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natiesreads99's review against another edition
1.0
I've established that after three books Colleen Hoover just isn't for me, especially this one. Maybe Someday was my least favorite out of the three that I read and it was so cringe worthy at times. Maybe if I read it a couple of years ago, back when I was into Hush Hush, I would think this is a good book. This book felt like it was fanfiction of some sort, the way it was written, the characters, the things that happen. The fact that this is "New Adult" is sorta concerning since I don't actually think adults behave like this but anyways.
Things I disliked:
1.The Characters.
Every. Single. Character. Sucked. I did not end up liking none of the characters. The main character, Sydney, was ALWAYS crying to the point that it felt childish. Sure she went through a break-up and the situation would be hard on her, completely understandable. But, she would cry for no reason at all. Oh and of course she had to be described as the most beautiful blonde girl with the perfect smile, body, hair, etc. Nothing wrong with that whatsoever but every single main character of Hoover's books has the same physical features. And of course Sydney had to just get out of a relationship with the douchiest guy on the face of the planet with a name that is just unlikable, Hunter. We were meant to dislike him, I get it but Christ some things were so fanfictiony
Also of course Sydney had to hate the other also perfect blonde girl that was living with her, Bridgette. Of course Bridgette had to be called a bitch nearly every page of this book. Of course she was a heartless superficial barbie that was also incredibly dumb and looked down upon! Sydney barely knew Bridgette before calling her a bitch, I mean really, someone's trying to help you and got annoyed and they're immediately a bitch because they're also pretty on top of everything?
Warren, I could not stand him 99% of the time. Warren who all he likes to do is watch porn (which is literally all he talks about), have sex, screw Bridgette and then also call her a bitch and of course think the only solution to a girl's problem is to be "fucked so hard you'll never think about Ridge again." He was the obvious guy friend who only cares about sex, has nothing else of value to his personality and the only conversation material he has is his sex stories. Nice going.
Ridge, the deaf guy who plays guitar and is helplessly in love with two perfect described girls, what a bummer. The way Sydney and Ridge interacted just left me with question marks most of the times. I would think that a deaf person or a friend of a deaf person would want to learn sign language sooner than Sydney did. All they did was text, write and IM each other which is fine but seemed a bit off to me. Especially when he would WRITE three pages long of his feelings down on paper, highly unlikely but okay. Ridge was alright for the most part but he was just so similar to other love interests Hoover has written about, the only thing that was added was the fact that he was deaf.
2.The writing
Now Hoover isn't per se a bad writer, her writing is easy to understand and its fast paced which is very nice. But, with that being said I felt like a sixteen year old wrote this book. I literally felt like I was reading a Wattpad story, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but reading the poetry from Slammed I know that Hoover has way more potential. I mean, "I catch myself holding my breath, and I don't even realize I'm doing it until I'm gasping for air." Really?
Overall I just finished this book because it was easy to finish, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless you're into books that look like fanfiction cause this has it all!
Things I disliked:
1.The Characters.
Every. Single. Character. Sucked. I did not end up liking none of the characters. The main character, Sydney, was ALWAYS crying to the point that it felt childish. Sure she went through a break-up and the situation would be hard on her, completely understandable. But, she would cry for no reason at all. Oh and of course she had to be described as the most beautiful blonde girl with the perfect smile, body, hair, etc. Nothing wrong with that whatsoever but every single main character of Hoover's books has the same physical features. And of course Sydney had to just get out of a relationship with the douchiest guy on the face of the planet with a name that is just unlikable, Hunter. We were meant to dislike him, I get it but Christ some things were so fanfictiony
Also of course Sydney had to hate the other also perfect blonde girl that was living with her, Bridgette. Of course Bridgette had to be called a bitch nearly every page of this book. Of course she was a heartless superficial barbie that was also incredibly dumb and looked down upon! Sydney barely knew Bridgette before calling her a bitch, I mean really, someone's trying to help you and got annoyed and they're immediately a bitch because they're also pretty on top of everything?
Warren, I could not stand him 99% of the time. Warren who all he likes to do is watch porn (which is literally all he talks about), have sex, screw Bridgette and then also call her a bitch and of course think the only solution to a girl's problem is to be "fucked so hard you'll never think about Ridge again." He was the obvious guy friend who only cares about sex, has nothing else of value to his personality and the only conversation material he has is his sex stories. Nice going.
Ridge, the deaf guy who plays guitar and is helplessly in love with two perfect described girls, what a bummer. The way Sydney and Ridge interacted just left me with question marks most of the times. I would think that a deaf person or a friend of a deaf person would want to learn sign language sooner than Sydney did. All they did was text, write and IM each other which is fine but seemed a bit off to me. Especially when he would WRITE three pages long of his feelings down on paper, highly unlikely but okay. Ridge was alright for the most part but he was just so similar to other love interests Hoover has written about, the only thing that was added was the fact that he was deaf.
2.The writing
Now Hoover isn't per se a bad writer, her writing is easy to understand and its fast paced which is very nice. But, with that being said I felt like a sixteen year old wrote this book. I literally felt like I was reading a Wattpad story, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but reading the poetry from Slammed I know that Hoover has way more potential. I mean, "I catch myself holding my breath, and I don't even realize I'm doing it until I'm gasping for air." Really?
Overall I just finished this book because it was easy to finish, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless you're into books that look like fanfiction cause this has it all!
jessiewinterspring's review against another edition
3.0
I love the writing. I hate Sydney. She's a hypocrite. I get it she was hurt and it was kind of exciting until near the end.
Warren and his girlfriend and Maggie is the one who keep me reading. For the first time since in my bookish life I did not DNF a book because I wanted to see was a "sad ending."
Mutual feelings and voicing it all out is as much cheating in a relationship. This is my take for it. It's even more bad what Sydney ex did, at least they were only physical, Sydney was emotionally cheating too. If I was in Maggie shoes I'll feel better to know they have physical relationship instead, no wait, if I Maggie I'd probably destroy them.
But as much as I want to completely hate this book, though I couldn't deny how good the writer was. The angst and the feels is relatable. CoHo as her fans called her, is storymaster.
I'm curious of her other books but if they're similar to this... I think I'll back away. This makes me an emotional mess.
Warren and his girlfriend and Maggie is the one who keep me reading. For the first time since in my bookish life I did not DNF a book because I wanted to see was a "sad ending."
Mutual feelings and voicing it all out is as much cheating in a relationship. This is my take for it. It's even more bad what Sydney ex did, at least they were only physical, Sydney was emotionally cheating too. If I was in Maggie shoes I'll feel better to know they have physical relationship instead, no wait, if I Maggie I'd probably destroy them.
But as much as I want to completely hate this book, though I couldn't deny how good the writer was. The angst and the feels is relatable. CoHo as her fans called her, is storymaster.
I'm curious of her other books but if they're similar to this... I think I'll back away. This makes me an emotional mess.
brinkley's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
rachelsfables3's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
michaelahh's review against another edition
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The side characters carried this story and everything else was just cringe. I am not a fan of the cheating trope in this book. Both main characters were really unrelatable and just kept making bad choices and then wondering why they were in bad situations. I was also incredibly frustrated with the fact that Sydney never bothered to learn sign language until the very end of the book. The use of phones and computers to communicate was really frustrating. Maggie and Warren deserved better!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Minor: Ableism and Abandonment
maddiewintrich's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
oliviasuwito's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the book, but nothing really wowed me about it.. I do recommend for people who do like Coho though. It's a must read for Coho fans.
jeab's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
I enjoyed it at the beginning, how they met each other and got to know each other, but I found the ending not very satisfying. I guess I wish we got a chapter from Maggie’s point of view, as I feel she was painted as the villain, although she never did anything wrong. She was the only one who didn’t.
Maybe I’ll get around to reading the sequel, but it didn’t pull me in enough to want to add it to my tbr.
I enjoyed it at the beginning, how they met each other and got to know each other, but I found the ending not very satisfying. I guess
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I wasn’t expecting them to end up togetherMaybe I’ll get around to reading the sequel, but it didn’t pull me in enough to want to add it to my tbr.