Thank you Netgalley for the arc!

Even though the premise of the book about the multiverse was very interesting and i kinda liked to read about it as a romance story, i wasn’t really interested. I found it kinda boring and the characters gave me so much anxiety.
I was really glad when the two Josies switched characters back to their normal life and finally I was able to say everything is fine and happy again. I was especially happy when both Josie ended up with the same guy, my anxiety was all gone.
I had emotional part with this book, with David and his story in two multiverse. Many people would give everything for a chance to meet their loved ones from the past they lost.
I don’t know I didn’t liked the ‘real’ Josie, I found her too problematic. But the ‘other’ Josie has all my heart, I found her character more likeable. I was so happy for her. And Rob was, just Rob. I think he was so confused about everything about her wife(s) that he didn’t even know how to handle all of the stuff that was going on his life.
But like I said it’s a story with a very good premise and I think many people will love the idea of multiverse and the idea of an ‘other me’ in a different life.

Loved this story! The parallel universe always makes for an interesting story and this one had humour, sadness, regret, love and longing. It showed the hardships of existing in each other’s universe and how each decided what was right for them.

Beautifully, gently written with heartwarming and compelling moments this was a fantastic read. Great, believable characters and excellent dialogue, highly recommended.

I loved the premise of this book. Who hasnt ever wondered what their life would look like they had their own sliding doors moments. So I really enjoyed spending time in these worlds.

First time trying this author, definitely want to read more so seeing what is in the kindle store

if you liked maybe in another life by Taylor Jenkins Reid then this should be right up your alley. compelling, dynamic and suprisingly fresh, the main character in this real worked for me. I loved how external and internal conflict was handled in this and I found the writing to be absolutely 110% engaging !! definitely an author to look out for

Thanks to NetGalley and Joffe Books for the arc.
I loved this book. What a great premise! Fans of Rebecca Serle will enjoy this. Is this Ms. Connolly's debut novel? Kudos. I look forward to more from her. I love anything on the idea of "Sliding Doors" and this certainly did not disappoint. It was so interesting having the two timelines with the same characters in each. It's one of those....can't wait to finish & see what happens....but at the same time, I don't want it to end! I read fast but I really took my time with this and savored it. Highly recommend.

Thank you to C.J. Connolly, Joffe Books, and NetGalley for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Josie gets into a bicycle accident on her 36th birthday and wakes up to a completely different life. Did Josie jump into another dimension or does she really not remember the last three years of her life? Is she single or married? Is her brother alive or dead? Does she work for a radio talk show or a high end real estate company? Will Josie be able to figure out what happened and how to fix it or will she succumb to her new life?

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the alternating perspectives and the alternate dimensions. I wanted so bad for Josie to figure out what was going on and to be happy. I also wanted her "husband" Rob to end up happy in the end too. I went through a rollercoaster of emotions in this book, The Love of My Other Life is a rare gem!

Thank you NetGalley for a copy of this book in return for an honest review.

It’s a multiverse romance. NYC Josie takes off on her bicycle to meet friends at the pub for the celebration of her 36th birthday. Birthday girl never arrives safely at her destination, instead crashing her bicycle, and waking up in hospital to a totally different reality. This is when multiple timelines begin to emerge. One version of Josie wakes up to realize that she is married to a lovely, beautiful stranger named Rob, while the other version of Josie wakes up discover that her husband Rob is no longer in her life, but a kind man named Peter would like the job.

Two versions of Josie spend the next year living each other’s lives, friendships, careers, and romances. Both Josies basically fake amnesia, and both are 99% certain that it’s not amnesia at all, but just an alternate version of their own existence.

Josie and Josie, since they are basically the same person, choose to write a journal for each other, just in case they should ever get switched back one day. Each Josie faces the challenge of pining for her previous life while reluctantly learning to love her new one. Both women have an idea about how to swap the timelines and land back into their own reality. She and She must decide whether to sacrifice romantic love or family love. There are no easy choices.

Did I mention also that Josie is British, and this lovely story takes us in one year onto three different continents? Without giving anything away, this reader cried when reading the last sentence. It was just so pure and so sexy.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5

Have you ever considered what your life might be like if something that happened to you somehow went differently? What if you were able to get up and walk away from a bicycle accident instead of getting bumped and bruised? What if you never made it to that conference you planned to attend and instead limped home? Well, this is what happens to Josie Cavendish. From that moment on, Josie was living two parallel lives: one living the single life in a cramped Brooklyn apartment as the host of a real estate radio show called Talk New York, and the other working a communications job for a high-end real estate firm and living a life of luxury alongside husband, Rob Billing, developer mogul. But what if, one day, another bicycle accident causes you to switch places with the other version of yourself?

I’ll leave my synopsis there because this book was a whirlwind of emotion. This novel was beautifully written and had me feeling for both versions of Josie. Whether it was sympathy, anger, or excitement, I certainly felt it all! I fell in love with other Josie’s husband Rob and felt his anguish when he discovered his wife did not remember him or anything about the life they built. I was so happy for other Josie when she finally got to hug the brother she lost in her own timeline. But most of all, I love love loved the triumphant ending and desperately wanted for there to be more. Go buy this book!

The Other Love of My Life will be published on June 30, 2022.

Thank you to C.J. Connolly, Joffe Books, and NetGalley for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Romance books with a multiverse/parallel universe theme are not too common and good ones are few and far between. I'm glad to say this is a rare gem indeed - I was hooked from the first page to the end, and although I could predict what would happen I couldn't put it down. Rob (s) and Josie (s) are likeable, relatable characters and it is hugely entertaining seeing them having to adapt to their new realities. I am a huge fan of the multiverse concept and 'what if' imagery - where a single event or decision can change the whole course of your life. I didn't realise until I finished the book that it is a debut novel, which is astonishing. If you like a good parallel universe romance then I can highly recommend this one when it is out at the end of June - it's even on Kindle Unlimited - what a bargain! I can't wait to see what this Author will write next. Many thanks to NetGallery and the Publisher for allowing me to get a copy of the book - I really loved reading it.

Beautiful, well written, romantic, heartbreaking, uplifting, heart wrenching, and wonderful. If you love romance books. Don't miss this one.

Such a mind blowing premise of a story which keeps the reader totally enthralled all the way through. Thoughtful and thought provoking and highly recommended.

The Love of My Other Life by CJ Connolly was a wild ride - I couldn’t put it down! After a bike accident on her 36th birthday Josie wakes up in a new reality…she recognizes pieces of her life, like her mom and her art, but not some pretty big ones - like her husband. Her new life is picture perfect - gorgeous apartment, a job she could only have dreamed of having, a doting husband….but is it worth giving up “her other life” for?

I thought this was an overall exciting and compelling read - there’s a “twist” 1/4 of the way through that kicks this up a notch. I liked the themes that the book explored - what does having it all really mean? And the ending made me feel 🥰. Where this book had some opportunity is in the writing itself - I found the dialogue to be a little simple and repetitive. I felt like the character building was surface level, but that being said I still really enjoyed the story and would recommend it.

The Love of My Other Life is out 6/30/22 - don’t miss this one, it is the perfect summer read! Thanks to NetGalley and Joffre Books for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I was provided an uncorrected digital proof of this novel by NetGalley and Joffe Books, in exchange for an honest review.

“The Love Of My Other Life” by C.J. Connolly was a novel I was really excited for. Having watched and loved the movie “Sliding Doors” and the TV show “Fringe,” this book seemed right up my alley. The idea of a multi-verse, in which an alternate version of you exists, has obviously become exceedingly popular due to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And while I wanted to love this book because of this concept, it didn’t meet my expectations.

“The Love Of My Other Life,” follows Josie as she gets into an accident on her birthday, and finds herself awake in a completely different life. The kind of life she’d always dreamed of. We follow Josie as she reconciles the changes in her life, and also struggles with this new life. The story alternates between the two versions of Josie, and we ultimately see both faced with the choice of either accepting their new life or trying something crazy to get things back the way they believe they should be.

The main relationship that propels the novel and it’s outcome, is what didn’t quite fit for me. While Josie and Rob obviously had sexual chemistry, I wasn’t convinced that Rob was the love of Josie’s life. Their relationship felt rushed, and while Josie was a complex character, Rob didn’t seem as fleshed out to me. I feel like the story would have benefited from having some chapters from Rob’s point of view. I might have connected with him more, and begun to believe that he was meant for Josie.

The storytelling device of having the audience read both versions of Josie, was interesting and worked well to make the reader empathize with her.

I felt that the story relied more on telling us why Josie and Rob were each other’s true love, rather than really showing us. More character development for Rob, and more intimate interactions(not sexual) between him and Josie, would have gone a long way into making their romance more believable for me.

“The Love Of My Other Life” is an easy read, with a likeable heroine. However, I found the central romance lacklustre, and had a hard time getting into the story. I found I wasn’t really invested in what happened with Josie in the end. That wouldn’t stop me from checking out future novels by C.J. Connolly, it just means this one wasn’t right for me.

The blurb of this book really caught my interest and I couldn’t wait to read it! Initially, I found it quite hard to fathom what was happening but have never seen sliding doors so didn’t understand the references. I also like to know or predict what will happen in a book and this is soooo difficult to do!

I did love reading it and liked Josie and Rob! But I sometimes found other Josie hard to like, and I’m not overly sure why. She just seemed like she wasn’t genuine.

I loved the ending but was also disappointed. I felt like you’d read such a journey for them and it just seemed to end slightly unfinished, which I don’t like in a book! I always want to know what happened next and it seemed too open for me.

This was an engaging, light hearted reading but nothing predictable about it, which I think is a real challenge in this genre. I did feel like the author had a ‘favourite Josie’ which was possibly just my own bias, but also maybe because one was afforded more time and seemed like the protagonist. There was enough variety in the two worlds to make it interesting and, although the author openly states she was inspired by old time greats like Sliding Doors, I actually thought she offered a ‘new and improved’ recipe.

This is a good book with very lovable characters! In the first half I was so frustrated with the main character as I wanted her to just give in to her new amazing life! It created a great page turning experience as I NEEDED to figure out how this all would end!

This book had me wanting to not put it down and if I had the time, I would've finished in one day.

Josie wakes up from a bike accident and finds herself with a husband and life that she cannot remember. In this new world she finds herself married, wealthy, slimmer and with her dream job but she can't shake the feeling that she is living someone else's life.

My first thought at a multiverse story was literally "ugh, I am so sick of multiverse". But with this story... we see how both Josie's are having to deal with being in a new world. How both Josie's struggle to come to terms and thrive in their new lives. Most importantly, we see how the grass isn't always greener on the other side.

There were many times where both Josies made me roll my eyes at her (especially in Part 5) but overall, I came to empathize with both of them. However, Rob stole the show for me. I found myself caring more about him instead of Josie. Everything he would say and do was just *swoon*. I was torn on giving this book 4 or 5 stars but the ending pushed me up to a complete 5 stars.

This book is very dialogue heavy which made it an easy and quick read. The only thing with the dialogue that would take me out of the story was how many times Rob and Josie would call each other 'baby'.

It's Josie's birthday and she's on her way to meet up with friends when she is in a bike accident. When she wakes up in the hospital, she's living a different life as married, with her ideal body, and a different career. She lives a year in her new life learning her alternate past and current day debating on if she should stay in the new life or return back to her old one.

I thought this was overall a good book! The whole idea of incorporating the multiverse to a modern-day story was very interesting to me. I was surprised that Josie thought to keep a journal explaining the year to her other self - it's something I know I wouldn't have thought of, but it did add another layer of understanding while reading. At times, it did feel like the story dragged on more than needed. However, I loved how the book ended with Rob and Josie finding each other in her first introduced life. It just really solidified they were true loves meant to be in every possible life out there.

I would recommend to a anyone that loved the move 13 Going on 30 or anything that enjoys books that revisit the path not taken.

Thank you NetGalley and Joffe Books for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book was so cute and charming. I loved reading how the characters relationship built/grew in this book! It was a great beach read. Thanks to Net Galley for the ARC copy :)