This is a very good story about mending friendships, overcoming fears and being real with people. The bond between Taylor and her dad is beautiful and reminded me so much of the special relationship I had with my parents. The writing is conversational and told from Taylor's point of view. It was interesting to see how she grows as a person through the book and gets to know her whole family better. Her relationship with Henry is very sweet and this is a very touching story. In some ways it is similar to The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks. If you liked that, I think you would also like Second Chance Summer. It really touched me because I knew a couple sisters whose father died of Pancreatic Cancer in a very short time. I also couldn't help reliving the deaths of my own parents, although I was fortunate to have had them much longer than Taylor had her dad in this book. I loved this book too--a great emotional read!
(Karen's review, 5 stars)
Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson is about a family where the father receives medical news that is not good. Consequently, the family decides to go to a summer cottage that they have but have not been to for a while. Taylor, the oldest daughter, is not big on this. The last time she spent there, she left on not so good terms with some friends she had there.
I loved the character of Taylor. She was so good but that is not to say the other characters were bad. I enjoyed them all! I was always happy to get back to this book. It is a very emotional read, especially at the end. The writing is excellent! In short, I LOVED IT!
(Gerard's review on 5/16/16, 5++ stars)
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