We Were Forever
By: Brandi Aga
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: August 27th, 2019
My Rating: 3.5 Stars
Format: Kindle Arc
My marriage is healing, and my baby girl is growing like a weed. So why does it seem like all good things are coming to an end?
Prison changes a man–or maybe he was always this corrupt and I was just too blind to see the monster hidden beneath the chains.
He still wants me but he can’t have me.
It’s about time someone showed him you don’t always get what you want, and I’m going to be the one to do it.
We Were Forever is a follow up book to We Were Memories by Brandi Aga. This is the rest of Roman and Leylah’s story.
Leylah made a mistake and she’s living with the consequences everyday. But in all the negative that surrounds her, she has great pride in being able to hold her baby girl Maddie. She continues to work through her marriage and raise her daughter the best way possible. But when a blast from the past shows up unexpected wanting what he can’t have, Leylah has no choice but to give Roman a little piece of her. Visitation with his daughter.
Roman was supposed to serve a life sentence in prison, but it pays to have a ruthless kickass lawyer in your corner, willing to fight for your freedom. Now a free man, the only thing Roman wants is the woman he let go and his daughter. But he’s about to come to the realization that you don’t always get what you want.
We Were Forever is a novel about working through growing pains in order to do what’s best for your child. It’s about putting your own selfish wants and needs to the side and seeing the bigger picture.
My Thoughts:
In being completely honest, I have to say, I wasn’t a huge fan of We Were Memories. I liked the storyline, but I felt a disconnect with the main characters, Leylah. But after finishing the first book I was curious to see where this triangle would end up. I mean after everything that happened at the end of We Were Memories, who wouldn’t be intrigued!!
I requested an arc of We Were Forever and before diving into this one I decided to internally set every view I had for the first book on the back burner. And I have to say, I was greatly surprised by this book! I loved the whole storyline. I loved the direction Brandi Aga went with this one…. In all honesty (again) I feared the worst, but this novel answered all my questions flawlessly.
One thing that I couldn’t grasp though was Erin (Leylah’s supposed best friend). I despised her in this novel. I felt at times this part of the novel didn’t even have to be there. I would have been fine with reading all about Leylah, Roman, and Ryan working through their shit and I’d be happy.
Overall, this was a great read. I enjoyed the romance, the angst, the suspense, and all the feels. I also loved the fast paced vibe throughout this novel and watching Leylah mature through it all. in order to avoid spoilers I’m just going to say, I would have liked to see a little more intimacy between two particular characters. A little hand holding here or there, a random kiss, a few more sexy time moments. Maybe a few more I love you’s thrown around randomly. I needed a bit more and that’s why I rated this novel a 3.5 stars.
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Peace Love and Happy Reading,
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