Everything We Never Said
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4.5 • 27 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
Dark romance, high stakes, and plot twists abound in this paperback original YA thriller that's perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover.
What you don't know can hurt you....
It’s been months since the accident that killed Ella’s best friend, Hayley, and Ella can’t stop blaming herself. Now Ella is back at school, and everywhere she looks are reminders of her best friend—including Sawyer, Hayley’s boyfriend. Little by little, they grow closer, until Ella realizes something horrifying . . .
She’s in love with her dead best friend’s boyfriend.
Racked with guilt, Ella turns to Hayley’s journal, hoping she’ll find something in the pages that will make her feel better about what’s happening. Instead, she discovers that Sawyer has secrets of his own and that his relationship with Hayley wasn’t as picture-perfect as it seemed.
Ella knows she should stay away but finds herself inextricably drawn to him—and scared of everything she never knew about him. Perhaps it’s his grief. Or maybe his desires, cut short by tragedy. Or could it be something twisted only Hayley knew about?
A dark, romantic thriller perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Laura Nowlin, Everything We Never Said explores the secrets in even the best of friendships and asks how well you ever know the ones you love.
Customer Reviews
Good
I liked it and loved the romance. It seemed like there could have been more depth or maybe even the book could have been longer.
Page-Turner
The premise of Everything We Never Said is captivating right away. Ella blames herself for the death of Hayley (her best friend), shutting herself off from the world due to grief. Unexpectedly, she finds her greatest consolation in Sawyer – her dead best friend's boyfriend. Now, Ella must navigate grief, guilt, and some shocking revelations about Sawyer. It all sends her into a spiral, wondering what else Hayley didn't tell her.
Harlow handles themes of grief, first love, broken friendships, and domestic violence very well, and each argument between the teen characters feels authentic for that age group. However, for an adult reader, the leaps between facial expressions, accusations, and the ensuing confrontations seem a bit disjointed due to differences in maturity and experience.
There are also a few times when Harlow expects her audience to suspend disbelief – the characters hike a mountain with 3300 ft of elevation gain in about an hour, which isn't realistic. She seems to forget that a cell phone is a young woman's greatest security blanket when on her own – Ella often forgets that she can call a trusted friend or use Google Maps when in an uncomfortable situation.
And in terms of writing, Harlow loses track of the characters' movements – a held chin was released after it was never grabbed and someone dropped the same object twice.
Though less polished than it could have been, Everything We Never Said kept me turning the page, and I read the story from start to finish in a couple of hours, eager to unravel the plot – and I was still surprised at the end!