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A review by amibunk
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie
5.0
4.5 stars but rounding up because it was such a nice surprise.
This book is part The Turn of the Screw and part Harlequin Romance with large doses of comedy thrown in for good measure- which, I admit, is a strange sort of conglomeration but it really, really worked for me. I thought the supernatural element was well done- just creepy enough to raise your eyebrows but not scary enough to need to hide under the covers.
Jennifer Crusie has a great talent for funny dialogue and it does a great job as acting as comedic relief when tensions get too high. The romance is more subtle and sweetly understated- no great drama or steamy sex scenes in this novel. The ghost story definitely takes priority over the love story.
In addition, I thought the characters of Andie, Alice, and Carter were exceptionally portrayed and their growing relationships were very well done. Those three just made me love the book even more- particularly Alice.
I can understand why some readers haven't rated this book very high- it is a strange concoction of scary, funny, and sweet, but I fell in love with this book-enough to go purchase my own copy of it off of Amazon.
This book is part The Turn of the Screw and part Harlequin Romance with large doses of comedy thrown in for good measure- which, I admit, is a strange sort of conglomeration but it really, really worked for me. I thought the supernatural element was well done- just creepy enough to raise your eyebrows but not scary enough to need to hide under the covers.
Jennifer Crusie has a great talent for funny dialogue and it does a great job as acting as comedic relief when tensions get too high. The romance is more subtle and sweetly understated- no great drama or steamy sex scenes in this novel. The ghost story definitely takes priority over the love story.
In addition, I thought the characters of Andie, Alice, and Carter were exceptionally portrayed and their growing relationships were very well done. Those three just made me love the book even more- particularly Alice.
I can understand why some readers haven't rated this book very high- it is a strange concoction of scary, funny, and sweet, but I fell in love with this book-enough to go purchase my own copy of it off of Amazon.