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Maybe Next Time by Christina C. Jones

14 reviews

kaynova's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

cw// miscarriages and spoilers ahead

i love ccj's works, i will always find myself deeply enjoying her books. she helps me get out of my reading slumps when i read her novellas. now this book was enjoyable for the most part, but my biggest issue is the fast paced over something so big. i mean the kensa, our fmc, literally sent out divorce papers TWICE to denver's place of work, a kidnapping trip isn't enough to fix it. like the miscommunication trope isn't one of my favorites, but i tolerate it because i get the need for using it as a plot device, but here, it was more than miscommunication but also grief and unfortunately, that was not explored enough for me. now as always, the smut was great but even the beginning scenes made me upset because i'm like "y'all can fuck, but not talk?!" it left a weird taste in my mouth.

i will continue with the series because ccj has a way of roping you into her books with her vivid storytelling and i will not leave her books alone.

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scoodle42's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Kensa and Denver are married. But not for long... or so Kensa thinks. The story opens with Kensa walking into her home, surprised to find her husband there, who's furious because she had him served with divorce papers. He doesn't want a divorce, but she says it's not up to him. How can he get his wife to see she's all he needs?

Okay, so the heat between them burned up my Kindle. Wow. They are so hot and their frustration and anger making them hotter was so very relatable and written perfectly. I do love me some forced proximity, and a little kidnapping goes a long way, lol. The beauty of CCJ is that you can see the layers in what she puts on the page. Because I knew from the beginning that besides being a mark of their incredible passion, that all of that anger was hiding some pain. And whoa it sure was. It broke my heart, and I almost teared up myself. Kensa and Denver getting swept away by grief and feeling guilty for drifting, and then piling anger on to cover it was a complete journey in such a short time and I felt every bit of it. The writing was so great. Their reconciliation including therapy was beautiful. And the vow renewal was special.

Plus, I connected a dot! Lol. Having read the Predator's series, I recognize Nessa. Reading how her and Blue got together should be fun.

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daja's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced

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? No

3.0

When I first went into this book, I wasn't sure what to expect. I knew the premise was a marriage in trouble and that the male love interest kidnapped her so that they could work out their issues. While I understand why people really enjoyed this, I had a very average reading experience. For me and the romances that I enjoy, I really need to connect to the characters and see them working together to be with each other. I think because this story is so short, I wasn't really getting that. Both of the characters were very dominant, headstrong people and I don't mind this. My problem was when the female main character was being so defiant and didn't want to talk to her husband, but then she still just wanted to bend over for him to make herself satisfied. This happened repeatedly and when they finally did have the conversation that they needed to have, I found it very lack luster. I don't know what I was expecting but when the conflict was just them not talking to each other over something they both experienced, I just could not get into it. I think it didn't work for me because once they had the conversation, the conflict was resolved and I just wanted a little bit more. I think those that just want a short, spicy read will like this book. It was fine, but not my favorite by this author. If you do pick up this book, I would definitely look up the content warnings.

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nyi_ju's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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whatbreeread's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

a marriage redemption novella? ofc i was sat

denver is smooth and sexy and suave and STRAPPED😩. i love tf outta him

kensa is hilarious, quick-witted and headstrong and i love her also. a boss bitch if i’ve ever seen one

no like ccj is a comedian fr. the humour and banter in her books is always excellent

towards the end the sparks started fizzling away for me. i still love this book, but i stopped blushing and kicking my feet at a point (something i always expect to do from start to finish when reading christina’s books). maybe if was a tad🤏🏾 longer i would’ve been more satisfied. or maybe it was the miscommunication that started getting to me. or both. idk

can’t wait to get into the rest of the series though

p.s. the cover is so gorgeous. i kept going back to look at it while reading (like i did with the love sisters😭)

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