I read (if you can call it that) Forever Fifteen as an audiobook over a year ago. I couldn't stop listening to it since! Whenever I want to hear about a wonderfully mature, yet confused girl (well, actually, vampire) I just turn to Lucy and work with her through her life.

There are a few scenes were I think it could have been written better. And a few characters are definitely lacking depth, but its all acceptable, seeing as how this wasn't supposed to be a novel of epic proportions.

This is a very wonderful read, definitely if you hated or loved Twilight. Compared to Bella, Lucy is a very likeable and understandable character (and hey! you actually know what she looks like, unlike Bella) who also has a few major flaws. It is definitely her flaws that make her so interesting as a character, especially since they aren't the normal "the world hates me and I wish I would die" teenage angst ones. Lucy is a survivor in her culture and world. Her life was all very well portrayed. (And the borderline statutory rape at the end makes it all that tiny bit more tantalizing). [As clarification: she remains 15 forever, so it really isn't statutory, just seems that way for any outsiders.]