Reviews

Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover

amandamiller's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

loreadsgal's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I read this book over the weekend. It was a good read overall, but it was my second time trying to read it after a year break from Colleen Hoover books. I had been reading so many of them that it gave me trouble getting into the story characters and being able to differentiate them. If I hadn’t taken a break I wouldn’t be able to get past the first chapter. 
What I like about the book: It is inclusive with the deaf community 

at the end, she ends up wanting to learn sign language to be able to communicate better rather than just texting, so it made me like Sydney better because I figured that’s all their communication would consist of, just texting or writing

, it’s honest with its feelings, these are 19 year olds going through friendship and relationship break ups, we forget how dramatic that age is and how one bad thing happens & it’s the end of the world, so I try not to judge and appreciate some sort of understanding of the author about how one feels around that age. The characters were fun to get into and the spicy reads made you blush! 
What I didn’t like about the book: it is a typical right person wrong timing book hence the title, but it romanticized cheating

Maggie deserves so much better and I am so relieved she didn’t get end up dying at the end because of her illness. The beginning of the book foreshadows how Sydney ends up in the same type of relationship she was mad about with Hunter and Tori

, it’s love being confused with lust: but what teenage relationship isn’t? Sydney takes one step forward but then goes two steps back with her growth, all for the sake of having a social life and being independent yet is still very dependent-it’s giving toxic behavior and red flags. The book characters go back and forth to what is right or wrong. 
In the end: So as long as you are not expecting a mature relationship its good

Ridge has savior syndrome and Sydney is the perfect target, I just don’t see them lasting at the end of the day.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic friendship and Abandonment

eesh25's review against another edition

2.0

2.5 Stars

I did a bad thing.

I read the synopsis of the book and a little except and it sounded cool so I decided to read it. I already knew Collen Hoover is a good author. But when I got about halfway through, I started skimming, and then I skimmed through the rest of the book.

It's just... the book was so frustrating. I didn't like where it was and I didn't like the direction it was heading to... And I kinda felt cheated because I thought this book would be different.

You see, Colleen Hoover has this thing where all her book, or at lest the ones I know of, have some big secret in them. And it's gotten old.I thought this one didn't have that plot point. But then it did and it annoyed me.

Honestly, I'm not even upset that skimmed over half the book because I didn't like what happened during the parts I fast-forwarded.

There were a few major reasons for my dislike of the book. One was, of course, the same-old, same-old secret plotline. Then there was the over-dramatic-ness of the whole thing that made me feel icky. Finally, the actions of the characters were morally questionable. And downright dishonest.

The book did have its moments. It was funny, some parts were sweet and sometimes, I even liked the protagonists. Bridget and Warren (the side-characters) were both great.

Overall, it was an okay read. I think it could have worked without all the excessive drama and I wish Collen Hoover would do something fresh. She's a talented author, she should try something a little different.

For now, I think me and Colleen Hoover might take a little break.

jdoerhoff's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lauralovesowls's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

dawnesap2525's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

erinrebecca922's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book was pretty decent. Not as trigger worthy as some of her stuff, but not the most memorable either. I do appreciate that it focuses on Deafness, which is something not often seem in literature. 

bookishgirl23's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

rachd24's review against another edition

5.0

Love, Love, LOVE this book so much and I've become an instant Hoover-convert. I need more of her books right now, thank you very much! Impossible not to fall for these characters and this story, and the music!! Argh, the music!! Super enjoyable must read.

Full review: http://confessionsofabookgeek.wordpress.com/2014/05/14/review-maybe-someday/

rachd24's review against another edition

4.0

I am participating in the reread challenge for 2015.

I originally read and reviewed this book in 2014:
https://confessionsofabookgeek.wordpress.com/2014/05/14/review-maybe-someday/

You can check out my reread review here:
https://confessionsofabookgeek.wordpress.com/2015/02/05/reread-review-maybe-someday/