanger like the Always and Forever does, but it does end unfinished. It appears the next book is more Eden’s book, and I absolutely LOVED the snippet!

I’m counting down till 2/14 for Saving Forever.

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  1. Joanne Christenson says

    12/23/2013 at 3:49 pm

    I cannot wait for this book to release

    Reply
    • Ana's Attic says

      12/23/2013 at 3:50 pm

      The 3rd? This one is out!

      Reply
  2. Katie Lowden says

    12/23/2013 at 3:52 pm

    Can’t wait to read!!

    Reply
  3. Amy R says

    12/23/2013 at 3:53 pm

    I cannot wait to read this series.

    Reply
  4. Susan says

    12/23/2013 at 3:54 pm

    I feel the same way as you did…and I am DYING to read Saving Forever!!

    Reply
  5. Carla says

    12/23/2013 at 3:55 pm

    I need to read the book!!

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  6. Lori stern says

    12/23/2013 at 3:55 pm

    Book one next on my TBR, cannot wait to see the lovely Ms. Wilder at Wicked Book Weekend!

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  7. Denise says

    12/23/2013 at 3:56 pm

    Can’t wait to get these read! Have to finish up 40 hours of continuing ed…

    Reply
  8. Aurélie says

    12/23/2013 at 3:57 pm

    Can’t wait for the 3rd one :))

    Reply
  9. Betul Erikci says

    12/23/2013 at 3:57 pm

    This trilogy is on my tbr list, really excited about it

    Reply
  10. Michele McCamley says

    12/23/2013 at 4:01 pm

    Great giveaway! Looking forward to these books!

    Reply
  11. Charlene E says

    12/23/2013 at 4:04 pm

    I think I read too much of this review, eek! I hope to start this series soon 🙂

    Reply
  12. Lori Mitchell says

    12/23/2013 at 4:06 pm

    Great giveaway!

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  13. Ann Waters says

    12/23/2013 at 4:10 pm

    Waiting for the release

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  14. Vera A. says

    12/23/2013 at 4:12 pm

    Can’t wait to read this!

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  15. shannon johnson says

    12/23/2013 at 4:39 pm

    ooooh new jasinda!!!!!!

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  16. Christy Dixon says

    12/23/2013 at 4:41 pm

    I’m debating. I KNOW I’ll read it but I don’t know if I want to wait for book 3 and read them all together or not. .

    Reply
  17. Tatia White says

    12/23/2013 at 4:45 pm

    Fingers crossed!! Jasinda can do no wrong!

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  18. Donna M. says

    12/23/2013 at 4:49 pm

    Love, love Jasinda’s writing. I’m a little worried to read forever & always without having #2 & #3 ready and waiting. I keep staring at it on my Kindle, don’t know how long I can hold out. :/

    Reply
    • Ana's Attic says

      12/23/2013 at 11:21 pm

      #2 is out!

      Reply
  19. Debbie Jensen says

    12/23/2013 at 4:53 pm

    I’m just finishing up a book and then I will start on this trilogy.

    Reply
  20. Iris de Leon-Wade says

    12/23/2013 at 4:56 pm

    Jasinda Wilder is one of my favorite writers. I’m adding this trilogy to my to-read list.

    Reply
  21. Lorie Glowania says

    12/23/2013 at 5:21 pm

    Top of my list to read love Jasinda Wilder

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  22. MJ Fryer says

    12/23/2013 at 5:29 pm

    Saving Forever…cannot wait to see how it all turns out.
    Oh and thanks for the mention of the word turgid…I was skeptical about that one as well 😉 Still great reads though (books one and two)

    Thanks for the chance!

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  23. Angelina says

    12/23/2013 at 5:47 pm

    I cant wait to read this!! 🙂

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  24. Tiffany S. says

    12/23/2013 at 6:00 pm

    Oh, How I Love All Things Jasinda!!!!

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  25. Denita Kee says

    12/23/2013 at 6:23 pm

    great giveaway thanks for the opportunity!

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    12/23/2013 at 7:18 pm

    Would love an ARC!

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  27. Deanna says

    12/23/2013 at 7:23 pm

    Just about to finish book one, then right into book 2!

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  28. Yvonne C says

    12/23/2013 at 7:25 pm

    Love her!

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  29. Wendy K says

    12/23/2013 at 7:48 pm

    Really enjoy Jasinda’s books. You would think her genre was suspense sometimes!

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  30. Lauren says

    12/23/2013 at 8:04 pm

    Loved the first 2 books! Can’t wait for the third!

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    12/23/2013 at 9:06 pm

    I cannot wait to read these!!

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    cant wait to start this series

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    Sounds like another winner. ..

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  36. Feifei Le says

    12/23/2013 at 9:50 pm

    Fantastic review!

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    • Ana's Attic says

      12/23/2013 at 11:21 pm

      Thank you!

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  37. Laura says

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    Can’t wait for this book. Good luck to everyone who entered!!

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    12/23/2013 at 10:54 pm

    Awesome books! Can’t wait for the 3rd. Love Jasinda Winder!!!

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    Thanks for the review! Looking forward to reading this series!

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    I’m looking forward to reading all three of these, they sound really good.

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  94. Tracy LL says

    12/29/2013 at 5:28 pm

    I have to admit – I absolutely detested Eden and Cade (who I had adored) in this book. Their actions were morally abhorrent. Nevertheless, I still want to read the third, just because there’s going to be so much drama and fallout. My heart breaks for Ever. It’s a total soap opera. I also want to see if either can be redeemed. Anyway, thanks for the giveaway!

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      Picking winners tonight and tomorrow. I’m so behind.

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    Thank you for this opportunity.

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Four months after, I became pregnant again with my wonderful son who is now 16.  Despite 8 years difference, he and his brother are best friends. They have both had a great life with a mom who was fully present for both of them.

I thank Roe v Wade every day that I was able to make that CHOICE. It was the most devastating, horrible decision we ever had to make. But it was the RIGHT CHOICE, both for that baby & my family. Plus, my son wouldn’t be here today if I hadn’t made that CHOICE. These decisions are NEVER easy. They are deeply personal and usually devastating. 

Until the government can pay to keep all these babies fed, clothed and homed. Until they can pay for medical bills and the parents to leave work, until they can provide for the needs of the babies women are forced to have, they need to stay out of our bodies. I’m scared for the future of all of our rights.

@pocketsized_pageturner will donate $1 to @brigidalliance (provides travel assistance to those seeking abortions), $1 to @wrrapreprojustice (volunteer organization rasing money to help low income individuals access abortions and emergency contraceptives), and $`1 to @nationalabortionfederation (helping those in the US and Canada gain access to abortions through financial and travel assistance with a multilingual hotline) for every pink stack posted by May 31 with the #stackforreproductiverights. ⁣
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#bookstack #bookstacks #pinkstack #bookstackforacause #pinkbooks #bookstackchallenge #prochoice
I love reading about older couples! Flirting with I love reading about older couples! Flirting with Fifty by Jane Porter could have been a little more exciting, but I still enjoyed the read, and can recommend this to any women looking for older couples in their romances.

💻My ARC review: https://anasattic.com/flirting-with-fifty/
📚Pre-order Book: https://amzn.to/3wxqxeN
🎧Pre-order audiobook: https://amzn.to/3yGbosZ

#Bookreview #Janeporter #arcreview #netgalley #preorder #oldercouple #midliferomance #midlifereads #romancereads #maybookreleases
“It’s called hot flashes, Dean. Don’t judge “It’s called hot flashes, Dean. Don’t judge me.” 
“Oh, I’ll give you hot flashes.”

Nobody else but Tara Sivec can make me literally laugh out loud and bawl my eyes out at the same time. I look for books with older couples, so I’ve read a good number of them, but this portrayal actually felt the most real of any to me.
With This Flirt by @authortarasivec is my first 5++ star book of 2022!

Kindle: https://amzn.to/389abiH
My Review: https://anasattic.com/with-this-fling-tara-sivec/

#bookstagram #bookreview #tarasivec #5stars #romanticcomedy #romancereads #arcreview  #favoriteauthor #oldercouple #midlifelove #bookquote #bookstagrammer #romancebookstagram #laughoutloud #bookrecommendations
When the author of your all-time favorite series r When the author of your all-time favorite series releases the first book from the male POV, you run to read it and hope it doesn’t ruin it for you. I’m happy to say @jfrostauthor just made me love Cat and Bones more. 

If you are a fan of Cat and Bones, or you just want to start a new series, I 100% recommend The Other Half of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost.

💻My review: https://anasattic.com/the-other-half-of-the-grave/
📚Read it: https://amzn.to/3LfLOys
🎧Listen: https://amzn.to/3kc3qiF
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#paranormalromance #pnr #romancereads #newrelease #arcreview #bookreview #favoriteseries #catandbones #vampires #jeanienefrost #nighthuntress #booklover #kindle #audible #5stars
The last day of @passion.con made me sad! I wish w The last day of @passion.con made me sad! I wish we had another day, but we got to see seals!  I can’t wait for next year. 
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#passioncon #passionista #passionistaparadise @toscamusk @passionflix @melaniezanetti #bookboyfriends
Saturday night fun at @passion.con - they did our Saturday night fun at @passion.con - they did our hair and makeup and we had a fabulous night! @toscamusk, the whole @passionflix team plus all the actors and authors were amazing! I can’t wait to come back next year. 
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#passionflix #passioncon #passionflixoriginal #formaldresses #fancyfun #besttime
Some photos from Saturday at @passion.con we had a Some photos from Saturday at @passion.con we had a blast doing a scavenger hunt, had a fabulous breakfast and lunch, plus author and actor panels, and we got our hair and makeup done for the evening festivities. #passioncon #passionflix @passionflix @kristenproby @thereallaurelinpaige @authoremmachase @oliviaapplegate @jodi_ellen_malpas @melagreenh
Live at the @passion.con @passionflix lead actor p Live at the @passion.con @passionflix lead actor panel.

#passionflix #bookstomovies #romancenovels #romancemovies #romancelandia #girlsweekend
Day One of @passion.con was AMAZING!!! @passionfli Day One of @passion.con was AMAZING!!! @passionflix is really making this all inclusive weekend so special! Some of these photos include @chrislmckenna from The Will, @toscamusk @mayemusk @melagreenh and @ashleydulaney from Seduction and Snacks, @kbromberg the cast of Driven, and my custom PJs for the pajama party 🤪
#passioncon #passionflix
It was SO GREAT going back to Kristen Ashley’s F It was SO GREAT going back to Kristen Ashley’s Fantasyland world again! I tried to read as slow as possible because I just didn’t want to leave. Though the whole Fantasyland series is best read in order, Gossamer in the Darkness easily stands alone. You don’t have to like fantasy or regency to love this, you just have to love romance. I am so happy to have this as a new addition to one of my favorite series, and now I may have to go and listen to the entire series again.

💻My review: https://anasattic.com/gossamer-in-the-darkness/
📚Read it: https://amzn.to/3LREzx2
🎧Listen: https://amzn.to/3FivudP

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@kristenashleybooks 
#bookreview #kristenashley #romancereads #fantasyromance #romancenovels #bookquote #1001darknights #favoriteauthor #booklover #romancereader #bookstagram #bookish #favoritebooks
“Sometimes, things need to break to be put toget “Sometimes, things need to break to be put together right.”

@catherinecowlesauthor has a way of blending steamy romance, angst, suspense, family, found family, friendship, kids, and a whodunnit into something completely unique and special. Falling Embers may be my favorite yet.

—>Check out my review: https://anasattic.com/falling-embers/
📚Read it: https://amzn.to/3vsTB53
🎧Listen: https://amzn.to/3JMXB5P (Joe Arden and Vanessa Edwin were fabulous!)
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#bookreview #audiobookreview #catherinecowles #bookstagram #audiobookstagram #audible #audiblebooks #newrelease #romanticsuspense #romancereads #bookrecommendations #recommendedreading #Kindle #audibleromance #booklover #bookish #favoritebooks
We had some great book and audiobook releases last We had some great book and audiobook releases last month! I have them all listed in one place (hundreds!), as well as a recap list of all of my reviews —> https://anasattic.com/april-2022-recap/

#bookreleases #audiobookreleases #bookreviews #audiobookreviews #romancebooks #romancebookreleases #romancereads #kindle #audible #audibleromance #aprilbooks #aprilrecap
I had no idea how much better it would be! The new I had no idea how much better it would be! The new Kindle Paperwhite is currently on sale for 25% off. If you have a trade-in you get another 20% off plus the value of the trade-in. The new Kindle Paperwhite ended up costing me $59. And it is SO WORTH IT. The screen is WAY bigger, it’s super fast, and the new light really still keeps the pages looking like e-ink with the adjustable warmth.

• https://amzn.to/3LBw2hs •

I will need it for the 6 hour flight to LA for @passion.con  this week!

* Both of these are the same settings for font, size, spacing and brightness.

Book: By Any Other Name by @laurenkatebooks 

#books #kindle #kindlepaperwhite #affiliate #ad #biggerisbetter
The Ravenhood Trilogy by Kate Stewart has a HUGE n The Ravenhood Trilogy by Kate Stewart has a HUGE number of people who are OBSESSED with it. I love Kate Stewart and needed to see what all the hype was about despite it being a long commitment (40+ Hours). In the end, it just wasn’t for me. It was too toxic and I never fell in love with and rooted for the MCs. Maybe I’m just too old? I wanted so much to love this! As much as I hate to sometimes, I review every book I read or listen to.

My Review: https://anasattic.com/the-ravenhood-trilogy/

The Ravenhood Trilogy: https://amzn.to/3vkCNyD
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#bookreview #audiobookreview #honestbookreview #romancebookstagram #booktrilogy #booktok #unpopularopinion
The Other Half of the Grave by @jfrostauthor was e The Other Half of the Grave by @jfrostauthor was everything I could have dreamed of. I was nervous, because I’ve read a few other books that totally changed my opinion of the hero after reading their pov (and not in a good way). I was glad I went into this without a recent re-read of Halfway to the Grave (until after) because I wasn’t comparing the two, and The Other Half of the Grave felt fresh and new. 

I loved reading this almost as much as I loved reading the first book so many years ago, and that’s saying a lot, because I have read thousands of books since, and it still remains a favorite. If you are a fan of Cat and Bones, or you just want to start a new series, I 100% recommend The Other Half of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost.

💻My review: https://anasattic.com/the-other-half-of-the-grave/
📚Read it: https://amzn.to/3LfLOys
🎧Listen: https://amzn.to/3kc3qiF
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#paranormalromance #pnr #romancereads #newrelease #arcreview #bookreview #favoriteseries #catandbones #vampires #jeanienefrost #nighthuntress #booklover #kindle #audible #5stars
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