This book was super cute and I really enjoyed it. I liked seeing Wren really discover who he is and fall in love. There was just something missing for me and I can't figure out what it is. I received an arc through netgalley.

Cute!!! Hallmark in a nutshell but in (almost) the best way. Cheesy

“I’m destined to be his maybe. He’s destined to be my almost.” this book was soooo cute!! the pacing worked very well, it wasn’t too fast and it wasn’t too slow, and it didn’t feel rushed at the end or anything. this book parallels to all the boys i’ve loved before and it made me giggle when i realized how it did. this is a super fast-paced, light hearted queer romcom that kept me invested from the beginning. i have mostly positive thoughts about this book. i loved the demisexual representation. i felt it was handled perfectly and was a good representation of what being demisexual feels like! the way wren came to terms with it and the way derick supported him made me want to cry (as someone who is also demi and wasn’t sure about the difference between romantic and sexual attraction for a while, i felt seen). i loved all the characters, but i felt that the roommates avery and mateo were lacking something. they weren’t fully fleshed out to me. another thing that didn’t feel fully fleshed was derick and wren’s first main conflict. i felt like it resolved too quickly, but at the same time i felt wren was a forgiving person by nature, so it didn’t bother me that much. i laughed some of the pop culture references, but i wasn’t too keen on how the friend group would say abbreviations out loud. it felt more cheesy than a romcom is supposed to feel. overall, never been kissed is such a heartwarming letter to queer people who are still figuring themselves out, and that it’s okay to take it one day at a time. wren and derick’s relationship was super cute and i can’t wait to see what else this author writes!