After years of being abused by her uncle every time they go for a ride, Campbell's plight ends in a car crash. She wakes up in a hospital bed badly injured, and her uncle is in a coma. Despite this, Cammy is sure that someone connected to her uncle is still out to get her. In her current condition, she misses one of the most important performances as a Houston City School of the Arts student. She and her best friend, McKinley, have had this dream of being part of the Portland Dance Company (PDC) ever since they were kids. Asher, McKinley's boyfriend, also dreams of being in the PDC so they wouldn't be apart. Cammy knows deep inside that because of her talent, McKinley can get in any world-class dance group her heart desires, not just in PDC. But she can't say the same for Asher. After the performance, McKinley and Asher immediately get an offer from PDC. Both of them are ecstatic but Campbell tells her best friend to think about it first. All goes well until McKinley mysteriously disappears.

H. Pike's It Never Happened is a fast-paced and action-packed mystery. With a unique plot and a nail-biting turn of events, this book is definitely unputdownable. The story is complex; the characters' motivations are deep and clear. The foreshadowing is done well in the first few chapters. In the latter part of the book, however, things get a bit predictable and rushed. The falling action is cut short and the resolution is squeezed into just a few sentences. In spite of these shortcomings, this heart-warming and empowering read is still worth recommending to readers looking for a short but thrilling read.

When Campbell wakes up in a hospital bed, attached to machines, she isn’t sure what happened that evening. All she remembers is getting into a car for a drive with her perverse Uncle Arthur. She finds out the car was flipped and she received serious back injuries that will put her ballet career on hold. Meanwhile, her uncle is in a coma. Against hospital advice, she checks herself out to get as far away from that horrendous man as possible. Unable to dance at the end of year performance that would have landed her a place at a prominent dance company in Portland, Campbell is supportive of her best friend Mckinley and her dancer boyfriend Asher. As she tries to figure out what happened the night of the crash, her worries become a reality when strange occurrences begin happening.

I found It Never Happened by H. Pike to be a very interesting and new type of thriller mystery that is quite unique. We can tell what sort of man Campbell’s uncle is without needing to go into detail. Campbell herself is a very well-thought-out and detailed character. The plot is well written and straightforward, making it easy to continue reading and keeping the reader's focus. I’ll admit the ending really shocked me and was a real plot twist. I enjoyed that because you go through the book thinking you know how it’s going to play out and then you ended up getting your mind blown, for lack of better words. Overall, this was a fun read that I would definitely recommend to others.