Review: Eloquent and Expressive Author
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 2, 2013
Second Chance Sister by Billy McCoy contains two stories in a novel length book.  The stories are unrelated, but provide an interesting juxtaposition of viewpoints between the main characters.In the first story, Ashley Edmunds grew up with the ideal home life.  As the author eloquently describes it, “Life in their household shielded Ashley and enveloped her in a kind of white washed utopia.”  Unfortunately, her mother’s desire to protect her ends up making her incredibly vulnerable.  Ashley marries the wrong man and it quickly becomes evident that she is not equipped to deal with the situation.  When things don’t work out as she had envisioned, she is too timid and giving to pull the plug.The second story’s main character was Peyton.  I found him to be a very unlikeable character all around.  He was pompous and uncaring for others….the complete opposite of Ashley in the first story.  Peyton is so wrapped up in himself that he does not even appear to feel sadness for a car accident that takes someone’s life.  He attracts mentally unstable people, which could be an indication of his own state of mental health.  The story ends with Peyton receiving a visit from St. Paul, who told  him exactly what was wrong with him.  It was a very interested and unexpected turn of events for Peyton, but he thought so highly of himself he probably would not have taken advice from a mere mortal anyway.Second Chance Sister was not what I was expecting, but it turned out to be a very enjoyable read.  The author is eloquent and expressive and brings the characters to life by showing the reader instead of telling the reader.  I appreciate that in any book.