Never Never (Never Never, #1)

by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher

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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.