![]() ![]() Readers will appreciate that Scott resists a too-perfect, too-neat ending. A heartbreaking and romantic coming-of-age novel from the author of Perfect You and Living Dead Girl.I miss her, but not like I should. Between Here and Forever by Elizabeth Scott - A heartbreaking and romantic coming-of-age novel from the author of Perfect You and Living Dead Girl.I miss he. At times, Abby's low self-esteem is so intense as to feel like caricature, but her growth comes across as natural and genuine, as she slowly begins to put her life in perspective. ![]() The idea that a guy's sexy voice might awaken Tess is as romantic as it is ridiculous, though it handily sets up the possibility of an Abby/Eli relationship if only Abby felt she deserved happiness. When Eli speaks, Abby sees Tess's eyes flutter, so she persuades Eli to visit and speak to Tess regularly. ![]() Depressed, grief-stricken, and self-hating, Abby desperately wants Tess to recover, in large part so that she can get on with her own life. ![]() Revisiting territory she explored in Love You Hate You Miss You (2009), Scott weaves angst, tragedy, and romance to tell the story of 17-year-old Abby, whose older sister, Tess, is in a coma following a car accident (the protagonist of Scott's earlier book was mourning a friend killed in a car accident). ![]()
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