{"id":263977,"date":"2026-07-15T01:47:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/in-every-possible-way-alicia-thompson\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T01:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:47:50","slug":"in-every-possible-way-alicia-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/in-every-possible-way-alicia-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"In Every Possible Way – Alicia Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The water was half black with shadow, half illuminated by a streak of reflected sun. I thought of that painting again, The Liffey Swim. I looked over to the side street, trying to figure out the perspective of where that might\u2019ve been painted from. \u201cWhat made his Liverpool fandom so interesting?\u201d I asked, picking up the thread of our conversation before we\u2019d decided to head to dinner.<\/p>\n

Eamonn had been looking at me, and there was a moment where I didn\u2019t know if he\u2019d heard the question or remembered what we\u2019d been talking about until his eyes lit up. \u201cIt was his father,\u201d he said. \u201cHe was a big Liverpool fan\u2014he remembers his da coming home from the big one in \u201976, or maybe it was \u201977, with a scarf and a program and a huge wreath of flowers, like what horses get for a race.<\/p>\n

And now that his da\u2019s gone he still has it all\u2014the scarf and the program and even some dried flowers, although I have to think he didn\u2019t keep the whole bleedin\u2019 wreath.\u201d It was a narrow bridge, and a wave of people were coming through, so we kept walking to not be in anyone\u2019s way. When we reached the other side we split off to separate from most of the crowd. I liked that the clerk was sentimental enough to have kept some dried flowers as a way to remember his dad, that day.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d never been a huge sports person myself, but I\u2019d always liked that they seemed to bring out emotions even in people who sometimes didn\u2019t let themselves feel them any other way. The fact that Eamonn had gently teased the man for being a Liverpool fan made me think he must have some allegiance to a team himself, and I was about to ask when he spoke again.<\/p>\n

\u201cSio\u2019s over in London now,\u201d he said. \u201cIt probably wouldn\u2019t be that hard to visit\u2014I think I could, since it\u2019s the U.K. I never tried it because I thought, what does she need some dryshite over there for, when she\u2019s buildin\u2019 a life.\u201d The casual way he\u2019d dropped the name Sio, it made it sound like someone I was supposed to already know, and I thought I\u2019d put it together. \u201cSio is your sister? Siobh\u00e1n?\u201d \u201cYeah,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis book changed me on a molecular level. The friends-to-lovers tension is absolutely sublime, with a yearning so soul-deep, it\u2019s crushing to imagine these characters spending a single second of their lives with anyone else. This isn\u2019t just Alicia Thompson at her very best, although it certainly is\u2014 it\u2019s 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.\u201d \u2014Rachel Lynn Solomon, New York Times bestselling author of Business or Pleasure \u201cSexy and nostalgic, Never Been Shipped has all the yearning tension you come to Alicia Thompson for!<\/p>\n

Add Micah and John to the list of characters I\u2019d like to take a fandom cruise with!\u201d \u2014Julie Soto, New York Times bestselling author of Not Another Love Song \u201cAlicia Thompson\u2019s Never Been Shipped speaks to the ways that music and love connect people across distance and time. I was invested in Micah and John\u2019s 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\u2019t wait to read whatever she writes next!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Kristina Forest, USA Today bestselling author of The Love Lyric \u201cWith 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.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m 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.\u201d \u2014Xio Axelrod, USA Today bestselling author of Girls with Bad Reputations \u201cAlicia Thompson\u2019s Never Been Shipped is the perfect combination of wit, steam, and heartache\u2014exactly as I\u2019ve come to expect from one of my favorite authors.<\/p>\n

I believed in the world she crafted, every sensory experience she described, and most importantly, the inevitability of Micah and John\u2019s relationship. Alicia Thompson has done it again!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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