Review: Didn't work for me
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2014
*****This review contains some spoilers*****I really, really wanted to like this book, but it just didn't work for me.Since Forever Ago follows the story of Riley. Riley finds that out her boyfriend of 6 years has been cheating on her with girls that he's met on a dating app. She's confused as to what happened and fears that she will end up a lonely cat woman. So, she decides that in order for that to not happen, she has to move on. So, she goes to her best friend for advice. Her best friend, Max, gives her the worst advice possible. But, it's all part of his plan. Max has been in love with Riley since they were kids and hopes that now that Noah is out of the picture, he will finally get his chance. Just as Max finally gets everything that he's always dreamed of, a secret is revealed that has the potential to ruin everything............This book started off so promising. I loved the way that Riley handled her cheating boyfriend. But, then it all went downhill from there. Max really pissed me off. Yes, Noah is the one who cheated, but Max didn't discourage him from doing it. I mean, he's supposed to be in love with Riley, so shouldn't he be discouraging this behavior or letting Riley know that her boyfriend is cheating? It was really hard for me to get past that. And then he gives her all this horrible dating advice, which I totally get why he did, but seriously he was not winning me over with his actions. And Riley...I can't even comprehend how she thought Max's dating advice was legit!!I found the characters really hard to relate to. They are supposed to be in their 20's and I get that some 20 year olds have moments of doubt and insecurity. I mean we all do. But, most of the time, I felt like I was dealing with high school or middle school kids and not college students. And the inner dialogue was killing me. Sometimes the inner dialogue was funny, but for the most part, it just annoyed me.Since Forever Ago was a very quick and easy read for me. There were some funny moments. Liz had to be my favorite character and Evan was definitely entertaining. I did like Max and Riley's friendship, but I still had a hard time with them being together in a relationship. I just had a hard time getting past my issues with him.I do want to say thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. Unfortunately, this book did not work for me.*****I received a copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*****