Review: Loss and Love
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2014
Take A Chance is a touching story of loss and the ability to love again. It’s also about trusting and opening up to others when you have been independent for so long.Willow has just been given devastating news…. She has breast cancer. Of course, no one wants to have to go through something so traumatic by themselves but unfortunately Willow now has to experience it on her own. She has been advised to have someone with her for treatments to help get her home but she has no one to ask. One day though she runs into a handsome stranger while sneaking out once her treatment was finished. That one interaction impacted them both more than they realized.Asher had been in a bit of depression since his wife passed away. Living day to day he just worked all the time. One day a beautiful woman bumped into him outside and it changed him. She looked ill and even vomited on him. He had true concern for her and ended up showing up for her next appointment which surprised not only her but also him. Over time Asher and Willow built a strong friendship. He was there for her during one of her hardest times.Asher started to develop feelings for Willow, but when your wife has passed away when do you know enough time has passed before you start another relationship? How do you know its right and you have fully grieved over the deceased loved one? I think it really is up to each individual but in Asher’s case Olivia would talk to Asher in his dreams and encourage him to take a chance on Willow. I enjoyed the conversations between Asher and Olivia and I also loved Willow’s acceptance of talking about Olivia. It can be hard sometimes knowing that you weren’t that persons first love and they didn’t necessarily fall out of love but their time was taken from them. Jealousy is an evil thing and Willow never had that towards Asher and Olivia’s past but encouraged everyone to talk about it which made Willow extremely special.I really thought this was a sweet romance that brought joy to my heart on second loves. I loved the yellow roses and how they would incorporate them where possible because it was Olivia who truly brought them together. As with most books there were some misunderstandings and a few little surprises at the middle/end but I don’t want to give too much away. I could have done without the Epilogue because I don’t think it really offered much to the story other than to say that Olivia had always been there which we knew that.