A wonderful story that I just couldnt put
down! It truely reads like real life. I know many people who's
lives were lived just like this book. Can't wait for his next
writing.
"Forever My Lady" is a very touching book.
It has brought alot of positive energy into my life. I bealieve that
they should make a movie ot of it. I really enjoyed reading this
book, that i read over 5 times already. For the people who havent
read it, i highly recommend it.
This is an excellent book! I read it in
three days! Jeff did a great job of presenting characters that you
could see and feel. Jeff cares about his craft and it showed on each
and every page. This is a must buy/must read!!
This book is AWESOME. I read the entire
book in one sitting. I could NOT put it down. As I was reading the
book it was like the author was sitting across from me, telling me a
story. And with my eyes closed I could picture the characters and
actually hear and visualize them in my head and how/what they would
say and react. It was GREAT!!!! BETTER than John Grisham, Tom
Clancy, and Michael Crichton these are all my favorite authors, and
Jeff Rivera is BETTER, because for me it more about writing style
and Jeff has a style that is more visual and emotional, and I prefer
that. I am looking forward to reading more books from him. He has
what it take to be a world class author. No that's not right HE IS A
WORLD CLASS AUTHOR. Not all books should be a movie, but this one
should be. I can't wait for Jeff to come out with more books. I also
hope he puts up a meet the writer page so we can read and maybe hear
more about how he develop these characters. I highly recommend this
book!!!!
Looking at the cover I
thought this was going to be a typical "chick" book. I was happily
surprised to find an extremely well written story that developed the
characters so thoroughly I felt as though I knew them, their
culture, and pulled for them at each twist and turn. I would highly
recommend this book. It was hard to put down.
Jeff Rivera is doing it
up for the Latino Community! Forever My Lady is definitely a
book that once you start reading it you can't put it down. The
main character Dio has had a hard, lonely life that leads
him down the wrong path. As he pays for his mistakes, he
shows a passionate side for that one person who gives him the
motivation and strength to change and become the man he should
be.
Forever My Lady is
remarkable love story. Dio is sent to boot camp and later finds out
his lady is pregnant. The only thing he can think of is getting back
home to her. While at camp you see Dio grow from a thug into a man.
You root for him and you hope that he and Jennifer can stand the
winds of time. The supporting characters are well developed. This
was an oustanding story. I hate the fact that Rivera left me hanging
for the next book. I'm left with so many questions as to what will
happen next. come on with book 2. Voted Best Urban Fiction 2005
Voted Best New Author 2005
"Forever My Lady" by
Jeff Rivera is a moving love story about Dio and his girlfriend
Jennifer and the bad deals they had in life. "Forever My Lady" was
an easy read containing strong every day language, while at the same
time avoiding too much profanity or sexual content. Throughout the
book, Rivera offers interesting details, not only about the
relationship between Dio and Jennifer, but also about other
important factors that affected each of their lives. Rivera keeps
the reader's interest by detailing the everyday situations where the
aforementioned individuals come across other interesting real life
characters who were dealing with their own situations. One such
character was a boy named Simon whom Dio befriended while in boot
camp and who had the potential to become famous.
Overall,
"Forever My Lady" offers valuable lessons to all readers, whether
they identify with those same situations or not. Prior to boot camp,
Dio was a victim of the streets. But, once he went through boot
camp, he saw life differently, being he was no longer hindered by
the pressures and lifestyle from his old neighborhood. That change
that occurred in his life serves well as a turning point in the
story.
While Rivera offers much detail about how Dio got
into the gang, he fails to elaborate more on certain other important
factors such as his relationship with his mom, how his girlfriend
became a prostitute and what became of the drummer boy. This leaves
the reader wanting to find out more as the reading goes on with this
page turner. Hence, the former if left with no choice but to wait
with anticipation for the sequel to a very interesting and nicely
written novel.
This is such a great
book. I couldn't put it down and read it in one and a half days.
Being a playwright myself, I am very sensitive to dialogue and the
dialogue of the characters in this book is honest and real and true.
The writer also doesn't waste time giving us unimportant info to set
up scenes ...he goes straight to the heart of the story and keeps
you there until the end. You actually feel the character's emotions
immediately. Excellent book. I highly recommend it.
This is definately one
of the best books I've ever read. I was hooked from beginning to
end. The story has a much more deeper meaning than meets the eye. A
must read for those who enjoy reading or like to read a book every
now and then. You won't regret it. Keep your eye on Jeff Rivera. Now
I have to wait for the sequel. :-)
Watch out for this
author. There is so much talent in this book and the characters are
so real, I feel like I would recognize them as I walked down the
street. That takes true to life talent.
Obviously a good book, based on the star
review. But what you have to know is that the story line takes you
on a very realistic journey through the protagonist's mind, and in
such a way that... well... just try it.
This book is worth reading and sharing with others. GO &
GET THIS BOOK.... I've learned a little bit more about people, life,
and love while reading Forever My Lady by Jeff Rivera.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN...
-Author/Song Writer/Poet &
Local Best Seller of "Undiscovered Emotions" EUSTACE M.
BELLILLE
If first impressions are
a prerequisite for success, then Jeff Rivera is on his way. This
book is well written, well paced and very emotional. For a
first-time writer, Rivera presses forward with the style and prose
of a master wordsmith.
Keep an eye on this writer. I'm sure
we'll all be seeing much more of him and his literary
works.
There are a lot of
people who can write, but not many can live up to the old addage of
"turn a phrase". I have always been hit hardest by the authors who
could not only write, but could turn a phrase and that's what I
liked about "Forever my lady". With expert writing and raw emotional
content, this is a must read for anyone.
There is nothing more powerful in this
world then the power of LOVE! I can't wait for the sequel!
It seems to me that this author, Jeff Rivera is on his way to
being one of our best, if not the best authors of our time!
Let's keep an eye on him! :)
Forever My Lady by Jeff Rivera is a
touching story that takes place in the barrio and reads almost like
a modern day Romeo and Juliet. Mr. Rivera has roots in the rough
setting in which this story takes place. Although one need not have
real world experience to justfy art, in the case of Forever My Lady,
Rivera's background helps lend a sense of realism to the story. I
highly reccomend this book to anyone who enjoys this type of
real-world, romantic fiction. Why only four stars? Because to praise
any first outing that highly is a disservice to the artist and
leaves them with no other place to go. This is still however an
exceptional work by a gifted author who will only get better with
age.
This book was the most
exciting book I have read this year. The turns it took were perfect
and kept me coming back for more. The characters were deep and full.
I really felt for them. What a great story. I read it in one day,
you couldn't keep it away form me. I also love the ending. I'm dying
for the sequel. I wish there were more books out there like Forever
My Lady.
Jeffrey Rivera in "Forever My Lady" tells
a wonderful story of a young man who has to pay a high price, jail
and the permanent loss of his soul mate, to discover who he is and
where he is going. The dialogue is so true to the characters that
you seem to be standing in the room with them when they speak. I
loved this book. I started it late one night and couldn't put it
down until the end.
Life is all about
lessons. We do bad things. We do good things. It's hard to be good.
I think taking the hard road is what this young man's journey is all
about. He learned compassion. What a beautiful message to send,
Jeff!
If you have blood running through your
veins and a beating heart, you will LOVE Rivera's work, Forever My
Lady! I was hooked on the first page and I couldn't put it down!
Rivera had me like putty in his hands through the entire roller-
coaster ride, reading his book! Definitely a must-read! I guarantee
anyone who reads this book will find people they know in it,
including themselves. What a work of art! I can't wait until his
next book!!!!!!!
Forever My Lady by Jeff
Rivera is wonderful. Nothin will come close to how great this book
is. It talks about the truth with how life is. I didn't want to put
the book down. I stopped doing everything else just to read.
It's one of very few novels I can relate to. Jeff Rivera is
an insperation to all Hispanics/Mexicans/Latinos to strive to become
better people. To realise that this gang life we live isnt what we
should be doing.
Just like Dio struggled through life, so
did we. Rivera is starting a new generation of writing. The
descriptions are so clear you can be able to picture everything
thats going on. We can all learn from what is happening in this
book.
Recomended to all. This book makes me speachless,
thats how good it is.
When seventeen-year-old Dio Rodriguez
first arrives in prison boot camp, all he wants is to do his time
and get out as soon as possible. But his training officer, Jackson,
won't let him slide. Unable to see his girlfriend, who is in the
hospital severely injured from a drive-by shooting, Dio is frantic,
but helpless. He manages to correspond with her in letters, but can
feel her becoming more and more distant. Then they find out she's
pregnant and he knows things will be okay. He'll get out, turn his
life around and make a home for himself and his family. But will he?
She's heard his promises before and has dreams of her own. She has a
life and he's stuck in boot camp until he graduates. Can he turn his
life around and achieve his own dreams?
Forever My Lady is a
fast-paced coming of age novel set in the barrio and in prison boot
camp. Jeff Rivera has done a wonderful job bringing his teenagers to
life. From Dio to the cruel Grossaint, to the skinny rich-kid loner,
Simon, each has a story. Parental guidance is advised, but I think
it should be a must read for any teen, especially those exposed to
gang activity.
This is one of the few
novels that i really like. I am really able to relate to this book
in my own way. And the fact taht he is one of the few latin writers
out there it will be able to inspire other latinos to reach for
there goals and never let anyone bring them down no matter what
people say about achieving something in life.
I recently read Jeff Rivera's book
"Forever My Lady." A few paragraphs into the novel and I was hooked.
Once you start to read you won't want to put the book down. But just
what makes this novel so powerful? Realism...
The
characters, Dio and Jennifer, and very real. Any brown person can
relate the characters to somebody who is in their own lives;
possibly themselves. I know how it feels for people to take one look
at you and think they know who you are. That is the problem that has
plagued Dio his whole life.
No matter how Dio looks or what
he has done in his life, he is a human being with real emotion and
ambition. He is only a product of his environment. Jeff Rivera
portrays a man who would be called a "gang member" or "terrorist" by
the American media as a man...not an animal. BUY THIS BOOK! You
won't be disappointed.
Well written. Strong phenomenal author.
His writting encourages the typical hispanic/latino/mexican to
strive for a better tomorrow. Great literature to add next to my
collection of hispanic literature. Thank you Mr Rivera.
Reads like real life....., September 27,
2006
Voted Best Urban Fiction 2005, March 3,
2006
So Much At Stake!!!, August 10, 2005
YOU MUST GET THIS BOOK, June 24, 2005