Never Apart

5 stars! The book review was posted on Goodreads and was given 5 stars out of 5. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read and review this novel. Looking forward to more novels by this author!

Never Apart sucked me in from the first chapter and I couldn't put it down. I had so many different emotions while reading it and I was disappointed when it ended. I like reading books that are different and not your typical romance and this one was amazing.

Received an Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for a fair review from Entangled Publishing, LLC via NetGalley.

This book had me hooked from the very first page and I couldn’t put it down! There were so many twists and turns that I didn’t see coming and I loved every second of it. The book was told in alternating then and now chapters that really helped me understand where the characters were coming from and how they ended up where they did. I loved the close relationship she had with her brother Jem, he tried to push Grace out of her comfort zone even if she didn’t want it. Her relationships with Ander and Finn were complicated and heartbreaking in their own way. This book is a hauntingly beautiful story of love, heartache, and finding out who you are when you are honest about what you truly want.

"He steps back, steps back again. He can’t believe what I’m saying. Once, I might not have believed it, either. But the lie is the closest to the truth we’re going to get. We’re never going home. We Fall again and again, and every time it’s a little different, but it’s never right."

Grace is trapped in a loop that resets itself every five days. Despite her best efforts, she can’t find a way to escape the seemingly inevitable death of her boyfriend Ander at the hands of Finn.

Heaven knows she’s tried forty plus times now.

But landing in the latest loop, things feel different. Her twin brother Jem has returned, Ander has no memory of their previous Falls (he did in the first forty or so) and her family seems to be more functional. As Grace contemplates embracing the current Fall and staying in this set of events, she can’t shake off the feeling that there’s something she’s overlooking in trying to break the never-ending cycle of tragedy and death.

Romily Bernard’s Never Alone feels a bit like a lost cousin of Quantum Leap. But instead of leaping into various points in history to put things right, Grace is leaping into the same of events over and over again, trying to get things right. Told in alternating points in time before the first Fall and in the current Fall, we’re slowly given clues as to how the Falls began to occur and what Grace may need to do to break out of them.

Saying more than that will ruin some of the surprises that come in the second half of the novel. And those surprises are well earned by Bernard.

Conveying Grace’s anger, frustration and sense of futility at being caught in a seemingly never-ending loop, Never Alone is a taut, engaging thriller. Bernard lays the foundation for the twists and turns to come in the final pages and every revelation feels completely and authentically earned. The sense of dread and unease builds between the two time frames in the story, hooking this reader in and not letting go.

If you’re looking for an entertaining, well-executed thrill-ride with solid characters and an intriguing hook,Never Alone fits the bill perfectly.

In the interest of full disclosure, I received a digital ARC of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Please note: I received a copy of NEVER APART from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the publisher and author.

Five stars and here’s why:

Fast-paced, heart wrenching, and beautifully written. Ms. Bernard weaves a fantastic tale of love and suspense that kept my attention riveted to the pages. I simply couldn’t put it down.

NEVER APART reminds me GROUND HOG DAY or BEFORE I FALL in that Grace is trapped in an alternate reality where she has to relive five days over and over. There are several twists and turns that kept me on edge until the very end. Very well written. If you love romantic suspense, this book is for you. Highly recommend.

What happens if you had to relive the same five days over and over again.And what if at the end of it, your boyfriend is killed and you have to watch.You don't how to stop this nigtmare.But you know the rules you now live by:Wake Up.Run.Die.Repeat.The alternating between then and now timeline than kept me on my toes. I never saw the big reveal coming, nor many of the smaller ones.The book is amazing. When I started reading I couldn't put it down.When I started reading I couldn't put down I read it in one day.Keep up the good work.I received this book from netgalley for honest review of this book.

This was my first ever read by Romily Bernard. I had never heard of her or this book before when I found it on NetGalley. What first attracted me to the book was of course the cover and title so I clicked on it and I read the blurb. And I was super intrigued, specially since it was not what I was expecting it to be from that title. I had to give this book a go because it sounded very intriguing and mysterious and I just had to find out what it was all about.

And guys, this book was FREAKING AMAZING!! I seriously wasn't expecting it, not that I had any expectations really but you get nothing of what this book really is from reading the blurb! I mean, of course you get a feel of it but NO, this book is so much more than what ever you expect it's going to be from reading those few lines of the synopsis.
I actually would advise to not read anything and just jump into this book completely blind, don't read any reviews, don't get any ANY spoilers because that might ruin the amazing-ness that is this book! You're good to read the blurb, because like I said, it doesn't really give you anything of what this book IS. So yeah, blurb okay, reviews are a no go!!

I'm not gonna go into the plot, not even the characters, nothing because I don't want to spoil ANYTHING for you. Just know that this book is truly amazing, prepare yourself to be sucked into the story, to not want to put the book down until you know what's happening and until you know the freaking truth. Also, you're going to be frustrated, you're gonna want to take sides and question everything, and you will probably cry. MARK MY WORDS. I know I did. It hurt in the end, like seriously, even though it had been one of my theories, I did not want it to happen. I was literally shook. After I finished the book, I just had to lay down for a while crying and running over everything that happened, in my head. Despite that, all the hurt and the crying, I truly loved this book and what got me even more is that was not expecting it, I literally was not expecting this book at all! As I've said, it shook me and I cannot wait for this to be released so I can get myself a physical copy because this book deserves a place in my shelves.

Please give this beauty a read, I don't think you will regret it, ever.

Never Apart was gifted to be by NetGalley for review. I feel I have to say that first because obviously I've given this 5 stars, I rarely give a book 5 stars. But the rating has nothing to do with getting this book for free. In fact I've not felt this way about a YA book since I read Hotel Ruby (And boy I loved that book, so much I own in on both kindle and hardback!).

Never Apart isn't the first book I've read by Romily. I loved her writing style in Find Me series so knew that I would probably enjoy this one. But I was so not prepared for my feelings after reading it. This book was rad over 2 days, I read till 51% last night and only put the light out then as my eyes were beginning to see lines rather than words from being tired. This morning I've done minimal housework just so I could sit and finish it. I had to know what happened, how it would end.

Grace is a twin to Gem her brother, they live with their parents in Boone. The book centres around Grace, Ander and Finn. She keeps reliving the same 6 days and the only constants are Grace (Who remembers her Falls which happen on the 6th day), Ander and Finn. I don't want to talk more about the story than that, I can't. I had feelings till about 60% in on what was happening. What caused the Fall. Why things were like they were. I was wrong. I liked reading about the Now and the Then. The book is told solely from Grace's point of view but you have the Now timeline (Fall) and the Then of what really happened. Confused yet?

Never Apart sucked me in completely. I fell in love. Not with Ander, never Ander. I think I fell in love with Grace in a maternal friend way. I worried for her. I wanted to guide her. At times shake her, shake sense into her. Finn.... no I'm not telling you about Finn.

I rarely struggle for words with a review. I don't give spoilers but generally I can tell you how I felt about a book. This book cause so many emotions in me. Turmoil, hurt, love, fear, happiness, sadness... I've felt it all. Never Apart is a book of families, life, friends, living in a 'nowhere town'. Its about daily struggles, pain and growing up. This book covers so much. It is a YA and I feel mid/late teen would be best suited to it, just to understand it. I also think adults like myself would enjoy it too. Never Apart strengthens my feelings on Romily's writing. I cannot wait to read more of her work in the future and also recommend this book whole heartedly. 5 stars (And when its released I also will buy this one on hardback so it has a place on my book shelf as well as my kindle).

First, thank you to Netgalley and Entangled Publishing, LLC for allowing me to read and review this book.
Never Apart by Romily Bernard took me a little by surprise. I love her series "Find Me" and thought that I would jump right into this novel. Well...that didn't exactly happen. Her writing has improved so much over that series that I must give her a shout out! It is haunting and lovely novel that really surprised me. I am not going to give a huge synopsis on this book because that is one of the main reasons why I enjoyed it. I knew just enough about the novel to find it intriguing to pick up. If I hadn’t read the other books by Romily Bernard, I may have skipped over it. I am sooo glad that I didn’t though. This is a must read! PLEASE DON’T PASS IT UP!

I need to own this book like yesterday. I kid you not. I started this book around 4:30am, thinking oh, I'll just get a start on it and finish it tomorrow. Nope. I was instantly hooked and read almost continually until 7:30am. I couldn't put the book down, it was that good!

This is also the kind of book that is hard to review because everything is considered a spoiler. Trust me, you'll want to go into this blind so I'm sorry if my review seems really vague and mysterious. It's better this way.

I feel like I can at least talk about the characters (somewhat) without spoiling anything. Grace was amazing. I adored her. She is this super shy girl with social anxiety and she was just so relatable. Normally, I have a hard time reading about characters with anxiety but for some reason, I could read about Grace and not feeling anxious about her anxiety at all. I just really loved her as a character and I loved her strength and her growth.

I didn't care for Ander as a character but I still liked reading about him. He's a very broken guy with a lot of issues. I could see the charm and why he was so well liked as a person. My heart did break for this guy and there was a while there were I was really rooting for him.

Finn was my absolute favorite. He wasn't my favorite right away but once Grace got to know him, I liked him better and better. I understood his weird sense of humor and why he was the way he was. I feel like that is all I can say about him because anything more would be too much. Just trust me when I say that you guys will learn to love him.

There is just so much I want to say but I won't because like I said above, this book is better off going in blind. As soon as it hits and I have money, I will be buying this book. I want to read it over and over again. I recommend that everybody read this as soon as it hits!

Tissues anyone. After reading this amazing, emotional book I wondered why I waited so long to read it. I had been putting off reading this book because it was so different than what I usually read and boy am I sorry that I did. This book was a true masterpiece of love, regret, loss, confusion, and destiny. I am definitely going to read all the books written by Romily Bernard. Thank you NetGalley and Romily Bernard for allowing me to read this book and write a honest review.