maggiefan
Written on Aug 21, 2022
Megan Harper is the girl before…just like Rosaline from Romeo and Juliet. Every one of Megan’s relationships has ended the same way—her ex replaces her with someone perfect. But instead of crying over every breakup, Megan spends her time on her two passions: pursuing her next fling and directing theater. She hates the spotlight, and she’s hoping to fulfill her college program’s acting requirement in the smallest role possible. But then Megan’s theater teacher casts her to play none other than Juliet in her school’s production of Romeo and Juliet—and she meets Owen Okita, an aspiring playwright. In exchange for Megan’s help writing a play, Owen agrees to help Megan catch the eye of a hot hipster stagehand. Between rehearsing and contending with her dad’s plans to move with Megan’s pregnant stepmom to New York, Megan begins to realize Owen—thoughtful, unconventional, and utterly unlike her exes—might be the Romeo she never expected. Better yet, with him, she might finally be a Juliet.
- ISBN13 9780451479846
- Publish Date 1 June 2018
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 24 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
- Imprint Viking Juvenile
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 352
- Language English
Reviews
Joséphine
Written on Jan 18, 2021
Initial thoughts: This is the kind of romance novel I've always looked for — where relationships are messy, the plot progression isn't all that predictable, and friendships also matter a great deal. I liked seeing how Megan's character developed over the course of the book, and how much she grew as a result of the setbacks and conflicts that she encountered. Since Megan was so boy-crazy though, I don't recall her having many conversations with friends that didn't centre on another guy, save for her theatre-discussions. Would've liked to see a bit more of that.
On the flip side, I was happy to see that the characters were diverse, and that a couple of the secondary characters' subplots were also developed in the course of Always Never Yours.
Sam@WLABB
Written on Oct 5, 2019
Megan was a pretty snarky and straight forward young women. She often made me laugh out loud, but I also found myself shedding tears, because I related to her so much. She referred to herself as the girl before, you know, the girl a guy dated prior to finding "the one". She acted like she was ok with this situation, but deep down, she wanted to be the one who they chose, who was special, who was "the one".
There was a bit of romance in this story, but it felt more like Megan's story of self discovery to me. She learned a lot about herself, and I was glad to see her growing and evolving and demanding more for herself. I also liked the way all her family drama played out. There were some nice surprises there. And, she was lucky enough to have Owen by her side.
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Rowena
Written on Jun 13, 2018