Unfortunately, this was a DNF for me. I wasn't connecting with the story, and I have so many other books to read so I decided to move on. I looked at other reviews which weren't great so after reading those I decided to move on to another book.

"Everything We Never Knew" offers an intriguing narrative set in the serene landscapes of Utah, weaving themes of trauma, healing, and metaphysical exploration into the story. The protagonist, Lexi, embarks on a journey of self-discovery that ultimately leads to profound personal healing. However, the book’s heavy emphasis on spiritual and metaphysical elements felt overdone to me, and the writing style didn’t fully resonate. Despite my difficulties connecting with the story, it may resonate deeply with readers who appreciate a more ethereal, introspective approach.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

I’m a fan of Julianne Hough and her career I’ve followed loosely through Dancing With the Stars. The book was an easy listen, Julianne narrated the audiobook herself. The book mentions the LDS community, which is a big part of her story. But the MC is not a member of the church and is coming into new beliefs and ways to see the world. The plot is simply how to cope with being a different person as a true adult than the person you thought you were as a teenager/young adult. How do we deal with conflict and relationship issues? We walk through these questions with Lexi, the MC, and her people.

I found it interesting and entertaining. Maybe strange if taken literally, but take it as what you want.

I really tried with this audio book. I got about 70% through and I just couldn't finish. I did not enjoy the characters or the energy parts. It was too much.

I hope I will have an opportunity to preview other titles from RB Media. I did not post this review on Good Reads so that my review did not taint others as it may just not have been for me.

I really enjoyed this audiobook, the concept was fascinating and really well executed. The writing was beautiful and described things I probably would have had a hard time wrapping my head around really well. The only issue in this entire book is and I don’t know if I just somehow missed the explanation because I’m surprised. The issue is that Lexi did an action that would impact her financial lay and she mentioned that but after that no one brought it up. She was still spending heaps clearly. I still will love to recommend this book though!

ℝ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 𝔽𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥: 𝒜𝓊𝒹𝒾𝑜𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀

ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨: 𝟐.𝟓 ⭐️ 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡’𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟), 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞—𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐲, 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬.

𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒆 𝑵𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑲𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐱𝐢 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐞, 𝐚 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬) 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐋𝐞𝐱𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐋𝐞𝐱𝐢 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.

𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓉𝑜 𝒥𝓊𝓁𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓃𝑒 𝐻𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽, 𝐸𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓃 𝒢𝑜𝑜𝒹𝓁𝑒𝓉𝓉, 𝑅𝐵 𝑀𝑒𝒹𝒾𝒶, & 𝒩𝑒𝓉𝒢𝒶𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓎 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒜𝑅𝒞! 𝒜𝓁𝓁 𝑜𝓅𝒾𝓃𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓂𝓎 𝑜𝓌𝓃.

I loved this story. Such a fun read that had my heart strings pulled for Lexi. This was a really unique story that allowed us to jump into the experience of Lexi as she starts to gain an understanding of a deeper version of herself. She pushed limits in her relationships, stepped out of her comfort zone, and allowed herself to explore in the effort of personal growth. Very great story to read. Thank you to NetGalley and RB Media for the opportunity to read an advance review copy of this book

I was excited to read something written by Julianne Hough and the blurb/premise caught my attention.

It opened strong and I really liked Lexi. I liked her interaction with the person she didn't know and that part of the book. I did like her friend group.

But then it got very intense into energies and things, and I won't like, at times I was confused. I think this one just wasn't my jam. It was okay for me.

I did enjoy that she narrated the audio.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Sourceboosks Landmark and RBMedia for an eARC and ALC.

Thank you Netgalley and the author for the ARC of this audiobook.
The cover of this book is stunning, the book itself was just not for me, but I'm sure it will do well with others.

The cover of this book is an immediate eye-catcher, and then it sort of goes downhill from there... I listed to the audiobook, and while the story starts off interesting, with beautiful imagery, it really veers into a different direction as the rest of the story unfolds. While this book could have been an incredible journey into a woman harnessing her new powers among those around her, it instead becomes a bit of a self-centred, flat, dive into a bit of this new-age, self-help, look into herself. I did not connect with this book at all, the characters were one dimensional, and the disappointment is further increased when the first chapter gets your hopes up only to let you down. I do think this book would be good for someone who is searching for a book about internal healing and a deep dive into self. Thank you #NetGalley for this ARC :)

After weeks of trying to download this book it finally worked and I was able to finish it!

This was not at all what I was expecting, but in a great way! I will be the first to say I know nothing about Julianne Hough - like, at all. I have no idea what her role is in pop culture, so when I dove in to this book I had zero real expectations except for what I could glean from the cover.

I really enjoyed the story! I love the energy healing, and the reading of people's energy, as woven in to her life. I believe in energy being the driving force for essentially everything, so this really resonated with me.

My only criticism would be that I really, really dislike the transitional music between chapters, and I could hear swallowing at times during the narration.

Everything We Never Knew was not what I expected. It centers around Lexi Cole who has an awakening - suddenly she’s aware of other’s energy, feelings and memories. As she searches to better understand the unseen energy of the world around us, she deals with her own inner demons until she finally finds peace. Fans of alternative medicine will likely enjoy this but I wasn’t expecting that topic to center at the novel so I found it very difficult to get through. Julianne Hough gives an excellent performance in the audiobook which I would recommend if the topic was of interest to the reader.

Lexi Cole stands on the precipice of change during an awards banquet. As she accepts her top-seller award (again) at the realty firm, she starts feeling strange. A man nearby, she doesn’t recognise, triggers an inexplicable sensation of drowning. Later, Lexi discovers that this man, now deceased due to an overdose, was involved in a traumatic boating accident that shattered his family.
Lexi’s life takes an unexpected turn when she realizes her newfound ability: she can feel others’ emotions and glimpse their private memories. To protect her loved ones, she must confront her own buried past. The novel delves deep into Lexi’s inner struggles, her journey of self-discovery, and the delicate balance between her gift and its emotional toll.
While the initial chapters engage us with Lexi’s encounters with strangers, the heart of the narrative lies in her internal conflicts. Some readers may yearn for more interactions with the people whose emotions she senses. Overall, Everything We Never Knew invites us to explore power, transformation, and the intricate threads that bind us all.

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark

This book started out really strong. I think the premise of the book was really intriguing, with her “feeling” something was coming with just looking at someone. But it Definitely went down hill after the first major plot.

The new age-y theme to this book was really hard for me to wrap my head around & I feel like it was just thrown in. Especially when this book really dealt with some strong and hard themes. (Miscarriage, suicide). And I personally felt the writing was all over the place.

Few things I enjoyed: I loved the cover, it was stunning. And I think that Julianne did a great job narrating the book.

I did not enjoy this. Overall it was clunky and too long and the execution of the story left something to be desired. I found the main character to be annoying in the way that someone doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is annoying. This felt like a hallmark movie in a bad way. This is a perfect example of how telling and not showing makes for a poor execution in books, and why I think celebrities should not be allowed to write anything besides memoirs, lol. Also, the ending was very abrupt and I felt not resolved well.

Thank you to RBMedia and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review

This is an emotional and gripping novel that delves into energies, psychic abilities, and human spirits. Lexi Cole, our protagonist, unexpectedly discovers her newfound power to feel other people’s emotions and glimpse their private memories. The story is well-written, but it starts a bit slow. While the spiritual elements are intriguing, the pacing issue aside, the book falls short of its potential.

I actually took a whole day just to think before I rated this book. Listening to it, I honestly was so drawn and touched by the story. I’m not going to lie….my own life and personality parallel Lexi’s. So that may be what made me feel so connected to the story.
I was cheering for her the whole time to overcome all of the obstacles holding her back. This book may not be for everyone. I read all the bad reviews but I went into expecting absolutely nothing, and walked out of it extremely happy with the whole book.
I received an ALC of this title, all opinions are my own.

I was so intrigued by this book! I thought it was such an interesting story about how much we carry into our relationships with those we love, and how much our past affects how we relate with those around us. I found the story of Lexi finding herself feeling like she's drowning and getting glimpses into other people's pain was such a beautiful way of unfolding a story of personal transformation, and the reality of the people around you struggling to understand as you make the changes you need to thrive was so painfully accurate. This book is definitely a fascinating take on personal growth that I think will help others!

“Everything We Never Knew” by Julianne Hough and Ellen Goodlet captures a beautiful story about Lexi going through some life changing situations and learning who she is and what she wants out of life. I think they did a wonderful job capturing the spiritual journey of self healing.

Thank you NetGalley, Sourcebook Landing Publishing, Julianne Hough and Ellen Goodlet for an eARC copy of Everything We Never Knew.

"Everything We Never Knew" starts off with a fantastic concept — Lexi, after one shared look with a stranger, suddenly feels the taste of sea water rush into her mouth, accompanied by panicked shouts and an intense feeling of drowning. She later learns the man's family drowned in a boating accident. As the next days and weeks unfold, these moments of empathetic knowledge continue to strike her.

I absolutely loved this intro and felt immediately intrigued, but I'll admit that the book went downhill from there. What could have been a fun exploration of different characters and the unique weight of their lives — or perhaps even a deep dive into how Lexi's unusual gift might influence others — instead becomes a bit of a tiresome slog through the main character's self discovery, maternal relationship, and recovery from miscarriage. I think I would been much more engaged in this book if her power had been flexed externally more and explored internally less. Lexi's past trauma could have been poignant but came off as trite when mixed with the theme of energy healing. I also struggled with Lexi's relationship with her husband — it was lacking the depth it needed for me to care what happened to them; they could have stayed together or decided to divorce and I think I would have felt the same.

Ultimately, it feels like the author visited a new age spa, had a deeply personal experience, and tried to craft that into a book. Alas, most personal experiences are exceptionally difficult to translate into universal appeal.

On a more positive note, let's talk about this absolutely gorgeous cover art, which drew me in and will definitely result in some impulse readers. I did enjoy the breezy voice of this book, and the narrator did a wonderful job with the audiobook production.

Thank you NetGalley and RBMedia for an advance copy of this book for my honest review.