BOOK REVIEW | MAYBE SOMEDAY BY COLLEEN HOOVER

Title: Maybe Someday
Author: Colleen Hoover

Series: Standalone
Publisher: Atria Books
Format: Paperback
Source: Bought
Genre: New Adult Romance
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Blurb:
At twenty-two years old, aspiring musician Sydney Blake has a great life: She’s in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her good friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers Hunter cheating on her with Tori—and she is left trying to decide what to do next.

Sydney becomes captivated by her mysterious neighbor, Ridge Lawson. She can’t take her eyes off him or stop listening to the daily guitar playing he does out on his balcony. She can feel the harmony and vibrations in his music. And there’s something about Sydney that Ridge can’t ignore, either: He seems to have finally found his muse. When their inevitable encounter happens, they soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one…

Plot: ★★★★★
What a fantastic storyline! It follows a girl called Sydney who catches her boyfriend cheating on her…with her best friend. She likes to study outside on her balcony but funnily enough, there’s a guy who plays the guitar on the balcony across from her and she finds herself making up lyrics and singing along to the songs. He notices and asks her if she can help him write lyrics and they form a bond through music because it turns out that he’s actually deaf and needs help songwriting for his band. ISN’T THAT AWESOME. He’s already taken though but she can’t deny the feelings she’s developing for him. IT’S JUST BEAUTIFUL. It may sound kind of generic when I write it but it’s honestly probably the best romance book I’ve ever read. 

Characters: ★★★★★
I loved the characters so much and over the short period that I sat down to read this (because I read it so quickly) and I thought that they were all so realistic and down to earth. I loved that Colleen Hoover incorporated a character that has a hearing impairment. It brought so much more to the story and I feel as though disabilities need to be more present in literature because it’s so important for people to be educated and informed about disabilities. 

Writing: ★★★★★
Colleen Hoover always writes her books in such a realistic and beautiful way that is never corny or insta-lovey, which is hard to achieve in a romance novel, let’s be honest. I also loved how sex wasn’t the main focus of the story, as it seems to be that way for a lot of new adult books these days. This book was so much deeper than that and the story was so meaningful and stunning that I still can’t get over it. 

Romance/Feels: ★★★★★
I can’t even answer this. Is that even a question? DEAD.

Ending: ★★★★★
So beautifully wrapped up in a way that wasn’t corny or overly dramatic in any way. Such a realistic story that just happens to have a beautiful and satisfying ending. 

Overall Enjoyment: ★★★★★
I love this book with all my heart and I want everyone to read it because it’s just that good! So much love. One thing I just have to say is that this book has a soundtrack of all of the songs that the main characters wrote together! It was written by Colleen and Griffin Peterson, who is the artist. GO AND BUY IT AND LISTEN TO IT WHEN THE SONGS COME UP IN THE BOOK IT MAKES THE EXPERIENCE SO AMAZING. It's available on iTunes or you can listen online here.

Rereadability: I will keep rereading this book until the day I die!

Final Rating: 5 stars!