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Maybe Next Time: A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK 

A heartwarming and emotionally poignant time-loop novel about a stressed woman who must relive the same day over and over, keeping her family and work life from imploding as she attempts to spare her husband from an unfortunate fate. 

It is an ordinary Monday and harried London literary agent Emma is flying out of the door as usual. Preoccupied with work and her ever growing to-do list, she fails to notice her lovely husband Dan seems bereft, her son can barely meet her eye, and her daughter won’t go near her. Even the dog seems sad. 

She is far too busy, buried deep in her phone; social media alerts pinging; clients messaging with “emergencies”; keeping track of a dozen WhatsApp groups about the kids’ sports, school, playdates, all of it. Her whole day is frantic—what else is new—and as she rushes back through the door for dinner, Dan is still upset. They fight, and he walks out, desolate, dragging their poor dog around the block. Just as she realizes it is their anniversary and she has forgotten, again, everything changes.

The next day Emma wakes up… . And it’s Monday again.

And again. 

And again.

Emma tries desperately to change the course of fate by doing different things each time she wakes up: leaving WhatsApp, telling her boss where to get off, writing to Dan, listening to her kids, reaching out to forgotten friends, getting drunk and buying out Prada. But will Emma have the chance to find herself again, remember what she likes about her job, reconnect with her children, love her husband? Will this be enough to change the fate they seem destined for?

A moving “What if” story of what it is to be a woman in the modern world—never feeling we’re getting it quite right—about learning to slow down and appreciate life that is sure to resonate with women’s fiction readers.

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384 pages

Average rating: 6.78

118 RATINGS

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dutchbltz
Mar 05, 2025
10/10 stars
This book is one of the best written books I’ve read in a long time. I couldn’t put it down. The ending was surprising but ultimately, just right. This book spoke to me on a personal level and I will most likely think about it for a long time.
Lyssers
Feb 02, 2025
6/10 stars
The plot was intriguing, and the themes of the book were powerful. At times the writing felt laborious and clunky. The main character was maddening for most of the book.
Makenna McGlynn
Jan 16, 2025
6/10 stars
The message of the book was touching, eye-opening, and relatable but I felt that it took me a while to get into the story. Maybe I’m not a fan of the “Groundhog” writing style, the repetition seemed excessive to me.
LouiseEngland
Jan 08, 2025
8/10 stars
It impressed me with its unique handling of the time loop concept—never feeling repetitive, which is a real feat. However, the ending left me disappointed. The decision to leave it unresolved felt like a cop-out after all the emotional investment. After such a build-up, I needed closure, not ambiguity. The idea of letting readers decide might work for some, but it didn't work for me. A strong narrative, but the ending didn’t meet my expectations.
stackedlibrarian
Dec 11, 2024
8/10 stars
3.5

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