I loved that the author had the guts to write a story where there was no "bad guy" because it meant that there was no easy way to justify your feeling and with the way it was written, I truly felt each character's conflict as though it were my own. Especially Ridge. I swear I spent half the book just wishing I could hug him. Maggie and Ridge have been together for 5 years and it's not all what it seems either. You know how you get comfortable with someone and they have other problems and you feel you can't leave them. But it all works out in the end for everyone. We are talking about actions to which you are still not committed, and the lists which constitute your daily actions (Calendar, Next Actions and Waiting For) should only contain actions that you have committed to. Mixing stable actions with actions which could or could not take place will only contribute to generate confusion and distrust in the system. They however try so hard to keep it platonic, because Sydney clearly just got out of a tough relationship, and because Ridge has been in one of his own for years. This is the thing about Maybe Someday that I loved. It was all about building a friendship then turning into a relationship. It's so hard to say it wasn't a typical relationship because it's not but at the same time it is. The characters are both so well written. I love stories where either the girl is super sassy, and/or the guy is kind of a jerk turned nice guy... Neither of them are these things and I thought I was going to hate that... NOPE. They are nice, compassionate, natural people.

As one can imagine, it's an emotional journey for Eve as she struggles to process everything. It is a raw and brutal look at someone overcome with grief. Given the content, it can be a lot for a reader to digest so you might want to consider if you are in the right headspace for a book of this nature. I found it to be a book of great value and one of the best works of fiction I've read dealing with the subject. My mother loves Jesus. Therefore, she does not get stressed; she gets holy. Straining, I can hear her milling about the kitchen uttering a stream of spiritual gibberish. She must be beside herself. I respond by wrapping Quentin’s sweatshirt around my face. Gloria eventually disappears. But not for long. Since I ignore all the advice offered to me — to eat, wash, move — since this particular case of misery eschews company, and since Gloria pioneered Nigerian guile, she sends in my niece and nephew to hold my hands and stare at me with wide eyes until I am moved to sit up.

PROLOGUE

Once again, Colleen Hoover has delivered an emotionally charged masterpiece that will capture your heart! Maybe Someday is not your typical romance but I promise you, it is one of the most deeply passionate and uniquely beautiful books I have ever read. Someday, Maybe is a stunning, witty debut novel about a young woman’s emotional journey through unimaginable loss, pulled along by her tight-knit Nigerian family, a posse of friends, and the love and laughter she shared with her husband. Although this review has been intentionally vague, I can almost guarantee that you'll fall hard for this incredible cast of characters, and that this book will stay with you long after reading. It does everything BUT disappoint, and if you give this amazing story a chance, you'll see why. If you are someone who gravitates toward emotional gut punch reads, allow me to introduce you to this spectacular debut…”— BuzzFeed Sydney has this special connection with Ridge that goes beyond their mutual love of music. There’s no name to it, but it’s a feeling you’ll experience when you read it because it’s so passionately and tenderly palpable.

Sydney just caught her boyfriend of two years cheating on her. With her best friend. She doesn’t know what to do or where to turn, and ends up on her neighbor Ridge’s doorstep. There is something about Ridge that draws Sydney to him. She’s not in a place in her life to jump straight into another relationship, but it’s no secret she’s attracted to him. Don’t tar and feather me just yet. I’m actually one of you and have fangirled over CoHo in the past (see EXHIBIT A). In fact, the only story I didn’t like was Never Never and that was more because it was a serial (which I hate) and it didn’t have enough storyline in part one to keep me interested in obtaining a copy of part 2. The biggest thing that bothered me was that Ridge didn't choose Sydney. Maggie made that decision for him. And that is why I ended up hating this book. I've read love triangles before and ended up not hating them with a passion, because in those the character who has the choice between two others chooses one. Ridge would have never, ever, in a million years realized that he is better suited with Sydney. I suppose we were supposed to applaud his sense of honor or whatever that was (guilt/hero complex) that made him stay with Maggie. I wanted Ridge to choose Sydney. No external forces, just him and his heart. But no, we did not get that. In the end all Sydney ended up being was second-best. And even though I didn't like her character, she still deserves someone who will make her his first choice. And how can she be with someone who she knows is a cheater? She just left one cheater for another. Also, I feel like he was with Sydney by default. Like if everything wouldn't have gone down with Maggie he would have stayed with her.

1. The Someday/Maybe List.

I could rave about this novel forever - but I’ll wrap this up by saying …. You need to read this book. God, I hate feelings. Or I hate my conscience. The two are constantly at war and I'm not sure which one I'd rather turn off." I'm still too irate to put my thoughts into words. I've NEVER hated a novel as much as I hate this one. Yes, there are CHEATING & LIES of omission. But my BIGGEST problem is the MISOGYNY & the author's denigrating depiction of women-- "bitches," "whores," pushovers, doormats, damsels in distress, & Hooters waitresses who are nothing but clueless & vapid. Furthermore, there were just SO MANY TEARS. This novel contains more crying than any novel I've ever read-- more crying than in books featuring terminally ill protagonists or unspeakable tragedies. Why would anyone want to be with a man who makes you cry so much?!? I abhorred this novel-- from beginning to end. The ending was SO unfulfilling. 89% of the way through the novel-- Ridge to Sydney: "yes, at this point, I probably would walk away from you if she asked me to. The majority of my loyalty still lies with her...." BLOODY HELL. RUN AWAY, SYDNEY!!! You're NOT his FIRST choice; he made it abundantly clear when he gave you 5 minutes to find a new place to live. Asshole.

As their relationship/friendship develops, I found myself more conflicted than I ever have while reading... here is the part of the review to read ONLY if you’ve read the book... There is an unusual love triangle here. I say unusual, because you LOVE all three people in it. Who do you root for? Everyone is trying so hard to do the right thing, but you can’t fight feelings that intense. There were parts that broke my heart. People don’t get to choose who they fall in love with. They only get to choose who they stay in love with. Even though David Allen suggests this possibility, personally I don’t quite like it for two reasons:If the date you are using is not an objective due date to make the decision, this contradicts the meaning of “sacred territory” that characterizes the Calendar. Saying I was excited to read Maybe Someday would be quite the understatement. I basically counted down the days until it was released and no one would ever understand how ecstatic I was when I found out it had been already available at my local bookstore. I was not only thrilled that it was a Colleen Hoover book, but also that it had aspects I was interested in, like music and romance. The book focuses respectively on Sydney and Ridge, the female and male lead, who both have their own POVs. Their story is one of a kind- it’s incredibly heartbreaking, but most of all, beautifully told. Sydney was one of those heroines who I just immediately liked. She was kind, endearing and earned my respect more than once with the way she handled the situations she was put in. Me: I don’t know what kind of question that is, but if this is your attempt at flirting, I’ve got a boyfriend. Don’t waste your time. INSTA-BLURB:Sydney is forced to leave the apartment she shares with her friend Tori upon discovering that she occasionally hits up her boyfriend, Hunter, for meaningless sex. Penniless, purseless and jobless, she finds herself squatting with Ridge, the cute musician from the apartment across who has convinced her to write lyrics for him as rent after he sees her singing along his impromptu balcony concerts. This of course leads to writing sessions that don’t really end up as writing sessions as Ridge and Sydney start to feel a forbidden attraction towards each other.

Sweet, funny, and full of heart . . . a dazzling debut.”— Emily Giffin, New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed and Where We Belong To see things from a new, unbiased perspective. To leave all judgment at the door while stepping into this book, because you WILL be granted a view to both sides of the coin. The way Ridge and Sydney connected through their music was hypnotic, beautiful and downright hot. They each had something that the other needed and pretty soon, the lines between making music and falling in love began to blur. To grieve is to frighten the people you love. My behavior seems to have scared my husband’s name right out of my family’s vocabulary. They treat me like a patient afflicted with a nameless disease. But patient or not, they do not leave me in peace.

SOMEDAY, MAYBE is the story of Eve, a woman who has just found out that her husband unalived himself. In fact, she was the one who discovered the body. She handles her loss very poorly, falling into a depression that alienates her from her large and loving family, self-medicating with alcohol and substances, and dialing it in at a job that she never really loved. The plunge into this deep and profound grief is like a bleak and all-consuming ocean, and it shows how everything can end up being a trigger for someone who has spent many years of their life with someone who is suddenly and cruelly torn away. I loved being able to read a nice fluffy book. Sometimes I just need to do that, although I don't need to explain myself to you. I enjoyed this book, but like I said I wanted to scream through some of it. I loved the characters and they all seemed to just get one another. Lovely. I can understand this, as someone who has had a close friend kill herself, I can tell you that the guilt, What did I do? Why didn't I see it? But she was happy, wasn't she?, could I have done something? was it my fault? was my presence in her life not enough for her to wish to see me again? was I truly despicable that she chose death over me? Should I have never met her? Should I have dated her when she asked me? - These are some of the questions I continue to ask myself. My friend who was in so much pain must have forgotten that "... your life is never completely your own when you have people who love you". The characters were imperfect and flawed, yet completely and utterly lovable. Ridge was sweet, sexy, devoted and kind. Sydney was fun, strong and incredibly patient and understanding. Then there was Warren. There were times he pretty much stole the book. He was hilarious, but he had other sides. The pranks and his ‘tv’ nights killed me, and he had so many laugh out loud lines. I would LOVE a Warren spin off! She loses her job, doses up on drugs, escapes from London, finds out that she might be pregnant, she wonders if Quentin knew about it, if he would have stayed. But as always, "Part of the cruelty of suicide, the reason it is still such a taboo, is the unanswered questions it leaves behind: What would it have taken to keep him here? What possibly could I have done better? What is so wrong with me that I wasn't worth living for?".