Never Have I Ever

I've been looking at Lauren Blakely's books for a while now. But I just couldn't seem to pull the trigger and read or listen to one. So when I got the chance to listen to Never Have I Ever, well, I jumped at the chance. Full disclosure, I did receive the audiobook for review, but all opinions are my own.

The story features Piper, a wedding planner, and Zach, a divorce lawyer. It sounds like the start of a bad joke, or a good enemies to lovers romance. Luckily we get the romance. I found both characters to be likeable and was cheering them on for their happily ever after. I loved the cast of secondary characters and the story was quite solid. Honestly, the only thing I think I was missing was that additional conflict that could potentially tear the couple apart. Not to say that the romance was smooth sailing, but it almost seemed too easy.

In most of my audio reviews, I tend to be pretty critical of the narrators. But for Never Have I Ever, I don't have one complaint. I don't believe that I'd ever listened to books narrated by Amanda Ronconi and Jason Clarke before, but this won't be the last. Their pacing and pouring of emotions into their performances really drew me into the story.

I really liked how Ms Blakely brought the game Never Have I Ever into the plot, having multiple characters play over the course of the story. It was a fun hook, and I was happily caught. I believe that I'll be hunting down more of Ms Blakely's books as I'm now a fan and must read more.