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A review by faiirygirl
Never Say Never by Justine Manzano
1.0
Thanks to Netgallery for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.
I liked the initial concept of this book: Greek Goddess in disguise as a teenage girl trying to help her friend find love. The delivery of this premise, however, fell very flat.
The book would suit a younger audience, more teen than YA, but I do not think the target audience will be able to relate to the characters at all as there is rarely a mention of social media. Modern teenagers' lives are dictated by social media. This novel felt like it was written about teenagers 15 years ago rather than in present time (which I think it is supposed to be set, but this is vague).
The "mythology" in this book is poorly researched and badly executed. At the start there is a mention of the characters studying the Trojan War which seemed a promising lead-in to Val revealing who she was but the author promptly forgot about it.
The characters were difficult to like, especially Val who was downright irritating. Brynn made it very clear from the outset she was not interested in love and yet Val continued to pressure her to find it, despite the fact they are supposed to be teenagers? As an immortal goddess you'd think she would have better things to do than try to force awkward teenagers to find love.
I liked the initial concept of this book: Greek Goddess in disguise as a teenage girl trying to help her friend find love. The delivery of this premise, however, fell very flat.
The book would suit a younger audience, more teen than YA, but I do not think the target audience will be able to relate to the characters at all as there is rarely a mention of social media. Modern teenagers' lives are dictated by social media. This novel felt like it was written about teenagers 15 years ago rather than in present time (which I think it is supposed to be set, but this is vague).
The "mythology" in this book is poorly researched and badly executed. At the start there is a mention of the characters studying the Trojan War which seemed a promising lead-in to Val revealing who she was but the author promptly forgot about it.
The characters were difficult to like, especially Val who was downright irritating. Brynn made it very clear from the outset she was not interested in love and yet Val continued to pressure her to find it, despite the fact they are supposed to be teenagers? As an immortal goddess you'd think she would have better things to do than try to force awkward teenagers to find love.