Second Chance Summer - Likewise Book Reviews
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Nicole Allen
"It was a little boring in the beginning, but the overall story was so touching. I would definitely recommend. The author did such a good job writing about death and how the reality of it hits again and again while also giving the message of hope in that situation. She also did a great job with character development and building the relationships among the characters."
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Emily
"It struck me as I was finishing up how little screen time the main characters actually dating in the present gets, but it doesn't even bother me. This book was great. I am struck with a desire to read more of Morgan Matson, because this is the first book of hers that really hit me the right way and I wonder if her others would now, too."
"This book was not too bad but seemed to be a lot longer than necessary. I'll start with what I didn't like.... 1. Extra fluff/fat that was not needed. We really didn't need all those flashbacks, Taylor could have just told us what happened. Beacause her 'mistake' was really over dramatized and there is not a big reason that Henry should be mad at Taylor. 2. Drama, drama, drama. Lucy is mad at Taylor STILL because Taylor dated Henry before she knee that Lucy liked him. Henry is SUPER mad at Taylor, for not telling Lucy and just running off without an explination (Really, come on Henry. Get over it!). And Taylor is super whiny, no friends, no love life, annoying siblings, dying dad, okay, I get it. She has a hard life but she also has a lot of things to be thankful for (job, family that <3's each other, two houses, a new dog, car/bike, etc.) and I'm sure there are people with worse problems than her. Moving onto the things I did like; 1. Puns (and Taylor's Dad in general). I love punny things (Haha, get it? Funny puns? Punny?) and this book was filled with them :) 2. The overall story was okay :) Good idea, just filled with too much fat. The ending was okay, but very predictable. I was hoping for a plot twist and the whole boom seemed like it would have one but it never came :/ Overall, an okay book, not one I'd read again though"
"<a href="http://el-extrano-gato-del-cuento.blogspot.com/">El Extraño Gato del Cuento</a><br/><br/>Con solo dos libros publicados, Morgan se ha vuelto una de mis escritoras favoritas. Y al parecer va a ser del tipo malvado en cuanto a tiempo de publicación. Uno al año es muy poco, pero por lo bueno se debe esperar.<br/><br/>Second Chance Summer está narrado en lo que mi escaso, prácticamente nulo, conocimiento literario clasifico como poético. Solo sé que cada uno de sus párrafos me tuvo inmersa y saboreando cada una de sus palabras. Por lo general tomo notas mientras leo, pero me fue imposible detenerme a hacerlo, y fue uno de esos libro que me llevó a desafiar las horas de la mañana, básicamente no dormí por perderme en sus palabras.<br/><br/>Como lectora, se me hizo sumamente fácil conectar con Taylor, tenemos la personalidad bastante parecida: no le gustan las confrontaciones y una de sus más grandes soluciones es huir. Desde el primer capítulo tenemos su personalidad bastante clara, siendo la primera escena una huida bastante accidentada, mostrando rápidamente la relación familiar. Acostumbrados a estar solos en sus asuntos, les cuesta bastante adecuarse a estar todos juntos por demasiado tiempo. Con un final de capítulo Padre-Hija, donde nos muestra la unión entre ellos y nos augura un lloroso final.<br/><br/>Con Morgan Matson tienes una gran fuente de matices de personajes, todos muy diferentes, llenos de un humor sutil, que demuestra la gran calidad de la historia.<br/><br/>¿Qué más decir sobre libro más allá que es una joya? Al terminar el libro, estuve en silencio por un par de minutos y le di gracias a un Dios el cuál no creo, por tener a mi familia sana. Así de bueno es éste libro.<br/><br/>Reseña Completa: <a href="http://el-extrano-gato-del-cuento.blogspot.com/2013/09/morgan-matson-second-chance-summer.html">El Extraño Gato del Cuento</a>"
"Too many to count! Lol Mine of course (I'm a YA author)and I can recommend books by Estelle Maskame, Katy Upperman, Morgan Matson, Sarah Dessen, Jenny Han. I recently read Every Summer After and Summer of Broken Rules and they were both awesome. Currently jumping on the bandwagon with Colleen Hoover right now and reading Maybe Someday. Great so far! If you want a YA with some serious psychological funk, The Wanderers by Sarah Barkoff is phenomenal!"
"I finished the book today and I absolutely loved it! I'm so glad no one saw me crying while I was reading this. I can get pretty emotional with book like Second Chance Summer. I gave this book 5/5 stars and I highly recommend it if you like books about family and growing up. I am also glad to say that I completed my 2014 reading challenge (which was to read 75 books) and i completed by finishing Second Chance Summer."
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Bla dvs
"Loved this book it made me ball my eyes out. Would 100% recommend "
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Jasmine
"I’m about half way through it. It’s very detailed and gives great insight to the character. It’s a bit slow starting but I am enjoying the story so far! I would say it’s worth it. :)"
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Katie Cranford
"It’s a great combination of sad, happy, and heartfelt all in one. If you just need a wake up call it’s got it! "
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