Review: Prepare to be delighted, emotionally involved and deeply moved.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 10, 2013
I have no doubt in my mind that the writing of this marvelous, intricately woven story was a labor of love for Melodie Ramone. Throughout my entire read, there was an undercurrent of harmonious love that bolstered a roller-coaster ride of life events, many of them so calamitous for the characters. I resonated with the fierceness of spirit in Silvia; her ability to step towards love and, in so doing, discover within herself the resilience needed to cope with a kind of life she never had expected.Ms. Ramone was superb in her scripting of the subtleties inherent in relationships between the characters. I so enjoyed the segments that presented the nuances involved during emotionally charged interactions between the characters, for the author wove intricate glimpses into their opposing perceptions.  I became emotionally engaged during Silvia's dilemmas relating to her father and sister, Oliver's twin brother, Alexander, and especially during her own times of introspection.AFTER FOREVER ENDS is one of those great slice-of-life stories that deserves to have enough reading time available so as to be savored. My decision to hold off reading until I could have more free time to read was a good one. This is indeed a love story. Each phase of Silvia and Oliver's life together was zesty and entertaining; more so, each phase was captivating, endearing and always, always filled with love. The segments depicting end-of-life experiences was powerfully moving for me.Ms. Ramone brought Wales to life for me. It was the scenes that took place in the Welsh woods with the elves, however, that I found to be most captivating. Prepare to be delighted, emotionally involved and deeply moved.