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I want to thank St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of Maybe This Once. However, all opinions expressed here are solely mine.
I added Maybe This Once to my TBR because I’ve enjoyed previous books by Sophie Sullivan. Last year, I read and reviewed Get Lost with You. As I said last year, while this is part of a series, you don’t have to read the series in order. That said, there are events in this book that may spoil the other books.
Maybe This Once is Grayson’s story of finding love. He is the oldest of the three Keller kids. He thought he had found his true love earlier in life, but ended up having a messy divorce. It was so bad that he swore off love and romance forever. Charlie has struggled to trust others and let people in. Both are discussed throughout the book.
Overall, I found the pacing to be a bit slow. There seemed to be a lot of will-they-or-won’t-they moments. When they first meet, the sparks fly. There’s an instant connection, but neither does anything about it because of their previous experiences with relationships. When they see each other again, the sparks are still there, so much so that everyone sees them, except Grayson and Charlie. Once they decide to explore their feelings, the pacing improves a little. But once they reach the climax and face the pressure of external forces, the pacing improves significantly.
While I may not have loved this story, I will continue to read Sophie Sullivan’s books.
Originally posted at readbakecreate.com.
I want to thank St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of Maybe This Once. However, all opinions expressed here are solely mine.
I added Maybe This Once to my TBR because I’ve enjoyed previous books by Sophie Sullivan. Last year, I read and reviewed Get Lost with You. As I said last year, while this is part of a series, you don’t have to read the series in order. That said, there are events in this book that may spoil the other books.
Maybe This Once is Grayson’s story of finding love. He is the oldest of the three Keller kids. He thought he had found his true love earlier in life, but ended up having a messy divorce. It was so bad that he swore off love and romance forever. Charlie has struggled to trust others and let people in. Both are discussed throughout the book.
Overall, I found the pacing to be a bit slow. There seemed to be a lot of will-they-or-won’t-they moments. When they first meet, the sparks fly. There’s an instant connection, but neither does anything about it because of their previous experiences with relationships. When they see each other again, the sparks are still there, so much so that everyone sees them, except Grayson and Charlie. Once they decide to explore their feelings, the pacing improves a little. But once they reach the climax and face the pressure of external forces, the pacing improves significantly.
While I may not have loved this story, I will continue to read Sophie Sullivan’s books.
Originally posted at readbakecreate.com.