Review: The Next Forever – Lisa Burstein

One night in college can change everything…
Away at college, Amy just wants one night alone without her high school sweetheart, Joe. So when he invites her to go to the library, she heads off on her own instead. How she ended up at a house party with the mysterious bad-boy Trevor is another story…
Joe so isn’t going to the library. He needs space from Amy, too, so he’s decided to rush a fraternity, to get back the swagger he had in high school. But it doesn’t take long for the brothers to invite him to the real rush here the beer is flowing and one particular girl has set her eyes on Joe.
Over the course of one wild night, both Amy and Joe will have to decide if their futures belong with two new people, or whether the next forever will have their first loves in it.

Series:  Pretty Amy 1.5
Release Date:  January 13, 2013
Publisher:  Ever After, Entangled Publishing
Source:  Provided by Publisher
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Reviewer’s Thoughts:

What would you do if you wanted one night alone without your significant other with you?  Would you lie or bend the truth?  This is the question that is posed to Amy and Joe in this short novella.

Soon after Joe asked Amy a very important question, they both start to question if what Joe asked is what they both want.  Needing space, they both bend the truth to the other and head off to do something they know the other won’t approve of.  For Joe, that means rushing a fraternity.  For Amy, that means going to a party.  What they both discover is the one things they thought they needed space from was the one thing they craved while apart.

Not having read Pretty Amy, I was a bit confused about some of there references that were made in this novella.  However, the story was laid out in such a way that it didn’t really matter what had happened to the characters before.  What was important was that moment in time and the decision Joe and Amy made. 

The story was written in both Joe and Amy’s point of view so we got the different perspectives on what had lead to this moment in time.  It was well done and has me very curious about Pretty Amy and what led up to this particular night in Joe and Amy’s life.

Definitely one I’m glad I got to read and an series I will be looking to read more of.