Between Here and Forever

Kritters Ramblings

An emotional read that kept me turning pages or clicking the next button on my nook until the very end. A tale of two sisters that hit close to home with one sister a perfectionist and the apple of her parents eyes and another sister who feels like she just lurks in the shadow and will never live up to the spot her sister has left vacant.

I felt like I was on an emotional rollercoaster with one moment hoping that the sister woke up from her coma and at the other moment just wanting her family to choose to end the suffering. I still don't know where I sit, but without ruining the story, I can honestly say that I am not sure whether I liked the path the author chose.

I don't always dive dip in my reviews about the normal book review topics - but just this once I have to talk about the character development of Abby, the younger sister. It was such a joy to see her develop from the sister in the shadow to her own full person, with her own thoughts and opinions. I felt as though I was taken through a complete journey of her discovering how she fit in the world. I loved it.

As far as who I would pass this book onto - I think my age group would enjoy the read, but it would definitely be a great book for our high school and college readers who may find themselves in Abby's shoes trying to find where their place is amongst their family and friends.

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Changed my outlook on life completely

This book is the first ive read by elizabeth scott and its stunning. Read it.

Cute

This was a really sweet book! Is shows how you never know if you truely know someone or not. I would recommend it to any one :)

Sisterly bonds and secrets galore!!

After her sister is in a car accident, the main character spends every moment that she can in the hospital with her "brain-dead" sister. Her sisters past, promiscuous and boy crazy at first implies that she was wild and crazy. So the main character sets out to find her sister the perfect boyfriend, with hopes that it will bring her out of her coma. But secrets fly when the boy she has chosen for her sister falls for her and secrets about her sisters life are revealed.

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My Opinion....

In my opinion this book is repetitive but one of my favorites. Its a good story and shows you that even though you are afraid you can still have what you want.

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

This book, as I read the synopsis, sounded intriguing and sappy, just how I love my books. So naturally, I bought it. As I dove into this book, I was quite disappointed. I figured out the whole plot in the first 5 to 7 chapters. Nothing in the book left me surprised, I was just waiting for the main character, Abby, to figure it out. She was so horribly dense, I could not stand her at all. She would do something so dumb and then not understand why the repercussions were what they were. I gave this book two stars for its interesting storyline but terrible set up.

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Okay..

I was actually kind of disappointed after reading this book. Didn't really think it met my expectations because to me, it wasn't as good as Perfect You, Bloom, and Something Maybe..but still, it's a decent book. I guessed the whole 'secret' about Tess really early on though, so it wasn't really mind-blowing when Abby finally figured it out. So yeah.. give this book a try (especially if you want to find out what happens to the characters in Bloom); just don't have high expectations.

Mixed Bag

I'm really of two minds about this book. On the one hand there were some really fabulous elements to it. I think the story line was very interesting. It follows Abby, a girl who has always been in her older sister Tess's shadow. Following a car accident, Tess in now in coma, and Abby feels secondary to Tess even more. Through the course of the book, Abby learns all about who her sister really was. This makes it easier to accept herself.

There were a lot of secrets in this book. The "big" one was pretty easy to guess from the beginning. I also appreciate that there was some diversity in the characters as well. The big problem I had was that I didn't like the main character. It seemed like every other sentence was Abby complaining about how she could never be perfect like her older sister. This didn't change until the very end, when there was sudden growth in character. Everything was then resolved in a flash. Until that point however, I just wanted Abby to STOP COMPLAINING. Her problems didn't really seem that big compared to some other characters, all of which were much easier to be sympathetic too. Probably because they didn't constantly obsess about their issues.

This will be a nice, fast summer read, if you can get past the main character. If you like tons of angst with a little romance on the side, you'll probably enjoy this book much more than I did. I guess I was a little disappointed because it seemed like it could be a great book. Some of the phrasing was fantastic. I could never get past my dislike of Abby though. In the end it was good, just not great.

Galley provided by publisher for review.

Good book!

What I like most about this book was the plot. I like that when I read a book, that I can connect with the characters and really get in their shoes. I love to feel their feelings and see their thoughts. Ms. Scott delivered such a great book that did just that. Not only was breathless reading this book, the plot was amazing.

Abby is you type of girl who lives in the shadow of her pretty, older, sisters. I just hate how insecure she it about herself. She see herself as nothing. A nobody. Someone who would never get a second glance at. While I was annoyed with Abby that she carried this trait so harshly, I see how the plot and her sister Tess will change of all that.

The plot was amazing. Everyone has secrets and no one is perfect. NO ONE! So imagined Abby who has seen her sister Tess as the golden one. The one who gets every boy, who has perfect hair and skin, who gets good grades. Abby learns more about her sister while she is in a coma than while she is alive. And learning this secrets helps Abby realize that no one is perfect.

The love interest in this book I thought was good. I felt for Eli and how he tried to communicate with Abby. Abby was just so into bring herself down that she never saw him. I'm glad that Eli was a good guy that saw Abby, re ally saw her. I was happy that Abby was once and for all, able to see herself.

Between Here and Forever, is a sweet, enduring book. I love the idea self-discovering of one's self, by learning someone's else's mistake. Sometimes it just takes more for us to see our self in the real light then the one we've been casting our self.

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