Review: Really sweet love story about never giving up!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2013
If I had two words to describe this book it would be "absolutely sweet"! This is one of the sweetest love stories that I have read to date and being that I am a total romance junky, that is saying something!Second Chance Romance tells the story of a brave, young woman named Julia Kline. "Jules" as she is referred to by her friends, is an exotic dancer living in New York City with her best friend Ellie. All her life she has only truly loved one man, Noah Sinclair, who she has not seen in ten years. Growing up, Jules and Noah became instant best friends and lovers, who were always there for one another. Due to unforeseen circumstances, they were torn apart too fast, and had no contact in ten years until one night when Jules runs into Noah at the club where she is dancing, and everything changes..."You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have."I was really impressed with Jules as a heroine. She had a completely awful home life growing up with a terrible mother and an absent father. She went through hell and back in this story, and I was glad to see that despite all of the turmoil she endured through her life, she was still a strong willed young woman driven to succeed. Noah was definitely her rock but at the same time I got the impression that she did not need a knight in shining armor to come save her. At times, her stubbornness bugged the crap out of me and I felt myself wanting to shake some sense into her, but as a character, her reasoning for doing things was always selfless, and I could not fault her for that."If I never met you, I wouldn't like you. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't love you. If I didn't love you , I wouldn't miss you. But I did, I do, and I will."I completely adored Noah! My already ridiculous book boyfriends list just got one name longer because this guy was seriously swoon-worthy! I don't know maybe it was the dark hair, the piercing blue eyes, the well defined jawline, or the fact that he would never ever give up on love, but I was totally head over heels for this character the second I read the first chapter of the book. Noah was sweet and completely thoughtful throughout this book and what can I say, I'm a sucker for a hopeless romantic!"Noah, please don't make me fall for you, if you don't plan on catching me."On a scale of ONE-TO-ANGST I would say this book definitely had it's rough parts, but it didn't have me punching any walls, thankfully. I definitely experienced some frustration with the characters at certain points but it kept me hooked to the point of having to finish the book in one sitting. There were also some really humorous sections. Noah's best friend Jackson and Jules' best friend Ellie cracked me up at several parts with their snarky dialogue. It was the perfect romance cocktail of angst, humor, sensuality, and steamy."You only get one life, no dress rehearsal. You should make the best out of every day because there is no guarantee that you are going to wake up tomorrow."One thing that stood out to me in this book was Sophie Monroe's use of music! The playlist for this book is phenomenal! As soon as she mentioned "Porn Star Dancing" by My Darkest Days, I was sold on the story. The way she incorporated lyrics and song titles in the chapter names was a really nice touch and I found myself opening ITunes to listen while I read.I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking for an enticingly sweet story about overcoming obstacles and never giving up on love, with an kick-ass song selection to boot!