The Swanky Bibliophiles

Never Think by Vara Schular

Review by Courtney Chebat

 

Overall Rating: 3.5 stars

Pages: 342

Purchase Link:  http://amzn.com/B00DNL5YEU

 

Synopsis: Val Wilson hates celebrities. Being raised in Hollywood by the Legendary Caroline Carter will have that effect on a person. When Val’s mother carries on the tradition of causing yet another drunken scene to celebrate her birthday, her best friend Daisy decides she needs a night out. Val reluctantly agrees to go but unbeknownst to her, she’s just stumbled into the very same bar as the current Hollywood It Boy, Bobby Patrick.

Val’s friends keep her in the dark about Bobby’s identity and an unexpected night of fun with a hint of humiliation ensues. Bobby is determined to break through the obvious wall she’s put up, no matter how much sass she throws at him. Once her most sacred secret is exposed Val can’t deny her feelings any longer and a passionate, undeniably core-quaking love consumes them.

Their new relationship becomes vulnerable as Caroline sets their demise in her sights but Bobby helps Val understand she will never have the relationship with her mother she’s always yearned for and more importantly she doesn’t deserve the drunken, heartbreaking mental abuse she’s dealt with since a child. Will Bobby’s love be enough for Val to finally stand up to her Mother?

Can Val accept that when it comes to what’s in your heart, you should NEVER THINK?

(Synopsis from Amazon.com)

 

Review:  I enjoyed Never Think. It was a sweet love story, with a minor twist at the end. The characters and supporting characters were all well done.  While at times Val’s stubbornness became drawn out, she eventually did come around to being an enjoyable character.  I also enjoyed Bobby, but sometimes found him to be too serious, he seemed to always be staring at Val every time she looked his way.   Sean and Daisy were a great set of supporting characters, where Sean was comical and fun Daisy was more reserved and protective of Val.  While I did enjoy the story, I found the beginning to be redundant.  I felt at times Bobby and Val continued to go in a circle and it seemed to take too much time bringing them together.  I also wish there was more detail into Val’s mom Caroline.  She plays a huge role in this story and could be considered the villain, but her appearances in the story were minimal.  When Caroline did show up there was no doubt it was dramatic and effective to seeing her craziness, but I felt it was missing something.  With all that said Never Think was a sweet story and I did find it enjoyable.