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Second Chance Hero (2000)

by Rebecca Sherwin(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 1

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review 1: I picked up this book because one of the book discussion groups I'm in was going to be discussing it. I have to say, as someone who had never heard of Rebecca Sherwin before, I was pleasantly surprised by this book.The book follows the story of Jenna and Deacon as they struggle to overcome the hurt of their past and find a way to build a future together. I knew right from the prologue that this book was going to take me on quite the roller coaster ride of emotions- and I was right. Deacon and Jenna have a chance to start something deeper than the friendship that they've had for their entire lives. However, one comment and a few things left unsaid and that chance was blown out the window.Flash forward five years, Jenna is living a life in London that she doesn't like or wan... moret. Deacon is struggling to move forward after the death of his father and taking over the family business. Jenna has Kip and Deacon has his "trait girls". Upon returning home for a family dinner, Jenna and Deacon are somewhat forced together and this is where the lives they've carefully constructed to keep the hurt away starts to crumble. They both realize how much they've been missing by staying away.Jenna decides that she is going to stay in her hometown and open a branch of her cake shops there. Deacon decides that he is going to be the one to design it for her (he runs a construction company). This causes some interesting and entertaining encounters between the two. But it also warmed my heart with how much detail Deacon put into what he was doing for his girl.Just when I thought they were going to finally talk to each other and lay everything out on the table, something would happen and one or the other, or both of them would withdraw into themselves. Throw in scheming Lizzie, and up to no good Kip and the drama just piled on. There was so much back and forth between those two I wanted to jump into my kindle and lock them in a room together until they had it out! The scene at the cematary broke my heart for both of them. There was so much hurt and sadness, but I was glad that they were able to handle that step together. Eventually everything comes to a head and our couple has some tough decisions to make. Do they let go of the past and move forward towards a future together, or do they hold onto the hurt and keep living a life they don't want...One of the things that I absolutely loved about this book was the secondary cast of characters. Jenna's relationship with her brother, sister and parents was very realistic and made her character even more relateable. And Deacon's interactions with his mom and brother, and the healing that they went through during the book were heartwarming.Overall, I enjoyed the book. The story was different than what I've been reading and was a nice change of pace. The writing was well paced and thought out. However, I would've liked more of a conclusion to the storyline involving Kip (no spoilers there). That being said, I look forward to getting my hands on some more of Rebecca Sherwin's work in the future.
review 2: I really enjoyed Deacon & Jenna's story ~ even though I really wanted to reach into my kindle and wring their little necks at times!!! The multi-family dynamic made this story, I loved how they were there for each other. I absolutely detested Kip. Jenna seemed so strong in business, but what was up with being with a guy like Kip? I felt like she was settling and he was in it for more than we ever found out, especially after Deacon's announcement. Deacon & Jenna were destined to be together, I just wish they could have figured this out long ago. Last but not least,Dad's letter did me in. This was a great story....now I want the missing pieces filled in ;) less

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