I think that Erin Hahn can do no wrong honestly. She can write anything and I would thoroughly enjoy it.

Never Saw You Coming is written for the church kids — those who grew up in a religious household and have some questions about their upbringing and their faith. It's a topic that is not usually touched in YA books, and I am glad that Erin Hahn was brave enough to jump in.

Growing up deeply attached to my faith, I choose not to dwell too much on the Christian messages this book wants to deliver. I acknowledge some points, but this book became too preachy on other parts.

Romance-wise, I did enjoy the love story of Micah and Meg. I felt like they completed each other, and witnessing their journey toward first love was a delight.

<i>Thank you Netgalley and Wednesday Books for an advanced copy of this book!</i>

we love to see people face their religious trauma! I grew up Extremely Catholic, and while this was a tough read (religious things usually are), it was also very cathartic. I love meg and micah and this book warmed my heart.

I really enjoyed reading this captivating story about Meg and Micah, two teens whose life takes a turn and whose friendship helps each other heal from their hurts. This young adult contemporary novel really packed a punch with complex family backgrounds and issues as the main themes of the story - in this case the teens were troubled because of the mistakes made by their parents in lying, hiding, or making wrong life choices.

This novel would make for a great book club discussion for its polarizing themes and the tough questions this book addresses. This was a great read that really surprised me.

I read Erin Hanh's More Than Maybe and was so excited to learn that'd we get to read Meg's story. Meg was raised by conservative parents and her whole world shifts when she finds out her dad isn't her biological dad. She takes a gap year before college and goes to find her biological dad's family She also figures out her faith and who she wants to be.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Erin Hanh does such a good job bringing you into the story and having you figure things out with the characters. The characters all felt like teenagers I had met before. I'm not a religious person and our main characters are. This was new for me but it was great to see them push back against the things they felt were wrong and embraced the things about religion that were comforting.

I feel Iike this book is great for any teen or even adult still struggling with their relationship with the church or even with just learning how to be comfortable with themselves.

I'd love to get a book from Duke's perspective and I loved getting to see some of our favorite characters from More than Maybe.

It took me a shamefully long time to get to this book, but it was a case of not being in the right headspace for a book that I knew would hit some tender subjects.

A someone who was raised in a conservative Christian private school environment, this book hit home. I can see how it might not be for every audience, but I really appreciated the thoughtful conversations around purity culture, hypocrisy, and modesty. I love that Hahn approached these subjects with a love for Jesus and the Bible but, with that in mind, she was not afraid to call out things in church culture that she does not think are right.

Woven with the aforementioned topics are a tender love story, the FMC's journey to discover who her father was and meet half of her extended family for the first time, and a lot of great self-discovery.

This book was breathtaking and I will be purchasing a copy so I can lend it to everyone. It will stick with me forever.

Thank you to Wednesday Books for an eARC. All thoughts are my own.

This was my first book from Erin Hahn, what really drew my curiosity and interest was the amazing cover of this book. I know they say don't judge a book by its cover but in this case I think the the judgement does it justice. This book was so easy to read I just flew through it The story following Meg and Micah was so sweet and I think its equally incredible for a slightly younger audience as well.

Thank you to @stmartinspress @prhaudio and @netgalley for the #gifted copy of the book.

I listened to this one on audio. Overall this was a decent YA story that centers around two teens, Meg and Micah, who have been lied to repeatedly by their parents. Meg decides to take a gap year from school to go North to meet her Grandmother and Uncle she never knew she had. Micah is a pastors kid who's dad ends up in jail. Both were raised in conservative Christian homes and struggling to navigate through finding themselves and walking the fine line of their faith.

I did not finish this one. I was a big fan of More Than Maybe by. this author, this book just wasn't for me. I have nothing bad to say about it, it just wasn't my personal taste.

I’ve tried reading this one multiple times and each time I just can’t get into it. Which makes me sad because I’ve loved everything else I’ve read by Erin Hahn. Hopefully it’s just a one off for me.

2.5 stars rounded up to 3 - Meg and Micah's relationship storyline was cute. That's my only reason for bumping my half star rating UP rather than down. The overall basis was just WAY too churchy for me. Way too much about the girl-guilt that happens when you are raised in a strict, religious household and you go out and experience the world from outside of your little bubble. Thinking she shows too much skin or *GASP* a shoulder, thinks a sexual thought, or possibly think that you aren't "pure" enough. Oy... I definitely wouldn't call myself a religious person anymore after being exposed to way too much of *gestures* THIS *gestures* being in south Georgia and the southeast for so much of my life. Heaven forbid your 18-year-old-self gets seen kissing your boyfriend in public by someone you go to church with and then you're not "pure enough" to lead a girl's youth group. And the blatant hypocrisy of an adult in the church having premarital relations and then judging Meg because she's a teenager and her "purity" would be in question to the congregation - just ICK 1000x over.

I have so many more thoughts about this book, but I'll just leave it at this. However -- I will make a point of saying I REALLY appreciated the Author's Note at the end of the book. It did help to slightly redeem the book in my eyes. And I also appreciate how Meg and Micah deal with their conflicted feelings and continue working on their relationship together.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me a free advanced copy of this book to read and review.

Yes! A millions times yes! I don't know what else to say. Every kind who attended church growing up, and was force-fed a black and white Christian world, needs this book. Thank you, Erin Hahn!

This story follows Meg on her quest to find herself and figure out where she fits in the world after her whole existence is shaken by a revelation about her past. And on that quest she finds Micah.

This is probably the sweetest love story I have ever read. Meg and Micah just click and fit together perfectly from the first moment. Ok, not the first moment, but definitely the second. Even as things blow up and fall apart around them, together they are steady.

As for the supporting characters, friends don’t get any better than Duke, who is so supportive and amazing to Micah, and just absorbs Meg right into their world as well.

Meg’s best friend Vada isn’t as present, but only because she is states away. She is still incredibly there in her support of Meg.

Betty is also amazing. I think everyone should have a Betty in their lives. And she and Dani are the only two of the older generation(s) to get my 100% endorsement. The rest have some hypocrisy happening.

Micah’s mom and step-dad are good for the most part, but James had some moments that made me question him. As did Meg’s parents.

I’m not even going to talk about Micah’s dad.

I was a little concerned about the amount of religion that would be included in this book, but it was handled in a way that was pivotal to the plot line, but not throwing it in our faces, if that makes sense.

My favorite part, though, was at the height of the tension in the story, where most love stories create conflict between the main characters, Meg and Micah never faltered, not once. And that just left me feeling good.

Disclaimer: I received an eARC of this book through Net Galley on behalf of the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Erin Hahn just gets it! I loved this story of two young people who have a complicated relationship with church.

I grew up going to a fairly modern, progressive church so I wasn’t able to personally relate to a lot that Meg and Micah went through but it wasn’t hard to empathize and put myself in their shoes. I really liked Erin’s message at the end of the book.

Never Saw You Coming by @erinhahn_author was an incredible read. If you were a church kid growing up this book will resonate with you more than I can possibly say. I lost count the amount of times I thought to myself “oh my lanta, yes that’s exactly what it was like.” The takeaway: The church can be judgmental and cruel; but God never is. This is a story about Meg who finds out her whole life is a lie. Suddenly she doesn’t know what to believe and turns to a family she didn’t know she had. While she has lost interest in the people of the church, she very much still believes in the goodness and mercy of God. She meets Micah who is also battling his own demons from his past and together they discover exactly what they have been looking for. I truly don’t have enough time to gush about how great this book was. Please check it out when it hits bookshelves September 7th! Thank you @netgalley, @wednesdaybooks and @erinhahn_author giving me a chance to read this book in advance! - C #bookstagrammer #Bibliophile #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #bookaddict #books #bookreview #bookrecommendations #booksofinstagram #reading #reader #bestslovebooks #readersofinstagram
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I am having a hard time with my review for this book, because I wanted to really enjoy it. It is a Christian fiction, which I didn’t realize going in to this book. While I understand the role it plays into this book, I couldn’t help but feel like there was an underlying implication that you couldn’t find yourself if you didn’t feel the same way.

I think for some, this book can and will be very enjoyable, even relatable. It just was not that for me. I did still push this finish this novel, because you do want to see how Meg and Micah grows as the book develop.

Ultimately, it is still a story about discovering yourself and your strength despite issues at home.

Many thanks to the publisher and netgalley for providing me with this arc.

This heartfelt coming-of-age story tackles purity culture in the church. It’s thought-provoking and healing as both Meg and Micah explore their complicated relationship with the church and their own faith. I loved their sweet romance and grumpy/sunshine dynamic. A must-read for teens who grew up in the church! Plus, there are fun cameos of the characters from the author’s previous novel, MORE THAN MAYBE!

4.5 stars

Never Saw You Coming is a kind of book that either works for you or doesn't. I couldn't relate to the religion aspects. But overall, it was a decent read.

I started to read this and it didn't grab my attention within the first 50 pages. I stopped reading at that point. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I had read the author’s prior work, ‘More Than Maybe’ and decided to give this one a look through. Thanks, NetGalley!

Raised by conservative parents, Meg just found her childhood was a lie. Before college, she ends up traveling north to meet what is left of the family she never knew existed. She meets Micah, a former pastor’s kid whose dad ended up in prison, while there. And like Meg, has his own complicated relationship with the church. Now he feels the pressure to forgive—even when he cannot forget. As the two grow closer, they confront the feelings of first love.

I tried to get into it, but I couldn’t even get through the first chapter. I’m not a religious person, but spiritual, and it was too focused on God. I wanted more focus on the characters. I feel like removing the church stuff would have made it a better story.

If you like religious romance stories, then this could be one for you. If not, pass it by.