Book Review
Title: Never Go Back
Author: Kinuko Nakayama
Genre: Manga
Rating: *****
Review: This synopsis sounds intriguing, to say the least: “Olivia is taking on a big project for her company, renovating a historic mansion at Ramillies College. The opportunity is too good for her to pass up! But she soon discovers that their current client, Ludwig, is the same person who evicted her and her grandfather from their beloved home nine years ago! Despite hating him to the core, she is steadily taken in by his devilishly good looks and magnetic personality. In this unavoidable reunion, will she be able to take control of her feelings and seek revenge on the man who ruined her life?”
Olivia who lost her parents’ very young moves into Ramillies as her grandfather was a butler there and she was also very close to Ludwig’s great-uncle Rathbone. However, after Rathbone’s death, Olivia is set in inherit Ramillies but it somehow ends up in Ludwig’s hands and he cruelly tosses Olivia out and put her grandfather in a nursing home, contributing to his death. Olivia is living her normal life until she receives a call from Ludwig to renovate Ramillies and she takes the project in the hopes of getting revenge for her grandfather. However, being back at Ramillies brings back a lot of memories for Olivia and she soon finds herself being drawn to the mysterious Ludwig who at times appears cold and other times as energetic as a child.
Ludwig seems to be pursuing Olivia, but she is told by several people that Ludwig is already in a relationship with Hati, his secretary. Olivia tries to keep her distance but after she realises that her grandfather who an alcoholic long before Ludwig put him in the nursing home and that Ludwig isn’t to blame for anything, she is finding it harder to keep away from him. When Ludwig’s mentor dies Olivia travels to Ramillies to see if he is ok only to see him with Hati, heartbroken she tries to hide from him.
In the end, he finds her and sees she is wearing the Webb family ring given to her by Rathbone and realises at last that she is the Ollie that his grand-uncle and his mentor had mentioned so many times. Surprisingly, it is Ludwig that confesses first, and the pair are looking at a bright future together.
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I received this review copy from NetGalley
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