Forever Right Now

I’m not sure how I am supposed to write a review while I am still so raw and at a loss for words, but here goes.  

I loved this book—from the beauty of the flawed characters to the gorgeously poetic words to the weightiness of the storyline, I loved it all.  

If I thought Emma Scott brought her A-game with The Butterfly Project, she really hit it out of the park with Forever Right Now.

Forever Right Now Summary

We first meet Darlene in The Butterfly Project, where she is the coworker and best friend of the hero, Beckett.  As a pair of ex-felons, they form a bond that others can’t truly understand and they support each other through the struggle of adapting to a ‘new normal’.  

A cross-country move gives Darlene a fresh start at a new life, free of her old ghosts.  While she can’t outrun her past, she does face her demons and moves forward in a positive direction. 

Sawyer is a law student with his whole life planned out: pass the bar, get the clerkship, put the bad guys away.  That plan goes awry when a woman he barely remembers shows up at his apartment with the surprise of his life.  

His entire existence changes in that instant, but it isn’t until he meets Darlene that he realizes that love isn’t a foregone conclusion in his life.  He also learns that life isn’t always as black and white as he once thought.

While I liked Darlene in Butterfly, I loved her in Forever. I honestly didn’t know what to think of Darlene at the end of Butterfly; she seemed so lost, filling her soul with meaningless relationships and highs.  

She needed her happily ever after!  So, seeing her transform from a recovering addict into a strong, independent woman working toward her goals and dreams was amazing.

Then there’s Sawyer. Hello.  He was everything I want in a single dad hero: hardworking, protective, and gruff, but with a gooey center and a heart of gold.  

His relationship with his daughter is downright swoon-worthy, his work ethic is so high he’s driven almost to the point of madness, and the way he lets Darlene in and finally falls in love with her is total perfection. 

Heartbreaking Emotional Romance

Forever Right Now was an emotional rollercoaster for me, but it’s a ride I would gladly take again and again.  My heart was in my throat the entire second half of the story, and I teared up more than once; first with heartbreak, then with tears of happiness. 

If you haven’t read either of these standalones, The Butterfly Project or Forever Right Now, stop what you’re doing and read them.  

I promise, you will fall in love with Ms. Scott’s phenomenal writing and the range of emotion you will feel.