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Friday, May 1, 2020

Almost Never by Melissa Toppen




Title: Almost Never
Author: Melissa Toppen
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 1, 2020



Blurb

Alec Murray.
He was the one.
From the first moment I saw him, I knew.
I had never been more certain of anything in my sixteen years on this earth.

But Alec didn’t notice me. At least not in the way that I wanted him to.
He noticed my best friend instead.
I stood by and watched their relationship blossom.
An outsider looking in, wishing things were different.
Torn between my loyalty to my best friend and the boy who had unknowingly stolen my heart.

Weighted by feelings I could never express out loud, I wrote them all down.
Every thought. Every feeling.
I poured them all into a letter.
A letter he was never meant to read.

Only that’s exactly what he did.
He read it.
Every single word.
But by then it was too late.

Even if he was no longer dating my best friend.
Even if I was more in love with him than ever.
He was leaving.
I was leaving.
And there was nothing either of us could do to change it.

Alec Murray was my almost fairytale.
The happy ending I swore I’d never get.

But our story is far from over…



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!
-Review by Juls




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Author Bio


Melissa Toppen is a USA Today Bestselling Author who specializes in New Adult and Contemporary Romance. She is a lover of books and enjoys nothing more than losing herself in a good novel. She has a soft spot for Romance and focuses her writing in that direction; writing what she loves to read.
Melissa resides in Cincinnati Ohio with her husband and two children, where she writes full time.


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