Reviews

Never Have I Evan by DJ Jamison

jozey23's review

4.0

Great story. Good plot.

Contains: pan-awakening, virgin, first time gay seggs, geek/football coach assistant, small-town drama, gossip.

I love it. The characters, the town, the plot, everything is really good, well writing, and intense. Hot sexy time. Very good advice.

I remove one star because it's longer than necessary. It's like they turn around the drama, and left one piece by piece about the store until this major problem.

Dive in this book where Evan, the eternal virgin met Dawson who is willing to help him in the experience domain.
Dawson past is unsure all along the book. Evan is busy, very busy to achieve his dream and help his grandpa's dream to stay alive. But Dawson is good with Ev and Ev have a lot to teach to Dawson about relationship.

Could they make it possible ? And what if the ex came back? Who would he choose then?

emilylovesbooks94's review

5.0

I have a soft spot for geeky virgin characters, and Evan's romance reminded me of all the reasons I love them so much. There's something about that combo of sharp intelligence and adorable social cluelessness that makes me instantly fall in love, and Evan was no exception. His total inability to master flirting was really endearing to me, and the way he got so embarrassed around Dawson in the beginning of the story was too cute. I didn't expect Dawson to be so chill about everything, but as he and Evan pursued a friendship I was pleasantly surprised by how quickly they grew comfortable around each other. On paper, Dawson and Evan didn't seem like two people who would ever find reasons to interact with each other, but when they were together conversation seemed to flow effortlessly from casual to flirty and back. Dawson may have pretended he was giving Evan lessons, but no one can conjure compliments from thin air that quickly. As their friendship took a steamy friends-with-benefits/sexual exploration turn, Dawson once again surprised me with his eagerness to do anything and everything with Evan. When I say that both of them were all-in on the sexy times, I really mean it--no "I can't believe I'm attracted to a man" angst in sight here, just hours of blissful pleasure that were overwhelming in the best way. I was so invested in the progression of their relationship that I didn't realize how much I'd come to care about everything in these characters' lives until things started to go a bit sideways and they had to lean on each other to get through it. Whether it was Dawson's students needing help from the Tech Club or Evan needing to share the workload of his family business, I knew these two would find a way to pitch in and help each other out. The depth of Evan and Dawson's feelings was obvious in all the little things they did to support each other and make each other happy, even if it took them WAY too long to say the words out loud. I can't complain too much when their happy ending was so dang sweet it made me tear up a little bit.

**I voluntarily read an ARC of this book. This review expresses my honest thoughts and opinions.

maryisabelle's review

just not for me. might try something else from this author tho

indiekay's review

5.0

4.5

Another book I've had sitting in my Kindle library for ages! I really enjoyed this one - I like the author's writing style and got absorbed really fast. The characters were both fun, I liked that they both had their own plotlines and goals outside of the relationship, and the sex scenes were really hot.

raplam's review

Maybe it's a "it's me not the book" thing but somehow I couldn't get into the story...
A straight guy helps out a 19yo virgin and is giving him lessons how to flirt but the 19yo is a bit shy. As a guy shows interest the straight guy is like "nope, he is not worthy, I will teach him bc sexuality can be fluid". Nope.
Dnf at 45%

alex_and_ria's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

nomomstayandread's review

3.0

I'm reading this series all out of order. I appreciated how low angst this one was. Evan and Dawson end up being friends after Dawson's move into town. After they spend more time together, Dawson offers to be a trusted person to take care of some pesky sexual things that Evan has hanging around.

I hated how much blame he put on himself for his accident considering the circumstances. When it all came out, I was like how was this his fault at all in the first place.

serenity81's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

teereadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

4 stars 

A fun and fluffy read at its finest. I loved the simplicity and low angst of this story, that didn't lack heart at all. The emotion is there, and we see it in Evan and Dawson with their internal struggles with what is expected of them. Evan and Dawson see each other, though. They don't seem like they should work, but they do. They communicate and they're honest, which Us always refreshing to see. I liked their relationship development. And the shenanigans with the friend group is just so much fun. All in all, I had a great time.

geeknb's review

5.0

Lovely. Very cute Jock/geek story. NA as Evan is 19 and Dawson is early 20s.
Just chock full of some delicious tropes.
* nerd/jock
* bisexual awakening
* friends with benefits to lovers
* virgin MC
* never kissed a guy before
* not as straight as he thought
* small town
* great friends

I absolutely adored this one.