You can't go wrong with a Judy Blume book. I think I requested this one as she was appearing at YALC. I then read 'Are You There God, It's Me Margaret'.

Book Review:

Forever is a book well-known by many people as it is an honest look at sex in YA something that still does not happen today and was taboo and banned when published in the 1970s. It is this that is quite shocking as Forever is a short book but has an honest message that shines through.

In a time when YA offer still glosses over this topic, this book was a shock for me because it is real and does depict sex in this honest way. It is, therefore, an honest and short book that everyone should read once. I did have some problems with it in terms of characters and such but this does not takeaway from how important this is.

The Verdict:

Forever is a YA novel that is completely honest and stands the test of time, being as relevant today as it was in the 1970s.