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A review by evarano
The Never Have I Ever Club by Mary Jayne Baker
2.0
Robyn Bloom isn't having a good time. Her ex-boyfriend Ash dumped her out of nowhere, flew to Australia and shacked up with a woman half her age. Her job at the local museum is in danger of ending, and she is having a health scare. With all this going on, Robyn and her friends decide to start and run a club, so the community can start to do things they've never done before. Through the club, Robyn realizes that she has feelings for Will, another old friend. The problem is, Will happens to be Ash's identical twin brother.
This book started really strong for me-I really liked Robyn. I thought the writing was relatable and funny. The two perspectives between her and Will was great also, there relationship was enjoyable to read. About half way through it started to go downhill. I wish there had been more to the characters-I constantly felt as though I didn't know them enough. I had major issues with the other characters. Robyn's friends Freya was horrible, such a bad friend in every way and I hated how Robyn constantly forgave her. Robyn's parents weren't much better, they said some really outdated statements in their brief appearance. Lastly, Ash, my gosh. He was just so immature and awful. I hated how Robyn hardcore hated him, and then it just flipped a switch for these silly reasons like sharing a minor embarrassment. The whole situation was messy, with Will and Ash being brothers, then them living next door. A lot of factors seemed way too convenient, right place, right time. I did enjoy that for a long time I didn't know how the book would end. However, the closer it got to the end the less I wanted to keep reading. Will. became so overly cheesy and the endless lies and protecting Ash rather than stating his own feelings became so annoying. Ash's whole perspective was completely unnecessary, he seemed almost delusional at times, thinking that Robyn still had feelings. Robyn and Will in the end just seemed random, there wasn't enough talk about their feelings and why, and her confusion between the two of them was odd. The entire situation just ended extremely awkwardly and the writing towards the end was cringey. The whole never have I ever club seemed like an afterthought, there was too much going on with that and the relationship and with Fliss. I'm sad this book didn't continue the way it started out-it had so much potential!
Thanks to NetGalley for the free preview in exchange for an honest review!
This book started really strong for me-I really liked Robyn. I thought the writing was relatable and funny. The two perspectives between her and Will was great also, there relationship was enjoyable to read. About half way through it started to go downhill. I wish there had been more to the characters-I constantly felt as though I didn't know them enough. I had major issues with the other characters. Robyn's friends Freya was horrible, such a bad friend in every way and I hated how Robyn constantly forgave her. Robyn's parents weren't much better, they said some really outdated statements in their brief appearance. Lastly, Ash, my gosh. He was just so immature and awful. I hated how Robyn hardcore hated him, and then it just flipped a switch for these silly reasons like sharing a minor embarrassment. The whole situation was messy, with Will and Ash being brothers, then them living next door. A lot of factors seemed way too convenient, right place, right time. I did enjoy that for a long time I didn't know how the book would end. However, the closer it got to the end the less I wanted to keep reading. Will. became so overly cheesy and the endless lies and protecting Ash rather than stating his own feelings became so annoying. Ash's whole perspective was completely unnecessary, he seemed almost delusional at times, thinking that Robyn still had feelings. Robyn and Will in the end just seemed random, there wasn't enough talk about their feelings and why, and her confusion between the two of them was odd. The entire situation just ended extremely awkwardly and the writing towards the end was cringey. The whole never have I ever club seemed like an afterthought, there was too much going on with that and the relationship and with Fliss. I'm sad this book didn't continue the way it started out-it had so much potential!
Thanks to NetGalley for the free preview in exchange for an honest review!