DNF Review: Never Too Late (Flirt #2) by A. Destiny and Rhonda Helms

book cover of Never Too Late by A. Destiny and Rhonda Helms

Title: Never Too Late (Flirt #2)
Author: A. Destiny, Rhonda Helms
Release date: February 4, 2014
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pages: 240
Source: Edelweiss
Reading level: YA

Can acting in love lead to the real thing? This standalone addition to the Flirt series is sweet, fresh, and clean.

Abbey couldn’t be more excited. The end of the school year is coming, as is the annual sophomore class renaissance faire…and the headlining theatrical performance, where Abbey will be starring as a lead. There’s only one problem: her costar, Jason Hardy.

Everyone else might think Jason is perfect, but Abbey knows the truth. She remembers what he did at the school dance, and she knows he’s a total jerk.

But during the daily rehearsals, Abbey starts to see a side to Jason she hadn’t noticed before…and he might not be as bad as she thought. Each day she’s falling for him just a little bit more, and she thinks maybe Jason feels the same.

Or maybe he’s a better actor than Abbey could have guessed.

Never Too Late looked like a fun read and I was really in the mood for one of those. I quickly came to realize though that Never Too Late was not the book for me.
This is going to be a really short review because I didn’t make it very far into Never Too Late. Never Too Late will appeal to a younger crowd. It’s a simple story with a very simple writing style. A little too simple, if you ask me. There was nothing special about the story, the characters, the writing, or the romance. I kept wanting something to happen that would keep me interested but nothing ever did.
The characters were also really immature. Abbey hates Jason for some really dumb reason that I can’t even remember. When they both get the romantic leads in a play, Abbey can barely move past her hatred to work with them. Then of course she starts to see another side of Jason but this is only after she finds out that her best friend likes Jason. There is nothing but immature drama all throughout this book and I just had to stop reading.
Overall, Never Too Late is not a good choice for older readers of YA. It’s not a bad book, it’s just a little too immature.
Series:
Lessons in Love (#1)
Never Too Late (#2)
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3 comments

  1. Too bad it didn’t live up to your expectations – perhaps it was written for a much younger crowd and wasn’t meant to have crossover appeal.

    The summary sounded so cute and fun!