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Forever Yours

David Pierce (1994)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads3.62

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Synopsis

Alec is a science nerd who meets the new girl Callie and they fall in love. Callie knows from the start that something will go wrong with their love because she has premonitions and warns Alec, but they through caution to the wind. When she dies in an accident, he is so distraught that he can't stand to see her gone from his life forever and uses a serum he's been working on to resurrect her. Callie isn't the same and she grows bitter that he has done this to her. Mayhem ensues...

Is Forever Yours appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

A teen romance takes a dark turn when the protagonist resurrects his dead girlfriend using science, leading to body horror and the consequences of playing God. Contains moderate violence, grief themes, and disturbing resurrection imagery.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, death of a loved one, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens who enjoy dark fantasy romances with tragic twists and Frankenstein-style resurrection stories will be drawn to this emotional tale of love and loss.

Tags

Science FantasyHorror FantasyDark RomanceFrankenstein Retelling