Second Chance

Rating:
Summary: Creative Approach, but Disappointing...
Review: OK... Amy leaves her husband to be with Deb. Amy's daughter hates her, her twins aren't sure how to feel, and her husband takes it in stride. Deb feels slighted and seeks comfort with another woman. Amy finds a friend of her own. In my experience, it just doesn't happen that way. Kids being confused, I understand, but most husbands don't just roll over when their wife leaves for another woman.

I applaud Calhoun's attempt at a different approach in this story, but it was a little unbeliveable. Other books of her's I've read have been a much better use of my time.

Rating:
Summary: Typical Calhoun
Review: This was Jackie Calhoun's second book and fits within the pattern she is known for. You have a central character, Amy, who has left her husband and children after twenty-four years of a rather mundane marriage to enter a lesbian relationship with a slightly younger woman, Deb. Amy's husband is confused, her children are angry, Deb isn't as faithful as she should be and Amy's business is failing while she tries to figure out how to make all of this work. There are a lot of secondary characters, gay and straight, who add to the plot and complicate it. There's plenty of conflict and humor and healthy dashes of romance. The question is, how will all of the questions be resolved at the end of the book? It's a pleasant read.