Filled with the romance and angst that defines the years you come to know yourself, with a shifting timeline covering two decades and ratcheting up the tension, Maybe Once, Maybe Twice is a novel of second chances and finding your own way.You know that old saying, “if we are still single when we’re 35, we should get married?” Well, Maggie Vine made that vow with two different people, at two very different stages of her life.And they both showed up.Maggie Vine’s life is going extra-medium. At 35 she’s pursuing her dreams of being a singer and being a mother—though neither is successfully panning out. So when Garrett Scholl—stifled hedge fund manager by day but electrifying aspiring rock singer by night—comes to her 35th birthday party with the intention to kiss Maggie senseless, it feels like one piece might click into place. Except he’s engaged to someone else, and Maggie knows she won’t fit into the cookie-cutter life he’s building for himself.Enter Asher Reyes. Her first boyfriend from summer camp, turned into heartthrob actor, he’s lived a successful yet private life ever since he got famous. When a career-changing opportunity is presented to Maggie after her reconnection with Asher, it feels like everything—music, love, family—will fall into place. But her past won’t let her move on without a fight.
This started off so good, even epic, that I thought it would go into my favorite books list. I loved the musical references and how the story was told in birthdays. Unfortunately, the last third of the book just really went downhill for me. While I knew what I wanted to happen and it kind of got there, there was some unnecessary drama and it dragged on so much. Also, the heroine described herself as willowy one too many times. However, I would still recommend this book because it has some truly great moments and just for those, you won't be disappointed!
For the first time in so long, the what is was better than the what if.
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