The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton
Series: Forever Girl #1
Published by TeZLA Publishing
Published on: December 21, 2013
Genres: New Adult, Paranormal Romance
Pages: 263
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
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A Cult. A Murder. A Curse.
At twenty-two, practicing Wiccan Sophia Parsons is scratching out a living waiting tables in her Rocky Mountain hometown, a pariah after a string of unsolved murders with only one thing in common: her.
Sophia can imagine lots of ways to improve her life, but she'd settle for just getting rid of the buzzing noise in her head. When the spell she casts goes wrong, the static turns into voices. Her personal demons get company, and the newcomers are dangerous.
One of them is a man named Charles, who Sophia falls for despite her better judgment. He has connections that might help her unveil the mystery surrounding her ancestor's hanging, but she gets more than she bargains for when she finally decides to trust him.
The Forever Girl is a full-length Paranormal Fantasy novel that will appeal to lovers of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, witches, vampires, ghosts, paranormal mystery, and paranormal horror.
Every once in awhile I will read a book and know immediately that I am going to love it. That’s what happened with this book. I found it on sale, it sat in my tbr pile for only a little over a month, and I could barely put it down once I started.
“My mom died during an exorcism on my eighteenth birthday.” That’s how the book started, and I was hooked. No exorcisms to be had in this book though-thankfully. Witches, vampires, shifters, weird(as in really weird)children, this book has some really interesting characters, to say the least. The main one being, Sophia, a small town girl, in an unforgiving small town. Since Sophia is different, practices Wicca religion, and seems to be around when some people die, she is therefore the pariah of the town. One night a good friend of her’s, Ivory, takes her to a very secret nightclub. This night changes her life forever, and causes her to meet Charles. Charles is seriously swoon worthy, and their relationship reminds me a bit of Edward and Bella, from Twilight. You know, human girl, very protective, supernatural guy. Only these aren’t teenagers, and Charles, isn’t exactly a vampire.
This ended up being a pretty complicated read. There’s actually a story within the story, and at one point the reader is even transported back to the 1600’s, and the time of the Salem Witch Trials, and I am not talking about time travel. Things that happen in the past, absolutely can effect things in the future, at least they do in this story. Sophia starts out as a simple human(or so she thinks) twenty something year old woman, who grows so much during this story. She is certainly completely different at the end. A complex character, one that goes through hell, and comes out the other side the better for it. Charles was complex from the beginning, and a bit of an enigma for a part of the book. But even he grows and changes in this story as well.
Ms. Hamilton has written a story, although similar to Twilight in some aspects, is completely different as well. I found this read to be pretty fascinating, and really well done by the author. She takes a human girl, and supernatural guy, and spins a story about them into a complicated premise, rife with a myriad of strange characters and occurrences. New takes on vampires, shifters, witches, and other entities as well, all made for an almost non stop read for me. World building for days. No love triangle or cliffhangers either! On purpose I have left out anything I think would spoil the story for the reader, and that made it really hard to write this actually.
When I finished the book, I immediately went to buy the second book as I thought the story continued with Sophia and Charles. I was wrong, the author has continued the series with another main character that was not in this book. It does however, take place in the same world. I am on the fence about if I am going to read the next book now, although there are lots of 5 star reviews for it out there-as there are for this one.
A lot of you may have already read this one, but if you haven’t, I highly recommend this to adult paranormal romance/urban fantasy readers; it really is a different kind of read in a genre that seems to do the same things, over and over at times.
I’m Lorna and I live in Maryland. Since retiring, I spend my time mostly reading and reviewing books. My favorite reads are Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, and Young Adult. I read a lot of indie books in addition to traditionally published books. Favorite paranormal creature? Vampires, but I am really liking werewolves more everyday.
What a fantastic opening line! Adding this to my wish list. Great review.
E.J. Stevens recently posted…Paranormal Road Trip: Destination Australia with Cassandra Page
Thanks! I really liked that line too-hope you enjoy!
This one is new to me – but that first line has me SOLD. This sounds so interesting and unique. Must buy 🙂
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Oh good, I hope you like it 🙂
Lorna recently posted…Review: The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton
I love that opening line, it would have hooked me too!
Wonderful review Lorna, I think this will be a must read for me. 🙂
kindlemom1 recently posted…Release Day Review: The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
Well it certainly was a must read for me too! I hope you love it as much as I do 🙂
Lorna recently posted…Review: The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton
This sounds good and its new to me so I put it on my wishlist for when I got some book monies. 🙂
Stormi recently posted…Murder at the Reinhart|Part Two: Laura Bradford
I really hope you get to read it, I enjoyed it a lot 🙂
Lorna recently posted…Review: The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton
I’ve never heard of this book or author, but I absolutely love the sounds of it! That first line would have gotten my attention too. I’m very curious about the past influencing the future but not being time travel – that’s different! Thanks for sharing!
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You’re welcome! I enjoyed the whole thing 🙂
Lorna recently posted…Review: The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton
Oh, my, I think I have to read this as soon as possible! It sounds very clever and absorbing… And what an excellent review! A very good post altogether.
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Thank you! I read it so fast, now I wish I was still reading it!
Lorna recently posted…Review: The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton
Love how you describe the character development throughout the book. Sounds like a good one!
I really enjoyed the read for sure 🙂
Lorna recently posted…Review: The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton
I read this a couple of years back. My copy has a different book cover; both of them are stunning.
I liked it a lot too. Witches and small towns usually promise good stories.
Yes, I saw the other one when I was setting this up last night, and then I remembered wondering about it a long time ago, I guess when it came out. This one is the one that came on my ebook though 🙂 I am glad you liked it too.
Sweet cover 🙂
blodeuedd recently posted…What a devilish Duke desires – Vicky Dreiling
Yes, I thought so too 🙂
Lorna recently posted…Review: The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton
This is new to me! It has so many paranormal elements that I’m starting to become a fan of. Thanks for putting this on my radar!
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You’re welcome, I hope you like it as much as I did!
Lorna recently posted…Review: The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton
You definitely have my intrigued, Lorna. Especially with the Twilight reference since, as you know, I loved Edward & Bella! 😉 I’m curious about the story in a story…it sounds like a somewhat complex read. And I like the variety of supes, too. I’ll have to hunt this one down. Oh, and I think I’d be on the fence about the sequel, too.
Bookworm Brandee recently posted…Blitz & Giveaway ~ Broken Souls ~ Laurie Olerich
I love Twilight too as you know. There were just a few things that put me in mind of it. The story in a story was pretty different and important to the story. I really enjoyed it 🙂
Lorna recently posted…Review: The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton
Yeah, I’d say that’s a pretty good opening line. Glad it ended up being so good. That kind of stinks though, you thinking the story would continue with these characters and it doesn’t. Maybe they’ll be even better.
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Yes, I am still thinking on it, cause this one was so good. Maybe someday 🙂
Lorna recently posted…Release Day Review: Unseen by Amber Lynn Natusch
I have this one sitting in my kindle waiting on me to read it. Glad to see you enjoyed it! The cover threw me for a second, guessing she had a new cover done. I remember when I got it there was a blonde with heavy black eye liner.
LilyElement recently posted…Drea’s Review: Secret Harbor
Yes, I know the cover you are talking about-and actually there is a scene in the book where she wears the thick black eyeliner to try and look different. The yellow cover is what came with the ebook when I got it in January. I hope you enjoy the book!
Lorna recently posted…Review: The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton
Well, that is quite the start and would hook me as well
It really did!
Lorna recently posted…Review: The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton
Holy crap Lorna..that first sentence eep! I am so excited to see a new adult, that is paranormal. Dang it, I am supposed to me taking control of my tbr pile this month..and you my dear keep adding to it!
kimbacaffeinate recently posted…Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop
Well you have definitely added to my tbr on many occasions-happy to return the favor 🙂 Hope you like it as much as I did!
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