Review: Last Second Chance is a sweet, yet totally dark and gritty sexy little story that will have you fangirling all over Van Ransom
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
4.5 stars! Ms. Quinn has done it again! Last Second Chance is a sweet, yet totally dark and gritty sexy little story that will have you fangirling all over Van Ransom. Shamelessly too, I might add. ;)Here’s the short review of my feels as I read:1. Stella has a boring life, I can’t wait for her to take this job2. Van is a hot tattooed gorgeous mess that I would like to rub down all night long3. The chemistry is H.O.T.4. I’m ready I’m ready oh yeah I’m ready5. Oh god. Van is a dirty talker. I’m really in love6. *bites nails* they’re gonna get caught!7. Sweet Lord Baby Jesus. I would really like a candlelight romantic dinner please, Mr. Ransom8. Oh yes oh yes, let’s hear all of the secrets9. *cheers on Van and Stella* you guys can do this!10. awwww, the epilogue was perfectly perfect.What made this story so good? I think it was the way it was written. The storyline itself wasn’t overly layered or complex, (which is totally OK by the way!), it was about two people that had issues and as they came to terms with their issues they found love. Or maybe the love helped them come to terms with the issues (yes, the chicken or the egg question :) ). That takes real talent to take a simple concept, yet execute it so well that it can turn into a whole book that was impossible to put down.But a great story also has to have great characters to really work, and that it did. I will admit, in the beginning I felt that maybe I was thrown a little bit right into the middle of Van and Stella, but honestly, that turned out to be the beauty of their relationship too. Both characters weren’t just words on the paper, they were fleshed out so that I ended up feeling like I really knew them and was living their lives right along side of them.Lastly, while I’m not a fan of 3rd person POV, it turned out to be a non-factor because I always felt like I was in both Stella and Van’s heads. Felt both of their fears, joys, lust, all of it.And of course a romance has to have that push-pull feeling to keep it fresh, to give you those butterflies the whole time. Yes. To that. And now that I mention it was fresh,  I’m not just talking new love *cough* if you know what I mean and I think you do *cough*.  Ransom is a dirty talker. *pumps fists* Right there is reason alone you should read this book. I don’t want to spoil anything, but there are plenty of highlight-able naughty things in this book. Van’s idea of a romantic candlelit dinner? Yes and please and thank you so much.To make this a well rounded review I should touch on what could have been better. Well, I pretty much loved it, but I’ll tell you one thing that was inconsistent for me: I was a little confused because I thought Stella was supposed to have more patient interaction in terms of counseling…not that the detail matters, but she kind of seemed just like an admin person. She was just set up to be more like a therapist, but her job didn’t have her doing any of that. She was so sought after by Dr. Ramirez, but never really brought anything to the table. However, it never took anything away from the story for me.Would I rec this? YES. This is my second book by Caisey Quinn and definitely not my last.