Ella is depressed, she’s nothing like she was a year ago, with good reason. Her best friend died and she was behind the wheel at the time. Her memory of that day is hazy. What even happened? Trying to piece it all together Ella goes back to school and everywhere are reminders of Hayley. The biggest one being her boyfriend. In true YA coming of age drama, Ella starts having feeling for Sawyer (Hayley’s bf) but something isn’t quite right and the closer they get the more Ella questions what happened on that day. A quick paced YA “thriller” this book was not out downable.

The book was truly a 4 star read and I would certainly suggest to my older students. Although It was sometimes predictable, I loved this book. Quick paced, quick “fun” read and I loved the characters. Always routing for Sawyer and Ella I just couldn’t wait to see what happened next with these two. Some coho vibes for sure. Thoroughly enjoyable, even as an old person! (Actually 34)

First and foremost: thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read and provide an honest review of this ARC copy of the book.

Second: the rating. This book was a solid 4.5 Star read for me. Since Goodreads didn’t allow increments of half stars, I’ve rounded up to 5 Stars.

If you are looking for a book that will make you feel, this is it. I had tears running down my face by the end of the first chapter. This book is YA but deals with some very adult topics. Because of the nature of the subject, I do suggest checking trigger warnings.

The good characters are lovable and the bad are easy to despise but be careful because all is not what it seems. There are twists along the way that leave you guessing. When you do figure it out (which you may do early like me) you’ll be on the edge of your seat still waiting for the shoe to drop. Love doesn’t have to hurt but these characters don’t seem to know that yet.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group for this ARC.

Overall, a 3.5 stars.

Ella is a high school senior struggling with the tragic death of her best friend Hayley. She blames herself for the car crash that took Hayley’s life. Ella is invited to sort through Hayley’s things and finds her diary. She learns how little she really knew her best friend as secrets are exposed.

The themes of grief, abuse, and household instability in terms of finances and relationships are powerful in this book. I was able to guess the first twist, but the second one caught me off guard. It is amazing what extent friends will go to to protect each other and how overlooked high school maturity really is. It was a quick read and pulls you in emotionally, but fell a bit flat for me in some parts.

With great support, there is always a solution and you are never trapped!

I received a complimentary copy of this book "everything we never said" and all opinions expressed are my own. There are some tough topics discussed in the book so read over the intro. I wanted to keep reading this book. It really kept me interested throughout the whole thing. The characters were great and the pace just right. The story will pull you in. And the end? Well you will not guess this ending.

It's been months since Ella lost her best friend, Haley, in a car accident and the grief and guilt has been incomprehensible, and now school is about to start and Ella is filled with dread about facing not only an environment without Haley, but old friends too. What could possibly make things worse? How about growing feelings for your dead friends boyfriend and a mystery surrounding the crash that slowly begins to unravel itself just when things started to settle.

Everything we never said by Sloan Harlow was an ARC i received from Netgalley in exchange for a review (Thank you) and i guess i just don't have any strong feelings one way or the other, although every now it gave off some Wattpad style reading, which isn't necessarily bad, but did make me cringe at a younger me who very much wrote the same.

I was definitely hesitant to read this as it is advertised as 'for fans of Colleen Hoover' in which i am very much not, but the premise seemed interesting and i'm a sucker for a mystery. And it is somewhere in the vicinity of Hoover... it just leaves me conflicted. Cause it was better but then also very similar at times?

I mean look, the plot twist was predictable but getting there was still kinda fun? And it is a very easy read. I do also have issues with how Sawyers storyline was handled but i'm keeping quiet in an attempt to keep this spoiler free.

Heart wrenching and amazing.

This book works with grief of a best friend, as well as guilt and many other challenges the main character faces. The twist in this book had my jaw on the floor.

I was in shock throughout this whole book. It kept me on my toes and ready to read the next page.

There is some trigger warnings, please look at those before reading.

I would like to thank NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book was filled with plot twist, strong, friendships, and superb character development. Tackles the issue of student, grooming and domestic violence, and how the decisions made for us can influence the people we become. There is an inner strength of both haley, Sawyer, and Ella that will keep you flipping pages as their story unfold. You just never know what’s lurking behind the next bend in the road. I received this copy in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley.

I'll start off by saying this book is not for everyone, but I thought it was great! There are some tough topics, like child abuse, death, inappropriate relationships, creepy/leering men, rage/anger issues, domestic violence. The list goes on. When Ella's best friend dies, she tries to cope through her senior year of high school. When she falls for her best friend's boyfriend, the guilt is palpable. When Ella finds Hayley's diary, she turns to it in hopes of finding some kind of direction, but it only makes things more confusing. Everything We Never Said kept me guessing through the end.

I read this book in 1 day! #everythingweneversaid is an amazing story about friendship, family, love and obsession set in a high school in Georgia. The characters are amazingly complex and nuanced, the writing is so realistically paced that I felt I was one of the characters. Thank you to #netgalley and #gpputnam for this galley to read and review ahead of publication. All opinions are my own.

Thank you NetGalley and Sloan Harlow for giving me the opportunity to rate and review everything we never said!

I give it a solid 3 stars. I really did like all of the characters. The first half of the book was a little slow for me…however the ending was a wild ride. I honestly was thrown off with the twist. I gave it three stars just because the dialog was very repetitive at times and some of the twists were very strange and unbelievable for kiddos that age.

Wonderfully written! Such a good story and keep me wanting to read it and i finished it within a day !! Five stars !!

When it comes to this book I genuinely could not contain my excitement. The plot was incredibly engaging and quite thought-provoking that; I couldn’t help but become fully invested in it. I really loved reading it.

I invested myself in this story and, for the most part, it came through. I love that none of the characters are human - good and bad. Especially, we find this between Sawyer and Ella and even the victim Hayley who divulges her own secrets, via her journal/diary.

It had me judging Sawyer pretty harshly and it made me second guess myself about what I thought this book should end up being.

The writing is steady, although I would have liked it to be a little better paced. This is technically a suspense book and for me, the first chapter should set the tone for the book, but in this case it did not - as the book only starts really moving about chapter 3.

Still, a good debut that had me invested in the outcome.

This story follows a high schooler named Ella as she deals with the grief and guilt of losing her best friend in a car accident in which she was the driver. For starters, I did like Ella's character - I felt she had good development and I can't even imagine what she was going through paired with her more recent discoveries from Hayley's journals. Unfortunately, the writing fell flat for me - the descriptions/figurative language felt a bit forced and over the top and the dialogue unrealistic. Maybe I'm just not the target audience, but I spend enough time around teenagers that the things they did and said didn't ring true to me. That being said, I liked the unique thriller spin and think younger readers might enjoy it more than I did. Thanks so much for the ARC in exchange for my review!

A gripping journey through guilt, grief, and hidden desires awaits readers in "Everything We Never Said," a compelling YA thriller that resonates with dark romance and intricate plot twists. Ella grapples with the aftermath of her best friend Hayley's tragic death, feeling increasingly responsible for the accident. As she returns to school, the presence of Hayley's boyfriend, Sawyer, becomes a haunting reminder of her loss. Yet, gradually, their connection deepens, leading Ella to a disturbing realization—she has fallen in love with her deceased best friend's boyfriend.

In her quest for solace and understanding, Ella turns to Hayley's journal, only to unearth unsettling truths about Sawyer and Hayley's ostensibly perfect relationship. As secrets unravel and hidden depths emerge, Ella is torn between her guilt, her burgeoning affection for Sawyer, and an unsettling fear of the unknown.

The author skillfully constructs a narrative that delves into the complexities of grief, hidden desires, and the enigmatic nature of relationships. "Everything We Never Said" is a dark, romantic thriller that captivates readers through its exploration of the shadowy undercurrents within seemingly idyllic friendships, posing probing questions about the true depths of our knowledge about those we hold dear. With shades of Colleen Hoover and Laura Nowlin, this novel offers a haunting and thought-provoking exploration of love, loss, and the secrets that bind us together in unexpected ways.

This was a great book. I really enjoyed the story and the way it unfolded. I liked Ella and Sawyer and how they gradually got closer until everything fell apart.

I spent good chunk of this story thinking I knew exactly what was going to happen. Even when things twisted, I felt like I understood and NOW knew where it was going. But I was completely wrong! I literally gasped at one point. Had to put the book down and walk away and find someone to shout about it to. I’m so happy I didn’t have it figured out and I love the way the book ended.

My one complaint is the diary entries from Haley. They weren’t written at all like a diary entry, but instead like just another character, with dialogue tags and flowery details and the same voice as the other two main characters. I would have liked that to be a bit more realistic, and for the main characters, including Sawyer, to have a voice that didn’t sound exactly like the others.

Still, great book. I thoroughly enjoyed it.


I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.




I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

An easy and mostly predictable read, but one that kept me wanting to keep reading and guess what would happen.

Thank you to Penguin Random publishing house and Netgalley for granting me access to this title in exchange for an honest review.

Trigger warnings: domestic violence, sexual assault.

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This story started off very intriguing and held my attention for quite some time. I guessed 2 different endings/plot twists by the time I was 35% through the story, one of which I was excited about and one I wasn't. The ending I wasn't excited about was what ultimately happened and I struggled to chug through the last 20% of the book. With the ending the book had, it felt very rushed... like too many loose ends were just delicately tied up to wrap the story up.

I was really rooting for an ending where Hayley was ejected from the car, but alive. And she walked along the riverbank for a few days before finding her way to safety, and despite Wilkens' uncle being the sheriff, she reported the pregnancy, the accident (the story mentioned the bumper having evidence of the accident - which would be a lot easier to prove days following rather than 6 months following) and then nothing could protect Wilkens from being put behind bars, for violating a student at the very least..

I feel like the current story puts the spotlight on grief and rushes the healing with a bunch of empty promises (Sawyer reacting to his violent outbursts saying "I promise I will never do that to you again").. The characters in the story are supposed to be minors and with their age and maturity levels, I don't think, even as an adult, that I could've woken up in a hospital bed after being deathly afraid of someone in my bedroom, kidnapped and tied to a chair in a basement, threatened to death, witness someone get bludgeoned in the head with a baseball bat, and see your dead best friend again -- and just "need a minute to process it all" ... Not to mention the whole "everyone thinks Hayley is dead" thing. If she were ever discovered, there'd be lots of explaining to do. Hayley would be arrested as an accessory to crime, for fleeing the scene.

The characters went through a lot in just 300 pages and I would have loved to see more healing. So many people are plagued by domestic violence, death, sexual assault, and traumatic car accidents - and for those who are, make the trigger warnings clear. It is not a book of healing past those events, therefore, would not be suitable for that audience.

Overall, it held my attention for most of it - I really pushed through the last 20% so that I could give it a fair chance. If not for that, I probably wouldn't have made it past the big plot twist

I absolutely agree that this is a young adult version of a Colleen Hoover romantic suspense. If that sounds like something you would like, then you'll definitely enjoy this book. This story has a lot of emotional depth to it, making it a very impactful read. There's lots of twists and secrets that make the plot dark and haunting. And the writing is mature enough that I think even adult readers will enjoy this one. This is a fantastic debut and I'm very interested to read from this author again in the future!

I really enjoyed this book, it hooks you from the start with the main character dealing with her best friends death and struggling with feelings for her dead friends boyfriend.

So many twists and turns, was it them? Or them? I couldn’t have guessed the outcome of this book! Really well written and would definitely recommend!