I was sent this book from the publisher, Penguin Teen. My ratings and reviews will be my own
personal opinions and are in no way influenced by publishers or authors who may
have sent me books to review.
Synopsis:
"Megan Harper is the girl before. All her exes find their one true love right after dating her. It’s not a curse or anything, it’s just the way things are, and Megan refuses to waste time feeling sorry for herself. Instead, she focuses on pursuing her next fling, directing theatre, and fulfilling her dream school’s acting requirement in the smallest role possible.
But her plans quickly crumble when she’s cast as none other than Juliet–yes, that Juliet–in her high school’s production. It’s a nightmare. No–a disaster. Megan’s not an actress and she’s certainly not a Juliet. Then she meets Owen Okita, an aspiring playwright who agrees to help Megan catch the eye of a sexy stagehand in exchange for help writing his new script.
Between rehearsals and contending with her divided family, Megan begins to notice Owen–thoughtful, unconventional, and utterly unlike her exes, and wonders: shouldn’t a girl get to play the lead in her own love story?"
But her plans quickly crumble when she’s cast as none other than Juliet–yes, that Juliet–in her high school’s production. It’s a nightmare. No–a disaster. Megan’s not an actress and she’s certainly not a Juliet. Then she meets Owen Okita, an aspiring playwright who agrees to help Megan catch the eye of a sexy stagehand in exchange for help writing his new script.
Between rehearsals and contending with her divided family, Megan begins to notice Owen–thoughtful, unconventional, and utterly unlike her exes, and wonders: shouldn’t a girl get to play the lead in her own love story?"
MY
REVIEW:
My
Rating: 4 Stars
Format:
Paperback
Source: Publisher
Release Date: May 22, 2018
If you love sweet, funny, and fluffy
contemporaries then you need to pick up Always Never More. I was intrigued as soon as I saw this, and
when I saw it deals with the trope of never being the one to find love, I knew
I wanted to read it.
This story deals with so much more
than high school love. This is a story
about Megan finding the value in herself and to stop giving up on herself. Megan blames herself for the horrible things
that have happened to her when it comes to her dating life. She fails to see her worth, and through an
amazing friendship begins to value herself again.
Megan is also dealing with adjusting
to her parents divorcing and building new families. She is struggling in where she fits in with
both her Mom and Dad and their new lives.
Megan will be leaving for college soon, and feels like she is going to
be left behind. I love how you also get
to see her parents grow and work together for their love of their daughter.
I loved how realistic Megan and her
story were. I know some people may not
like this, but I really do feel it was true to my experiences when I was in
high school. Best friends, cheating,
jumping from one guy to another (better yet, falling in love with one guy after
the other) were all things that really did happen when you were younger (for
most people). I think you need to
remember that when going into the story.
(This book does deal with cheating and underage sex).
Romeo and Juliet and Shakespeare
also play a large part within the plot of this story. Even if you do not love theater, I think you
will enjoy this. The back of the book
talks about the authors and how they met in high school and fell in love over
Shakespeare. I think that knowing this,
just made this story even more special.
Overall, I really enjoyed this and I
recommend it.
About the Author
Austin and Emily met in high school and fell in love over a shared love of Shakespeare. Austin went on to study English at Harvard so he could continue to impress Emily with his literary analysis, while Emily studied adolescent psychology at Princeton. They live in Los Angeles, where they've combined their interests and decided to write stories of high school, literature and first love.
Make sure you check out some of the other stops on this tour and to see some fun posts around Always Never More!
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May 10 –
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May 11 – Books and Blends – Review
May 14 –
YA Books Central – Author Guest Post: Who would they Fancast/Dreamcast if their book was turned into a movie?
May 15 – Finding Wonderland – Creative Instagram Post
May 16 – Bookish Things & More – Playlist
May 17 – The Review Room – Moodboard
May 18 – Just Reading It – Review
May 21 – The Fandom – Review
May 22 – Riddle’s Reviews – Author Guest Post: Summer Reading Essentials
May 23 – Book Briefs – Review
May 24 –
Passionately Perusing – Listicle: Top 5 characters from other books that could cast as Juliet.
May 25 – Pop! Goes the Reader – 2018 debut list + Author Guest Post: pros and cons of a high school romance from the perspective of high school sweethearts
May 28 – Belle’s Archive – Review + Playlist + Fancasting Characters
May 29 – Simply Kelina – Review + Instagram Post
May 30 – The Blonde Bookworm – Review
May 31 – Snowandbooks – Review + Author Guest Post: What do you think your character, Megan, would have to say about you?
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