Isamlq's Reviews > The Truth About Forever

sa-woon..!

I am definitely a fan of Wes and Macy's! If Dessen keeps leaving me with this oh happy, happy feeling then I am well on my way to adding her to my list of favorite YA contemporary authors. What is it with these authors and their formulae? The very fact that there is a pattern followed should put me off. I mean, there can only be just so many ways to tell the same story, right? But, see, I am not put off, because with each book they offer up I find myself drawn in: There's John Green with his geeky/quirky boy (who is attractive nonetheless) with trusty sidekick/best friend on a road trip for a mysterious girl. There's Marchetta with her family drama (because pared down that is what Mackee/Francesca etc had to deal with… Peace, Marchetta fans! I too love her!) And now, there’s Sarah Dessen’s one girl, one boy and one summer thing. And yet, I LOVE EVERY ONE of their stories!

The Truth about Forever definitely left me grinning and sa-wooningat certain moments. But it wasn't just them pair of Wes and Macy that has me giddy. It's all of them... supporting cast and all! I found the sibling relations quite like my own. They were all so darned protective; their commonly had history just there to be seen. There’s Wes for Bert, Kristy for monotone Monica and much later Caroline over Macy.

And Macy? Well, she made me laugh, but she had me gnashing my teeth too! Her wanting to be perfect; her knowing it impossible, were these traits endearing or annoying? More likely the latter, yet I still rooted for her. When she finally decided on what she wanted, I went, “At last!”

Then there's Wes. Sa-woon. Nuf’ said.