Reviewed by annieb123 on
Friends Forever is an interactive journal to be filled out by two people as a keepsake tribute to their friendship. Due out 24th Aug 2021 from Quarto on their Chartwell imprint, it's 204 pages and will be available in paperback format.
This is a book full of writing and memory prompts gathered thematically: meeting, celebrations, deeper thoughts, dreams and aspirations, uplifting and encouraging, changes, and just for fun. The prompts are varied and many of them really do invite reflection and thought to complete ("How would your relationship be different if your friend were your sister or brother rather than your BFF"? Followed by "Do you think you would be closer or not as close"?).
The graphics are clean and high contrast and very pretty to look at in silver and lemon yellow. The colors correspond to the prompts for the two friends to fill out. The areas for answering the prompts are lined, some have highlighted text boxes to frame the answers. Since I was given an electronic copy for review, I can't evaluate the quality of the paper.
This would be a nice gift, perhaps bundled with some writing supplies and personalized with some extra photos or printed screenshots to make it a true keepsake journal. I think there are some situations where the book could also be used for a colleague or friend who is leaving a job or graduating from school. The prompts are mostly appropriate for two people, but it could (possibly) be filled out by more than two.
Three and a half stars. Niche applications where the book could be appropriate, but not for libraries or multiple-use.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 7 August, 2021: Finished reading
- 7 August, 2021: Reviewed