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ksamaine95's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Ableism and Infidelity
Minor: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Transphobia, and Vomit
midnightvenus's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Disappointingly, though not surprisingly, Maybe Someday is not as good, contrary to what my teenage self thought it was. I must have read this with rose-tinted glasses, because I recall during those days finding Ridge adorable—the dream boyfriend. Now, that is not so much the case. Several times I found myself annoyed at him. Firstly, the strange sexism that seems to be an undercurrent in the novel: in one of Ridge's POV, wherein him and Sydney were exchanging texts and she vented about how much she missed Hunter; before laying out what he thought, Ridge prefaced it with "…I'm not a girl, so I'm not about to tell her that what she's feeling is normal." What exactly are you implying? I feel as though Hoover wants to portray Ridge as this kind and loyal man, and I almost believed it, but it all falls apart when he included this line in a confession letter he wrote to Sydney: My loyalty still lies with Maggie. I simply lost all respect for him (and there was barely any in the first place!). Honestly, it seems to me that he pities Maggie more than he 'loves' her. Not to put too fine a point to it, but even Maggie herself admits this (although indirectly): their relationship started on a mutual idealization.
Also, this book is chock full of hypocrites. Hunter warning Sydney the irony of her situation with Ridge; Warren being furious about cheaters when he is somewhat one himself. This wouldn't be that big of an issue, really, because I'm big on messy, convoluted feelings being resolved: wading through the ugly muck of it produces a satisfaction unlike any other. I was also interested in seeing how exactly Hoover will answer the question: what happens when two good people, with good intentions, end up having objectively bad feelings for each other because of that goodness?
Contrary to what Sydney thinks, her and Ridge are not Tori and Hunter. They're simply Sydney and Ridge. What they had was not sexual in nature; even Maggie herself notes this: they organically developed feelings for each other. I don't doubt the love they have for each other—I simply dislike their love story. Especially Ridge.
As for the technical parts: Hoover's writing is generic. There is nothing special about it. It's easy to read through, though some parts I find hard to follow such as when a character is being described performing an action. The characterization is also insipid and weak.
Moderate: Transphobia
If you have low tolerance for the OW/OM (other woman/other man) trope in romance, then steer clear of this book, there is a lot of that in here (and cheating).elysetierney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Minor: Transphobia
tbrnichols's review against another edition
- 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
1.5
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Transphobia, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Dementia
theatrealpaca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
hollymileham's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
what i cant look past is the homophobic undertone of sydney saying one of her major flaws was how she kissed a girl when she was youngee, the use of a transphobic word not once but twice and the use of ableist language throughout a book which clearly tried to represent the deaf community which is majorly hypocritical. im really disappointed by this and ultimately this book really didnt age very well.
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Vomit
Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, and Transphobia
niyalog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity and Transphobia
arthur_ant18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Chronic illness and Infidelity
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming and Vomit
bridgetebooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Transphobia
sydneystyles9's review against another edition
1.0
Moderate: Transphobia