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Maybe Now. Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover

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annabananadel's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

“We shouldn’t revolve our lives around their possible endings. We should revolve our lives around the experiences that lead to the endings.”

I went into this book blind so I didn’t know it’s also about Maggie. To be honest, I really didn’t know what it was about, so it came as a shock to me that it literally starts the day after the last book ended. I love reading more into the lives of the friend group and that’s how I was until after maybe 2/3 into the book where it all started just being crammed up. I love Maggie and I definitely love Jake but it felt so fast and they didn’t really explain Jake’s thoughts regarding Maggie’s condition in the long run. Sure I love seeing more of Syd and Ridge together and how Maggie is coming into the picture (but really though, it’s just Syd coming in the frame huh). But Maggie and Jake’s relationship for me seems forced. I do love a HEA for all characters but the end was just too cringey for my taste. It’s a good read but maybe I’ll tell my old self to stop recommending this series anymore because as much as I did love it in my younger years, I don’t see the charm of this series anymore. Although it is a good closing to the series and I doubt would make me reread again though.

I bought this book way before the pandemic just because I finished Maybe Someday back in my college years (almost a decade ago tbh) and knew immediately that I would need a copy of Maybe Now - also signed! But damn, I think the book literally is getting destroyed the more pages I turned because the pages kept falling off. Maybe because I bought it so long ago but mostly because of the quality and not because me.

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mirandamess139's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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malloryhill10's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted 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

4.25

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abi2xoxo's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

3.75

WOW WOW WOW! I am ill at the moment and as a result, this book took me just over 24hrs to finish. I enjoyed it! I loved the ending, it felt so real and I loved how the characters all interacted with each other. One thing I would say is that even though I love a book from different perspectives I didn't like Jake's perspective. I don't know why I just didn't connect to him as well as I would have hoped. He just didn't feel real!

Warren and Bridggett will have my heart for a long time and I am so glad we got to see their story round off as well as everyone else's. I read maybe not before I read maybe someday or maybe now and I will always have a place in my heart for them! I didn't connect to them maybe not but not I understand them a lot more!

Colleen Hoover is great with touchy subjects and I think she handled CF very well as well as continuing with Ridge's deafness with care as well.

One thing that peeved me off about this book though was that many chapters started with such cringe and they went into their past and they started with 'one thing my dad used to tell me is... and that is why it relates to....' or 'I became a doctor because of adrenaline... I can relate to this because...' I just don't enjoy that type of chapter starter it just feels so long and it drags out the chapters with useless information! I understand why they do it but I get annoyed by it anyways so!

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