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chloemills's review against another edition
3.0
Really don't know how I feel about this book, mixed emotions. Full reviews of all my read books on www.chloemetzger.com
doublezee's review against another edition
3.0
Meh. 100 pages from the end and I didn't really care enough to finis. What I read wasn't bad though
melissapalmer404's review against another edition
5.0
Book #97 Read in 2015
Never Always Sometimes by Adi Alsaid (YA)
Right before they enter high school, best friends Dave and Julia make a list of things to not do during the high school tenure. Fast forward to the spring semester of their senior year. Both are bored and not really motivated, as their college acceptances have already happened. Julia comes up with the idea of doing what was on their never list...things like Dave running for Prom King, dying their hair etc. This decision broadens their social circle (which was basically just the two of them) with both good and bad results. This book has lots of humor and romance in it and high school girls would love it. Dave and Julia are both interesting, intelligent and realistic characters. I received a copy of this book from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for a honest review.
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Never Always Sometimes by Adi Alsaid (YA)
Right before they enter high school, best friends Dave and Julia make a list of things to not do during the high school tenure. Fast forward to the spring semester of their senior year. Both are bored and not really motivated, as their college acceptances have already happened. Julia comes up with the idea of doing what was on their never list...things like Dave running for Prom King, dying their hair etc. This decision broadens their social circle (which was basically just the two of them) with both good and bad results. This book has lots of humor and romance in it and high school girls would love it. Dave and Julia are both interesting, intelligent and realistic characters. I received a copy of this book from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for a honest review.
http://melissasbookpicks.blogspot.com
gracemarie1107's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
kkuecker218's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
missprint_'s review against another edition
2.0
The summer before freshman year, Dave and Julia made a promise: They would never fall into the trap of a cliche high school experience. No hair dyed a color found in the rainbow. No hooking up with a teacher. No crazy parties.
With senior year about to end, Dave realizes he's broken rule eight: Never pine silently after someone for the entirety of high school. Meanwhile rule number ten--never date your best friend--seems impossible to break.
Dave has loved Julia from afar for years. When she suggests they complete all of the items on the list of Nevers, Dave readily agrees. But as Dave and Julia work their way down the list, they realize they have been a lot by skipping the high school cliches even as they begin to understand that some rules shouldn't be broken in Never, Always, Sometimes (2015) by Adi Alsaid.
Never, Always, Sometimes is Alsaid's second novel.
Never, Always, Sometimes is a sweet blend of nostalgia for the quintessential high school experience (something Dave and Julia soon realize they have unfairly scorned for the past four years), fun hijinks and an unexpected romance.
While the premise is brimming with potential, the execution in Never, Always, Sometimes is often disappointing. Dave and Julia are, perhaps intentionally, unbearably pretentious at the start of the novel. While both protagonists do learn over the course of the story, it often comes too little to late in terms of making them sympathetic characters.
The novel is broken into three parts and alternates tight third-person focus between Dave and Julia. Some reviewers have mentioned having issues with Julia's voice. I'd posit instead that the bigger issue is that Dave and Julia's "voices" are often indistinguishable despite Alsaid often sharing the character's inner thoughts throughout the narrative.
Never, Always, Sometimes is sure to appeal to readers looking for a new story about characters getting ready to start college. Readers looking for wacky hijinks and shenanigans will appreciate the list aspect of this story as Dave and Julia check items off their Never list with varying results.
Possible Pairings: The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life by Tara Altebrando, Don't Ever Change by M. Beth Bloom, Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, So Much Closer by Susane Colasanti, Reunited by Hilary Weisman Graham, Love and Other Foreign Words by Erin McCahan, Althea & Oliver by Cristina Moracho, Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales
*A copy this book was acquired from the publisher for review consideration at BEA 2015*
With senior year about to end, Dave realizes he's broken rule eight: Never pine silently after someone for the entirety of high school. Meanwhile rule number ten--never date your best friend--seems impossible to break.
Dave has loved Julia from afar for years. When she suggests they complete all of the items on the list of Nevers, Dave readily agrees. But as Dave and Julia work their way down the list, they realize they have been a lot by skipping the high school cliches even as they begin to understand that some rules shouldn't be broken in Never, Always, Sometimes (2015) by Adi Alsaid.
Never, Always, Sometimes is Alsaid's second novel.
Never, Always, Sometimes is a sweet blend of nostalgia for the quintessential high school experience (something Dave and Julia soon realize they have unfairly scorned for the past four years), fun hijinks and an unexpected romance.
While the premise is brimming with potential, the execution in Never, Always, Sometimes is often disappointing. Dave and Julia are, perhaps intentionally, unbearably pretentious at the start of the novel. While both protagonists do learn over the course of the story, it often comes too little to late in terms of making them sympathetic characters.
The novel is broken into three parts and alternates tight third-person focus between Dave and Julia. Some reviewers have mentioned having issues with Julia's voice. I'd posit instead that the bigger issue is that Dave and Julia's "voices" are often indistinguishable despite Alsaid often sharing the character's inner thoughts throughout the narrative.
Never, Always, Sometimes is sure to appeal to readers looking for a new story about characters getting ready to start college. Readers looking for wacky hijinks and shenanigans will appreciate the list aspect of this story as Dave and Julia check items off their Never list with varying results.
Possible Pairings: The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life by Tara Altebrando, Don't Ever Change by M. Beth Bloom, Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, So Much Closer by Susane Colasanti, Reunited by Hilary Weisman Graham, Love and Other Foreign Words by Erin McCahan, Althea & Oliver by Cristina Moracho, Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales
*A copy this book was acquired from the publisher for review consideration at BEA 2015*
joellebaclig's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
aishwaryadeengar's review against another edition
1.0
DNF at 28%
This was so bad. I saw it listed with Made You Up by Francesca Zappia and The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavemder by Leslye Walton and guessed this might be great as well. I was so disappointed. The author was just trying to rub it on our faces that clichés are great but it wasn't so. The main characters are boring and unrelatable 'teenagers'. Im just glad that I wont have to go through this anymore.
This was so bad. I saw it listed with Made You Up by Francesca Zappia and The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavemder by Leslye Walton and guessed this might be great as well. I was so disappointed. The author was just trying to rub it on our faces that clichés are great but it wasn't so. The main characters are boring and unrelatable 'teenagers'. Im just glad that I wont have to go through this anymore.