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One thing I feel so blessed about is to know some pretty fantastic authors online. One such author is Ashley Wilcox. When I found out that Ashley was going to have a new book out, I jumped at the chance to review it. I haven’t read book one in The Forever Series but this book, Waiting on Forever, is a spin-off and stand alone book so I was all set to get started when it arrived in my inbox. Waiting on Forever is a New Adult Contemporary Romance that is available now so be sure to get your copy.
Synopsis
College.
Parties, sororities and getting drunk.
Oh, yeah. And learning.
This may be true for most college students, but not for Leah Bennett. College life for her includes studying, working, and excelling in school. When it comes to the social ladder, Leah is at the bottom. Popular girls, hot guys and star athletes are of no importance to her, except for one.
Matthew Jacobs.
Matt is the starting wide receiver at SUNY Cortland, the most wanted guy on campus and Leah’s best friend. Although Leah’s feelings toward Matt run deeper than just a friendship, it is something she would never let be heard because the odds of someone like Matthew Jacobs going for someone like Leah Bennett are slim to none.
When Matt starts showing an interest in Leah that goes beyond friendship, she is dumbfounded and doesn’t believe it is possible – until one weekend that changes everything.
Will Matt and Leah’s popularity status get in the way of having a chance at a real relationship?
Or does status mean nothing when it comes to true love?
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My Thoughts
A friend of mine (another blogger) told me that I was going to love this book about a week or so before I started to read it. I trusted her, but really, what does she know?!? Okay, so she is pretty fab and likes a lot of what I like but I went into this book completely open-minded. If I was going to love it, it was going to be because I thought it was great and not someone telling me it was. Well, I hope she doesn’t read this review because I will have to be truthful in telling her that SHE WAS RIGHT! I LOVED THIS BOOK! I loved this book so much that I posted on Facebook to Ashley herself after reading it.
Okay, so let’s get to it. Leah is the main female character and she is a funny girl. She is a girl I would be friends with… if she made the time to have friends. She is a true smart-alleck and I loved her from page one. I loved her determination and drive but hated how she cut herself short all the time. I didn’t get the impression that she was an outcast for real but she certainly didn’t go out and make friends on purpose. She had some issues with her self-esteem for sure. It was so great to see her character develop from this low self-esteem girl to a outgoing woman.
Matthew… oh my Matthew. He is such a cool guy and a super duper boyfriend. I want to date him. (SHUT UP! I CAN DO THAT) Matt meets Leah on day one of college and has an instant attraction to her but he is too chicken to do anything about it. I loved that the author truly embraced what life is like now by saying that they kept in contact over Facebook. Seriously, I bet that happens often in a big college atmosphere and it just rang so true for me in this story. Matt does such sweet things for Leah (buys her special beer and cola so she doesn’t have to drink “nasty” stuff, carries her books, meets her before class, and so on) and he just makes me swoon!
Once Matt gets over his idiocy and asks Leah out it all goes quickly. Leah seems pretty clueless about the status of their relationship but I think Matt was a bit presumptuous. That made me a bit irritated actually. I hated that she felt honored to be given attention by Matt. I just wanted her to have more of a backbone I guess. Anyway, I loved how he showered her with attention and love. From holding hands to kissing her forehead *sigh*, he was a gentleman through and through and I loved him for it. It seems the good guys aren’t in stories anymore and it was a nice change of pace to find a true good guy.
I enjoyed the banter of the characters and especially loved Collin and Summer. I can’t wait to read Planning on Forever now and see more of what they are all about. And, even better… Promising Forever will be featured here on May 1st for a cover reveal. There is so much going on and I am like a stalker making sure I don’t miss anything. For Waiting on Forever, I couldn’t give anything less than 5 stars. If you are into a good story, mild angst, and a whole lot of true romance, this is the book for you. You won’t be disappointed with these characters or this story.
About Ashley Wilcox
Some may consider me a jack of all trades, but I consider myself well rounded.
I’ve waitressed, styled hair, answered phones and, most recently, worked full time as mom to my two beautiful little boys.
Then there was this book… Everyone and their brother started talking about this book series titled Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James. I didn’t really pay attention to the craze at first, since I wasn’t a big reader- okay, I didn’t read at all. But curiosity got the best of me, so I downloaded it to my kindle.
I was immediately hooked. I read the whole series in three days. Yes, three books in three days.
I kept finding all these great books that I HAD to read (just ask my credit card!).
Then I started hearing voices. Voices that turned into stories; stories that were begging to get out of my head.
I started writing them down on scraps of paper. Then I transferred them to my computer. Before I knew it, Planning on Forever was born.
The voices in my head are still talking, so I’m still writing.
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Disclosure: I received an ARC of this book for the purpose of review from the author through ATOMR book tours. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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