#only and forever

[maddiesflame]

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[ash-and-books]

Rating: 4/5

Book Blurb: It’s a room-mance for the books in this tender, steamy story about unexpectedly finding love and being brave enough to let it revise life’s narrative in the final book in the beloved Bergman Brothers series.

Viggo Bergman, hopeless romantic, is thoroughly weary of waiting for his happily ever after. But between opening a romance bookstore, running a romance book club, coaching kids' soccer, and adopting a household of pets—just maybe, he’s overcommitted himself?—Viggo’s chaotic life has made finding his forever love seem downright improbable.

Enter Tallulah Clarke, chilly cynic with a massive case of writer’s block. Tallulah needs help with her thriller’s romantic subplot. Viggo needs another pair of hands to keep his store afloat. So they agree to swap skills and cohabitate for convenience—his romance expertise to revive her book, her organizational prowess to salvage his store. They hardly get along, and they couldn’t be more different, but who says roommate-coworkers need to be friends?

As they share a home and life, Tallulah and Viggo discover a connection that challenges everything they believe about love, and reveals the plot twist they never saw coming: happily ever after is here already, right under their roof.

Review:

The conclusion to the Bergman Brothers series is finally here and will romance book lover Viggo finally find his happily ever after in the grumpy author who doesn't believe in romance? Viggo has always dreamed about finding his soulmate, about getting his happily ever after, and after seeing each one of his family members get theirs' he is desperate to find his. He's always been able to charm everyone... everyone except for Tallulah Clarke, the chilly cynic who is uncharmed by Viggo. Tallulah doesn't believe in love, she's seen what its done to her parents and she wants no part of it, too bad her next book requires she write a actual convincing couple and she's got zero experience with love and has writer's block. Tallulah needs help writing and who better to help her than a romance book lover like Viggo. Viggo is opening up his own romance bookshop and desperately needs help running it so Viggo and Tallulah come up with an agreement, she will live in his flat and help him run his store while he helps her write her book. Yet for two polar opposites, there is an undeniable attraction between them... but can they make it work when one of them doesn't believe in love and the other only wants to find his true love? This was a cute way to end the series and was heavy on the romance book lovers theme. The story is perfect for fans of grumpy cat x golden retriever, doesnt believe in love x believes in love, and grumpy x sunshine trope lovers out there. I have always loved and appreciated the representation that Chloe puts in her series and the authenticity and care she puts in conveying the struggles of these characters and their growth. This series has and will always be dear to my heart because of how beautifully written each of the love stories were and I was so happy we got to see Viggo's happily ever after.

*Thanks Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group, Berkley for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

[lesbianralzarek]

"life doesnt get better, you just get stronger" does NOT include ages 11-17. life does in fact just get better from there. those years are dogshit. like, you do get stronger but its mostly just a factor of not being 11-17 anymore. positive thinking helps but it doesnt fix whatevers going on at 15, you have to brute force through that one raw

[arimiadev]

oh shit rpg maker xp is completely free to own this week on steam??

[residentsocialfailure]

You know I've been getting back into reading lately (thank God, I used to read so much in high school but adult life is hard.) and following booktoks and bookstagram and whatever the fuck, and there's one author i never see mentioned and i have no idea why, and that's Chloe Liese.

Her books are so fun and sweet and just purely enjoyable modern romance books, and she's so so good about writing autistic characters, or characters with chronic illness, or other traits we don't see often enough in the genre. The Bergman Brothers series was one of the first I binge read when I was trying to read more, and I love them so much. Also the found family vibes are so real. I relate way too hard to the moody MC's who are bad with emotions and then they meet this incredible family who just welcomes them in with open arms. Anyways more people need to read her books okay thanks bye.

[somewherelostinbooks]

Only and Forever- Review

Only and Forever By Chloe Liese Genre: Contemporary Romance Series: Bergman Brothers #7 Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: April 2,2024 Source: Received an ARC in exchange for an honest review Rating: 5 Stars Amazon Indiebound Description: It’s a room-mance for the books in this tender, steamy story about unexpectedly finding love and being brave enough to let it revise life’s…

[booksandfantasies]

Chloe Liese's romances never cease to fill me with such joy and completely brighten my day. Her books are truly something special.

[marvelousgeeks]

It now feels necessary to note that the Bergman Brothers are as integral in the world of contemporary romance novels as happy endings are, carving a safe space and always saving a seat for those who feel alone, unseen, or underrepresented. Only and Forever by Chloe Liese concludes the Bergman Brothers series with a love letter to romance novels through Viggo and Tallulah’s beautifully memorable story, highlighting complexities and passions with the type of gorgeous nuance Liese is known for.

It’s hard to describe the Bergman Brothers series because there’s really nothing quite like it in the literary world. They’re earnest, deeply vulnerable, brimming with immense hope on every page and inspiring through the kind of stories that sculpt a safe space for those underrepresented in the literary world and TV/film. Liese tells stories about characters with disabilities, visible or not, carefully allowing people to see themselves in a space where it’s abundantly clear that they deserve brilliant love stories, too.

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[blueskittlesart]

i hope everyone in nintendo’s management department dies and goes to hell no matter what and i’m not kidding

[bastardiando]

posting across the targetverse here bc it did numbers on twitter

[blondie-drawings]

can't stop thinking about those skeleton lesbians (pt 1)

[bishy437]

he won

bonus:

[beldaroot]

there has been more moments than i can count in the past seven months where i felt destroyed by all the death and carnage i've seen due to the colonialism and imperialism of the world. but there was something in particular about hind's death that made me think the world would stop turning bc how could anything continue given how gruesome and inhumane her death was? and yet, the world did not stop. and i thought we were once again left to remember her story only in our minds as she became another number, as her murderers went on killing unpunished, and as her mother grieved with rage when all she wanted was to keep her daughter warm and as safe as she could manage in this man-made hell on earth.

however, hind, a girl who only got to experience her kindergarten graduation, is now being immortalized in universities across the nation. her story did resonate to the masses and we will not let her be forgotten nor forgive those complicit in her death. real justice would be having hind alive, but these students are showing that they will stop the world and burn the status quo it upholds to the ground if it means her people can truly be liberated.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Happy Thistle Debut Day!

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Quiet Moments

(sat here thinking about how nice Husk's head scratches would feel TT <3 )

[deep-space-lines]

I know Gabriel is canonically really popular with Heaven’s residents but there’s bound to be some heavenly loser with pronoun envy