Forever Black

By: Sandi Lynn

Narrated by: Felicity Munroe, David Benjamin Bliss

Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

When Ellery moved to New York with her boyfriend, she thought they’d live happily ever after in their small New York apartment. She never thought he’d pack his bags and leave because he “needed space”.

With her newfound single status and fear of being alone, Ellery buries herself in her artwork and paintings until one night she helps a mysterious intoxicated stranger get home safely. Little did she know the mysterious stranger is none other than CEO and millionaire Connor Black. After finding Ellery in his kitchen the next morning and assuming she broke his #1 rule about sleepovers, he becomes intrigued, not only by her stubbornness and defiance, but by her kindness.

Connor Black, emotionally dead and damaged, stemming from a personal tragedy, made a vow to never love or fall in love with a woman, until Ellery Lane walked into his life by accident. After she opens up and shows him her world, Connor starts to feel emotions and feelings he never knew existed. Despite the rumors and warnings regarding Connor Black and his use and misuse of women, Ellery finds herself being drawn into his world.

Ellery knows they can never be together because she is harboring a deep secret that could destroy Connor emotionally forever. Join Connor and Ellery as they embark on a journey of courage, love and strength. Will it be enough to save them?

©2013 Sandi Lynn (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

sadly way too graphic sex

What would have made Forever Black better?

I enjoyed the story until it become all about sex, graphic sex. Had that been left to a minimum I would have been much happier. I had to fast forward half the book!

Would you ever listen to anything by Sandi Lynn again?

no way

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Forever Black?

all the sex scenes!

50 shades of gray now available in black...

Would you try another book from Sandi Lynn and/or Felicity Munroe and David Benjamin Bliss ?

Ugh. Agreed. Train wreck I couldnt not listen to. Get a life and forget this series. Girl needs rescue. Man steps in ego, money and all.

What could Sandi Lynn have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Not write it.

Not for me.

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

The book might have had a decent story line but the female character was unbelievably childish in her actions and language. Hard to listen to unless you're 16.

Had great potential...

Forever Black started out good. I liked how the characters met and enjoyed their different personalities. It wasn't the typical meeting that is so common with this type of book. Then the story took a turn for the worse.

I initially enjoyed Ellery I thought she was fun and I loved the banter between her and Connor. As far as not doing what he asked and making him try new things. But along with the story taking a turn so did the character. She's a 23/24 year old woman that acts like a self centered teenager! How many tantrums and objects can you throw before people want nothing to do with you!

I finished the story but it was difficult.

The narration was ok.Felicity has a different dialect for certain words (bag sounds more like beg) that got on my nerves and I felt some of the character voices were a bit over dramatic.

Not That Great

The story was predictable and the character's flat. If you are offended by F____ bombs then avoid this book as there are a lot of them and all completely unnecessary. The narrator was decent though. Overall, not a book I could recommend.

Rewrite and Revise

I finished listening to this book, but it was painful. At the halfway point, I began rewriting the awkward passages in my head. This book sounds like a rough draft, dictated into speech-to-text software and then never revisited. I will avoid this author in the future.

Eye roller

Unfortunately, I felt like I rolled my eyes way too much. I wouldn't waste my credit. I felt like author was trying to be like the Gray series.

Not my style

What disappointed you about Forever Black?

If you are looking for explicit sex scenes, this will be your book. I stopped listing after 5 minutes.

Would you ever listen to anything by Sandi Lynn again?

Nope

How did the narrator detract from the book?

no

Forever Black

Any additional comments?

Just over eight hours of listening, Forever Black is book one of a series. Forever Black was presented to me in an Audible.com member special of $4.95 books. Considering the blurb was an interesting premise … a beautiful young woman accidently meets a handsome CEO … was intriguing enough to jump into a series.

Throw realism out the window with character behavior and medical research. The female lead has the maturity of a child, the problems of an adult, the body of a woman. It’s pretty much representative of the the writing, i.e., very teenage-girl-like in prose, situations, character deportment … silly, contrived, and juvenile … especially the female lead.
Read by Felicity Munroe and David Benjamin Bliss … okay. The reader(s) did the best they could with the material they had. No trouble discerning who-says-what-to-who.

If you like sappy, girly, eye-rolling fantasy, have at it … but this type of make-believe-50-shadeish-stuff isn’t my cup ‘o tea. Fast-forwarded a lot … finally couldn't finish, and not interested in subsequent books in the series.

Immature Behavior

Would you try another book from Sandi Lynn and/or Felicity Munroe and David Benjamin Bliss ?

No sure about reading any more Sandi Lynn but thought the narrators were decent.

Has Forever Black turned you off from other books in this genre?

No

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

They were good.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Forever Black?

The excessive childish fighting scenes started by Ellery. She was so sweet and caring to everyone else but she was constantly antagonizing Connor.

Any additional comments?

I think the falling in love and fighting through the cancer was unique story line but Ellery was extremely frustrating, immature and had double standards. She would hide information from Connor but go bat shit crazy on him. She was excessively stubborn and constantly goading Connor to fight then would run away and expect him to always chase after her. She always need her "space" and at some point, Connor should have dumped her it was getting so ridiculous. There were times I just wanted to rip out my ear plugs.