The anticipated conclusion in Claire Contreras’ Second Chances Duet . . . Love isn’t always about timing.Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and roll with it. I admit I wasn’t ready. I know you don’t want to look at me, let alone talk to me, but please, let me explain.Let me tell you all the ways my heart broke when you walked away.Let me show you what our years apart have done to me. what our years apart have done to me.
Give me a chance to find my way back to you . . .
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In the conclusion to the Second Chances Duet, Claire Contreras hits you with a one-two punch right out of page one immediately picking up where she left off at the end of “Then There Was You”. As this is NOT a standalone, there will be some mild references to the first book.
I was instantly captivated. I was sucked back into the non-relationship between Tessa and Ro instantly. I wanted to dive back into the pits of despair. Only in this book the pits weren’t so deep.
Whether it was with the wisdom of time, distance, or the fatigue of denying a love too long lost, I didn’t feel the pain of these second chance lovers was as difficult to overcome in the second book. This does not mean it was not beautifully written. I just feel the author made her characters suffer the burden of love in the first book and reap its rewards in the second.
There is an exceptional secondary “cast” including Ro’s family, Tessa’s family, the evil she-witch Camryn and a few new characters to spice things up (Cough, putting in two book requests for the R & D characters, please).
This book is extraordinarily enjoyable but I would have liked to have seen more conviction when it came to the conclusion of certain story arcs.
This is part 2 of a duet. If you haven’t read Then There Was You, you need to read that first.
At the end of book 1, I wasn’t a fan of Rowan. I felt like he could have had it all and he walked away. It took me a while before I could start to warm up to him again and about half way through the book, I was completely in love with him. I completely understood why Tessa and Rowan both did what they did, but of course it broke my heart.
This was a very angsty read for me and I found myself teary at a number of parts. I loved how Rowan reflected back to their crossroads 4 years before a few times and said he had to make that choice so they could find themselves where they both were now in the present. How many times have I thought the very same thing in life!
This was so well written and the story completely embedded itself in my heart. The characters all bled and it was such a touching story. I hope that Ms. Contreras isn’t done in this world because I feel like there are many more stories to be told here! Great read!