Review: Inspirational
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 21, 2014
When Gen found out she was pregnant she couldn’t have been happier. Then a few days later she’s informed that her husband has died. Now she has to raise her son on her own. She never thought it would be so hard. She lives every day trying to do her best. Second Chances is Genevieve’s story about how she went from surviving to living again with her lawn boy.I’ve seen a lot of awesome loving reviews for this book and I would love to say I am one of them, but I’m not. While I LOVE H.M. Ward and her work with all my heart I’m not going to lie and say I LOVED this book when I didn’t even though I’m a huge fan. I enjoyed this book so let’s get that straight now. I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy this book because I did. I couldn’t tear myself away from the screen as I read for the two hours it took me to read Second Chances even though I was hungry. So I DID enjoy the story I just didn’t love it.Gen is an enjoyable character to read about. She is a single mom who struggles every day to do everything she can to provide for her son. Meanwhile everyone wants her to move on and go on a date. They want her to find a dad for CJ. Gen struggles with that throughout the book. She is constantly being criticized by her mother and her “friends” and by herself. It’s a constant battle for her.Daniel the lawn boy has been in her life for a long time and when he helps her when she’s at her lowest she begins to notice him in ways she never has before. He isn’t the boy who first started working for her when he was fifteen. He’s all man now and he’s great with CJ and great with her as well. Daniel’s all about being her second chance at happiness. Plus Daniel is a total hottie and I mean come on, who doesn’t want a sexy half-dressed guy pushing a lawn mower in their front lawn? I’m here to tell you wherever I need to go to sign up for one you let me know asap!So Gen’s “friends” I didn’t really like all that much. They were critical and total jerks about almost everything Gen did. Also, even though they knew that Gen and her mother don’t get along they constantly brought the mom over for surprise visits. what the heck ars hats really? And then there’s the mom. First off I have to say I found it hilarious that the mother reminds me of my grandmother whose last name and also my last name is Hewlett and the mother’s last name was Howlett. Pretty freaky funny if you ask me. The mother was a beotch no matter which way you spin that. Sorry to those mom fans out there but she was a beotch. She was constantly mocking and rude to Gen and was a manipulative wench about everything. So yeah, no wonder Gen wasn’t feeling better when she had all these jerks around her all the time to make her doubt herself.Okay so here’s the thing, I have no freaking idea why I didn’t love this book more. I have absolutely no idea why I didn’t enjoy this book except maybe it hit a little too close to home for me. I hated the way she judged herself and how everyone else in her life judged her. It sucked and I honestly couldn't comprehend keeping those people in my life. Actually when I was in that situation I got rid of those people in my life so yeah I didn't see what made them good enough to keep in this book. So sadly I could only give this book 3.5 batty rating if only because the secondary characters relationship and how Gen acted like everything they did was okay pissed me off.Second Chances is beautifully written and it is gut wrenching and hot and beautiful. I think my emotions just weren’t in this one. So that being said I did enjoy reading  Second Chances. This is definitely an amazing story and I am so happy I got a chance to read it early.