The Problem with Forever

by Jennifer L. Armentrout Narrated by Amy Landon

Overview

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes a riveting new story about friendship, survival and finding your voice
For some people, silence is a weapon. For Mallory "Mouse" Dodge, it's a shield. Growing up, she learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. And even though it's been four years since her nightmare ended, she's beginning to worry that the fear that holds her back will last a lifetime.
Now, after years of homeschooling with loving adoptive parents, Mallory must face a new milestone-spending her senior year at public high school. But of all the terrifying and exhilarating scenarios she's imagined, there's one she never dreamed of-that she'd run into Rider Stark, the friend and protector she hasn't seen since childhood, on her very first day.
It doesn't take long for Mallory to realize that the connection she shared with Rider never really faded. Yet the deeper their bond grows, the more it becomes apparent that she's not the only one grappling with lingering scars from the past. And as she watches Rider's life spiral out of control, Mallory must make a choice between staying silent and speaking out-for the people she loves, the life she wants and the truths that need to be heard.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"The intensity between Mouse and Rider is palpably sizzling... romance aficionados [will] lose themselves in Mouse and Rider's smoldering glances and steamy kisses." -Kirkus Reviews

"Armentrout's effort to gradually coax her protagonist from her shell via a supportive, loving community succeeds, and readers looking for an inspirational comeback story will find Mallory's to be satisfying and hopeful" -Publishers Weekly

"[THE PROBLEM WITH FOREVER is] an amazing book that doesn't pull any punches. And, it will make you look at the world just a little differently." -Krista's Dust Jacket

"A beautiful story about family, friends, falling in love and finding yourself" -The Reading Geek

"Another Armentrout masterpiece." -Mundie Moms

"[THE PROBLEM WITH FOREVER has] burrowed itself deep in my heart." -Love Between the Sheets

"Beautiful and perfectly heartbreaking." -K-Books

"Far more than a contemporary romance, it's a lesson in life." -Once Upon a Twilight

"Well-worth the tears and Kleenexes." -The Book Swarm

"A story that you will never forget." -The Book Bratz

Kirkus Reviews

2016-03-02
After surviving a horrific foster home together, a girl is reunited with the boy who always sought to protect her. Mallory—dubbed Mouse due to her selective mutism—grew up in a foster home with two abusive addicts. The white girl relied on biracial Latino/white Rider, another ward in the home, to keep her safe and serve as her protector. When the violence in the foster home came to a head, 13-year-old Mouse and Rider were removed from it and ultimately separated. When the novel opens, four years have passed, and Mouse has been adopted by Carlos and Rosa Rivas, wealthy physicians, who have dedicated themselves to helping her heal from past trauma and have home-schooled her. Rider, however, is still in foster care and lives a more dangerous life on the wrong side of the tracks. When Mouse enrolls in high school for her senior year, she is reunited with Rider, and though they've gone in opposite directions, their mutual past—and their blazing chemistry—pulls them together. Although the intensity between Mouse and Rider is palpably sizzling, the all-too-conventional trope of the quiet girl and the bad boy is played out in classic formula fashion, sinking in its own clichés. However, die-hard romance aficionados may be able to overlook the boilerplate plotting and simply lose themselves in Mouse and Rider's smoldering glances and steamy kisses. A mainstream romance that covers well-trod territory. (Romance. 13 & up)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173638793
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/17/2016
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

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