A review by _basicbookworm
Maybe Once, Maybe Twice by Alison Rose Greenberg

5.0

When she was younger, Maggie made a marriage pact to get married to a friend/longtime crush if they were both single at 35. However, she made two separate packs with two different men at different stages of her life. Now she’s 35, single, and both men have shown up in her life. Garrett, a hedge fund manager and aspiring rock star, comes to her birthday party ready to kiss her. He’s the one who got away and they could never get their timing right, however, he’s engaged to someone else. Then Asher shows up. He is her first boyfriend from summer camp who has grown up to be a famous actor. As both these men make a reappearance in her life, Maggie also gets a life changing opportunity in her career. With so many decisions to make, Maggie also finds it’s hard to separate her future from her past.

This book really hit me in all the feels and will stick with me for a while. I loved this twist on a second chance romance and seeing Maggie get that opportunity to reconnect with two men from her past. It was interesting to read because I found myself not being sure which man I was hoping she would end up with and my thoughts kept changing as I read. This story was messy, full of tension, heartbreaking at times, but most of all full of hope. There is some mention of sexual assault and other trauma, however, I felt those topics were handled with the care they deserve.

I switched between audiobook and ebook and really enjoyed the audio narration by Katherine Littrell.
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, Dreamscape Media, and NetGalley for the advance copies.