Reviewed by Angie on
I really enjoyed The Secret of Ella and Micha, so of course I was eager to find out what happens next. At the start of The Forever of Ella and Micha, Ella is back at school while Micha has been on the road with his band for about a month. It's been a tough separation for these love birds, but they're desperate to make it work. However, personal issues wedge their way between them and threaten to pull them apart. Ella might be turning to her old way of running when things get tough, and Micha reaches for the nearest bottle. I have to say that the second part of their story did not play out how I was expecting at all, but in a good way.
Ella and Micha are both fretting over their futures together, but they also don't want to ask the other to give up what they love. Ella is also worried about whether or not they can have a future together, since she's still so messed up from her past. And this is where the story takes a sharp turn that I didn't see coming. They break up, because Ella wants to work on herself. There is some unnecessary drama because Ella does not know how to deal with her feelings, but when it comes down to it, she realizes that she cannot be in an intense relationship until she gets herself together. She enters therapy, gets on medication for her depression and anxiety, and tells Micha that they can only be friends for now. He was surprisingly supportive of this plan, but it was definitely hard for him. I just wish that more focus had been on Ella's mental health during that time rather than on how difficult it was keeping Micha's tongue out of her mouth (and other places).
On that note, The Forever and Ella and Micha contains a lot of sex. And I do mean A LOT of sex. Those two are like rabbits! On the bed, in the shower, in the car, against a tree...They just can't keep their body parts to themselves. When they're not having sex, they're talking about having sex or making suggestive remarks. Even when they're suppose to be in the friend zone: sex, sex, SEX! I'm not complaining though, but woah, I was not expecting that much. So be warned: LOTS OF SEX!
Despite being naked with Micha most of the time, Ella does take time to work on herself. She deals with her mother's death in ways that she hasn't before and she's starting to communicate with her father and brother more. Taking a step back and evaluating her life has also allowed her to see Micha and his problems more clearly. She realizes that his drinking has gotten out of hand, especially now that his father is back in his life. I liked how she didn't just brush his drinking aside and actually confronts him so that they can get healthy together.
In the end, I loved The Forever of Ella and Micha. It's not what I expected, but I think it worked. Ella and Micha may have been happy together, but their lives outside of each other were a mess. If they had any chance of lasting, they had to work through their individual demons first. In the words the amazing RuPaul, "If you can't love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?"
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Reading updates
- Started reading
- 25 June, 2013: Finished reading
- 25 June, 2013: Reviewed