Never Been Shipped, Alicia Thompson
Never Been Shipped, Alicia Thompson
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Never Been Shipped

Author: Alicia Thompson

Narrator: Ellie Gossage

Unabridged: 10 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 06/10/2025


Synopsis

AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

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.

About The Author

Alicia Thompson is a writer, reader, and lover of baseball. She lives in sunny Central Florida with her husband, two children, and a cat named Luna.


Reviews

Goodreads review by naz on June 09, 2025

I’ll say this before my review just because I rated it 3 stars doesn’t mean it was a bad read!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ It had its good moments and its meh ones. This review is just my honest take, and hopefully it helps you decide if it’s the right book for you based on my experience! This book follows John and Mica......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on July 01, 2025

Could this book be described as Daisy Jones & The Six meets Titanic? Wait, scratch that! At least the ship doesn’t hit an iceberg, and Jack—pardon me, John—doesn’t freeze to death because his partner is too selfish to share her space. Okay, let’s stop comparing this book to other works and let me te......more

Goodreads review by cat on June 27, 2025

As a girl who sometimes composes/writes music, I was a HUGE fan of this book. I’ve read a few rockstar romance stories, but this one 100% takes the lead. The tension, the longing, the vulnerability… just ALL OF IT. -♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡-♡- After years of being apart from her old band, Micah i......more

Goodreads review by megan ◡̈ (semi-hiatus) on January 29, 2025

OBSESSED if this flops i stg!!!!! this is my second book of alicia’s and ive been really hoping for John’s book after meeting him in with love from cold world, i was high key obsessed with him and his little cameos and my god his story did not disappoint 🤭 i was hooked on this book from the moment i st......more

Goodreads review by Jenna ♡ on June 10, 2025

Never Been Shipped…gah, how clever! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this, despite what my rather long consumption time might tell you😂. If you’re a fan of right person right time, band romances, a little drama, spice, and Alicia Thompson’s writing absolutely pick up this book when it releases on June 1......more


Quotes

"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

"With Never Been Shipped, Alicia Thompson put me right in the room with the band. I could taste the tension, smell the hint of metal in the air from the instruments, and feel the electricity between Micah and John. I'm something of a cynic, so I love it when a writer can convince me that a couple is destined to be together. How could anyone not ship those two? Their love for each other was swoon-worthy even before their second first kiss. Micah and John 4ever! Encore, please.”—Xio Axelrod, USA Today bestselling author of Girls with Bad Reputations

"Alicia Thompson's Never Been Shipped is the perfect combination of wit, steam, and heartache -- exactly as I've come to expect from one of my favorite authors. I believed in the world she crafted, every sensory experience she described, and most importantly, the inevitability of Micah and John's relationship. Alicia Thompson has done it again!"—Rachel Runya Katz, author of Whenever You're Ready

"Filled with witty dialogue and sizzling chemistry, Thompson’s characters spark on the page as they attempt to mend what was once broken. Fans of rockstar romances and friends-to-lovers dynamics will adore experiencing John and Micah finding each other once again, as well as the very realistic dive into the culture of music."—Booklist

“Fans of Thompson’s With Love, from Cold World will enjoy seeing familiar characters, and readers who love second-chance romance and forced proximity will be in dual-trope heaven.”—Library Journal