Always Never Yours Book Review

On Sunday, April 24, I went to the LA Times Festival of Books. I posted about it and how I got a book signed by Nicola Yoon. I also got a romance novel called Always Never Yours by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka. Non-spoiler review.

I haven't been reading so much this month as school has gotten really busy. However, during this week there was a lull in the stream of homework, and I decided to pick it up and read it.

This was a really cute novel and though it was predictable in the way all romance novels can be, it was still really enjoyable to read.

I ended up finishing this book in about four hours which I think speaks for itself when I say I liked it. I always tend to go more towards series because I finish books so fast but even so, when I go for romantic novels, this book really is a good example of what I look for.

To me, I think it went at a good pace. The main character, Megan, was cool and she was really interesting to get to know. The love interest was sweet, and you could really feel yourself warming up to him just like the protagonist was. The plot wasn't only romance but had to do with friendship, forgiveness, and family. Also, the side characters were good at showing how Megan was going to change and grow into herself. I don't always like it when side characters don't have a purpose and only like provide a few fun parts. This novel had side characters that developed the plot and helped Megan discover herself(I can't really think of the word so I'm just going to say discover herself), which I really liked.

And... it had what I usually look for when I read novels: a cute ending that makes me feel good. The real world can be tough, so when I read novels, I like to have it be short and sweet to make me forget my troubles and lose myself for a bit. This book did exactly that.

This book provided drama, romance, and an empowering main character.

Overall, I give it 4 stars.

If you would like to experience that too and you enjoy somewhat predictable, romance novels, I highly recommend this book.

I'll include the synopsis below.

"Parting is such sweet sorrow" said no one who's ever dated Megan Harper. All of her exes have found their one true love right after dating her. And yet, instead of crying over every breakup, Megan focuses on her two passions: pursuing her next fling, and directing theater. When she's cast as Juliet in her high school's production of Shakespeare's R+J, she fears it must be some mistake. Megan is not an actress, and she's no one's leading lady—on or offstage. Until she meets Owen Okita, an aspiring playwright who tries to convince Megan she deserves to be the star of her own love story.

Comment below if you've read this book or any other romantic cute novels lately!