The Ballad of Never After
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- Author：Stephanie Garber
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Summary
The fiercely-anticipated sequel to the Sunday 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
Lana Dodge
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5 Honestly I'm a little disappointed with how short this one was。 Also I was kind of hoping it was going to be a duology but alas it is not。 I still loved the characters and everything with it， but I wish there'd been a little more substance。 For the most part， it felt like it was a lot of action where Evangeline found herself playing damsel since she is the "fox" when the previous book she'd been more confident and able to trust in herself。 The other issue I had has to do with how short this 3。5 Honestly I'm a little disappointed with how short this one was。 Also I was kind of hoping it was going to be a duology but alas it is not。 I still loved the characters and everything with it， but I wish there'd been a little more substance。 For the most part， it felt like it was a lot of action where Evangeline found herself playing damsel since she is the "fox" when the previous book she'd been more confident and able to trust in herself。 The other issue I had has to do with how short this book is。 Everything with the Valory Arch felt rushed as all hell。 I still enjoyed it and the story that it uncovered。 But it felt like nothing was really fleshed out， it was all "act now talk later" but the talks were short before Evangeline would find herself getting hurt ✨again✨ I look forward to the 3rd book as I am the biggest Jacks simp but I do hope its a little more thought out。 。。。more
Maria
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É deus no céu e evajacks na terra meus amores
lullysbooks
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I can't。 I'm an empty shell and I will continue to be an empty shell until they get their happily ever after。 Review to follow when my thoughts are more coherent I can't。 I'm an empty shell and I will continue to be an empty shell until they get their happily ever after。 Review to follow when my thoughts are more coherent 。。。more
Kayleigh
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I adored the first book and this book room all the magic and adventure and excitement of the first book and built upon it。 I love our main characters so much and my heart is so invested。 The ending was terrifying and yet also satisfying and I will never tire of reading anything Stephanie writes。 I won’t say more because I don’t want to spoil anything but read this and then read it all again because it’s that good。 My words are not enough to do it justice
Jocelyne | readwithjocelyne
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[Really liked it]I really enjoyed this follow up book from Once Upon a Broken Heart。 The narration was excellent but I wish I would have read the physical book。 The story was a little hard to keep track on audio。 The characters were just as interesting as book one of this series。 I definitely plan on re-reading this one。 The epilogue was 🤯Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing a free advanced copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review。
Franley
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DAMN YOU STEPHANIE！！ This book just came out today and I've already finished it and in need of the new one！！！！ Ugh， and it was even better than the first one， the tension was *chef's kiss* and I was kept on my toes the whole time。So yeah， Ms。 Garber， I feel a deep hate for you at the moment， but also I love you and thank you for finally giving this to us！ DAMN YOU STEPHANIE！！ This book just came out today and I've already finished it and in need of the new one！！！！ Ugh， and it was even better than the first one， the tension was *chef's kiss* and I was kept on my toes the whole time。So yeah， Ms。 Garber， I feel a deep hate for you at the moment， but also I love you and thank you for finally giving this to us！ 。。。more
Esmiralda
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5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Please take in mind it’s my opinion， and everyone is allowed to have one。To say I was scared to read this was an understatement。。 I literally feared it would disappoint me BUT BOYYYY I was wrong。 This book had so much plot twists and angst。 My emotions were all over the place。 Everything would make sense when you’ve read this， everything will fall in place。 I loved Evangeline as a character she was so incredible， bad ass even though she wore her heart on her sleeve。 And than Ja 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Please take in mind it’s my opinion， and everyone is allowed to have one。To say I was scared to read this was an understatement。。 I literally feared it would disappoint me BUT BOYYYY I was wrong。 This book had so much plot twists and angst。 My emotions were all over the place。 Everything would make sense when you’ve read this， everything will fall in place。 I loved Evangeline as a character she was so incredible， bad ass even though she wore her heart on her sleeve。 And than Jacks， he can do no wrong。。 I’m sorry he’s my weakness。 I loved the tension between those the pull and push？ Chefs kiss。 My feelings aside for that ending， （miss Stephanie my therapist will be speaking with you） I loved this book。 This whole serie is my favorite， that’s it。 。。。more
Sydney Hosler
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Anxiously Awaiitng a Happy EndingI have loved every book Stephanie Garber has written， but I loved this one the most。 Like Jacks， this book was absolutely heartbreaking。 It is a perfect blend of fairy tale and tragedy。 My favorite part of this book was the background we received for many of the Fates in this book。 It made their characters so much more genuine and understandable。 I honestly cannot wait for the next installment in this series so excuse me while I spiral into hysterics while I awai Anxiously Awaiitng a Happy EndingI have loved every book Stephanie Garber has written， but I loved this one the most。 Like Jacks， this book was absolutely heartbreaking。 It is a perfect blend of fairy tale and tragedy。 My favorite part of this book was the background we received for many of the Fates in this book。 It made their characters so much more genuine and understandable。 I honestly cannot wait for the next installment in this series so excuse me while I spiral into hysterics while I await Stephanie Garber putting me out of my misery by publishing the next book。 。。。more
Musi
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That was an EXCELLENT PAINFUL read lwad yes it also gave me butterflies but at what cost？？？？ I’m sobbing to sleep y’all 😭😭😭
anastasia
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honestly what the fuck was that 😭 i loved it
Emilia
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One of the best reads of this year！ I absolutely loved the story， it twisted and turned and kept me guessing all along。 If this turns into a series， it’ll hands-down be one of my favourite YA fantasy series ever。 If it’s still a duology then I’ll have really enjoyed it - but that ENDING！My only complaints are that sometimes the pacing is too fast - I wanted som space to breathe in the story at times。 And occasionally Evangeline is too dumb - but she’s a YA protagonist， we expected this。I read th One of the best reads of this year！ I absolutely loved the story， it twisted and turned and kept me guessing all along。 If this turns into a series， it’ll hands-down be one of my favourite YA fantasy series ever。 If it’s still a duology then I’ll have really enjoyed it - but that ENDING！My only complaints are that sometimes the pacing is too fast - I wanted som space to breathe in the story at times。 And occasionally Evangeline is too dumb - but she’s a YA protagonist， we expected this。I read the entire book in nearly one sitting （RIP productivity at work） - that’s how much I loved it！ I was hooked from the start， a real 5/5 for me。 ***spoilers***The ending has me spiralling！！ I HAVE to know what happens and the idea this might only be a duology kills me。 Is Apollo evil？？ Who helped him to remove Evangeline’s memories？？ Is Evangeline really Jacks’ true love？ Are the rest of the Valor going to be let out？ What happens to the Protectorate？？ I need to know！！ I guess I’ll have to sit on this all for a while until we see if there are going to be any more in the series。 。。。more
Steph F
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I wait one year for five hours of joy。 Worth it！！ Now back to waiting for the next one…
Georgina Rowley
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Stephanie Garber ripped out my heart and ate it for breakfast。 There is not a fibre in my body that doesn’t ache。 The dread， anticipation， and climax， all make for a fantastic story。 I felt happy to be as lost as Evangeline on her journey， and honestly whilst some plot points felt similar to Once Upon A Broken Heart， the situation and anticipation all felt even greater in terms of stakes and pay-off。 It always gives you just enough to keep wanting more and I am not sure I can wait until the next Stephanie Garber ripped out my heart and ate it for breakfast。 There is not a fibre in my body that doesn’t ache。 The dread， anticipation， and climax， all make for a fantastic story。 I felt happy to be as lost as Evangeline on her journey， and honestly whilst some plot points felt similar to Once Upon A Broken Heart， the situation and anticipation all felt even greater in terms of stakes and pay-off。 It always gives you just enough to keep wanting more and I am not sure I can wait until the next one is released。I adore Evangeline。 Similar female protagonists in the Fantasy/Romance/YA genre can play so innocent that its painful to read but Evangeline is written so well I enjoy and empathise with all she does。 Jacks。 Need I say more？ All the side characters are built well enough， too， overall crafting a fantastic story that I am sure to reread many times over and cry cry cry。 999/10。 Always will recommend。 Stephanie I hope you’re happy breaking thousands of peoples hearts but thank you it is superb。 。。。more
Tia
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DNF @ 36%Let me just put on my clown makeup and go🚶🏻♀️
Roisín
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All I can say is there better be a book 3 coming cause this shit just shattered my entire world
maryam
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OHMYGOD WHAT THE HELLLLLL WAS THAT ENDING I’M DYING WHAT WAS THAT STEPHANIE GARBER THERE BETTER BE A THIRD BOOK I CAN’T DO THIS
bloeslibrary
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 the last 100 pages killed me omg i knew to never ever trust apollo stop im gonna dry
Anna Marchetti
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ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME？ WHAT WAS THAT ENDING？ HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO LIVE FOR ANOTHER YEAR WAITING TO KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN？ I finished this book in one day， I loved every single page， every single line， every single word。 I’m in love with Jacks， okay？ I fell for him and his story and I love Evangelin and him together so how can I keep living knowing how this ended？ Anyway I really thing this book was way better than the first one。 I really really loved it and now I am crying cause life it’s j ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME？ WHAT WAS THAT ENDING？ HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO LIVE FOR ANOTHER YEAR WAITING TO KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN？ I finished this book in one day， I loved every single page， every single line， every single word。 I’m in love with Jacks， okay？ I fell for him and his story and I love Evangelin and him together so how can I keep living knowing how this ended？ Anyway I really thing this book was way better than the first one。 I really really loved it and now I am crying cause life it’s just unfair。 Miss Garber I’ll talk about this book with my therapist。 。。。more
Faith Kitowski
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ♾/5。 YOURE KIDDING。 STEPHANIE GARBER YOU ARE AMAZING。 THIS BOOK WAS EVERYTHING I WANTED AND MORE。 granted， it made me incoherent for parts of the books because i literally COULDNT FUNCTION FROM WHAT WAS HAPPENING。 sooooooo good。 i cried， i laughed， i swooned （very hard for jacks）， i screamed。 i literally felt all the emotions packed into one book。 THE PLOT TWISTS PLEASE STEPHANIE I CANT。 jacks， you are the loml。 THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER BOOK。 THERE HAS TO BE。 i will now spend my time thinking abo ♾/5。 YOURE KIDDING。 STEPHANIE GARBER YOU ARE AMAZING。 THIS BOOK WAS EVERYTHING I WANTED AND MORE。 granted， it made me incoherent for parts of the books because i literally COULDNT FUNCTION FROM WHAT WAS HAPPENING。 sooooooo good。 i cried， i laughed， i swooned （very hard for jacks）， i screamed。 i literally felt all the emotions packed into one book。 THE PLOT TWISTS PLEASE STEPHANIE I CANT。 jacks， you are the loml。 THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER BOOK。 THERE HAS TO BE。 i will now spend my time thinking about this book。 i’m literally sitting here not knowing what to do with myself， contemplating my existence。 thank you for making this masterpiece， but i didn’t expect anything less than one <3 。。。more
rob
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i have no words wont recover and hopefully i d1e
Rachel OBrien
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I didn't particularly love the prequel， Once Upon a Broken Heart。 But I'm a sucker for an intriguing storyline and cliffhangers with the promise of more。 The Ballad of Never After has a deeper more intrinsic plot and the writing - which was a main criticism of mine with OUBH - feels much less juvenile， especially during the second half。 It did get messy at times trying to untangle the multitude of characters with second identities which felt unnecessary if not mysterious。 And the tragedy of the I didn't particularly love the prequel， Once Upon a Broken Heart。 But I'm a sucker for an intriguing storyline and cliffhangers with the promise of more。 The Ballad of Never After has a deeper more intrinsic plot and the writing - which was a main criticism of mine with OUBH - feels much less juvenile， especially during the second half。 It did get messy at times trying to untangle the multitude of characters with second identities which felt unnecessary if not mysterious。 And the tragedy of the main romance is an absolute heart-wrenching delight to those who， like myself， can't turn away and simultaneously beg for more。 I will say I do regret finding this series while still in its infancy; I want to both applaud and strangle the ending， Stephanie。 Sigh。 Until next year （fingers crossed）。 。。。more
Celine Lavigne-Moreau
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It was wonderful， really， I enjoyed it。 But I REALLY need book 3 or I might spontaneously combust and I actually would rather that not happen。 I think there were a few instances of plot convenience， and Apollo at the end was。。。 well uh off。 But book 3 should be fun， considering it's up to Jacks to fix things now。 Of course， that means I need it asap。 A few thoughts:- I knew Luc was Lucien and maybe I read far too much or it was simply painfully obvious- Jacks very clearly likes Evangeline， it wa It was wonderful， really， I enjoyed it。 But I REALLY need book 3 or I might spontaneously combust and I actually would rather that not happen。 I think there were a few instances of plot convenience， and Apollo at the end was。。。 well uh off。 But book 3 should be fun， considering it's up to Jacks to fix things now。 Of course， that means I need it asap。 A few thoughts:- I knew Luc was Lucien and maybe I read far too much or it was simply painfully obvious- Jacks very clearly likes Evangeline， it was clear all throughout the book- I knew that the book would revolve around The Ballad of the Archer and the Fox， not only because of the title but considering Evangeline's last name is literally 'Fox' （huh， a little on the nose， wasn't it？） and that meant I immediately thought Apollo was the Archer in a way （the letter A） but then where does Jacks come into it？ Then I guessed he was the OG Archer， and voila， I was right。 On that note， of someone says it's a YA book， for children， of course it's on the nose， and 'you're not the target audience' funnily enough， I'm exactly the target audience， and overly hinting at anything at all is irritating。 But I had fun reading it all through Period 2 Math and Period 3 Physics。 One thing's for sure， I enjoyed it more than Caraval， even if the characters were annoying at times。 Would I recommend it？ Sure。 But reading it in one shot would probably be more enjoyable。 。。。more
oui oui mon ami
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i just finished this book and wtf was that ending 🥹🫵
Marissa McKiernan
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Im still processing…。 Review to come when my mind settles
livia
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também vou dar três não tenho vontade pra dar mais ou menos que isso
Marie
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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice scale: 🌶️🌶️Happy publication day to @stephaniegarber for The Ballad of Never After， a sequel to Once Upon a Broken Heart。As always， Stephanie's writing sucks you into this magical world from the very first page。 In fact， the letter in the beginning of the book made me chuckle （IYKYK）。 The story and its plot are both intricate and angsty。 As many of you might know， I'm a big Jack stan。 He's whimsical， often contradictory， and deliciously mysterious - yes， there might have Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice scale: 🌶️🌶️Happy publication day to @stephaniegarber for The Ballad of Never After， a sequel to Once Upon a Broken Heart。As always， Stephanie's writing sucks you into this magical world from the very first page。 In fact， the letter in the beginning of the book made me chuckle （IYKYK）。 The story and its plot are both intricate and angsty。 As many of you might know， I'm a big Jack stan。 He's whimsical， often contradictory， and deliciously mysterious - yes， there might have been some drooling involved。 Also lots of angsty feelings。I better stop before I accidentally include spoilers; but if you want to chat about the book， my DMs are open。 。。。more
Desiree
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I’m beyond obsessed with this book！ It was everything I was hoping for and so much more。 I experienced the whole range of emotions reading it。 It was intense， gripping， sweet， shocking， and oh so heartbreaking。 I was enamored from page one until the very last word。 I truly have so much love for this story。
Marie
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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice scale: 🌶🌶️Happy publication day to @stephaniegarber for The Ballad of Never After， a sequel to Once Upon a Broken Heart。 As always， Stephanie's writing sucks you into this magical world from the very first page。 In fact， the letter in the beginning of the book made me chuckle （IYKYK）。 The story and its plot are both intricate and angsty。 As many of you might know， I'm a big Jack stan。 He's whimsical， often contradictory， and deliciously mysterious - yes， there might have Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice scale: 🌶🌶️Happy publication day to @stephaniegarber for The Ballad of Never After， a sequel to Once Upon a Broken Heart。 As always， Stephanie's writing sucks you into this magical world from the very first page。 In fact， the letter in the beginning of the book made me chuckle （IYKYK）。 The story and its plot are both intricate and angsty。 As many of you might know， I'm a big Jack stan。 He's whimsical， often contradictory， and deliciously mysterious - yes， there might have been some drooling involved。 Also lots of angsty feelings。 I better stop before I accidentally include spoilers; but if you want to chat about the book， my DMs are open！ 。。。more
Fleur
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i’m gonna cry
Imogen
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