Forever Can Be Anything

Rating: 4/5

My Review: I didn't think that I was going to like this one at all when I first starting reading it. In fact, I had myself all set up to hate it, when I suddenly wanted to know more. I became curious about this girl, Macy, and the new friends she was making at Wish Catering. There's the scatter-brained, and very pregnant, Delia. The quiet and slow Monica with a very limited vocabulary, but ever faithful to those she cares about. There's Kristy, the flashy one that doesn't take anyone's crap for nothing. There's Bert, the goofball doomsday specialist with a bad sense of humor. And then, of course, there's Wes, the laid back artist with an aura of mystery about him that draws Macy in like a moth to a burning lamp. They are all intriguing in their own ways, and it was fun getting to know them through Macy's eyes. There is also the fact that Macy has lost her father, and has been hiding away from her grief instead of facing it. Her mother has been doing the same. So, there is the issue of how to deal with the lost of a loved one. I think Dessen handled it quite accurately, though I can't relate fully to the circumstances. Thankfully. I have to admit that at times I felt like I was reading some teenager's diary, which was long and a little tedious at times. Overall, however, I liked Macy's story, and I am perfectly willing to read another book by Dessen.

Book Description: Macy's summer stretches before her, carefully planned and outlined. She will spend her days sitting at the library information desk. She will spend her evenings studying for the SATs. Spare time will be used to help her obsessive mother prepare for the big opening of the townhouse section of her luxury development.

But Macy's plans don't anticipate a surprising and chaotic job with Wish Catering, a motley crew of new friends, or . . . Wes. Tattooed, artistic, anything-but-expected Wes. He doesn't fit Macy's life at all&150so why does she feel so comfortable with him? So . . . happy? What is it about him that makes her let down her guard and finally talk about how much she misses her father, who died before her eyes the year before?