Second Chances by D.A. Young is a story of growth and redemption.
One of the things I loved about this story is that no matter how many skeletons
the characters had in their closet it was always someone who stood by them with
love and without judgement. Compared to the authors other series this story for
me was a little more sensual and focused more on the intimacy aspect. Not to
say that this story lacked heat because believe me the love scenes are plenty
but the focus was more on the growth of each character and the emotions we all
go through to become whole again.
Ella the infamous assistant with a nice left hook is a woman
with one heck of an emotional past. She has secrets that impact those around
her but because of who her family is appearances must be kept up. Feeling
suffocated by all the turmoil around her Ella leaves and starts over fresh. But
when she finally decides to come back home she didn’t plan on finding love and
peace again.
Wyatt the hottie with the man bun is just the man to break
down all the barriers Ella has put up. But what happens when the man you are
falling for has just as many secrets as you do and his past comes to confront
him as well? Since Ella’s abrupt leave of the cove she has closed her heart off
to all those around her. Trusting is hard when those who you trusted the most
have betrayed you. Sometimes meeting someone to share in your pain is just
enough to bring you out.
In true D.A. Young fashion you have a list of well-developed
characters who have a story as well. I mean come on the title only implies you
are getting a story about multiple people. Ella’s friends are very intriguing
and they add to the emotional aspect of the story. I loved the flashback scenes
from how each character started and how far they have come. Even though Wyatt
is very attractive Ella does make him work for it. She tries to push him off at
every turn but each time he comes back for more. Wyatt won’t allow Ella to give
up on them and is willing to fight for her and every friend who threatens him
as well. Ella’s friends: Fallon, Divina, Zay and Charlotte are a very colorful
bunch. You really feel like as a reader you have at least one friend like these
characters. This book had a few twist and turns I didn’t expect that kept the story
going. I will say that this book read like a soap opera bouncing between the
different storylines and each story was better than the next. I know this
author always has a list of characters but I do appreciate that she has a
breakdown of each character so readers don’t get confused. All in all this was
a good read and I would recommend it. Please judge this book for yourselves and
not based on this one review.
