The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen is a heartwarming story about finding the people who lift you up and overcoming grief with family and friends. Every time I read this story I am reminded of why I fell in love with romances, because of this story. I love watching Macy come out of her shell as she hangs out with her friends from Wish catering. The way that Macy, her sister, and mother all deal with the loss of their father/husband is something that I feel like many people can relate to. Grief is expressed in so many different ways and these three work to find a way to connect with each other in their shared trauma. I appreciated the slow mutual friendship that leads to crush level intimacy between Macy and Wes. I think Wes is definitely the book boyfriend that all I set many other book friends against. He "bad boy" past, tattoo, artist talent, and loyal and caring nature are defiantly my cat nip. The Truth About Forever will forever be my favorite gate-way book into romance!