Rowena’s review of Lila and Ethan: Forever and Always (The Secret #4.5) by Jessica Sorensen.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Ella and Micha series comes a story of love, risks, and rewards . . .
Lila Summers just wants to know one thing for certain: that Ethan Gregory will be with her always. Once her friend, he’s become so much more, melting the pain of her past away with each kiss. Now Lila is on a road trip with Ethan, in the wilderness under the stars, and she can’t imagine her life without him. But when she talks about the future, something in Ethan changes . . .
Ethan has no doubts about his feelings for Lila. His life with her gets better every day-and that’s the scary part. How can he walk into a future where he has everything to lose? With Lila, his whole heart is on the line for the very first time. But if Ethan can’t give her the promise she needs, his greatest fear might come true: he’ll lose Lila for good.
This was a short read that didn’t really have much in the way of storylines but it was a cute read, anyway.
So Lila and Ethan have gone on their road trip that Ethan’s been planning on going on for a while now. He’s taken Lila with him and he’s enjoying it a lot more than he thought he would. He’s been a loner for so long now that it’s surprising how much he loves having Lila around.
Lila is fretting about the future. She knows that Luke loves her but she can’t help but wonder how long he’ll love her and want to keep her around? With Ella and Micha getting married and setting their futures up, Lila is wondering if she’ll end up alone and lonely when Luke gets fed up with being in a relationship. A little reassurance that Luke is even thinking about a future with Lila would do wonders to ease Lila’s fears but she doesn’t want to come out and say it.
It’s short and it’s sweet and I thought Luke’s diary entry was one of the most honest and real thoughts I’ve read from anyone in this series. I adored it and that entry alone really made this story pop for me. It was good to see into Luke’s head and to see what he’s feeling for sure.
My only thing with this story was that I wish it had been a part of their book, instead of released after the fact…but I wasn’t too mad about getting more from Luke and Lila. I just hope that we don’t keep getting these things long after it’s time to move on from these characters.
Grade: 3.5 out of 5
This book is available from Forever. You can purchase it here or here in e-format. This book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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