The Truth About Forever
Info
- Author: Sarah Dessen
- Genre: Young Adult
- Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
- Type: Official Fiction Book
- Release: Jun 06, 2004
- ASIN/ISBN: B0009HARNO
- Rating:
- Status: Read (384 Pages)
Review
On Jun 6, 2008 Brittney said:
I'd only read one other story by Sarah Dessen before I decided to give this book a try. Like Just Listen, I found myself enchanted by the story of the protagonist, Macy Queen. All of the characters were so vivid and unique that it was hard not to find myself wishing I knew people like Wes, Bert, Delia and Kristy. The story centered around Macy's struggle to deal with the loss of her father, and her pain was evident throughout, and watching her grow from the strict routine and role she's set up for herself to play was wonderful. Seeing her blossom from someone who was completely miserable into someone who was finally happy was great to see. I found myself unable to stop reading this book, turning the pages without pause wanting to know exactly what was going to happen. It certainly wasn't a disappointment, and if Sarah Dessen wasn't one of my favorite author's before, she certainly is now.
Details
Sixteen-year-old Macy Queen is looking forward to a long, boring summer. Her boyfriend is going away. She's stuck with a dull-as-dishwater job at the library. And she'll spend all of her free time studying for the SATs or grieving silently with her mother over her father's recent unexpected death. But everything changes when Macy is corralled into helping out at one of her mother's open house events, and she meets the chaotic Wish Catering crew. Before long, Macy joins the Wish team. She loves everything about the work and the people. But the best thing about Wish is Wes—artistic, insightful, and understanding Wes—who gets Macy to look at life in a whole new way, and really start living it.