Maybe In Another Life

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Maybe In Another Life

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Date Published: July 7, 2015
Published By: Washington Square Press
Page Count: 342


Publisher’s Description:

From the acclaimed author of Forever, Interrupted and After I Do comes a breathtaking new novel about a young woman whose fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame; in alternating chapters, we see two possible scenarios unfold—with stunningly different results.

At the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She has lived in six different cities and held countless meaningless jobs since graduating college. On the heels of leaving yet another city, Hannah moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles and takes up residence in her best friend Gabby’s guestroom. Shortly after getting back to town, Hannah goes out to a bar one night with Gabby and meets up with her high school boyfriend, Ethan.

Just after midnight, Gabby asks Hannah if she’s ready to go. A moment later, Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay. Hannah hesitates. What happens if she leaves with Gabby? What happens if she leaves with Ethan?

In concurrent storylines, Hannah lives out the effects of each decision. Quickly, these parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences for Hannah, as well as the people around her. As the two alternate realities run their course, Maybe in Another Life raises questions about fate and true love: Is anything meant to be? How much in our life is determined by chance? And perhaps, most compellingly: Is there such a thing as a soul mate?

Hannah believes there is. And, in both worlds, she believes she’s found him.


My Star Rating:

4 of 5 stars

My Review:

Maybe in Another LifeMaybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I’m not entirely sure how I feel about this book.

The writing was good. The romance(s) were sweet. The Heroes were swoony. The heroine was quirky and full of personality. The emotions were raw and real.

At first, I was confused about the timeline. Was it jumping back and forth between past and future? Then I realized it’s following two alternate timelines, like at some point, through some tiny, random decision Hannah made, time forked off and sent everyone down both separate and different paths.

Then I started thinking how at some point toward the end, it would surely reveal to her that she’s living these two different lives and force her to choose. But …

I don’t know. I don’t know which path I’d have liked better. I think in one particular path, knowing what happened in the other, I don’t see it being as ideal as I normally probably would have. Does that make it any less relevant and true? I don’t know.

I guess what I’m saying is, I’m still confused, and I’m still not sure what to think, but it did, undoubtedly, make me think.

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