Disclaimer:
I received an ARC of Second Chance Summer from NetGalley. As always
all opinions here are my own.
Book
Blurb
Cedar
Ridge, Colorado, is famous for crisp mountain air, clear blue skies,
and pine-scented breezes. And it’s the last place Lily Danville
wants to be. But she needs a job, and there’s an opening at the
hottest resort in her hometown. What has her concerned is the other
hot property in Cedar Ridge: Aidan Kincaid-firefighter, rescue
worker, and heartbreaker. She never could resist that devastating
smile…
The
Kincaid brothers are as rough and rugged as the Rocky Mountains they
call home. Aidan has always done things his own way, by his own
rules. And never has he regretted anything more than letting Lily
walk out of his life ten years ago. If anyone has ever been in need
of rescuing, she has. What she needs more than anything are long
hikes, slow dances, and sizzling kisses. But that can only happen if
he can get her to give Cedar Ridge-and this bad boy-a second chance .
. .
Book
Review
One
of the things Jill Shalvis does incredibly well, is creating
characters that are wonderful and unique in their own way, but all
feel endearingly familiar...like old friends you've just reconnected
with. And that's one of the true joys of reading her Lucky Harbour
and Animal Magnetism series, they're filled with friends that you get
to catch up with and delicious, sweet, erotic love stories that you
feel like you're a part of. But this time, with Second Chance Summer,
I felt out of place and the first time I read it I really struggled
to get into it. In fact, for the first time ever, I found myself
putting the book down repeatedly and watching Warehouse 13 re-runs
instead. But then I shook it off, grabbed some cookies and dove in
again...and I fell in love.
Second
Chance Summer, at times, feels slow and bulky because it's a brand
new series and we got to meet almost all of the main characters, a
ton of incredible supporting characters, a whole lot of backstory and
a whole heap of intrigue. It's a lot to cover in a standard-length
novel while also investigating an achingly sweet, teasingly delicious
romance. But once you realise that you're getting nifty little
tidbits of an intriguing backstory laid out before you, you kind of
just roll with it and realise that Second Chance Summer is just the
day-to-day life of Lily and Aidan as
they fall in love. And while it did feel a little bit disjointed, it
also feels incredibly real and I absolutely loved meeting the
characters of Cedar Ridge and by the end of the story, I was
completely in love with Lily and Aidan.
Aidan
is a badass. But he's a teasing,
funny and kind of adorable badass. He's sweet and loving and so very
protective. His relationship with his mum, brothers and sister were
incredibly well written, the dynamic is so realistic and all kinds of
hilarious. Also, I'm pretty sure I want to be his mum when I grow up.
There's a lot of intrigue and heartbreak surrounding this family and
the more you find out, the more you fall in love with them, and the
more you'll admire Aidan and want to do very naughty things with the
man.
Lily
is a hard nut to crack. She's so tough but also so vulnerable. She's
suffered such great losses and her pain reaches out and grabs you
from the page. She returns to Cedar Ridge
after
a betrayal and huge, public embarrassment and watching her struggle
as she fell in love with her old town was deeply moving. I adored her
determination and her strength but I loved her sass and snarkiness
more. Lily is the kind of chick I want to hang out with. She's funny,
full of sass, determined, and complicated.
The
characters, as always, reach out and grab you. You'll want to spend
time in Cedar Creek, you'll want to meet the neighbours, and watch
all the craziness, you'll want to hear the gossip and the scandals
and you'll want to see all the drama. The sex scenes are a delicious
mix of teasingly sweet, deeply erotic and ridiculously hot. The plot
is engaging, intriguing and I honestly can't wait to learn more.
Second
Chance Summer is not without it's problems. But overall, it's an
incredible book and once you take a trip to Cedar Creek, you're not
going to want to leave. And I grantee, you're going to fall deeply in
love (and lust) with Aidan and Lily.
Second
Chance Summer is available now in all formats from wherever you buy
books. There are plenty of ways you can keep up with Jill Shalvis and
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