Almost Never by Melissa Toppen ~ Review by Juls

Almost Never by Melissa Toppen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I’ve really liked previous stories written by Melissa Toppen. I’ve always felt a connection to her characters and the story-lines. She has always managed to pull multiple emotions out of me. But for some reason, I wasn’t able to connect with Almost Never as much as I would have liked. I liked the premise, I mean who doesn’t like a good friends to lovers tale? I liked how the story was broken up into different parts so that we were able to see the characters as time went on. It was nice to see them go through high school, to college, then as adults. I believe I felt the disconnection when it came to Hope. I liked Alec, but he did upset me at times too. When it comes to Hope, I felt like she didn’t have much of a backbone when it came to what she really wanted. If it wasn’t for Alec, they probably would have never ended up together. I just would have liked a little more fire in Hope. Someone that would have done what it took to make things happen. I also would have liked to see more of them as a couple. It seemed once they were together, the book ended. So although this probably won’t be considered one of my favorite stories by Melissa, it was still a good, easygoing read with a H.E.A I’m sure many will appreciate!

-Juls

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