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aloudy16's review against another edition
4.0
very good book with a cute story about two kids and a "couple"(ex husband and wife) that try to all come together for the kids. for a little while i was wondering if it was going in a spooky direction with the ghosts but it stayed a good family story.
caroparr's review against another edition
3.0
The setup is among the most unbelievable and contrived ever, but once you get past that, the story is fun. The two children she saves are the high point of the book. But this is not so good that I feel compelled to read another.
suzemews's review against another edition
4.0
Oddly enough, the reason I liked this book so much had nearly nothing to do this the romance, which is clearly the point of a romance novel. But Jennifer Crusie's sense of humor and the sense of mystery she created really drove the plot.
siria's review against another edition
3.0
For most of Maybe This Time, I was quite prepared to hail this as a return to form for Crusie. It's got all the things I enjoy about her writing—witty dialogue, fast pace, a kind of compulsive readability, and child characters who are believable. While I rolled my eyes at their names (North and Andromeda? Seriously? At least the latter could be shortened to Andie, but I defy anyone not to feel incredibly silly at crying out 'North!' in the height of passion. What is it with genre novels and really stupid first names), I greatly enjoyed both lead characters. Both have issues, but neither are off-putting because of it—I think Crusie actually managed to succeed in creating an alpha male character I didn't want to push off a cliff!
However, just one page in the novel managed to pretty much destroy my favourable impression of the book. One of the secondary female characters, Kelly—who is established as being unlikeable, venal, and overly career-focused—is possessed by a ghost, May. May uses Kelly's body to have sex with three men. We are told the following, with evident narrative approval:
Regardless of whether or not Kelly is a nice person—and clearly, she is not—rape is still rape. Rape is rape no matter if you previously desired the person, for whatever reason; rape is rape if you are presently married to the person. And to top off that dismissal of the emotional and physical violation of a woman with the implication that it's okay because she's 'promiscuous'...! She slept with three men in one night because she was raped—and even if she had not been possessed, even if she had consensually slept with three people in one night, slut-shaming is not okay! It was disappointing and infuriating all at once, and soured me on the last 80 pages of the novel. Here's hoping that section either vanishes or is substantially reworked between now and the actual publication date.
However, just one page in the novel managed to pretty much destroy my favourable impression of the book. One of the secondary female characters, Kelly—who is established as being unlikeable, venal, and overly career-focused—is possessed by a ghost, May. May uses Kelly's body to have sex with three men. We are told the following, with evident narrative approval:
"It's not rape," Andie snapped. "Because May says you would have slept with all of them anyway. And since you were already doing two of them, I think she's right." She looked into the camera. "That's right, Columbus, your reporter here nailed three guys in one night, sixty percent of the adult male population of this house. Let's give the little lady a hand." (255-56)
Regardless of whether or not Kelly is a nice person—and clearly, she is not—rape is still rape. Rape is rape no matter if you previously desired the person, for whatever reason; rape is rape if you are presently married to the person. And to top off that dismissal of the emotional and physical violation of a woman with the implication that it's okay because she's 'promiscuous'...! She slept with three men in one night because she was raped—and even if she had not been possessed, even if she had consensually slept with three people in one night, slut-shaming is not okay! It was disappointing and infuriating all at once, and soured me on the last 80 pages of the novel. Here's hoping that section either vanishes or is substantially reworked between now and the actual publication date.
clairetrellahill's review against another edition
5.0
This was booth very funny, like all Jennie Crusie books, and also had that gothic plot and setting and a lot of twists I did not see coming. Really enjoyed this a lot! Also a second chance romance!!!
jenc5309's review against another edition
3.0
I drive this a 3 1/2 stars if I could. I'm deep in reading all of Cruisie's books now.
salene27's review against another edition
2.0
I usually love Crusie's books, and this one did start off very good, but about halfway through, it just felt like she didn't know where to go with it.
I loved the first half of the book, and the mystery was a good one, but I felt like it could have done without Sullivan and Kelly's arrival, I felt like they added nothing to the plot.
I loved the first half of the book, and the mystery was a good one, but I felt like it could have done without Sullivan and Kelly's arrival, I felt like they added nothing to the plot.
stuhlsem's review against another edition
4.0
Unlike the other Jennifer Crusie books I've read, this one had a vaguely supernatural bit, which I didn't like. I know, it surprised me, too.
Maybe This Time was fairly typical Crusie--independent and strong female main character, some life difficulties, a hot dude to sleep with. However, there were ghosts. The ghosts were real. That freaked me out. I couldn't sleep. Everything else was fabulous.
Maybe This Time was fairly typical Crusie--independent and strong female main character, some life difficulties, a hot dude to sleep with. However, there were ghosts. The ghosts were real. That freaked me out. I couldn't sleep. Everything else was fabulous.
rbromels's review against another edition
3.0
It's summer and I just couldn't resist a mystery/ghost/romance that takes on Turn of the Screw. Now I need to go read something of substance.