Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

4 1/2 Stars I am a major bibliophile and absolutely love to read. I get excited when I first start a new book because I never know what kind of world I'm about to enter! As I looked through the titles for this month's First Reads books, this one was the one that stuck out to me the most. I'm a sucker for most kinds of fiction and this one seemed the most interesting to me. When Never Comes by Barbara Davis is a story of learning to deal with your past and trusting again. Christine Ludlow is married to bestselling author Stephen Ludlow and she has almost everything she never had as a child. Very early one morning, she is woken up by her phone ringing to hear that Stephen's car crashed off a bridge into a bay. Stephen didn't survive and shockingly, he wasn't the only one in the car that night. The incidents from that early morning send Christine on a search for answers to her many questions. Who was she married to? Who was the woman in the car? Christine will discover the answers to not only these questions but many others she has kept buried for painful reasons. When I started this novel, I was hooked from the beginning. The storyline is intriguing, even though it's also sad and shocking at times, and it made me want to keep reading. There are some slow parts but I felt the story flowed nicely. There are many flashback scenes that help us gain a better understanding of why Christine is the way she is and I think she is a well-developed character. Even though I sometimes wanted to jump into the story and tell her to stop doing what she was doing, it all ended up being part of her healing and learning process. Some readers are cautious as to what kinds of books they are reading. When Never Comes contains an affair and a few sexual scenes. Overall, I enjoyed this novel and am happy I chose to read it this month. It's a story of being confronted with your past and learning to deal with it so you can move on. It was slow-moving at times but mostly enjoyable so I recommend reading it!