Reviews

Let's Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams

oneoflifeslollopers's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

readwithjodey's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

hannahchurton's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

bookb1itch's review

challenging funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

d333m111's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

babys_first_book11's review

hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

dannidrew's review

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

mckeyla's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

chloeeebeee's review

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

henrymarlene's review

5.0

I love a debut novel when it is authentic, gentle, awkward and bittersweet. And in young adult fiction, this is hard to do. This is a brilliant book that captures the angst of being a teenager so well, without dimishing that true to life element. Megan Williams has done justice with this book.

Abby is not popular but has a great circle of friends. Clumsy first kisses, the joys of high school, embarrassing teenage blunders, and overprotective parenting and a new girl at school all come into the mix. Feelings of jealousy and inclusion are tested in this book, and from such an honest perspective. We hear Abbey’s thoughts and watch her actions unfold, and can feel the ache of her struggles. We watch as she is tormented by her nest friend Ella’s distance from her, and when something tragic occurs for Ella, everything changes.

I liked the interplay of relationships here – friendships in a close knit group, being linked to someone romantically, sexual feelings, and the confusion around what to feel. The book captured so well how fickle out teenage years are – who is friends with whom and or how long, who loves who, the pressure to fit in and to be included, and how hard it is when you’re not. Striving to find an identity and work out the identity of others is hard, and learning how to feel when tragedy strikes for a you g person is equally difficult. The genuineness of this was superb.

Thanks to @textpublishing for the gifted copy. One of the standout books I’ve read this year.