Never Always Sometimes

okay. i almost titled this post "books that made me give up on romance altogether" but then when you google the book name this wouldn't come up. so. its been awhile since my last review i have been crazy busy trying not to fail school and listening to the hamilton soundtrack (THIS BOOK GOT ME HELPLESSSSSSS DOWN FOR THE COUNT AND IM DROWNIN IN HIM) so i read this book about a week ago and honestly i was too salty to write about it right away. that would have been a cannibalistic review. blood, carnage, and verbal beatings. so i let it simmer and now here i am. slightly less tiffed and willing to see the lesson behind the ending. still not happy but that's life. without further delay lets crush some dreams. Never Always Sometimes by adi alsaid starts of with dave and julia who are seniors in high school and have been friends since lower school. they made this list to avoid being clichés things like don't go to parties or don't go on "montagey" road trips and learn valuable life lessons. one day senior year they decide to break every single rule they set for themselves and they find they have been missing out on all these amazing things. now this is going to be the most difficult review i have ever written because everything i want to rant about and completely trash is a huge ass spoiler and i am not a book spoilin hussie so i am going to refrain. now the characters in this book are slightly annoying to me. the main character julia avoids clichés but the truth is she is one, shes "the girl who tries so hard to be different and special" cliche. i will give credit where credit is due, in a fight dave actually points out all of julias character flaws so we know this annoying need to be an individual was part of the plan and not completely worthless. it lends to the overall lesson of the book. but even then it was sooooooooooo annoying i mean gosh. also a big bothersome (i guess i would call it an "idea") is that you can cheat on someone, think you know what you want, and when it doesn't work out you can go back to that first relationship and everythings peachy. that's a dick move. dave is sweet but honestly he kind of played some girls with the "i don't know how i feel" thing. if you don't know how you feel take a beat and figure it out don't drag MULTIPLE hearts through the mud along the way. the over all idea of the novel is supposed to be something along the lines of *im being vague to avoid spoilers* "just because you could have a relationship with someone doesn't mean its going to work out" OR "romance is a lie and it will hurt you like no bodies business" OR "an equation could have two answers but one could be the better answer" OR "just because you can doesn't mean you should". the ending while extremely true to the shattyness of life *no sugar coated happily ever after* is not how i would have done things had i been in the characters shoes. you are kind of left off thinking oh... well... i mean ...i would have yeeted out but this works too. but the honest to God most bothersome thing was that this book just made me sad. not fault in the stars sad where the beauty of it makes it worth while to be sad but soul crushing why did i read this sad. and while there was some lesson to be learned in all honesty i wouldn't have minded not getting to learn it. i get it. romance sucks and life doesn't work out the way you plan. THATS WHY I READ. like life has enough suckage. some of yall may enjoy this type of thing but it wasn't something i liked while it did have a good lesson, it made me cry ugly tears and it was bothersome. feel free to give it a try don't let me stop you, comment if you have a different opinion.
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