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The Never Have I Ever Club by Mary Jayne Baker

kimberlycarrington's review against another edition

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2.0

[Thanks Netgalley for the ebook. This review is my honest opinion but just another opinion, you should read this book and judge it by yourself]
Otro netgalleycito de portada colorinchi, otro libro que va a ser que no.
Como todos, tiene una premisa interesante (dos gemelos enamorados de la misma chica, amigos de toda la vida los tres y ella es la ex de uno de ellos) pero se pierde en su propia historia, había momentos en los que realmente no sabía adónde quería llevarme el libro (a hacerme la picha un lío, a ahí quería llevarme). Está bien que veas que los dos hermanos son estupendos y que es jodido elegir sin romper la relación entre ellos, pero la verdad es que no aporta gran cosa nada de lo que pasa, es todo como un poco tontainas y pueril. No está mal escrito porque no aporta nada y estoy segura de que en media hora se me habrá olvidado. Mñe.

scarletqueen989's review

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

4.0

amengels's review against another edition

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2.0

Thanks to Net Galley for the ARC.

DNF at 20% for the second time. This book just isn't holding my attention. I don't care about Robyn or her situation.

_bookally_'s review against another edition

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2.0

This book had so many things I love in a book for example the love triangle, small town, small tight group of friends, but for some reason it just fell flat for me.

I guess looking back at it nothing exciting really happened. Nothing stood out as big event or turning point. If anything the main story line in the love triangle aspect of the book was pretty anti climatic.

My favourite characters were side characters that really had no real substantial part in the story line but they stood out to me as interesting and memorable characters and they were arty and elliot.

Also do British people really say love and poor cow that much? Serious question...

Thanks to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review

tea_rea's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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roxannesbookshelf's review

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lighthearted 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

2.5

kahlan's review

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3.0

i'm going to be honest and say i don't remember too much, so i'll speak on what i do remember.

it was a cute small town romance, about twin brothers, ash and will, and the literal girl next door, robyn. she's recovering from an out-of-the-blue-breakup and wants to life her life not regretting things. she and her friends start it and invite the town to partake. this breakup was with these twin brother she has known her whole life who got scared of his emotions and the pace of where their relationship was heading, instead of saying can we maybe slow down or i'm not at the marriage state or hey like i'd like a long engagement he ups and moves to australia. so, so far totally on par with things that can/have happened (not sarcasm, i really appreciate when i can believe things).

since the breakup, she has left out the other twin, will, but when she goes to the doctors for a pap smear (i'm pretty sure) the doctor is will and this is a health scare so she gets a little closer after the waiting time of two weeks is up and she still hasn't gotten the results. will eventually calls her out that she's left him out even of the friend group even though he wasn't the one to hurt her. she invites him back to the club (the one pre- NHIE) and slowly they regrow their friendship and eventually realize that they like/love each other romantically.

this was a lot to say this is a cute childhood friends to kinda not friends but neighbors to friends again to lovers.

also that was just a synopsis of the book with spoliers *kinda* and extremely long for no reason :)

i will say that one of my fav scenes is when will sees that robyn didn't have a good day, he goes over in a (purposefully) awful outfit for her to fix and get him to be presentable for people to see. especially since it was right before ash comes back and he was trying to be a really good friend but it was the start of us (the reader) seeing the feelings start

sophiesbookshelf09's review

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

a_readingcat's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.0

isabellm's review

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3.0

I love the idea of a “never have I ever club”. Such a fun way for people to get together and try new things. I like MJB”s writing style, which pulls you into the story and makes you feel like you’re hanging out with mates. I did find Will”s selflessness a little hard to take at certain points and wanted him to not be such a pushover when it came it Ash and pursuing his feelings for Robyn. I get that it was tricky because Ash was his brother but I kind of still wanted him to try and actively “win” the girl. I did ultimately root for Will though and thought he and Robyn were sweet and well suited. Lots of humorous situations with the club and a great mix of supporting characters made this a really fun read.