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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
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
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
3.5 - loved the anticipation of where the romance would end up, but it felt a bit long This book should have some trigger warnings for sexual assault and infertility issues.
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for an ARC of this book! I’ve willingly read and reviewed it. All opinions are my own.
A lot of people are going to take one look at the cover of MAYBE ONCE, MAYBE TWICE and immediately characterize it as a fluffy love-triangle romance, but it is so, SO, much more than that.
Maggie is an aspiring singer whose career and life have taken many twists and turns. At thirty-five, a doctor tells her that having a child is going to be difficult. Thirty-five also just happens to be the age she’d separately made pacts with the two loves of her life to get back together, should they both be single. The first is her first love, movie star Asher Reyes, who is involved in the adaptation of Maggie’s favorite book. The second is the man she’s been hung-up on for twelve years, Garrett.
Jumping around the pivotal points in her life, we get to see how Maggie fell in love with these two men and how she has navigated heartbreak, trauma, and hope while achieving dreams she’d held for decades and some only just realized.
I devoured MAYBE ONCE, MAYBE TWICE, desperate to find out who Maggie picks and if they eventually got there happily ever after. And though I do wish I got to see more interactions between Maggie and the man she couldn’t live without, (though, to be fair, I always want this with my favorite couples!) I was so pleased with the outcome, just as much as I was by the entirety of Maggie’s journey.
TW: death of parent, death of sibling, sexual assault
A lot of people are going to take one look at the cover of MAYBE ONCE, MAYBE TWICE and immediately characterize it as a fluffy love-triangle romance, but it is so, SO, much more than that.
Maggie is an aspiring singer whose career and life have taken many twists and turns. At thirty-five, a doctor tells her that having a child is going to be difficult. Thirty-five also just happens to be the age she’d separately made pacts with the two loves of her life to get back together, should they both be single. The first is her first love, movie star Asher Reyes, who is involved in the adaptation of Maggie’s favorite book. The second is the man she’s been hung-up on for twelve years, Garrett.
Jumping around the pivotal points in her life, we get to see how Maggie fell in love with these two men and how she has navigated heartbreak, trauma, and hope while achieving dreams she’d held for decades and some only just realized.
I devoured MAYBE ONCE, MAYBE TWICE, desperate to find out who Maggie picks and if they eventually got there happily ever after. And though I do wish I got to see more interactions between Maggie and the man she couldn’t live without, (though, to be fair, I always want this with my favorite couples!) I was so pleased with the outcome, just as much as I was by the entirety of Maggie’s journey.
TW: death of parent, death of sibling, sexual assault
Such a fun little romance story, and a quick read! Loved the outcome but surprised how the author went about getting there!
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This one felt a bit repetitive! I couldn’t help feel that a solid chuck of this could have been cut and the book would have been the same… like why did we need to have the “do we both want kids” debate in two relationships?? And other little things like the repetition of certain words or phrases felt unnatural. AND ALSO justice for Cecily??!!! Like. How is one of the love interests literally a cheater and we are supposed to glaze past that.. gross
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide