This book takes place in two timelines, 2023 and 2016.
In 2023, Amy and Archie are newlyweds ready to embark on their new lives together. After a quick engagement and wedding they are not ones to waste time starting anew while seemingly leaving their veiled past behind them. Amy has found a perfect home but when a local woman is murdered it sets the town on edge. Despite this grave news, Archie and Amy have the appearance that they are the perfect couple and desperately in love. However, they are both hiding separate dark pasts.
In 2016 Dream and Sunny also seem to have an ordained match all while living in a cult-like community. They also have dark pasts that seem to bubble at the surface of their happy ending. Somehow when one of their members ends up dead it dissolves Dream and Sunny’s hope for the future.
How are these two time lines connected and how is it that the past replicates the future?
Overall rating 3/5
I was intrigued by the concept of dual timelines which lead to the ultimate conclusion to the book. However, I was so utterly confused by the cult-like past timeline it made it hard to follow its relevance to the present timeline. I would have understood if the cult had more of a relevance to the story, however it did not. It just seemed to be an unnecessary distraction that led nowhere. Also the drama started with strange incidents occurring around the house which I thought played into the title of the book. But these situations soon ended leaving me to wonder why this was even called The Forever Home when little had to do with the actual house. I did like the twists at the end and how they played into each character’s development.

*Thank you to Sally Royer-Derr, Storm Publishing, and Netgalley for the ARC copy. I am freely leaving my honest review.