Author: Morgan Matson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Release Date: May 08, 2012
Source: Purchased
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Taylor Edwards’ family might not be the closest-knit—everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled—but for the most part, they get along just fine. Then Taylor’s dad gets devastating news, and her parents decide that the family will spend one last summer all together at their old lake house in the Pocono Mountains.
Crammed into a place much smaller and more rustic than they are used to, they begin to get to know each other again. And Taylor discovers that the people she thought she had left behind haven’t actually gone anywhere. Her former best friend is still around, as is her first boyfriend…and he’s much cuter at seventeen than he was at twelve.
As the summer progresses and the Edwards become more of a family, they’re more aware than ever that they’re battling a ticking clock. Sometimes, though, there is just enough time to get a second chance—with family, with friends, and with love.
My Thoughts:
Second Chance Summer is about a girl, Taylor, who realizes that during her upcoming summer she is going to have to face a lot of people that she hurt five years ago; her best friend who has hasn’t seen or spoken to since that summer and her ex-boyfriend whom she ran away from. Even though there are so other really tough things going on in her life, this becomes her summer of second chances.
I really like Taylor. There’s nothing extraordinary about her and she believes that she doesn’t do any one thing well. She’s the middle child and the middle of everything else; average. She’s also the type of person who always tries to take the easy way out. Throughout the novel she begins to understand that if you do things the hard way, it’s probably going to be worth it and you’re going to learn so much more.
So of my favorite parts of the book were the meals with just Taylor and her dad. As a reader, I really got a feel for her dad’s character and became really attached to him. So naturally it was really hard and sad letting go when the inevitable happened at the end.
I really enjoyed the notion of getting second chances and being able to right something that you know you wronged in the past. It’s a really great message that it’s never too late to say you’re sorry and ask for forgiveness.
If you’re a contemporary lover and enjoy books that make you sad (like me) then I highly recommend Second Chance Summer!
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