Review: Second Chance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
I was gifted a complimentary copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.Seven years ago Clemintine was happy. She had the love of her life Donovan by her side and nothing could be better than that. Until suddenly everything fell apart before her eyes. Forced by her parents to leave everything behind or put those she cared about in danger Clemintine makes the decision to make a clean break from everyone in her hometown. No matter the consequences to her or her feelings. She leaves without even saying goodbye. Now she is back for the summer and the last person she ever expected to see again is suddenly standing in front of her. What does she do? Run away again? Pretend she feels nothing? Or maybe, just maybe take a chance.Donovan has loved Clemintine since he was sixteen years old. She is the other half of his soul. He didn't know if she still felt the same way or if she had turned into this cold person he saw but he couldn't help but have hope. Hope that maybe she truly had loved him just as much... and maybe still did.My favorite quote of the entire book:"My Soul has been trapped outside of my body for the past ten years.""Really?" she gripped her coffee mug, letting the ceramic warm her fingers. "Where is it?""Sitting right across from me." His voice went a little deeper, got a little rougher." Don't pretend you didn't know that."I really enjoyed the back and forth between the two main characters. My main complaint is that I couldn't help but feeling that the author could've given us more. It seemed like such an easy thing where they just fell back into each other's arms after the torment they both suffered for seven years. All the signs were there that this could have been an AMAZING book instead I finished with the feeling of so-so.I was intrigued that the author touched on PTSD and sleep walking in regards to Donovan but again I felt something missing. I just wasn't as emotionally involved with the storyline as I wished I had been.