Review: Mish-mash of Awesome
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 15, 2014
Well that was a mish-mash of awesome. There was sooo much happening in A Fighting Chance, that I felt - everything. Frustration, irritation, with moments full of squeeing and equal amounts of swooning, there were even times that I was so tense I was chewing my nails.Four years ago Jesse's mom died, and when he buried her, he buried his past as well. Growing up in a small town with a deadbeat sperm donor, a girlfriend that he adores, and a talent for beating the crap out of people in underground fighting matches, he leaves it all behind to go to college. Fast forward While celebrating his birthday surrounded by his new girlfriend and his Frat buddies, his father comes back into his life and turns everything upside down. His father needs his help, he needs fifty thousand dollars and he needs it - pronto, or the people he owes money to are going to go after Jesse's 10 year old half brother. With no choice and no money, he takes time off from school and goes home, where he comes face to face with his ex, Drew.When Drew gets wind of whats going on, Jesse asks her for help and she reaches out to someone she knows in Mexico who can help get Jesse into some fights. Off to Mexico Jesse and Drew go and from there it gets all kinds of crazy, with brutal underground fights, drug cartels and murder. Add in the explosive love that these two have for each other and you've got one heck of an awesome story.Jesse was intriguing from the get go, on the one hand he is such a freaking bad ass, but on the other he's really sweet and even has moments of a panic disorder. I really liked that the book was told entirely from his point of view, I loved seeing everything from his perspective. Jesse isn't perfect, he's also a really good guy with enough of an edge to keep him interesting, I really liked him. And I really loved, his love for Drew.Drew is freaking awesome! And a completely perfect match for Jesse. I really loved that she wasn't a simpering whiny girl in the corner, nope, she's smart, a bad ass in her own right and right there in it with Jesse. Together Jesse and Drew are an electric couple with history and undeniable connection that neither can deny. Loved them together.This book has it all and I would recommend to anyone that craves a New Adult second chance romance. Filled with grit, love, a fighter that is also incredibly sweet, a tenacious and awesome woman that loves him, mix it together with some crazy cartel shenanigans and its pretty freaking awesome. One quick warning though, this book does have some cheating, some murder, and lots of crazy, other than that (or maybe because of that) go read it, read it now!I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.Originally posted on Me, Myself & Books