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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
reflective
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:
No
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Really great and complicated love story. Gives hope for those of us who are older.
I absolutely loved this book. The way the writing is able to describe in perfect detail the emotional push and pull between all the characters in all the timelines is just so incredible. You can FEEL what these characters are going through and anyone who has loved more than once will be able to relate. It is also equally about sticking to what makes you happy, doing things for you and not settling for less than your dreams both in life and in love. Gah loved it!
Maggie Vines is a 35 year old singer songwriter, who is still looking for her big break and trying to navigate what her future looks like, as someone who really wants a family. Things become even more complicated when at her 35th birthday, both of the men she made marriage pacts with (at very different stages of her life) show up. Asher is her first boyfriend from summer camp, who she has known she was 14– who is now a famous actor. Garrett is following his parent’s dreams for him of working at a hedge fund, but plays in a rock band after his 9-5.
I could not put this book down, and devoured it in under 24 hours. The relationships between Maggie and both Asher and Garrett are so well fleshed out, and because of the time shifts in the story, you really get to understand the backstory and development of the relationships with each MMC both in past and present. There is so much tension, and angst, and I thought the pacing was perfection. I also loved Maggie’s best friend Summer, and how well we get to know her. She was such an important side character to this story, and I thought her conflicts made sense with the themes of this book. These characters and relationships felt so real, and it was honestly a joy to see all of their personal growth and journey’s but especially Maggie’s.
This is a story about love, loss, timing and second chances. What it means to really believe in yourself and live the life you choose for yourself, no matter how little sense it makes to those around you.
I only wished the ending felt a a tad bit less rushed after the climax. But the ending did surprise me, which is rare in a romance book. Honestly, I think I needed more because I wasn’t ready for this story to end. There are so many 90’s and early 2000’s musical references in this book— it made my heart so happy. This is such a unique story within the romance genre, and it is one that will stay with me for a long time— and will go down as one of my favorite romance’s of all time.
Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Griffin for the ARC!
I could not put this book down, and devoured it in under 24 hours. The relationships between Maggie and both Asher and Garrett are so well fleshed out, and because of the time shifts in the story, you really get to understand the backstory and development of the relationships with each MMC both in past and present. There is so much tension, and angst, and I thought the pacing was perfection. I also loved Maggie’s best friend Summer, and how well we get to know her. She was such an important side character to this story, and I thought her conflicts made sense with the themes of this book. These characters and relationships felt so real, and it was honestly a joy to see all of their personal growth and journey’s but especially Maggie’s.
This is a story about love, loss, timing and second chances. What it means to really believe in yourself and live the life you choose for yourself, no matter how little sense it makes to those around you.
I only wished the ending felt a a tad bit less rushed after the climax. But the ending did surprise me, which is rare in a romance book. Honestly, I think I needed more because I wasn’t ready for this story to end. There are so many 90’s and early 2000’s musical references in this book— it made my heart so happy. This is such a unique story within the romance genre, and it is one that will stay with me for a long time— and will go down as one of my favorite romance’s of all time.
Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Griffin for the ARC!