A review by books_with_frankie
Never Have I Ever by Stephanie Alves

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

3.5

3.5/5⭐️ 3/5🌶️

This was a cute story and the second half of the book was much better than the first for me. I really wanted to enjoy it a lot more but I think the tropes to begin with aren’t my favourite. 

Never have I ever, a well known drinking game that gets you drunk fast. Unless you’re Rosie, who finds herself not drinking to a single question. Rosie realises she has missed out on all things teenagers her age should have experienced by that point in life. So she takes it upon herself to ask campus bad boy, Grayson to be her “life coach”. To show her what she’s missed out on. Grayson agrees but has 1 rule, he will do go through her bucket list apart from anything sexual. They are just friends. But for how long? 

The concept of this book intrigued me and I thought the “lessons” were fun to read. I kinda felt like I was learning along with Rosie. 

However, I hate myself for saying this, I thought this book was beyond unrealistic at the beginning that it set the tone of my reading as a let down. The girl didn’t speak a word to this boy, and then magically turned up at his door as if that’s normal. Like how did she know where he lived? I don’t know, maybe I’m being picky but it was weird. 

I did enjoy the book regardless and I think I’ll like the second book a lot more so we’ll carry on with the series. It just didn’t quite click with me as I had hoped. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

Tropes included: 

• Friends to Lovers
• Spice/Life Lessons 
• Bad Boy x Good Girl
• She fell first, he fell harder
• He buys her flowers 🥹