Never Never: The complete series

I finished the series in two days. Although this is a YA series, I enjoyed every minute of the book. My husband and I are high-school sweet hearts who began dating at the same age as Chalie and Silas. This was like a walk down memory lane. The book triggered memories as I read and I found myself smiling ear to ear. I get how Silas felt incomplete at one point until he found Charlie because so much of who I am is wrapped up in experiences with my husband. We have spent more than half our lives together. This was a sweet reminder of all our first and how and why I fell in love in the first place.

The main characters are teenagers whose love story is on an emotional rollercoaster but the book has a beautiful message overall. Pg13 rating

good but the ending could be so much better… I did not like the way the book ended at all

Cute premise. Felt a lil repetitive at times but overall a good book. Didn't love the ending but I'd still recommend

Love everything colleen hoover. Great paperback quality.

She is absolute outstanding writer!

Her best! A must read! Completely different type of story than what I am used to reading from Colleen Hover! She is just so versatile!

Colleen Hoover never fails to enthrall my mind in her stories. I was sunk- hook, line and sinker in this YA collection!These two teens suddenly lose all memories that relate to themselves and each other. When they find “bread crumbs” that can lead to learning more about themselves and what’s happened, they lean on each for support.I loved it and highly recommend.“Trust your gut. Not your heart, because it’s a people pleaser, and not your brain, because it relies too heavily on logic.”

What would you want to remember, if you lost all the memories of someone you reportedly loved? Would it be the way their nose crinkles when they laugh? Would it be how they look when they sleep? Would it be the tattoos you got, to represent your love for one another?I read the first installment of Never Never and ultimately bought this, the trilogy, with all 3 books contained within. This is written by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher, using their alternating voices in chapters from Charlie’s and Silas’s POV. (By the way, these are two different authors. This isn’t a *spoiler alert* Nora Roberts/JD Robb and Richard Bachman/Stephen King situation.)When you have a book with alternating chapters told from two different points of view, you almost expect to notice a difference between the chapters or the voices. Considering this is written by two different authors (yes, I did google this, to be on the safe side), this storytelling is seamless. I have it in my head the authors had the main parts of the story down, and then went off and did their own thing, which would result in conversations like this:Author 1: “Guess what I did today? I made your mother an alcoholic!”Author 2: “Well, I made you cheat on me, so there!”I bought the trilogy shortly after closing the first book, as it ended on such a cliffhanger that I was annoyed at myself for not having the next one ready to go. And the second book ends on a cliffhanger too. It’s such an intriguing and frustrating book, while you desperately try to work out what is happening with the characters, while the authors throw different shocking plot points into the mix, to keep you turning the pages. There’s not much you can say about this book, without ruining various points along the way, but I will say that it’s like a cross between Memento and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but for young adults. It also talks about teenagers/adults obsession with their phones (constant references to checking phones/texts etc) and society’s obsession with every time a Kardashian sneezes. (Anyone else not give a damn, but unable to escape them at the same time?) Amazon also recommends this for 12+, which I have slight concerns about since, although there isn’t a straight up sex scene included in this particular book, there are hints at it, in the shape of a recording on a phone. Naughty. (Says the girl who read Disclosure at around the same age.)I was quite disappointed to discover that the trilogy in total, is only 275 pages long. This is normally the length of a standard singular novel, not the total length of three books. And that’s including the blank pages between each chapter. The cliffhanger at the end of the first book, is explained as being Tarryn’s fault and the second book, picks up where the first abruptly ended.The second book for me wasn’t really necessary. It seemed to be added in as an afterthought, almost like it was necessary to pad out the books a little bit more. You find out a couple of additional clues, but nothing really necessary that will help you work it out before the characters do.And then the third book starts off with a revelation, and then you think you’re close to finding out what has happened to Charlie and Silas. And then ... it’s a total damp squib of an ending. I was so frustrated by it. All the ideas I’d had, as to what might be causing the amnesia, all the clues that were liberally sprinkled throughout the books ... it felt like they’d been red herrings, or completely forgotten about. Or the respective authors had a great idea for a story but no idea how to finish it. The explanation for the amnesia is veering onto the edge of ludicrous, and the “epilogue” gives you even more of a kick in the head, while you’re lying on the floor, still devastated by the silly ending. The epilogue straight up, doesn’t make any sense. I even messaged one of my friends, as I knew she’d read a lot of Colleen Hoover books, but she has (so far) only read the first book. I looked for answers in the reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, but found just more people disappointed by the ending, but not spoiling the ending for others. Which is completely understandable.I’m still undecided about my final rating for this as a trilogy. I wanted it to be as strong as the first book, but it seems like the authors had such great ideas, but in the end, just couldn’t pull off a cohesive story.

There really wasn’t much of a plot to this. It definitely didn’t need 3 books of it in any case. There were also a lot of loose ends - first and foremost it is never sensibly explained why they lose their memory or why they get it back. It also doesn’t explain why she’s locked up by Cora and her mom and what happens to Cora and her mom. It doesn’t explain what happens between Charlie and Brian or why Charlie was such a bully. Basically a waste of money. 2 stars because even though there is no plot and it’s a stupid story it’s not a badly written story. It’s just senseless

I had no idea what I was getting myself into reading this. I went in completely blind and I’m so thankful for that. An interesting read with a few twists I liked.

Fantastic contemporary romance with a twist.Brilliant charactersStoryline unfolds really wellEasy readRead in 2 daysWould be a brilliant holiday read

So this is my first read from both of these authors, now i know i should run and hide as plenty will be shouting what What! How can that be well I'm kicking myself too. That was an amazing read nothing like i have read before. A beautiful read of soul mates split apart trying to find their way back. A wonderful story