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paja2004's review against another edition
5.0
I just think I'm too old for this... but i read it in like four hours so I'm just saying: why not?
the_illustrating_reader's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lexslittlecorner's review
5.0
This is by far my favourite Kasie West book, and deserves to stand out from all my other 3's and 4's for her books with a solid 5. I absolutely devoured this one and it ticked all the right boxes for me
writtenechoes's review
5.0
This was cute and sweet and irreverent and everything I was looking for in a January read.
michieknee's review against another edition
2.0
2.5
I'm afraid I've hit my first Kasie West dud. The concept is the most ambitious of her romantic comedies I've read so far and I'll give it props for that but Maybe This Time's romance didn't work for me. I found Sophie's relationship and issues with her family and her best friend to be the real heart of this story despite getting lesser focus. The book was more entertaining as a character study than anything else.
Sophie and Andrew's relationship started off as too antagonistic and the transition from hate to love didn't convince me. I could buy them as friends but not romance.
And sorry, every time Andrew's father appeared I was reminded of a certain celebrity chef known for his anger and it threw me completely out of the story.
Maybe next time, Kasie.
I'm afraid I've hit my first Kasie West dud. The concept is the most ambitious of her romantic comedies I've read so far and I'll give it props for that but Maybe This Time's romance didn't work for me. I found Sophie's relationship and issues with her family and her best friend to be the real heart of this story despite getting lesser focus. The book was more entertaining as a character study than anything else.
Sophie and Andrew's relationship started off as too antagonistic and the transition from hate to love didn't convince me. I could buy them as friends but not romance.
And sorry, every time Andrew's father appeared I was reminded of a certain celebrity chef known for his anger and it threw me completely out of the story.
Maybe next time, Kasie.
lily_beans06's review
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
wiebkebickel's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
3.5
brandypainter's review
4.0
I enjoyed this more than I have any other Kasie West book in quite some time. The romance wasn't quite well developed, particularly for the end it got, but Sophie's character and other relationships were really well done. I loved the tensions that developed between her and her best friend over her leaving their town. I felt the resolution to that was handled really well too. And I adored how West treated Sophie's complicated feelings for both of her parents. There was a definite shift there from childhood thinking to adult thinking that was fascinating to see and not really explored a lot in YA. And the boy part is fun if not totally believable.