Never Been Shipped

De: Alicia Thompson

Narrado por: Ellie Gossage

A band reunion may be enough to change two musicians' tune on love in this electric romance from USA Today bestselling author Alicia Thompson.

Micah's relationship to music is complicated. As teenagers, her band took off after being featured on a popular TV show, but the group barely released their sophomore album before breaking up. Now, over a decade later, the band is reuniting for one more performance on a themed cruise, and Micah is determined to learn from her past mistakes—no losing herself in the music, and no losing her heart along the way.

John misses playing in a band, and mostly he misses Micah, who'd been his best friend until the music stopped. Back then, he didn't take the lead, either in his guitar parts or while he sat back and watched her date another bandmate. John's never been one to rock the boat, but he's faced with another chance now that this cruise has brought music—and Micah—back in his life.

Onboard, Micah can't help but see John with brand new eyes, and John's feelings only intensify as the discordant band's tension grows to a breaking point. With five days at sea, there's a ticking clock on anything that might develop between them, and they'll have to decide if their relationship is destined to be more than a one-hit wonder.

©2025 Alicia Thompson (P)2025 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"This book changed me on a molecular level. The friends-to-lovers tension is absolutely sublime, with a yearning so soul-deep, it's crushing to imagine these characters spending a single second of their lives with anyone else. This isn’t just Alicia Thompson at her very best, although it certainly is — it's everything that makes the romance genre great. Vivid and wise and deeply intoxicating, Never Been Shipped is one of my new favorite books of all time."—Rachel Lynn Solomon, New York Times bestselling author of Business or Pleasure

"Sexy and nostalgic, Never Been Shipped has all the yearning tension you come to Alicia Thompson for! Add Micah and John to the list of characters I'd like to take a fandom cruise with!"—Julie Soto, USA Today bestselling author of Not Another Love Song

“Alicia Thompson’s Never Been Shipped speaks to the ways that music and love connect people across distance and time. I was invested in Micah and John’s love story from the first page, and I loved witnessing the friends to lovers progression of their relationship. Alicia Thompson is one of my favorite contemporary romance writers, and as always, I can’t wait to read whatever she writes next!”—Kristina Forest, USA Today bestselling author of The Love Lyric

Fun premise, disappointing story

Had a hard time connecting with this one! One of the things I like most about Alicia Thompson's writing is her characters: she has a knack for writing realistically flawed characters and showcases their vulnerabilities and fears in a way that advances the relationship. Unfortunately, I found John and Micah to be surface level here and their interactions were very repetitive.

That said, the premise and setting were both fantastic and her writing was excellent as always. I would still recommend this, but it's not my favorite of hers by a long shot.