She refused to appreciate her body until he approved of it, and then suddenly she floated around basking in the aura of her newly discovered beauty. She complained about how plain and unmemorable she was(petite, perky runner seems pretty memorable to me) until her boyfriend literally made her stand in front of a mirror naked and admire herself. She point blank said she was only "someone" after she was "endorsed" by her popular senior boyfriend. She specifically said she didn't want to be the "kind of girl who needs validation from boys" but then she completely contradicted herself. Yet she constantly acted superior to her friends and those around her. She repeatedly reiterated how boring, plain, and much of "nobody" she was. None of them even came close to comparing to how much I disliked Janey. Never before have I encountered a main character I loathed like I loathed Janey. I think my biggest issue with "I Never" was the main character, Janey. Is this the kind of trash they think teenagers need to be reading? Is this how I'm supposed to act? Are these the kind of stupid decisions I'm supposed to make? Am I supposed to be so "emotionally unstable" during my ripe teenage years that I allow my emotions to control me? Well excuse me for wanting to break that mold. I hated this book with every ounce of my being. I picked this book up because I saw it on my favorite Booktuber's channel, and it was supposedly a must read for every young adult. My average rating is like a 4.2! If I enjoy the story I can usually overlook a lot of flaws. I'd just like to preface this my saying, I'm not a very picky reader. Is this the kind of trash they think teena I had to calm myself down before I could even contemplate writing a coherent review. I had to calm myself down before I could even contemplate writing a coherent review. Destined to be passed from teen to teen, this is a young adult debut that will get readers talking.more and it doesn’t shy away from the details. Inspired by Judy Blume’s classic Forever, I Never features a perfect, delicious, almost-to-good-to-be-true high school relationship. Back at school, Luke Hallstrom, an adorable senior, pursues Janey, and she realizes that she has two new priorities to consider: love and sex. But when seventeen-year-old Janey learns that her seemingly happy parents are getting divorced, her world starts to shift. Inspired by Judy Blume’s classic Janey King’s priorities used to be clear: track, school, friends, and family. Janey King’s priorities used to be clear: track, school, friends, and family.
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