Forever (Temptation Novel, #3)

by Karen Ann Hopkins

[Kelly]

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Forever is the third and final installment in the Temptation series and follows the story of the forbidden love between Noah, the Amish boy and his next door neighbour Rose, the English girl, the term the community uses for those who aren't Amish. It's a modern day twist on the classic Romeo and Juliet, where both families are the major influence within the young couples relationship. Although pregnant, Rose has lost her warmth and vivaciousness, being separated from Noah and the pressure his community is now placing upon his family are almost too much for Rose to bear. Noah is torn between his love for Rose and his community, which for most of us sounds like a simple decision. Imagine having to change your way of life in a instant, but he expects Rose to submit to the Amish way of life... Or who knows what will become of them. Noah was frustrating and seemed to have lost his will to fight for his girl, allowing the community to dictate the terms of their relationship, but unwilling to compromise when anything other than Rose becoming Amish arises.

I enjoyed Sarah and Micha's side story, the two teens not quite courting, but enjoying what seems to be their first attraction. Karen Ann Hopkins has an incredibly laid back style of writing, but I feel that there may have been a little too much drama in Forever. It followed the same format as both Temptation and Belonging, books one and two in the series, but Rose, Noah, Sarah and Sam all share their thoughts and readers see a new insight from their points of view. I'd love to see a novella depicting Sam and Summer's story, I adore Summer's brutal honesty and lack of a verbal filter. By including Sam's point of view, I think his story may be on the cards.