❃**✿【Yasmine】✿**❃'s Reviews > Never Sweeter

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ARC received by Netgalley

Never Sweeter is a NA romance with a hint of erotica and a bunch of angst. It's slow, character driven and witty.

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I'm a huge fan of Stein, so this is totally biased. Well, not totally, I do rate honestly. The problem is, is that I love Steins books. Overall, she doesn't get the best ratings and I can't help but think that's because her style doesn't appeal to the majority, but just to the minority who adore it. So, if you haven't read her works before, I would recommend at least trying her once, give her a test run, you might just find yourself in love with her slow, sensual pace, and her kink and character driven stories.

As for Never Sweeter, one of Stein's rare full length novels... Well yes, I loved it. Letty, our heroine was bullied, horrifically in high school, she's mended for two years, both physically and mentally, until she bumps into one of her bullies on her campus. He tries to make amends with her, but Letty is left wondering if this beautiful side of himself is just a trick for the most elaborate prank.

I was pretty shocked at how heavy the bullying was in the beginning, and I was unsure how Stein was going to pull us out of it, and I didn't get that until the very end, which was completely satisfying and adorable. I loved both of the characters and their emotional journey. I liked how Stein skimmed over unneeded detail and just gave us the grit and the emotion.