What do readers think of Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid? Write your own review.

I found the idea of two scenarios playing out in one novel to be quite compelling. Who hasn't wondered, "what would have happened if?" That approach could get a little tricky though, how do you know which scenario you're reading now? That wasn't the part of the book that fell flat for me though, even though it did get confusing now and again. What made this book very average for me was the characters and the story itself. It wasn't particularly compelling or engaging, I did care about the characters enough to finish the book, but that was pretty much it. There are characters who live on in your memory and when you think of them it feels like you're missing a friend, this was not that book. When you have what is essentially "chick lit" you either need a unique story or artful writing, ideally both. This book had neither.

This was a very interesting concept for a story: 2 different pathways for one person's life.The book was an exploration of the difference our choices can make on the outcome of our lives. It was written in such a way that it was really like reading two different books at one time.

The character development wasn't very strong and the story lines were predictable, but I liked the book. It was an easy and quick read, and it kept my interest right through until the end.

I like the the way the characters in "Maybe in Another Life" are developed and the way in which their flaws are viewed as just pieces of their identity but I am not a fan of the concurrent device.