Never After

Never After by Alexis Hall is not a romance, but still a love story. A historical love story about a jaded sex worker addicted to opium and an Anglican priest with no sexual experience. Hall wrote a very believable historical story about two men with very relatable backstories, reasons to be cautious, and reasons not to pursue a homosexual relationship in the first place. I really enjoyed the story up to just before the epilogue. Without giving away any spoilers, the epilogue kind of spoiled the story for me (pun intended). After reading the epilogue I wish I had not done so, it left me with far too many unanswered questions. Audiobook review: I didn’t listen to the epilogue, see above reason. Steve West does a stellar job. I enjoyed the narration of this re-read so much, I listened at 1.5x speed only (I usually listen at 2x speed, at least). 5 stars for the narration!