Review: Interesting story line and characters... but I feel exploited... Is this a soap Opera?
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2013
I don't mean to be harsh in giving "Forever" a 3-star rating, but I feel that it is taking Forever to get this story going and finished.  Too, I was never a fan of soap operas and I just may not be the target audience for this serial story.I have read four segments and I still feel like I am about 1/3 of the way through the story.  After spending 4 dollars on these four short segments, I feel exploited.  Each segment gives me just enough to want to go ahead and take the chance something more significant will happen in this segment.As I too have dealt with depression for most of my life, the author, Bailey Bradford, has handled the topic in an intelligent manner. I found myself relating to John Weston's journey as he has fought to climb out of a deep depression and the careful steps he takes to keep from slipping back into it's grasp.  What I have difficulty with is Bailey Bradford's stringing the story out over numerous segments with no end within sight!  I end up feeling that I could end up spending a lot of money reading numerous installments to the story only to have John commit suicide in the end. Don't get me wrong, I don't think that is the direction that this story is going, but I should not have to be tortured reading numerous installments to find out.  I strongly recommend that the author complete the story, publish it as a novel and quit exploiting the reader, especially as this is a timely subject that deserves being handled properly.I recommend this series to those readers who enjoy being keep wondering what will happen next and are willing to follow the installments.  I might suggest waiting until the series is finished as then you will now just how big of an investment you will need to make in order to reach the conclusion.