Book description
Beloved author Kasie West brings her signature witty banter and rom-com fun to a bold, fresh format. Think Four Weddings and a Funeral for YA.
One year. Nine events. Nine chances to . . . fall in love?Weddings. Funerals. Barbecues. New Year's Eve parties. Name the occasion, and Sophie Evans…Why read it?
2 authors picked Maybe This Time as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Set in small-town Alabama, Sophie is working at the local florist while dreaming all the big city dreams but slowly falling for love interest, Andrew. I’m a sucker for slow-burn romances told in unconventional ways while enjoying a good Southern setting, and this book has it! Enemies-to-lovers over the course of a year’s events and with a heavy dose of family dynamics bubbling to the surface? Yes, please!
From Brandy's list on YA romances set in the American Deep South.
Maybe This Time takes place over a year but only focuses on different events that happen throughout that time (like weddings, funerals, New Year's Eve), which makes it super fast-paced. I couldn’t put it down! There are so few books structured this way that it really makes this one stand out. I read somewhere that Kasie West structured it that way after the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral, but because it has all her signature contemporary charm and flirty dialogue, it feels refreshingly new. I love her banter and I know whenever I pick up one of her…
From Tiana's list on YA retellings and adaptations.
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