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A review by radhikag
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I’ll probably add more when I can but I just rly like the multiverse theory and how it played out here. The idea that despite different possibilities some things may just really be meant to be.
I experienced a loss recently and in a weird way I’m finding comfort in the fact that maybe there’s a universe out there where my friend is still here. Anyways, beautifully written book and I can’t even say which version I loved more for Hannah, both were wonderful. And I loved Gabby’s story, too.
I experienced a loss recently and in a weird way I’m finding comfort in the fact that maybe there’s a universe out there where my friend is still here. Anyways, beautifully written book and I can’t even say which version I loved more for Hannah, both were wonderful. And I loved Gabby’s story, too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism and Infidelity
Hannah has been bouncing around her entire adult life, with a passport littered with stamps and a mile long resume, she longs for a place to call home. After a particularly bad breakup, she moves back to LA, where she grew up. On her first night back, her friend Gabby (who she’s staying with) says she’s heading out and asks if she wants to go home. Ethan, Hannah’s high school sweetheart, who she happened to bump into at the bar offers to drop her off later that night.
What follows is two parallel storylines, one where she goes home with Gabby and another where she stays out with Ethan, both with huge implications for Hannah, the people around her, and where she’ll end up. With alternating chapters for each storyline, you find yourself wondering about all the possibilities, sure about some certainties but really — wondering if anything is truly meant to be. You may not believe in soulmates but Hannah does — and in both worlds, she thinks she’s found them.