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Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover

7 reviews

loreadsgal's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I read this book over the weekend. It was a good read overall, but it was my second time trying to read it after a year break from Colleen Hoover books. I had been reading so many of them that it gave me trouble getting into the story characters and being able to differentiate them. If I hadn’t taken a break I wouldn’t be able to get past the first chapter.
What I like about the book: It is inclusive with the deaf community

at the end, she ends up wanting to learn sign language to be able to communicate better rather than just texting, so it made me like Sydney better because I figured that’s all their communication would consist of, just texting or writing

, it’s honest with its feelings, these are 19 year olds going through friendship and relationship break ups, we forget how dramatic that age is and how one bad thing happens & it’s the end of the world, so I try not to judge and appreciate some sort of understanding of the author about how one feels around that age. The characters were fun to get into and the spicy reads made you blush!
What I didn’t like about the book: it is a typical right person wrong timing book hence the title, but it romanticized cheating

Maggie deserves so much better and I am so relieved she didn’t get end up dying at the end because of her illness. The beginning of the book foreshadows how Sydney ends up in the same type of relationship she was mad about with Hunter and Tori

, it’s love being confused with lust: but what teenage relationship isn’t? Sydney takes one step forward but then goes two steps back with her growth, all for the sake of having a social life and being independent yet is still very dependent-it’s giving toxic behavior and red flags. The book characters go back and forth to what is right or wrong.
In the end: So as long as you are not expecting a mature relationship its good

Ridge has savior syndrome and Sydney is the perfect target, I just don’t see them lasting at the end of the day.

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ronronbooktalk69's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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v1l25's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

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rosebud_925's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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kaylasbookgram's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

<Spoiler Alert!>

“For her I bend, for you I break”

Ugh my high school hopeless romantic heart just dies for sappy romance novels even if all this book was about was cheating. That was a huge no for me to be honest I couldn’t fully get over the fact that Sydney is cheated on by her douche bag of a boyfriend in the beginning of the book just to go and fall in love with a guy who is completely off limits because *gasp* he has a girlfriend.

I know with my little rant your like but wait you gave it 4 stars how does that happen? Although I hated the main theme of this book you can’t not love Colleen Hoovers writing and style! I still loved this book and although what Sydney and Ridge had was completely messed up it still ended up having a cute ending and they didn’t actually destroy Maggie’s life because she wanted an out so she could life her life to the fullest of her potential and she couldn’t bear to tell Ridge that until she learned her had feelings for another girl. Messed up but it works out in the end. I’m interested to see where this series leads in Maybe Not and Maybe Now. Will my heart get even more shattered by Colleen Hoover? Most likely.

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aclisham's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

colleen you want to pay for my therapy?

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