Maya’s ex-boyfriend, Jordan, cheated on her, and she is completely over it. Sure, he was a cheating liar who eventually became royal-adjacent and super famous, but everybody thinks Maya was in the wrong because he’s the world’s sweetheart, and she constantly has to deal with it; she’s over it. You know, until he got recruited onto a dating show. Now she, along with Jordan’s fifty-million exes, must compete for a spark, not that she wants one. Her goal was to expose his manipulative, horrible self to the world. One issue in her plan: she didn’t expect a spark with Skye, a girl who did want to get back together with Jordan.
I opened this book expecting it to be a silly, cute, shallow romance book that I could read in a day, be happy while reading it, and then put it down and completely forget about. This book was exactly what I thought it would be. It’s a cute queer love story, and I thought the banter between Jordan and his exes was highly entertaining. Maya and Skye were extremely prevalent throughout the entire book, and the plot setup was unique and entertaining. In all honesty, it wasn’t a very deep story or world-changing writing, but I think it would be a perfect book to read in between your hardcore stories. If you ever want a book to enjoy for the sake of fluffy romance, this is that. I also think that this book balances out romance and other plot developments much better than other romance books, so if that is something that commonly irritates readers, this book probably won’t.
Many light romance books lack any emotional depth between the main two characters; however, Never Getting Back Together was a pleasant surprise. I found myself genuinely interested in how Maya and Skye felt about each other; in many modern romances, the two main characters feel so bored. This one was good.
Reviewed by Opal S., Twin Hickory Area Library
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