I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to get to this book. It certainly is a book that you won’t want to put down. I loved all the characters and where this book took me. A lovely read.

I really liked the beginning of this book, and I was rooting for Robyn and Will to get together. But once Will's twin brother (and Robyn's ex) Ash came back into the picture, the whole thing felt a bit off. Before, you knew Will and Ash were identical twins because the book never lets you forget that important fact, but it had a rather minor impact on the story as a whole. After he comes back, however, certain things happen that just ruined the entire romance between Will and Robyn for me. The author dug a hole so deep, the romance never had a chance to crawl out of it, no matter how many cringey moments Ash had a hand in creating.

Maybe the book could've been saved by the side characters, but between the best friend who's lusting after Will and the elderly characters' lives used for laughs without much empathy, every aspect of this book just fell short by the end of it.

Absolutely loved this book, and the way it unfolds. It's another funny winner from this author, with a whole lot of heart. Every book I read, I fall in love a little more. A fantastic way to spend a weekend.

This was such fun, a great premise for a story with a twin triangle and lots of humour. I read it in one sitting as the story trips along at a good pace with a lots of engaging characters and situations. Great holiday read when you want something a little deeper than pure chick lit - there are some challenging back stories.

With plenty of humour and fun within the book, this was a quick and easy read that I really enjoyed. I especially loved the character of Will - I thought he seemed like the perfect gent - although it did annoy me sometimes at just how much he sacrificed to keep other people happy.

Ash seemed misunderstood to me. Yes, he had made some bad decisions but at the end of the book, you see that it didn't really matter after all when the main characters all come to a particular realisation.

Aunt Fliss was one of my favourite characters, she sounded so wonderful and a great person for Robyn to have in her life - in stark contrast to her quite frankly annoying and overbearing mother.

I especially loved the idea of the Never Have I Ever Club - it brought together a variety of characters that otherwise wouldn't spend time with her and gave them the opportunity to try something they never had before.

I'll certainly be reading more from this author if they are all like this.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an advanced copy of “The Never Have I Ever Club” by Mary Jayne Baker. Thoughts and opinions are my own.

This story follows Robyn (35) and her enmeshed toxic relationship with two identical twin brothers whom she’s known since childhood. Ash broke Robyn’s heart and left for Australia where he’s dating a woman ten years younger than him. Robyn has been avoiding the other brother Will but they live in a small English village so their paths eventually meet in the very cringe-inducing beginning. Will is a doctor and Robyn mistakenly has an appointment with him for a pelvic exam which is apparently not an ethical issue for some reason?

Robyn and Will reconnect but then Ash dumps his girlfriend and returns from Australia with his mind set to winning Robyn back. Despite Will having grown closer to Robyn in Ash’s absence, Will is always loyal to Ash and agrees to help without considering Robyn’s feelings in the matter. Despite Robyn’s hatred for Ash, she is often mixing the two brothers up. Ash even impersonates Will to force Robyn into talking to him which she figures out eventually.

The titular club of this story is more of a side plot to force Robyn and her love triangle into random situations. The POV switched between the three characters, but I often found myself confused by which perspective we were meant to be in. There wasn’t much inner dialogue about the character’s feelings.

The weird thing is that I think Ash had the right idea all along. Robyn and the brothers were weirdly enmeshed in a toxic way. I wasn’t rooting for anyone as I just felt like they all needed to get away from each other and stand on their own. 

Robyn and Will were set up like a forbidden love with Will helping Ash try to win Robyn despite his own feelings. Both Robyn and Will repeat how they can’t possibly ever be together but it seemed inevitable. Also Will kept calling Robyn a “cow” in what I think was meant to be an affectionate way but I found it really jarring to interpret that he wasn’t insulting her.

All in all I just wanted Robyn and the twins to go on separate vacations to different corners of the globe and figure themselves out first.

2/5 stars

I enjoyed reading The Never Have I Ever Club, it was a new topic not covered in other books I’ve read. The characters were well described and fun to read. 

Unfortunately, I really struggled with the twin element. Stories that include dating brothers/sisters of an ex are always difficult to engage with for me as I just can’t fully get on board with the romance. Dating the twin brother of the guy who dumped you is just too hard for me to believe. I’m sure there are people who do this, but I couldn’t connect with the book for this reason. 

Despite this, I loved the writing style of the author and will definitely read future books!

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for my advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review 📚

There are two things I love for my books.... British dialog and romcom! The Never Have I Ever was a super light hearted fun book to read. Mary Jayne Baker did a good job filling the pages with laugh out loud moments that had me finish this book super quick!

This book is a funny and sweet read. I would recommend for someone looking for something a bit light-hearted. Loved the British humour.

This book was a cute, quick and easy read. The words flowed nicely and the story was a good pace. The topic was weird. Identical twins which one do you love? But it was well done.

The story of Robyn who is trying to get over her ex Ash, difficult when she lives next door to his identical twin!

I liked how it also told sections of the book from different points of view.

I have to say I enjoyed the book much more than I thought I would!

Wasn’t a huge fan of this one and had a hard time making it through to the end. I appreciated some of the funny banter and conversation between characters at times, but otherwise, the overall plot was hard to follow and not all that entertaining.

I wanted to love this book, and honestly, in the first few chapters, I did!  The dialogue between all the characters was funny, witty, and entertaining.  The author obviously has no problems writing engaging conversation.  Unfortunately, outside of the conversation, I had a generally difficult time feeling invested in the romance or understanding what was going on.  Part of this came from the fact that the book is written in British English, which I usually don't have a hard time following.  However, in this book, there was so much slang that I didn't understand that I would lose my concentration while reading, just so I could try to wrap my head around what the author meant.  I could eventually figure it out, but it impacted my ability to enjoy the story.  As an example, Will referred to Robyn as a cow several times, but in a way that made it seem like perhaps in England, this is not an insult.  However, here in America, you don't call women a cow in any context unless you want to get slapped.  

A significant reason why this book just didn't work for me was the romance.  I loved the interactions between Will and Robyn, but the fact that Will was the identical twin of her ex made things way too complicated for me.  Instead of having Robyn be able to tell when it was Will versus her ex, we had many, many scenes where Robyn would call Will by his brother's name.  It became so awkward that I finally just had to put the book down.  There was zero chemistry - and how could there be, when Robyn kept calling Will by his brother's name?

Sweet, fun, and entertaining! Definitely predictable but I enjoyed this one a lot, and thought the chemistry between Robyn and Will was great.

I really liked the premise and this book had a few great characters but it just... wasn’t for me. I didn’t believe in the relationship between Will and Robyn, or Ash as a person. I also could not get past Will and Ash completely unironically calling eachother ‘bruv’.

Great summer read! I really enjoyed The Never Have I Ever Club by Mary Jayne Baker. As the title suggests, a group of people in a small town get together to seize the day and do the thing’s they’ve never done but always wanted to. The club is a spearheaded by Robyn Bloom, a young and recently single woman. Robyn had been dumped prior to the start of the novel by Ash Barnes for a younger model, and throughout the course of events finds herself finally wanting to date again... the boy next door, who happens to be Ash’s twin Will.  Again, such a fun read, great for the beach, for lovers of romcom, and for many more! 4 stars!

This book started off a little slow for me, but it was nice to get some character buildup. After getting over the initial hump I found myself enjoying the characters and the way the book was written felt like such a natural flow of conversation that it made me feel as if a friend was telling me a story. The originality of the club was different from most other fun romance novels I've read. This would be great beach read, just fun and light. I'd love to see the author give us another tale of Robyn's friends and their own love lives.

The Blurb:
Robyn Bloom thought Ash Barnes was the love of her life – until one day he announced he was leaving her to fly halfway across the world.
Months later, Robyn is struggling to move on – but then she has a brainwave: The Never Have I Ever Club. Her handsome next-door neighbour Will helps her bring their fellow Yorkshire villagers together for some carpe-diem-inspired fun.
From burlesque dancing to Swedish massages, everyone has plenty of bucket-list activities to try, but it doesn't take long for Robyn to realise what – or who – her heart truly desires: Will.
There's just one problem: he's Ash's twin brother.
Make that two problems: Ash is moving home... and he wants Robyn back.

My Thoughts :
Here we meet Robyn Bloom, she is recovering from a broken heart after her ex-boyfriend Ash, suddenly dumps her and jets off to Australia.
Life isnt great for Robyn as she is trying to pick the pieces of her life up.
Things are not helped by her next door neighbour, who happens to be to Ash’s Twin brother Will.
After months of trying to keep herself to herself, Robyn decides enough is enough, she decides to stay friends with Will as its not his fault his brother left her.
She decides to set up The Never Have I Ever Club to improve life for everyone in the village and to tick some items off their bucket lists. Its all about fun, fun, fun. That is until Ash comes back and wants Robyn back. Will she go back or has her feelings moved on to his brother?!.
I loved meeting all the supporting charactors in the book. Robyn and Will have a great relationship and it was great to watch it develop.
Mary Jayne Baker brings the charactors to life, making you feel you really know them as friends.
My only negative is that the book was a little too long and I think the story could of been wrapped up sooner.
Overall a warm, funny read that will have your emotions all over the place.

Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for the digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a really fun and light read. It was wholly predictable, but isn't that the charm of rom com novels? I enjoyed this novel a lot for the fun factor. It's a good summer read.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the digital arc in exchange for my honest review. 

This was just a cute fun read that I needed!  Robyn is trying to get over her boyfriend but finding it hard considering his twin brother lives right next door to him.  It's a humorous if not predictable story.  Girl loses man she thought was love of her life.  Finds new man (sort of) and other man comes back in her life wanting her back.  Only difference is in this book, the 2 men are twin brothers.  
This was the perfect book to get me out of my reading meh mode.  It was a quick read, fun read and was an easy to follow book!