Forever vs Linger: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Wolves, Metamorphosis, Human-animal relationships, Love, Supernatural, Paranormal
Forever
Sam has always loved grace. As a wolf, he watched her from afar. As a boy, he held her in his arms. Now facing life without her, Sam will do anything to keep grace safe. Even if it means risking everything he has.…
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Linger
As Grace hides the vast depth of her love for Sam from her parents and Sam struggles to release his werewolf past and claim a human future, a new wolf named Cole wins Isabel's heart but his own past threatens to destroy…
The verdict
- Readers rate Linger highest: Linger 4.1 · Forever 3.9.
- Forever has the widest readership — 129571 ratings behind its score.
- Forever runs the darker storyline; Linger stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Forever | Linger | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (129571) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (99) | 3.7 (140) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | 4.0 (21) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (145) | 4.5 (186) |
Reception
| Forever | Linger | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 129571 | 186 |
| Editions | 18 | 21 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 71860 | — |
| Reading it now | 1687 | — |
| Written reviews | 8780 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1002 | 150 |
| Pages | 423 | 384 |