This was a really heartbreaking story. I hate to see adults going through situations like this, let alone teenagers who are still learning about themselves and the world. Overall, I think the author did a great job with the execution of this story, considering the triggering themes in it.

My only real complaint is with the story itself. I wish there could have been some type of redemption with the school officials. A lot of kids depend on teachers, coaches, and counselors, and I was hoping that we could have a good guy in the bunch. However, I did love the relationship between the kids and their parents/families. This was a really good one.

I enjoying reading YA books from time to time due to having teenage children. This is a book that would hook by daughter. She is always asking to read Colleen Hoover and this book would be the perfect, age appropriate substitution! Well done!

I'd like to thank Netgalley and PENGUIN GROUP Penguin Young Readers Group | G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a YA thriller that is relatable to Colleen Hoover. I enjoyed the twist and turns this book took and how you weren't sure "who done it". I had my suspicions and was correct but I don't feel like it was obvious.

The story is narrated through mostly Ella's perspective and her missing/deceased best friend Hayley through her diary which I found interesting. As Ella is getting closer to Hayley's boyfriend Sawyer, she finds Hayley's diary in which she is writing about the downfall of her relationship with "S". Ella is caught between having feelings for Sawyer and wanting to solve her best friends disappearance.

I found the dialogue to be hard to get into. While fast paced and having multiple POV's which I enjoyed, the characters lacked. I feel that an audience younger than I am would probably find this to be a great read but being older it had some "omgosh" moments for me.

This was such a twisty book and I loved every second!

Ella and Haley were best friends until an accident one night after a party left Haley dead and Ella feeling responsible. Ella is tasked with cleaning out Haley's bedroom to spare her mother from further heartache, and Ella comes across Haley's journal. She starts reading the journal to find if there were clues as to what was going on with Haley before her untimely demise, and the more she reads of the journal, the more Ella feels guilty and like she is invading Haley's privacy. What's more, is now Ella has feelings for Haley's boyfriend, but as Ella reads more about Haley and Sawyer's relationship in the journal, the more Ella wonders if Sawyer really is who he says he is.

This book was mysterious and sad and tough and touching and just all the things. I devoured this book and I was certain I had everything figured out. But I was wrong, so wrong. I didn't really see the twists coming, and I'm glad because the shock I felt was unexpected and surprising.

Read this book! It was so wonderfully done and I will be thinking about this story for a long time to come.

I received a copy of this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Ella and Haley are best friends. Haley has fiercely defended Ella since elementary school. Now Ella is starting senior year without Haley. Haley is dead and Ella was driving. Ella blames herself for the death of her best friend, and she’s falling for Haley’s (ex)boyfriend.

Ella has no memory of the accident. She is finally continuing life while trying to get her memories back. She’s falling in love with Sawyer, but is he actually to blame for Haley’s death?

This book was great! There were some enjoyable twists that unfold as you’re reading. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone that enjoys romance and/or thrillers.

I enjoyed this book so much! Not something I would typically pick up but was hearing great things so applied for the ARC. Such a great story and an eye opener for DV awareness

A YA thriller is one of my favorite sub-genres so I was so excited to read this debut novel from Sloan Harlow. Our main character, Ella's, best friend, Hayley was killed in an accident months ago and Ella can't stop blaming herself. At school, she's experiencing so many reminders of her friend and while coping with her loss, she becomes closer and closer with Sawyer, Hayley's boyfriend before she died before she realizes she is falling for him. Through reading Hayley's journal, she learns more about her best friend, secrets that were kept, and that things were necessary the way they appeared to be.

This was perfect for what it is! A great YA thriller that is fast-paced and kept you wanting more. Some of the twists were a bit predictable, but nevertheless, quite satisfying. I'd recommend this to anyone that is a fan of YA thrillers.

Loved this book, kept me very interested from the beginning. This book kept me on the edge of my seat trying to figured out what really happened: a great quick read that you wouldn’t believe what happens! A great read with an ending you won’t see coming!

3.25/5

I have to start off by saying that this book seems like more of a new adult book than a young adult book to me. When you have some of the scenes that are in this book, I feel like it’s kind of pushing the ya boundaries.

I was honestly annoyed through the majority of this book by the main character. Falling in love with your best friend’s boyfriend even as you’re learning all of these things about him seems a bit ridiculous.

The ending did help turn the story around and so that’s why I gave it the rating I did, but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this to others

This was a well written YA novel. There were two best friends Ella and Hayley. Ella blames herself for the car accident her and Hayley got into and they can’t find her body. Ella starts to get close to Hayley’s ex Sawyer. Ella can’t figure out why something feels wrong. What will she discover when she keeps digging.

Everything We Never Said is a YA romantic thriller about Ella, a 17-year-old high school senior mourning the death of her best friend, Hayley. Complicating manners, she finds herself developing feelings for Sawyer, who was Hayley's former boyfriend. The plot thickens with the mystery surrounding the night of Hayley's death.
The story is narrated from the perspectives of both Ella and Sawyer, and readers get to know more about Hayley through her diary entries. The book explores the relationships between Ella and Sawyer, Ella and Hayley, and Hayley and her boyfriend "S". All of the characters are likable, and each offers a unique take on the events that lead up to the night Hayley died. Themes of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse are also woven into the plot.
The pacing is fast, but the mystery is predictable. I found the dialogue and character interactions painful to read, but this might be because I aged out of the core audience. Moreover, the writing is overwrought with an excess of flowery language, eliciting many an eye roll.
Despite the predictable mystery, there is a good amount of tension and suspense. Overall, this is a decent, if not original, read.

The plot was predictable; I loved the multi pov.’s Super fast pacing and an easy read, some heavy emotional themes

Everything We Never Said was a quick thriller with a good ending. This was an enjoyable read but parts seemed predictable, and somewhat forced. I liked how the author framed the different twists and the story line, but I had trouble feeling sympathy for the main character Elly. I became very tired with Elly’s storyline and was more interested in the other characters. Overall it was a quick read and had good qualities for a fast paced thriller.

"Everything We Never Said" by Sloan Harlow is a deeply emotional and evocative novel that unravels the complexities of love and loss with grace and poignancy. Its powerful storytelling and relatable characters make it a moving and memorable read.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Penguin Books for a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

Unfortunately, this read like Pretty Little Liars fan fiction. I feel like even the dumbest, most hormonal teenagers would treat each other better than this.

I could not get on board with Sawyer. It was good to see a male character who recognized problematic behaviors due to a traumatic upbringing and want to break the cycle. But, this guy was having violent outbursts and did not need to remain in a relationship. And, even with the plot twist the fact that he knew Ella didn’t kill her best friend and never said anything was very not okay.

And of course the creepy guidance counselor meeting students off campus is the actual villain. I called that immediately.

2.5 Everything We Never Said is a fast paced thriller about a high school girl who has recently lost her best friend.

This book has mystery, secrets, some romance, and covers some heavy topics surrounding abuse. This is said to be YA but because of the heavy topics and romance I do not think it leans more adult. The mystery was very predictable for me and I also did not really enjoy any of the main characters other than Hayley. Who we only get to hear her diary perspective.

Because I just didn’t really love Ella and Sawyer and didn’t feel a connection to them, I didn’t enjoy this book very much. It was just okay!

This was a great YA romance/thriller. The characters were so well-written but be warned there are a number of triggers.. You will become emotionally involved in Ella’s heartbreaking loss of her best friend and her guilt in falling for Sawyer. Then the number of twists will make you keep turning the pages. Definitely more for the upper end of YA.

Love makes us do bad things…

I like to include books from the YA genre amongst my eclectic mix, and this book is one of the reasons why. This one is not a feel good flowery love story - it does have romance, but is more of a dark romantic thriller with triggers and sensitive topics, which makes it more captivating and interesting. Parts are predictable, but the twists add the thrill and intensity. I love the teenage POV, language, and actions, and the realistic storyline slightly coated with colorful fiction. I read this one quickly and did not want to put it down. I do highly recommend it, but please note the warnings about triggers and sensitive topics.

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I enjoyed this! The twists are good and I had a hard time putting this down. I would recommend this! Special Thank You to Sloan Harlow, Penguin Group and NetGalley for allowing me to read a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.

Wow this is an emotionally loaded book.

The teens are so well written, through secrets, swallowing emotions, confusion and guilt. I didn't expect most of the hard turns this book made but from a 17 year olds mind, it makes total sense. When you're in too deep who can you trust?

Be warned these teens are frisky. They do everything but sex on screen and discuss sex. They are full of Romeo and Juliet level emotions, feeling so much so fast, and it's a ride.

Even if you think you're kid has a good head on their shoulders the shame and guilt can still prevent them from coming to you. This book really takes you back to high school and all the emotions running high like those days were the rest of our lives.

The discussions of abuse are well handled, many perspectives and the multi-pov helps the plot stay mysterious and scary.

In the end all the threads are wrapped up, and explanations are abundant. My only complaint is towards the end Sawyer rehashed something we already heard from another person, and the letter doesn't read like a letter someone would actually write. But those are small potatoes when looking at the book as a whole.

You'll love this book, if you enjoy high emotion mysteries surrounding friendship, romance and hard topics.

TW: physical abuse on screen, emotional abuse, domestic violence at many levels. Abortion.