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Keeping Never

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Keeping Never, a New Adult Novel Recommended for Ages 18 and Up
Book #3 in the series beginning with "Tasting Never"
(Books 1-5 are available now - Reading list included below)

“In your pain, I see my own, so I'm going to tell you and only you, okay?”

Never's past might be under control, but Ty's is just starting to unravel. After receiving a phone call from his broken past, tensions run high between Never and Ty, especially with Never deciding to do something she's never done and keep her pregnancy a secret.

While visiting the skeletons in his dark, dark closet, Ty is threatened by all that he once was and all that he thought he'd overcome. With his pain about to consume him, Never is the only one who stands between Ty and relapse, who can help him control his emotions and find peace, but is she up to it? After all, with two tortured souls desperate for a healing touch, are they more of a hindrance to one another than a help?

Love, marriage, and a baby. Three things that Ty and Never didn't see coming. It's judgment time for both of them, time to see if the light really can overcome the dark. Here's to hoping.

“I know you'll make the right decision, no matter how hard it is, no matter if it cuts you into pieces, because you have to believe that I'll be there for you in the end.”

Reading List:
#1: Tasting Never
#2: Finding Never
#3: Keeping Never
OR #1-#3: "Tasting, Finding, Keeping: The Story of Never"
#4: Never Can Tell
#5: Never Let Go
#6: Never Did Say (Releases January 7th, 2015)

KEEPING NEVER EXCERPT:

Ty enters the bathroom, and I turn my head forward, back towards the large, gray seat in front of me, determined not to give myself away by acting too anxiously. After all, I've seen one too many horrible scenarios in movies regarding the infamous Mile High Club. I suppose now I'll get to find out if it's really a reality or if Ty's just sh*tting with me. I want to erase his pain, though, give him something else to occupy his mind for a little while. After all, he did the same for me on the bus, took something that used to be my weakness, twisted it around so that it was not only a distraction technique but a bonding exercise that drew the two of us together in ways that I can still barely understand. For so, so long, sex was just this thing, this dangerous activity with physical and emotional consequences that I ignored in desperation, wildly fighting to fill that emptiness inside of myself. Now, my feelings for Ty and my family sit there and make my heart tight with love, and sex has become … something else. It's just pleasure and not pain, another way for me to show Ty how I feel and vice versa, a stress reliever, exercise, relaxation … It's all of those things and more. It's something for him and me alone, just the two of us. Just us. Us, us, us.

153 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 2, 2013

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C.M. Stunich

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C.M. Stunich is a self-admitted bibliophile with a love for exotic teas and a whole host of characters who live full time inside the strange, swirling vortex of her thoughts. Some folks might call this crazy, but Caitlin Morgan doesn't mind - especially considering she has to write biographies in the third person. Oh, and half the host of characters in her head are searing hot bad boys with dirty mouths and skillful hands (among other things). If being crazy means hanging out with them everyday, C.M. has decided to have herself committed.

She hates tapioca pudding, loves to binge on cheesy horror movies, and is a slave to many cats. When she's not vacuuming fur off of her couch, C.M. can be found with her nose buried in a book or her eyes glued to a computer screen. She's the author of over thirty novels - romance, new adult, fantasy, and young adult included. Please, come and join her inside her crazy. There's a heck of a lot to do there.

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420 reviews1,164 followers
April 26, 2013
* May contain spoilers for the previous books*

5 Never, Forever Stars

"Untitled Poem for the Love of my Fucking Life
by Tyson Monroe McCabe

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Never Ross, I heart the fuck out of you."


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I truly believe that life is a miracle and full of chances. We often blame it for cruelty and injustice but it's always the people and their choices that abuse and misuse it. When it offers you an out, don't hesitate. Don't let the ghosts stop you and your fears to overwhelm you. Grab it with both hands and live. Love and laugh. You found your soulmate.

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Never & Ty have come so far. They overcame fear, addiction and Never's past but they have one last obstacle. The biggest one yet. Ty's demons and themselves. When the time comes for him to share his own nightmares and deal with the past that haunts him, will Ty manage to be as forthcoming as Never was? Can he make the ultimate sacrifice and forgive in exchange for moving forward? And Never's not-so-secret secret will bring them to their knees?

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I said it and then I said it again... I freaking love these kids! A beautiful ending to this heartbreaking series about tortured souls and imperfectly perfect people.

Never & Ty make their own rules and you can't help admiring them. An unconventional story about explosive chemistry, healing wounds and unconditional love that makes sense, because you can't imagine this kids apart.

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Dreams and wishes do come true and if you don't believe me, let Ty explain. He is a wee bit more cynical than me, but don't blame him. That's how he manages...

You want me to give you a happy ever after or some shit? Am I right? Well, I can't do that. I can give you a happy for now because that's all there really is to life. We have to live in the moment and make the best decisions that we know how. What I can do is promise you that I will love that woman forever, that I'd rather die than do something stupid that could hurt her. I can tell you that she changed my life, and I think, somehow, I changed hers. We're good for each other, Never and me. Just two tortured souls tangled together for life. Just two, tortured fucking souls in love.

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2,611 reviews5,401 followers
June 14, 2014
4.5 Stars

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I loved this third book in the series! Never has faced her past and in this book it’s Ty’s turn when he receives a phone call regarding his estranged mother.

Ty slowly reveals his past to Never…

”Do you still love me? Do you still want me? How the fuck could you? And even if you do, you have to know that one day, I will go to Hell for all the things I have done. I will burn forever, and there is nobody that can save me.”

We are randomly gifted with Ty’s pov which I loved! Ty and Never have faced and conquered so very much through these three books but this is the first time Ty has been exposed and vulnerable and I just loved who they are together.

What a great ending for this couple!!

”We’re good for each other, Never and me. Just two tortured souls tangled together for life. Just two, tortured fucking souls in love.”

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431 reviews173 followers
March 3, 2013
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“I laugh and try to wipe my arm across my face, but he pushes it down and kisses me again, tasting, finding, keeping me.”


I am so going to miss these two crazy whacked out but Oh so beautifully broken pair of soul mates. This third book in the Never Say Never series really was almost perfect. Finally got a look into Ty’s life; the horrible betrayal of his Mother which resulted in his life on the street. The reliving of Ty’s past was painful, raw and dirty. But with the undying love of Never, Ty is able to put his past behind him and move forward.
And with the wise poetic words of Noah “The only thing that can separate the two of you are yourselves.”

Ty and Never work together to keep together, forever.

Even though Ty is not quite the poet Noah is, Ty gives it his best shot and I fell in love with him more:
“Roses are red Violets are blue Never Ross, I heart the fuck out of you.”

“I can tell you that she changed my life, and I think, somehow, I changed hers. We're good for each other, Never and me. Just two tortured souls tangled together for life. Just two, tortured fucking souls in love.

*if you have not read the first two books in this series, be warned that the quotes I selected are spoilerish*

But.. they are two of favorite from this book and they sum up the story just perfectly...


“I have Ty's ring on my finger, his baby in my belly, and most importantly, his heart in my chest.”


“So Never and I have a kid named after her ex. It's kind of fucked, but hey, so are we. We've come a long way, true, but we've got a long way to go which is good because if there was nowhere else to go, life would get pretty boring pretty quick.”






Profile Image for Kirsty.
386 reviews73 followers
March 3, 2013
*Don't read on unless you have read the first two books in the series.*

And that my friends is how you end a series!

I've needed, wanted, craved Ty's story ever since I read Tasting Never. I fell for him hard, unsurprisingly so. I knew he was damaged, a tortured soul but what I didn't know was why? What made him this way? Who created the pain that sits in his eyes? Well, we were about to find out.
"I was attracted to Ty because he was beautiful but damaged, pretty but broken, but I fell hard for him because he is the most tortured, bloody, fucking amazing individual I have ever met."

This final book in the series is primarily Ty's story and about him overcoming his demons just like Never has done. We still have plenty of Never, what with her keeping that huge secret from Ty, for the moment. For once I could understand why she was keeping it to herself and why she had to find that perfect moment to talk about it. Finally Ty's secrets are revealed, which I was so glad about, but I wasn't quite prepared for how devastating a life he had lead. My heart broke for him and I just wanted to pull him in to my arms and take it away, thank God he had Never there to do that for him. She stood by his side throughout all his pain and heart break, just like he did for her through hers.
"I will always hear Tyson Monroe McCabe. Whether it's a whisper, a scream, no matter what Ty says, I will always hear him."

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Never and Ty may not have the hearts and flowers kind of love but what they do have is real, honest and so fucking beautiful that it just warms me right down to my heart. Ty is just the most incredible boyfriend you could imagine, not only did he risk losing her to her ex in Finding Never but he has stuck by her through absolute hell and never once complained. He has let her in when all he has really wanted to do is run and hide, he is a beautiful characters inside and out.

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"He makes me want to split my body open and release my soul, let it fly and not care how black it is, how tarnished."
I don't know what else to say apart from, if you have read this series. Why not? It is easily one of my favourites. The characters, so refreshing. The story, so unique and the ending, so perfect. I haven't cried at the end of a series in so long, maybe since FSOG, but this one had tears spilling over my cheeks.

CM Stunich has such a way with words that I could have quite easily highlighted the whole book. Her writing sucks you in and keeps you there right until the very end. Absolutely incredible.

"Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Never Ross, I heart the fuck out of you."


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118 reviews77 followers
March 9, 2013
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hmmmmmm, After reading this book.... I'm not really sure how I feel about the whole "Never" Series. I went from stalking Amazon to see when this book went live, to forcing myself to finish it because I felt emotionally invested in the series. I understand that this book was supposed to be Ty's story, but his story dragged on for way too long. I would've enjoyed this more if we got his story (all of it in one sitting). He got some closure (Which I don't think ever happened) and him and Never would figure things out about their future together.....Maybe something good would happen to them? To make matter worse, in my opinion Ty's story wasn't even that interesting. Maybe its because I read stories like this all the time and Ty's story didn't seem any more traumatic than any other book I've read. The plot for this book was great, but I think the author lost her way and couldn't figure out what direction she wanted to take this story. I like to see character development, I wanted to see Ty and Never prepare for the biggest change of their lives. I also wanted to see more healing between Never and her sisters, and I got nothing. The epilogue was nothing to write home about, I still have so many unanswered questions :(
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1,093 reviews1,071 followers
March 3, 2013
5 stars
"Untitled Poem for the Love of my Fucking Life
by Tyson Monroe McCabe

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Never Ross, I heart the fuck out of you."



First comes love, then comes marriage then comes a baby in a baby carriage. Granted their story wasn't that cut and dry, there was just so much shit in between. They both had to take a few careful steps back in order to move on.

Ty's past comes back to haunt him and he has no choice but to finally face it, but before he does he has to share his story. She rather not know about his past, there is no judgement somethings are better left off unsaid, but it is something he needs to do and she listens
"You want to know what happened to me, but I'm afraid you can't handle the gory details and the hands and mouths and cunts and cocks that made up my life and burned me up from within, used me up, and left me a broken shell of hurt and pain and shame."

On top of being there for Ty, Never is keeping a secret one she can't bring herself to tell him just yet. She tells herself that he is dealing with so much and can't handle it, but really it's her who is freaking out.
"I have Ty's ring on my finger, his baby in my belly, and most importantly his heart in my chest."

and because of that, she knows that they can get through it, just as long as they are together. Is their story done, at least for now it is, this wasn't a perfect romance, wasn't a fairytale, but it was fucking perfect for them. The End or is it ??? I loved how the author dangles that out there, leaving open the possibilities, whose story is next perhaps Noah's or even one of Never's sisters, I don't really care, just know that I want more ...
"You want me to give you a happy ever after or some shit? Am I right? Well, I can't do that. I can give you a happy for now because that's all there really is to life."

Profile Image for Farah.
370 reviews494 followers
March 10, 2013
3.5 stars..

"Broken glass is not always shattered and hollow hearts are not always fractured; There are two sides to every story. ”

And this is Ty's heart breaking story... With Never...



Because in life, we should Never say Never....

Never has a secret... She needs to tell Ty.. A relationship so strong but with people that are still weak...



Never has just gotten her family back... She wants to tell Ty her secret a secret that can change everything... Ty gets a call.. His mother is dying...



Never accompanies Ty to New York to face see his mother.. The woman who he hasn't seems for years.. But he has to do this.. To move on with Never.

"To love even though you hate is the greatest accomplish of all. To forgive when you thirst for revenge is the greatest triumph of all.”

When they get there, Ty's mother is already dead. Ty is lost... Lost in the past, lost in the present.. Lost in the pain.. The pain she put him though..

With a broken childhood, suffering, pain... Ty is struggling, struggling to tell Never what happened to him.. Afraid she won't love him..



Which lead to..



What Ty must do survive...



"If Ty were a mirror, I would be seeing my own reflection of shame and mistakes and missteps. He is just like me, and I think that's why this hurts so much. I know exactly what he's going through, what he went through, and how those memories can sometimes feel like a noose around your neck."

Never must help Ty... But she is struggling too..



She tells Ty the secret.. The secret she hopes will help him... To let go and move on..



This couple are still sex addicts, crazy ones! Only they use each other now. To numb the pain, fear, the past..



But LOVE can save you....save Never, save Ty..

"If you live your whole life in the darkness, then you don't have any trouble recognizing the light."

The story is very touching but I really felt the ending was rushed. I have so many unanswered questions which were not concluded in the end. This is the only reason why I couldn't rate this book any higher.

"If we didn't regret then mistakes would be nothing but a series of unstoppable accidents. We can regret something, and we can learn from it. Once we do though, once we understand why we regret something, we have to let it go. If you keep it, it will burn you. If you let it fly, it will become something else, something not quite as ugly or as perverted, but rather something new. That energy can rejoin the rest of the universe and be reborn. That's the whole point, isn't it? Change, rebirth, life.”








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4,543 reviews35.9k followers
March 9, 2013
“Regrets are the most important tools in the world, Ty McCabe. If we didn’t regret then mistakes would be nothing but a series of unstoppable accidents. We can regret something, and we can learn from it. Once we do though, once we understand why we regret something, we have to let it go. If you keep it, it will burn you.”

If you haven’t read the first two books in the ‘Never’ series, there are bound to be a few spoilers- fyi!

Could I give this book any less than 5 stars??? Nope, another five star read for this series!

Never has finally got her past under control. She has mostly got it together. Ty helped her do that. Now, it is her turn to help him.

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“The only thing that can separate the two of you are yourselves.”

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Never is still keeping her secret from Ty. No time is the right time, especially with everything he’s going through right now. After spending Christmas with Never’s sisters, Ty and Never take a journey into Ty’s past. We got to hear a lot of Ty’s secrets, it was hard for Never, but she sticks by him.

That’s what love is really. Surrendering yourself to the person that means the most to you.

Ty’s story wasn’t easy to read, and we got it bit by bit. When the two of them are in NY, they have a lot of big decisions to make. I love how Ty reacts to Never’s secret.

“I marked you. You’re mine. I like that. I like knowing that my baby is growing inside of you, that a piece of me will always be tied with a piece of you.”

and Never’s reaction to moving away into Ty’s childhood home...

I’m sold because Ty is here. Home is where the fucking heart is, right? And in Ty’s chest, I know mine beats a symphony of love that’s pitched just right, so that only I can hear. My Ty. Mine.

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I heart Ty and Never. I devoured these books. Couldn’t put them down. I think I read all three in 24 hours. They were just that good! No two people deserve a happy ending more than these two. After all they both have been through, they deserve to be together and happy. I was completely satisfied with the ending... hopefully there is more to come from this series!

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Some of my favorite lines...

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Guys like that always succeed the first time. Fucking stud.

This boy, this Mr. MCabe, is my redemption. I cannot fuck this up.

“I don’t really have a gay-dar, but I have a fucktard-dar, and this guy definitely fits the bill.”

Never, I love you so much it friggin’ hurts inside. I don’t think I was built to love this much, to care so much. You stretched me in ways that I cannot explain, and when I look into your face, I see myself reflected there.

We’re changing and growing together, intertwining our branches so that from far away, it looks like we’re one of the same.

“I heart the fuck out or you, you know.”


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Profile Image for Amy Ponce.
111 reviews42 followers
July 26, 2013
This book was freaking awesome!


"Roses are red
Violets are blue
Never Ross, I heart the fuck out of you."



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Never, finally a book where the girl isn't a 'goody-virgin-non-cursing-head-put-together-girl'

Ty.. Oh my goodness why aren't there men like this in the world??? The fact that he's not your typical bad-ass (he's a bad-ass in a different way) makes me really happy. He's tortured and weird and I loved it... This story is fucking real and powerful.

Never and Ty have come a long way. Ty and Never open up to each other and although most people will go running for the hills, they stick together and work through the bullshit together.

"He's going to become a therapist for troubled teens and me, I'm going to do something reckless and artistic, something that makes no money, but it won't matter because i'll have my tortured boy and a baby and a dog."




Profile Image for Candice.
2,954 reviews135 followers
June 23, 2015
Untitled Poem for the Love of my Fucking Life
by Tyson Monroe McCabe
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Never Ross, I heart the fuck out of you.


The final? book in the Never Say Never series. This was essentially Ty's story and it gutted me. To know that a kid had to go through what he did because he didn't know what else to do. It hurt my heart and I wanted to hug him and tell him everything was going to be okay, now.

In Finding Never, I didn't like how Never kept her secret, but in Keeping Never I understood. She was going to tell him, she just needed to find the right time. She was making it about him and trying to heal him, not add to his pain. Then again, she was protecting herself too. She was afraid and you could see that, or at least I could. I've said it once before, but Never and I are basically the same person. I still feel that way. I know Never will be okay, because I am.

"He makes me want to split my body open and release my soul, let it fly and not care how black it is, how tarnished."

I was kind of hoping for more in this story.

I have all these questions, but in the end it doesn't matter. They have their HFN, which is all you can ask for.



I said it in my review for Tasting Never that this was not going to be an easy journey, but in the end it was going to be beautiful and I was right.

"Just two tortured souls tangled together for life. Just two, tortured fucking souls in love."
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1,033 reviews6 followers
May 14, 2013
Reaching the end of this series has left me heartbroken. Not the story, the fact that I have reached the end of Never and Ty's story.

This book was more about Ty. We had the chance to see into his past and watch him relive some of the horrors of his younger years.

Although both Never and Ty are undoubtedly damaged and scared, the love and healing power they have for each other is always clear to see.

I have loved this series and it has given me a reason to enjoy the stories of this genre. Unlike so many, this series has real characters who faced the traumas of their past together lending each other strength.

There was a little bit in this story that annoyed me, and it started in the second book, but the sheer beauty of this authors writing, and her adorable characters have made it an insignificant thing that took away no of my enjoyment of this book.

I know now that this series will be one that I visit again some time in the not to distant future. I would recommend this series to every one.
Profile Image for Johanna.
212 reviews48 followers
March 18, 2013
3.75/4 Stars.

I’ve read this book a few weeks ago. Unfortunately at the time, I was at a loss for words. And apparently, I still am. So bare with me if my review is all over the place. Truely and honestly, I will miss Ty & Never, and their crazy bat shit of a life. They really had to work hard to get some semblence of any kind of HEA.

With this last installment of the Never Say Never series, we finally get to hear and witness, Ty's dark twisted childhood story. I was itching to see what had transpired in his young life that made him the man he is today. I kinda figured things out through the previous books, but never had an inkling of the full blown out horrid past he had contained. Ty's life was dark and unfathomable, overshadowing Never's past. I will reiterate that Ty's & Never's past life was all kinds of Fu**ed up. But over time and patience, their union became beautiful, and mesmerizing. Ty's unyielding love for Never, had my heart palpitating. He truly loved Never, and that alone compelled me to devour and devote hours into reading their morbid dark love affair.

“I can tell you that she changed my life, and I think, somehow, I changed hers. We're good for each other, Never and me. Just two tortured souls tangled together for life. Just two, tortured f***ing souls in love."

Even though Ty is not quite the poet Noah is, Ty gives it his best shot and I fell in love with him more:
“Roses are red Violets are blue Never Ross, I heart the f*** out of you.”

As tortured as Ty is, his heart beats only for Never, and their dark twisted journey from past to present is what makes us fall in love with them wholeheartedly.

My only complaint is that Ty's confession came in sporadic snippets, and it seemed to take forever to confess one secret at at time. It just prolonged things to a whole other level. It also lacked details, and left many things unsaid. I just felt cheated on, with its abrupt ending. Who knows maybe I just wanted more to their story, or maybe I didnt want it to end. But whatever the case may be, the last few chapter felt rushed. It didnt give me that euphoria feeling when I finished it, it just left me empty and hollow. Nevertheless, its a good series, and I'm glad that I was able to partake in Ty & Never's journey.



Profile Image for Kellie Maddox-Ward.
753 reviews507 followers
April 9, 2013

"Roses are red
Violets are blue
Never and Ty I heart the fuck out of you.


Ok so I kinda stole Ty's poem.. but hey it said everything I needed it to.
Since I read the first one these books I feel hook line and sinker for Never and Ty.

Book 3 and I LOVE LOVE LOVE this crazy fucked up pair with all my heart.
This book made me sad. but it made me so happy at the same time.

Way to much happens for me to discuss it without giving anything away.

BUT PUUUHHHLLLLEEEAAASSSEEE give these 2 kids a go. The writing style, the story.. the characters... just perfection.
Profile Image for Jenn.
120 reviews184 followers
April 5, 2013
This was a beautiful end to Never's and Ty's story. I knew Ty's story was going to be painful to hear and it was unbelievably heart breaking. My heart just broke for younger Tyson.

Never sticking with Ty in this painful journey, just as Ty stuck with Never through-out her just show how strong they are and perfect for each other.

Absolute favorite line in this book
Rose are red
Violets are blue
Never Ross I heart the fuck out of you;}
Profile Image for Dianne.
868 reviews35 followers
July 25, 2015
4.25 stars. Um yea completely slacking on marking these as read! LOL

I LOVE THIS ONE! I think It's my favorite. I love know more about Ty, and what made him the man he is today. My heart broke for him with each and every chapter. I do wish we get more of Ty's thoughts but the thought he does share are completely worth it. I just want to keep him! lol I am disappointed that the Epilogue was so short but happy there are more books! I don't know what happens when I'm done with this series O.o.
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2,907 reviews323 followers
March 3, 2013
Can't believe I have finished it, it ended too quickly and I have emailed CM Stunich as requested at the end of the book to tell her I want more lol... That is how you finish a series....or is it??? Lol

Review to follow once my buddies have read it but all I can say is amazing..a fantastic end to a fantastic series and I fucking heart Ty and Never...
Profile Image for Amanda James.
3 reviews
March 13, 2013
I can not wait to finish this series. I am hooked on their story <3
Profile Image for Rasa Ievkalne.
1,087 reviews15 followers
November 22, 2019
And my affair with Never and Ty ends with this book. It wasn't a pleasant affair and page by page it got more unpleasant. There is nothing wrong with writing apart for incredibly slow pace. So slow that I lost interest page by page,at the same slow pace the story unfolded. The pasts was tad bit too gruesome, the happy ending not happy enough. I don't know,it is still a dark story,but I never got emotional connection with characters in the first place,instead kept on reading for the sake of getting to the end. Their story is over for me and I have lost any and all interest I may have had invested in characters in the first place. I can't even say this book was crucial in any way to the overall story.Heck,none of the books in this series is crucial. It is a love story that will be too easily forgotten, so I have to write this review just for myself as a reminder if I ever look up Stunichs work and don't remember reading these series.So to myself- don't. You didn't like it.

Profile Image for Lauren.
125 reviews3 followers
October 10, 2019
I feel whole and healed. My wounds have closed up and scabbed over, and I am now able to move on with my life and get my hopefully ever after. As Never Say Never comes to a close in Keeping Never I feel at peace. It may seem weird, but it's true.

In Tasting Never, I told you about my sordid past, all my dark skeletons in my closet. I felt compelled to, as if Ty forced me to face my demons himself - he shook sense into me and I was able to open up. Then I started the healing process when reading Finding Never. I learned to love the sick'ning ;-) C.M. Stunich and felt as though we've been friends our entire lives. This series makes you feel like you can see deep into her soul and know that she's faced a lot and has come out of it shining her healing light on the world.

And now, finally, after what seemed like far too long, Ty allows us to return the favor. He gets to pour his bleeding soul out to us while we listen, allowing all of that toxic waste to seep from his body and set him free. Of course, while I was prepared for exactly what his story tells us, I was still shocked and felt sick. I cried for him and wanted nothing but to hug him and run my fingers through his hair. I wanted to tell him that everything is going to be ok and that he would survive and come out of it with a happily ever after. I wanted to slap a bitch! I wanted to grab her by the hair and slam her face into pavement. I wanted to grab her by the throat and suck any happiness that she may have had in her and leave her to suffer for the years that he suffered.

Wooo, sorry about that. Since I have had kids, certain things really make the mama bear surface.

It was so refreshing reading this series. I loved that they were just broken pieces of a puzzle that would only fit together, but with no others. I loved that they were far from perfect, but perfect in spite of that. They show you that regardless of how deep you fall, you can still climb back up out of that hole. I have to stop writing now, otherwise I'll start crying again and my nose is a little raw from blowing it so damn much!

Actually, I have one more thing to say to my biggest girl crush - Thank you. Thank you for writing this series. Thank you for being brave enough to shove ugliness into peoples faces and make it beautiful. Thank you for reminding me to never lose hope, no matter how hard things get. I heart the fuck out of you ♥
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649 reviews40 followers
July 29, 2016
Though it took me this long to finally catch up with this series, I need not to re-read the first two books to refresh my memory cause their story isn't easily forgotten. Ty and Never, they are two of my favourite most damaged couple...

On the previous books, it was Never who had finally embraced her past and told her story... And this time it's Ty's turn to embrace his past and tell his story. And his story is heartbreaking, but Never was there for Ty to the end. As long as they have each other, nothing could go wrong.





It was has just the right amount of intensity and it was beautifully written. Loved it. Just the perfect ending... or maybe just the perfect beginning.

Witten on both Ty and Never's POV.

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9,520 reviews162 followers
March 2, 2013
Holy mother, this installment is different then the other two, instead of working out Never's problems the tables are turned and we're working out Ty's. I love Ty dearly he's seriously impulsive, "Without a word, McCabe releases me, steps forward, and decks Daniel Delphino aka Danny square in the face." Best not be messing with his woman people although I wouldn't mind getting hit by him (winks). Another thing I love about Ty is the way he speaks he's just unfiltered, and speaks his mind, "I just want to f*** you and have a very merry Christmas." I love the fact that it's Never's turn to be there and be the rock, "Sometimes, the only way to go forward, it to take a few, careful steps back." I mean it shows she's a strong woman, and with what's going on inside her she can still be there for her man. We finally get to hear Ty's story which I have been dying to learn and I got all mushy. I'm sad to see this is he last book in the series I hope there'll be another one with them maybe 5 or 10 years later down the road.
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Author 131 books90 followers
February 9, 2015
Takový ten hnusný pocit, kdy vám čtečka ukazuje dvacet stránek do konce, vy obrátíte na další a tam velký nápis Epilogue...
Příběh o hledání odpuštění.
Obvykle si musím od postav odpočinout, nečtu celé série v kuse. Už dlouho se mi nestalo, že bych narazila na vícedílný příběh, v kterém by mi sedly postavy, emoce a dynamika natolik, abych snesla více dílů hned za sebou. Ale Never je výjimka.
Příběh o Never a Tyovi sice začal jako lehce nadprůměrná romantika o hledání sebe sama, lásky a svého místa v životě, jakých je v žánru NA plno. Každý díl byl ale emocionálně mnohem vypjatější a závěr trilogie mi víc než co jiného připomněl epilog Síly vzdoru, kde se dva vnitřně zničení lidé snaží žít dál i přes všechny hrůzy, které zažili, a najít si své místo ve světě, který jim nikdy nebyl a nikdy nebude nakloněn. A takový příběh mají i Never s Tyem.
Plná recenze bude po svém zveřejnění k dispozici na http://www.kniznivesmir.cz/?p=5145
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465 reviews2 followers
March 5, 2013
I just finished Keeping Never (Never Say Never #3) and I am thrilled we all got what we were waiting for in book 3, Tys’ back-story. We finally learn how & why he went down the path he did. And you ache for him & what he went through as a boy. I like the way the author gave it to us in pieces & didn’t just throw it out there all at once. I am truly going to miss this crazy, messed up couple. I guess the best way to describe how I am feeling is fulfilled. There is nothing more I need. The book/series ends exactly where it should. I don’t feel anything was missing or left out. I feel content. Easy 4 stars.
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822 reviews38 followers
March 20, 2013
They save each other...

Ty got his redemption when he saves Never in the convenience store in book one. Ty fills the empty spaces that occupy Never's soul.

What a beautiful story, but it is not really a feel good tale, nor does it have a HEA. More of a HFN. But really it is the only way the author could've ended this tale of two broken individuals, who put each other back together with the glue we all crave...LOVE.

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Author 20 books163 followers
March 16, 2017
TY MCCABEEEEEEEEEE...... Sigh. Finally getting to hear Ty's story was great and hard to listen to. It's so sad, but makes you really appreciate how far he's come and had to overcome. I'm glad Never was there for him the way he was there for her. Although listening to his story was hard, she knew he had to tell it or it would suffocate him. This was a great end to this trilogy. (Although I now know there's another book after this, but it includes her sisters' and Noah's stories as well.)
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988 reviews3 followers
March 19, 2013
I was completely, utterly, mortified when I read "The End"!!! I'm sure if someone saw me at that very moment they would have thought someone important to me had died... and in all honesty it certainly felt like it:( Ty and Never, over theses three amazing books, have buried themselves deep into my heart and I'm finding it quite difficult to move on.
602 reviews
March 4, 2013
Out of all three, I think I loved this one the best. Ty was awesome, Never was there for him, and they were able to move on together.

Loved the dogs name and the was kinda wowed by the baby's name,
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850 reviews
April 23, 2013
Oooooh loved Ty and Never! How fab were they? Great series of books. X
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258 reviews45 followers
April 4, 2013
I don't have words. I finished this book weeks ago but it has lingered in my thoughts and the back of my mind popping up at the strangest times. Why hadn't I written a review then? We are back to the no words thing.

If you haven't seen my reviews of Tasting Never and Finding Never, then I will just save you the time and tell you that I heart the fuck out of them. The words leaped off the pages and into my soul. The series quickly catapulted up my list into my favorites of all time. I eagerly anticipated this release and will go on to tell you it was a long freaking month. I will even add that I may have resorted to stalking the author for any snippets she would dangle to the public.

When it finally became live I got my copy and then....I couldn't start it. I didn't want their story to end. If I didn't read it, I could know that I had more Ty & Never waiting for me. Then it ate away at me until I couldn't take it any longer. I have no restraint. I read it in one sitting. Wahhhhhhhh. And highlighted half the damn book.

Of course there is no question. Ms Stunich nailed it. Again. My hands were attached to my kindle and nothing else mattered other than getting Ty through this in one piece. This was his story and it was just as messed up as I imagined. Did it make me love him any less? Hell no. But it did make me love Never more, and that's something I didn't believe possible.

I won't drag this out, because I said I have no words, but I will tell you that this series wrenched emotions from me that were mammoth and all consuming. This series made me see things from a different light and perhaps showed me to look outside the box.

Bravo Ms Stunich. Ah-fucking-mazing.
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