Reviews - For Twice In My Life

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For Twice In My Life

Annette Christie

3.12 AVERAGE

thephxnestjess's review against another edition

3.25

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jameil's review against another edition

I wasn’t liking the characters and it didn’t seem like they would improve. Plus multiple exposition dumps. Then I read reviews that said love triangle and closed door. Plus the introduction of an unpleasant character.

casuallycolorado's review

3.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

randina's review against another edition

2.75

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

clairemurray's review against another edition

3.0

funny 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

3/5 ⭐️

Layla is going through a devastating breakup. 2 weeks later, her ex Ian is in an accident and forgets they’re not together anymore. Layla, a believer of signs from the universe, is sure this is their chance to make it work. Everything is going great until Ian’s brother Matt moves in with him and threatens to make it all fall apart.

I liked this book and found it easy to read but there were some key aspects that made this a 3 star read.
1. Layla is lying to her partner for MONTHS. Signs from the universe or not, this put me off a little bit.
2. The entire books mostly focuses on her relationship with Ian and doesn’t leave much room for showing chemistry between her and the main love interest
3. The ending felt abrupt. I understood why Layla should end up with who she ends up with, but I just didn’t really believe they were in love?

I did however enjoy Layla as a main character. She was funny and relatable and I always enjoy an underdog figuring their life out. I also enjoyed Layla’s relationships with the side characters and found her backstory extremely intriguing.

Thank you Netgalley and Little, Brown and Company for letting me read this as an ARC in exchange for an honest review :)

bookedinadvance's review

2.0

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Sigh... this author has good ideas, poor execution. The characters here are just so dang flat, that I didn't care at all about them. There was no chemistry between ANYONE in this book, and none of the relationships were believable or compelling.

If you like well-drawn characters, I really don't think Christie is the author for you.

missb2063's review against another edition

5.0

Exceptional....This was a feel good story! Everyone deserves a 2nd chance and that is just what Layla is given. Layla feels everything will work out just right, but is this the 2nd chance she wanted or was this the chance she needed. This story has some twists and turns with outcomes I did not expect. I think it was a great look into Layla, Ian, and Matt's relationships with each other and those around them. And the ending just put a huge smile on my face even if it may not be what anyone would expect. Great author and will absolutely read more from her!