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A review by booksjenrecs
The Never List by Jade Presley
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I generally enjoy why-choose romance, but The Never List absolutely sucked me in and blew me away from start to finish. This was another easy five-star read for me from Red Tower Books.
Rylee’s character grabbed my attention right away, and it was so easy to imagine her trying to navigate her new, unexpected situation while keeping her secrets safe and looking for her sister. It was a precarious balance, all while surviving the Choosing’s trials and falling in true love with four very different princes.
It was so easy to fall in love with all these main characters, even the more prickly of the princes. The four dashing princes - Kal, Axl, Pierce, and Jax - make up Lumathyst’s Legends of Chaos: the Dreamer, the Player, the Mind, and the Nightmare. Each prince was crafted with distinct personalities and proclivities in the bedroom, and, just like Rylee discovered, it was hard to pick a favorite. They each loved Rylee in their own way, and it was reassuring to see the way each one supported her, especially as her secrets started coming to light. Presley gave us chapter POVs from Rylee and all the princes, and the POV changes only pulled me further into the narrative.
While this was a very sexy why-choose romance, it was hard not to love the underlying story involving classism and rebellion, set against a backdrop of political scheming. Rylee and her princes had to overcome a lot of differences to find their happiness with each other, but with many big revelations at the end, their story as true mates is only just beginning.
I loved every bit of The Never List, and I can’t wait to see what comes next for Rylee, her mates, and her friends.
Rylee’s character grabbed my attention right away, and it was so easy to imagine her trying to navigate her new, unexpected situation while keeping her secrets safe and looking for her sister. It was a precarious balance, all while surviving the Choosing’s trials and falling in true love with four very different princes.
It was so easy to fall in love with all these main characters, even the more prickly of the princes. The four dashing princes - Kal, Axl, Pierce, and Jax - make up Lumathyst’s Legends of Chaos: the Dreamer, the Player, the Mind, and the Nightmare. Each prince was crafted with distinct personalities and proclivities in the bedroom, and, just like Rylee discovered, it was hard to pick a favorite. They each loved Rylee in their own way, and it was reassuring to see the way each one supported her, especially as her secrets started coming to light. Presley gave us chapter POVs from Rylee and all the princes, and the POV changes only pulled me further into the narrative.
While this was a very sexy why-choose romance, it was hard not to love the underlying story involving classism and rebellion, set against a backdrop of political scheming. Rylee and her princes had to overcome a lot of differences to find their happiness with each other, but with many big revelations at the end, their story as true mates is only just beginning.
I loved every bit of The Never List, and I can’t wait to see what comes next for Rylee, her mates, and her friends.