“Yap’s impressive debut collection of 13 fabulist, sci-fi, and horror shorts explores themes ranging from monstrousness, shared trauma, and systemic violence to friendship and the ambiguity of love. Yap is at home with whatever topic she puts her hand to, easily immersing readers in the perspectives of high schoolers, ancient goddesses, androids, and witches…Yap is a powerful new voice in speculative fiction.” — Publishers Weekly
“These ambiguous, vivid, and dark tales manage deep characterizations despite their short formats.”
— Buzzfeed: 21 Fantasy Books To Get Excited About This Winter
“Yap’s gift lies in her ability to layer darkness and pain onto magic just weird enough; her characters face huge obstacles but are grounded in their tales, and glimmers of hope are always at the horizon.”
— Booklist (starred review)
“Vicious, vindicating, and visceral at once, Never Have I Ever balances compulsively readable humor with the good, transformative sort of devastation. This is a truly powerful, propulsive collection, exploring the makings and reshapings of myth, and the myriad ways we might save each other. […] Yap writes with an expert hand as she moves the reader through the looming horror and magic of what it is to be alive.”
— Maya Gittelman, Tor.com
“A wondrous and impressive collection from a gifted writer with a fresh voice.”
— Paula Guran, Locus
“With its combination of diverse characters, various geographies, nods to mythology and folklore, and different genre elements, Never Have I Ever is a wildly entertaining collection of touching, eerie stories that showcase Yap’s range.”
— Gabino Iglesias, Nightfire
“There are no bad stories in Never Have I Ever.”
— Allison Manley, Independent Book Review
“Never Have I Ever overflows with life and magic, and if you are not familiar with the vibrant literary scene in the Philippines, let this serve as a worthy introduction.”
— Washington Post
