4/5

This was my first read of 2018 and I'm really glad to have picked this up. I read one of Taylor Jenkins Reid's other books back in December and really liked it, so I decided to read all of her backlist books in 2018. After loving The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and really enjoying this one, I'm very excited to continue her books!

Taylor Jenkins Reid has such a compelling, addictive writing style. Coupled with the short, alternating chapters, I was sucked in right from the beginning. I have to admit that I much preferred the storyline where Hannah went home with Gabby rather than Ethan, but both storylines were interesting and I loved seeing where parts of the different timelines shared similarities.

I really loved the discussions about true love and fate and the overall message that life is a constant shifting timeline, shaped by the decisions we make. I also really loved the female friendship and found family in this.

I knew going into this that I was going to love it, but reading it just confirmed that Taylor Jenkins Reid is a new fave author & I can't wait to read more of her books. Very very highly recommend this one, and I'm very happy I chose this as my first read of 2018.

I love Taylor Jenkins Reid, but this was not it

Kinda preachy. The cinnamon roll reference was so overplayed.

Meh, not girly’s best work. The last 1/4 of the book was good. Kind of trippy

The concept and “lesson” of this story is interesting and makes me optimistic in moments of paralysis by choice in small and more meaningful decisions. However the central premise is negated a few times throughout…without spoilers I will say that many of the characters’ central beliefs around fate, soul mates, etc are immediately abandoned once challenged. And as sweet as Hannah and Gabby’s friendship seems I was unable to suspend my disbelief and found the two of them to be too unlikely to be heartwarming.

Learning that this was one of her first novels put the writing quality into perspective — her writing has certainly improved since. The repetition and latching on to annoying tidbits was so Colleen Hoover cringe (I may never look at a cinnamon roll without rolling my eyes again)

What a very cool book. Taylor Jenkins Reid has definitely become one of my favorite contemporary authors. She just has a good writing style mixed with interesting premises that just works for me. Although this story is quite different from both Daisy and Evelyn, it still feels like her. Julia Whelan was awesome as usual at voicing the characters, and although I fully expected to become confused with the two different timelines, it totally worked for me. Overall, Evelyn Hugo remains my favorite of the three, but although I thought the audiobook for Daisy was brilliantly done, I think this story is stronger overall, at least for me. Either way, I thoroughly enjoyed this story!

It took me a little bit to get into the story, but once I did, I liked it a lot! It was unique and thought-provoking, and I enjoyed its overall message.

4.25

There doesn't exist a TJR book that I don't love, I suppose. I really enjoyed this, I enjoyed how it said that people CAN have multiple happy endings. And those happy endings are no less happy or ideal given that fact. Really uplifting and a very interesting way to tell this story.