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A review by saylaurmoon
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5.0
↠ 5 stars ⭐︎
A cute and thought-provoking adult coming-of-age story about how our choices, even the seemingly small ones, can alter the course of our lives in more ways than one.
After living in six different cities and holding several meaningless jobs since college, Hannah Martin still has no inkling of what she wants in life. After ending a fruitless, scandalous relationship, she moves from NYC back to her hometown of LA, where she’s determined to change and find a direction in her life. She moves in with her best friend Gabby, and the first night she’s back, they go out to celebrate Hannah’s return with their friends. Unsurprisingly, she happens to see her high school ex-boyfriend and the love of her life, Ethan. When Gabby asks if Hannah’s ready to head home, Ethan offers to give her a ride home if she wants to stay out instead. What happens when she stays with Ethan? What about if she goes home? Exploring the impact of both of Hannah’s options in concurrent storylines, we learn just how one choice can change the course of a life.
I think Taylor Jenkins Reid is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine. I LOVED THIS BOOK. It was intensely thought-provoking, emotional, and funny! I related to Hannah on multiple occasions. I am also a sucker for dual timelines, and I did find myself rooting for one storyline over the other. This was a wonderful story that perfectly captures how one simple choice can change the course of our lives in unexpected ways. This book gave me all the feels and genuinely led me to ponder on what choices I may have made in my own life that led me to the wonderful place I am now. And whether or not I believe in soulmates.
There’s honestly a limitless number of wonderful things I could say about this book. Just go read it. You won’t be disappointed.
I also think I made have found one of my favorite quotes ever on these pages:
A cute and thought-provoking adult coming-of-age story about how our choices, even the seemingly small ones, can alter the course of our lives in more ways than one.
“Life is long and full of an infinite number of decisions. I have to think that the small ones don’t matter, that I’ll end up where I need to end up no matter what I do.”
After living in six different cities and holding several meaningless jobs since college, Hannah Martin still has no inkling of what she wants in life. After ending a fruitless, scandalous relationship, she moves from NYC back to her hometown of LA, where she’s determined to change and find a direction in her life. She moves in with her best friend Gabby, and the first night she’s back, they go out to celebrate Hannah’s return with their friends. Unsurprisingly, she happens to see her high school ex-boyfriend and the love of her life, Ethan. When Gabby asks if Hannah’s ready to head home, Ethan offers to give her a ride home if she wants to stay out instead. What happens when she stays with Ethan? What about if she goes home? Exploring the impact of both of Hannah’s options in concurrent storylines, we learn just how one choice can change the course of a life.
I think Taylor Jenkins Reid is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine. I LOVED THIS BOOK. It was intensely thought-provoking, emotional, and funny! I related to Hannah on multiple occasions. I am also a sucker for dual timelines, and I did find myself rooting for one storyline over the other. This was a wonderful story that perfectly captures how one simple choice can change the course of our lives in unexpected ways. This book gave me all the feels and genuinely led me to ponder on what choices I may have made in my own life that led me to the wonderful place I am now. And whether or not I believe in soulmates.
There’s honestly a limitless number of wonderful things I could say about this book. Just go read it. You won’t be disappointed.
I also think I made have found one of my favorite quotes ever on these pages:
“What I’m getting at here is that I know there may be universes out there where I made different choices that led me somewhere else, led me to someone else. And my heart breaks for every single version of me that didn’t end up with you.”