A review by lizaxwin
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Alright, this review might be full of unmarked spoilers! You‘ve been warned.
I expected so much more, this being my fourth book by TJR. But this being one of her first books kinda excused it, I guess?! But at times the writing was really bad and what’s with Hannah’s obsession with cinnamon rolls and buns?! That’s not really shaping her character, that‘s just cringey. I also have After I Do on my TBR and I really hope it’s better than this one tbh 😅 That being said, I‘m kinda glad that Hannah ends up happy at the end of both alternate realities. Also, the explanation of the whole „different decisions lead to the universe splitting into different realities“ was grand. And I think I enjoyed that the book kinda vouched for there being more than one perfect person for each of us. However, I would’ve preferred if it had just ended with Gabby being her person and neither man ending up with Hannah. Girl power and so on!
So all in all this was an okayish read, but nothing to special! Definitely one of TJR‘s weakest books.
I expected so much more, this being my fourth book by TJR. But this being one of her first books kinda excused it, I guess?! But at times the writing was really bad and what’s with Hannah’s obsession with cinnamon rolls and buns?! That’s not really shaping her character, that‘s just cringey. I also have After I Do on my TBR and I really hope it’s better than this one tbh 😅 That being said, I‘m kinda glad that Hannah ends up happy at the end of both alternate realities. Also, the explanation of the whole „different decisions lead to the universe splitting into different realities“ was grand. And I think I enjoyed that the book kinda vouched for there being more than one perfect person for each of us. However, I would’ve preferred if it had just ended with Gabby being her person and neither man ending up with Hannah. Girl power and so on!
So all in all this was an okayish read, but nothing to special! Definitely one of TJR‘s weakest books.