The Ballad of Never After
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- Author：Stephanie Garber
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Summary
The fiercely-anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Once Upon a Broken Heart， starring Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts on a new journey of magic， mystery， and heartbreak。
Not every love is meant to be。
After Jacks， the Prince of Hearts， betrays her， Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again。 Now that she’s discovered her own magic， Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away。
But when a new terrifying curse is revealed， Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again。 Only this time， the rules have changed。 Jacks isn’t the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of。 In fact， he might be the only one she can trust， despite her desire to despise him。
Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline’s life， a murderous spell has been cast。 To break it， Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends， new foes， and a magic that plays with heads and hearts。 Evangeline has always trusted her heart， but this time she’s not sure she can。 。 。 。
Not every love is meant to be。
After Jacks， the Prince of Hearts， betrays her， Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again。 Now that she’s discovered her own magic， Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away。
But when a new terrifying curse is revealed， Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again。 Only this time， the rules have changed。 Jacks isn’t the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of。 In fact， he might be the only one she can trust， despite her desire to despise him。
Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline’s life， a murderous spell has been cast。 To break it， Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends， new foes， and a magic that plays with heads and hearts。 Evangeline has always trusted her heart， but this time she’s not sure she can。 。 。 。
Reviews
Antonia Parker
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I need a moment to collect my thoughts。 I am heartbroken。
Kim
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This audiobook was fantastic！ I love this narrator she was perfect！I was so happy to be back in the world with Jacks and Evangeline！ Their adventures seem to never end。 And Stephanie Garber has a way of making a world and characters that you never want to leave。 I was so sad when the story ended， especially because it seemed to fly by and all of the sudden I was at the end of the book。 Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this audiobook！ This is my honest voluntary review
Bindingly Bookish
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September 11th 2022: After months of waiting I am 2 days from receiving my copy！ So bloody excited。 Time to reread Once Upon a Broken Heart。
RenegadeReader Wieck
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I CANT！ Oh my stars！ I’m dying。 My heart hurts。 My heart is happy。 I’m distraught。 I’m filled with joy。 I don’t know what to do。 I can’t say much else because it’s not out yet for the public。
Sofie
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Please tell me this isnt a duology
Tinevanm
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Just OMG。。。 how dare you。。 the audacity。。。 This books is just so good！ Please read this book it will make your life beter。 Right now I hate and love the writter at the same time。 This is so unFATEly good ♡
Kayley :）
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4。5 ⭐
Grace
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jesus christ？！？！ what the duck？！？！ what the actual fuck？！？！？ BOOK THREE NOW。 there is a third book right？！？！ you’re not leaving me like that？？
Jessica Moro
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Garber’s creativity continues to impress as it blows my mind how unique this story is。 She built a world that continues to twist and turn and I have no idea how it’s going to end。 It’s built on cursed stories and I am even more intrigued to see where she will go next。 this is a continuation of jacks and Evangeline’s story and it explains so much while still leaving you in the dark。 I need to know what is going to happen next。 There were so many things that happened that moved the story forward b Garber’s creativity continues to impress as it blows my mind how unique this story is。 She built a world that continues to twist and turn and I have no idea how it’s going to end。 It’s built on cursed stories and I am even more intrigued to see where she will go next。 this is a continuation of jacks and Evangeline’s story and it explains so much while still leaving you in the dark。 I need to know what is going to happen next。 There were so many things that happened that moved the story forward but added new mysteries。 I need the next now！ The intensity of Evangeline and Jack’s chemistry had me rooting for them and I really hope I’m not disappointed。 。。。more
Isabelle
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I just don’t have words。 This is the best， most magicall book I have ever read， and i just don’t want it to end。 Both because i just need more magicall wonderful storyes about Evngeline and Jacks， but also because of that aboslutely horrable not okay ending。 You have to read this book series， i don’t think i can live without it to be honest。 I am not sure how i was alive befor reading this， and i am not sure how i am supposed to live now just hoping for a new book to come instantly。 This book ju I just don’t have words。 This is the best， most magicall book I have ever read， and i just don’t want it to end。 Both because i just need more magicall wonderful storyes about Evngeline and Jacks， but also because of that aboslutely horrable not okay ending。 You have to read this book series， i don’t think i can live without it to be honest。 I am not sure how i was alive befor reading this， and i am not sure how i am supposed to live now just hoping for a new book to come instantly。 This book just is so many feelings at once and i am just lost for words at the moment。 Read it， it will not dissapoint。 。。。more
Hadley
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Morning after reading this and I’m suffering from such intense heartbreak， I can’t focus on anything else。 I wish this was just a dream 💔
Mae （readingwithmae）
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I’m a little too emotionally distraught to write a review of this rn will do that soon though
Nise
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Send a doctor please。 I am dead this is too much and I don’t know what to feel， what to think，what to write。This book is the best book I’ve ever readAnd I cried And I screamedAnd I laughedI am not sure if I’m even alive。 I might be dead。 I will write another review when this sunk in。 If it ever will
Jaden
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Good sequel but I liked the first one more
Arielle ✨ Chelsea's Nebular Ally and Team Orion ✨
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SKDGHSOIGHSIOEGHEIGHIE。 My ghost is posting this。 I will review when I come back to。Huge thanks to Flatiron for allowing me to read an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review！♥
s （taylor’s version）
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a literal masterpiece
Jill
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This book destroyed me。Review will come soon， after I regained consciousness
Judy
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I need a third book or NHS has to pay life long for my therapy。
Sam
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This book DESTROYED meI’m gonna go reread it now
Kayla
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So this is not the end of a duology like I thought it was going to be！！ Kinda ends on a cliff edge， doesn’t quite leave you hanging。 I really love this storyline。 All the characters， tension， and magic are so immersive。 I sped through this and cannot recommend it enough。 Listened to an ARC audiobook version。 Great narrator。 Only problem， the end of chapter 43 cut off too soon。 Kinda at an important point。 Check content warning。 Special thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for this audiobook A So this is not the end of a duology like I thought it was going to be！！ Kinda ends on a cliff edge， doesn’t quite leave you hanging。 I really love this storyline。 All the characters， tension， and magic are so immersive。 I sped through this and cannot recommend it enough。 Listened to an ARC audiobook version。 Great narrator。 Only problem， the end of chapter 43 cut off too soon。 Kinda at an important point。 Check content warning。 Special thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for this audiobook ARC。 。。。more
Sage
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i am heartbroken
Johanne
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I need Stephanie Garber to write my wedding vows。 I will never read a book like this again， there simply is no other book that can measure。 I now truly understand what it means to be tongue-tied。 I will never be able to listen to The Archer by Taylor Swift the same way ever again。 Today I pledge that I will get a tattoo inspired by The Ballad of Never After。Big shout-out to my father for randomly picking up the first book in this series in an airport and giving it to me， you have never been more I need Stephanie Garber to write my wedding vows。 I will never read a book like this again， there simply is no other book that can measure。 I now truly understand what it means to be tongue-tied。 I will never be able to listen to The Archer by Taylor Swift the same way ever again。 Today I pledge that I will get a tattoo inspired by The Ballad of Never After。Big shout-out to my father for randomly picking up the first book in this series in an airport and giving it to me， you have never been more spot on。 Evangeline Fox is me written on paper。 She explains the part of me that grew up with fairytales and an extremely twisted view of the world because I wanted to live in a fairytale myself。 Evangeline is for the girls who choose to believe in romance。 。。。more
BookWaffle :3
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Evangelige is still a pain here， but not as much。 I`d choose this over the first one though。 Evangelige is still a pain here， but not as much。 I`d choose this over the first one though。 。。。more
Malena
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This book is a MASTERPIECE I need to know what happens next ASAP！！ Evajacks' chemistry is superior idc This book is a MASTERPIECE I need to know what happens next ASAP！！ Evajacks' chemistry is superior idc 。。。more
Holly King
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Just a few more days until the release and I am so dang excited！！！！ 😍 The 13th can't come fast enough！！ Can't wait to jump back in to this amazing world with Jacks and Evangeline 💕 Just a few more days until the release and I am so dang excited！！！！ 😍 The 13th can't come fast enough！！ Can't wait to jump back in to this amazing world with Jacks and Evangeline 💕 。。。more
Amanda
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Heyyyy no spoilers but fuck this if there isn’t a third book I’ll be so upset what the fuck
tai
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What an absolutely incredible sequel！I read Once Upon a Broken Heart in the beginning of the year and I have to say， I was conflicted。 There were quite a few things I loved about the story: the magical world building that made me feel as if I was reading a fairytale， the intriguing plot， and， of course， Jacks， who I had already loved so much in the Caraval books and was excited to find out more of。 But， as much as I loved those parts of the story， two important things fell flat for me as i read: What an absolutely incredible sequel！I read Once Upon a Broken Heart in the beginning of the year and I have to say， I was conflicted。 There were quite a few things I loved about the story: the magical world building that made me feel as if I was reading a fairytale， the intriguing plot， and， of course， Jacks， who I had already loved so much in the Caraval books and was excited to find out more of。 But， as much as I loved those parts of the story， two important things fell flat for me as i read: Evangeline， who was so naive it made me incredibly frustrated， and the romance， which in my honest opinion， was pretty much non existent in the first book （like seriously， no development whatsoever， and no chemistry that I could feel）。 Regardless， the fact that the plot and setting were a winner for me made me very intrigued and excited to continue the series and see where the author was taking the story， and I can definitely say I'm glad I decided to give the series a second chance and pick up The Ballad of Never After。 Lets start off with the things I had not liked about the first book， and that were definitely improved in this sequel:Evangeline。 My biggest problem with her in the first book， as I previously mentioned， was how naive she was。 Don't get me wrong， there is nothing wrong with hoping for the best in people and giving them multiple chances to be better。。。 But Evangeline was frustratingly trusting to a point where I wanted to scream as I read the story， because it felt obvious to everyone but her that those people did not have her best interest at heart。。。 and then they betrayed her and she acted so surprised and still gave them more chances time and time again （rinse and repeat， rinse and repeat。。。）。 In this book， this definitely got better。 She still hoped for the best in people， because of course thats just who she is as a person， but she wasn't as trusting as before which for sure made me character more bearable。 I literally liked her character development in this one。 The romance between Jacks and Evangeline was 100x better developed in this book than in Once Upon a Broken Heart， and I finished the story rooting for their happy ending SO HARD。 I definitely shipped them so much in this book。 Their chemistry was written beautifully in this book and every scene between them made me giddy！ There are some scenes I will for sure be revisiting time and time again。 The positives from the first book continue to be positives for me after finishing this book。 The world building， like very single other Stephanie Garber book I read， was magical and mysterious and very fairytale-like in the best of ways。 The plot had me on the edge of my seats， and the plot twists in this one were jaw dropping and exciting; I literally had multiple times throughout the story where I was screaming "OH MY GOD" as something new got revealed。 The last 30% of the story specifically had me flipping the pages so fast， wanting to find out where the story was going。 It was just so so good and one of the things Garber does best in her books。 Lastly， Jacks。 Ah Jacks， i already loved him in the first book， i saw his potential in Legendary and knew he could be an incredible main character if given the chance， and The Ballad of Never After just proved that tenfold。 Don't get me wrong， he is a villain in every sense of the word。 Don't go into this story expecting him to be anything but that， otherwise you'll be very disappointed。 He is no hero。 But honestly， I think that's what i love about this character so much。 Stephanie does a great job throughout her books of developing this character further and giving him more and more layers， and what she did with him in this book specifically was beautiful。 We learn such a great deal about his past， there are so many reveals and twists， so much of his actions and personalities are better explained and readers get a better understanding of who he was and came to be throughout the years。 He is definitely the highlight of this series for me， and I am officially so invested in his love story with Evangeline。 Overall， this was such a solid sequel that I did not expect to love as much as I did。 If you were conflicted about book 1， I recommend giving this one a shot。 So good， and I'll be over hearing waiting for the third book now （please？？？） 。。。more
Meagan
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This is a fantastic addition to the series。 I’m hoping there’s a third book。 Jacks is such a great morally gray character。 And I love seeing the world through Evangeline’s eyes。 It was fun going on all the twist and turns in this adventure。I loved the narrator。 She did a wonderful job with emotions and different voices。 Thank you to NetGalley for the audioARC。 All opinions are my own。
Teresa
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Thank you to Flatiron Books， Macmillan Audio， Macmillan Young Listeners， and Stephanie Garber for the opportunity to read and listen to the audiobook of The Ballad of Never After in exchange for an honest review。I absolutely loved the fairy tale allure of the first novel， Once Upon a Broken Heart， though the one thing that took me out of the story was the addition of vampires。 Unfortunatley， they do play a pretty big part in The Ballad of Never After， but the reader also gets an excellent assort Thank you to Flatiron Books， Macmillan Audio， Macmillan Young Listeners， and Stephanie Garber for the opportunity to read and listen to the audiobook of The Ballad of Never After in exchange for an honest review。I absolutely loved the fairy tale allure of the first novel， Once Upon a Broken Heart， though the one thing that took me out of the story was the addition of vampires。 Unfortunatley， they do play a pretty big part in The Ballad of Never After， but the reader also gets an excellent assortmet of Evangeline， Jacks， the Valory Arch， and some great ties and information about the fable "The Ballad of the Archer and the Fox。"This is the second （and maybe final？） novel in the series and picks up shortly after the ending of the first book。 Evangeline discovers that her husband， Apollo the King， is not dead， but in a suspended life state。 After Evangeline seeks to help restore him， she finds that he seems to be possessed by a curse， he an archer， and she the fox， hunter and hunted， just as in Evangeline's favorite tale。Jacks continues to be an aloof wild card。 He seeks the Valory Arch for reasons unknown （reasons which are revealed at the end of the book） and Evangeline is still disinclined to help。 But strangely enough， she also seems to find an attraction to him。 There are stones that Evangeline and Jacks need to open the Arch， and they make the people around them feel and act a certain way， depending on which stone it is。Evangeline finds she truly wants to save Apollo and keep Jacks close， whether as a friend or something more。 There is also a new king in Apollo's place （for now）， that is revealed early on and a bit of a frustrating surprise。 There also might be another key to the Valory Arch， in which circumstance， would Evangeline's usefullness to Jacks come to an end？Like the first book， there are aspects of this book that do feel a bit all over the place， though the ending does have a decent resolution that might just bring a tear to the eye。 I appreciate that this is a solid ending for a duology， though there is certainly potential if Garber wanted to continue the story。 I don't believe there will be more， but writers do what they do。 This is an enjoyable read with a fairy tale vibe that readers will devour in one sitting。 。。。more
Crystal Cichanowicz
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