'I'm the minority but I just didn't find this as witty and funny of a BFF story as I would have liked. It was rather cliche as much as I usually love this trope. I definitely felt a John Green vibe with this one but Alsaid is jut not Green. He didn't make me lover or even like his characters. Unfortuannately, Adi's writing also did not pull me in. Perhaps I can try again in the future or try another of his titles.

"Never date your best friend Always be original Sometimes rules are meant to be broken."

Dave and Julia are best friends entering high school and they decide to make a "Never" list so they don't become cliches, but as graduation gets closer, Julia decides that they should now do everything on the list instead. What she doesn't know is that Dave has already broken rule #8, never pine silently for someone for the entirety of high school. As they begin to cross the Nevers off the list, will Dave be able to keep his love for Julia a secret so it doesn't ruin their friendship, or will he let the cat out of the bag?

I really, really, really wanted to love this book, because the premise is a great one, but I felt like it lost something in the execution. Dave and Julia were almost caricatures and way over the top most of the time. I started out looking forward to seeing where the story would go, but by the end I was kind of tired of Julia (she was exhausting!). Dave was okay but he was too much of a pushover, at least until the end, but it was too late by then to get behind him.

I enjoyed this book okay, but it wasn't one that will stick with me.

3.5 out of 5 stars.

*** I would like to thank Harlequin TEEN and Adi Alsaid for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Unfortunately this book has gone in my DNF pile. It just wasn't engaging me like it would have years ago when I first requested it. My reading tastes have changed a lot over the years as I've gotten older and unfortunately some of the books requested years ago have been affected by my reading tastes and the fact that a lot of books for younger audiences haven't been grasping my attention as of late. I thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I cannot get into this book. It is just not keeping me interested. While taking a break from it, I read some reviews and they are all less than stellar, and spoiled the ending as well. The ending upset me and I'm not even halfway through the book. I don't feel like it is worth continuing at this point. I am DNF-ing this book.

Exceptional, but not one of my favorite books of all time. I really am excited to read more by this author, though. Great storytelling ability.

My library did purchase a copy of the book and it was just sort of an alright read. It shined in some parts but fell through in others.