Never Never (Never Never, #1)

by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher

Charlize Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends since they could walk. In love since they were fourteen. Complete strangers as of this morning. Charlize and Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them and why. But the more they learn about the couple they used to be, the more they question why they were ever together in the first place.

• ISBN10: 150610715X
• ISBN13: 9781506107158
• Publish Date: 8 January 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 158
• Language: English

Reviews

[Chelsea]

Quick Thoughts
1. This book started off so good! I'm disappointed with how the ending turned out. It felt really unsatisfying, like the authors didn't really give us a valid reasoning for what was happening. Easily Colleen Hoovers worst novel.
2. I did really enjoy the beginning of this book. I was definitely hooked in to the story with the mystery that was happening.
3. The book started going wrong for me when certain elements started happening over and over again. I got bored at that point and there wasn't enough of anything else to keep me entertained.
4. I'm still just really disappointed with that ending! There were a few different plot points that happened and we as a reader are trying to put it all together only to find out none of it has to do with each other. It just felt like there was a lot of random filler parts. This book could have been done in one part for all the good it did.

[Linda]

#COYER scavenger hunt item #67 : Read a book with hands and no face.

Oh my goodness, Never Never is killing me! That is a flipping strong cliff-hanger right there, and I just don't know if I'll be able to wait for the next installment!

This and all my other reviews are originally posted on my blog (un)Conventional Bookviews

[Bianca]

I would give anything to have that memory back--to see what it was like between us when we loved each other enough to believe it was forever.

[whisperingchapters]

Review coming soon!!

[boghunden]

!!!!! Whyyyyyyy?????? Hurry up and release that last book now!

[Cocktails and Books]

I've been waiting for this one because I needed to know what happened next with Silas and Charlie. But this second novella fell a little flat for me. Maybe it's because the majority of it Silas and Charlie are separated. But it seems to lack the chemistry that the first book had. This isn't to say I won't be eagerly waiting for part three (because I so am).

[Jyc]

★ // weak world-building. contradicts its own logic. cheesy romance trying to disguise itself as a science fiction. NEXT.

[Jack]

Update: May 4, 2015: Seriously...Now this "novella" has been updated to show that it is 1 of 3. Why not state this when this was released!?

IDK even know what to rate this. It was ok...but I'm more then quite disappointed that the authors decided that since they "couldn't finish the book on time" and "felt it had to be a series" they essentially chopped the book in two.

Why couldn't they just postpone the release date? But that doesn't seem to be the norm anymore. Instead they released this small bit of the book, and are releasing more in March or May.

Beyond disappointing.

[violetpeanut]

I'm gonna keep this one fairly short because this is a hard book to review without spoiling anything. The blurb is intentionally vague and this book is only about 140 pages long so there's not a whole lot to discuss. I read this in one sitting which is unusual for me because I have young kids at home. It grabbed me right from the very first page and had my captivated until the end - if you can call it an end.

Tarry Fisher wrote Charlie's chapters and Colleen Hoover wrote Silas's. They have very different writing styles but it works really well here. Many times, books written from multiple perspectives can become confusing or the "voices" are too similar and blend together. Here, they are distinct and it's easy to know which character you're reading. I won't go further into the characters because it will give away the basic plot of the book and I don't want to do that. You'll see what I mean if you read it.

As for the plot itself, the idea is an interesting one and I had absolutely no idea where they were going to go with it. It's a little but suspense, a lot mystery, maybe a hint of paranormal. The problem is, it ends so abruptly that the reader still doesn't have any idea what's going on or where the story is leading. It felt more like the first third of a book than a novella in a series. Usually, even in a series, some things are resolved while other questions are answered. Here, almost nothing is answered and you're left with even more questions than you started with.

Overall, this book was exciting, very different and compulsively readable. While the ending was not at all satisfying, it has definitely left me eager for the next in the series.

One other note: many people have classified this as New Adult. I think that's more because of the authors' other works than because of the content of this one. The main characters are both in high school and I would definitely classify it as YA.

This review was also posted on by blog, Cherie Reads.