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Never Have I Ever by Isabel Yap

4 reviews

rtaire's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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wardenred's review

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dark emotional hopeful reflective tense

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Most people don’t notice magic, unless they’re looking.

Normally, I take my time with anthologies and short story collections, but this one was a surprisingly quick read. Isabel Yap's writing style really resonated with me, and I kept reaching for the book to read just one more story in-between other daily things. It helped that a lot of the stories here (though not all by far) were really short.

The one I enjoyed the most was the longest one, though—A Spell for Foolish Hearts, a pretty cute mlm workplace romance with a lot of witchiness, my single favorite flavor of dramatic misunderstanding, and a smile-enducing happy ending. Others that stuck with me include Hurricane Heels (We Go Dancing) which offers a great take on the magical girls trope; the fairy-tale-ish How to Swallow the Moon that won my heart with its rich worldbuilding, beautiful wlw romance, and the maiden teaming up with her queer LI to beat the monster instead of nobly sacrificing herself to save her people; and A Canticle of Lost Girls with its interwoven themes of growing up, motherhood, and female friendship.

Some of the stories here are unsettling and disturbing at times; others are full of hope; some are both. All in all, I greatly enjoyed this collection and I feel kind of sad that my journey through its pages is over.

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madarauchiha's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 my about / byf / CW info carrd: uchiha-madara 💜 💙 💚 💛 🧡 ❤️

Fave stories are:
Hurricane Heels (We Go Down Dancing)

I have a soft spot for villains and superheroes--IF it' done by black people or people of color. I'd love to see a good villain story, or continuation in this universe, from Yap.

A Spell for Foolish Hearts
Oh I love a good office romance, and this was adorable! It's pretty lighthearted and a fun read!

Though honestly I loved all the stories included here. Yap is a fantastic writer and I'm looking forward to reading the read of her works.

◆ Good Girls
minor domestic violence, arson, stalking, domestic abuse, child abuse, emetophobia, drugs, overdose, death,

medium cannibalism, arranged marriage?, suicide ideation, child abuse, unsanitary,

major gore, body horror,

◆ A Cup of Salt Tears
medium drowning

major stalking, body horror, sexual harassment, NSFW,

◆ A Spell for Foolish Hearts
minor q slur, alcohol, menstruation,

medium homophobia,

◆ Have You Heard the One About Anamaria Marquez?
medium pedophilia, rape, csa, child death, murder, bullying, peer abuse, suicide, child death, religion catholicism,

major child death, suicide,

◆ Syringe
medium death, medical scenarios,

◆ Asphalt, River, Mother, Child
minor body horror, emetophobia,

major police brutality, police murder, child death, police, pro police propaganda, gun violence, transmisogyny, hate crime, misgendering,

◆ Hurricane Heels (We Go Down Dancing)
minor emetophobia,

medium body horror, child death, fire, suicide ideation,

major demolition, death,

◆ Only Unclench Your Hand
medium animal death, gore, lesbophobia, lesbophobic slurs, medical situations, gore,

major emetophobia, vomit, unsanitary,

◆ How to Swallow the Moon
minor fatphobia, pregnancy,

major confinement / prison, violence, body horror, slavery, human trafficking,

◆ All the Best of Dark and Bright
minor emetophobia, medical scenarios,

medium death,

◆ Misty
medium paranoia, violence, unsanitary,

major parental death, child abuse, toxic relationships, asphyxiation, child abuse,

◆ A Canticle for Lost Girls
minor lesbophobia, racism,

medium menstruation, misogyny, slut shaming, NSFW, emetophobia, unsanitary, blood,

major rape, sexual abuse, pedophilia, csa, teacher student relationship, peer abuse, bullying, religion catholicism, gore, body horror, sexual harassment, revenge porn, pregnancy, childbirth,

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obscurepages's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I have so many thoughts about this book??? This was lyrical, haunting, and so so creative! Also, as a Filipino, I love that some of these stories are the stories I grew up hearing, but now with unique modern twists. Simply incredible.

There were a few lines/comments that didn't sit right with me, but overall, reading this was a breathtaking journey.

Full review will be posted soon as part of the Never Have I Ever Bookstagram Tour hosted by Pride Book Tours!

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