Second Time Around - Erin Kaye
Published: 5/07/12
Publisher: Avon
Pages: 353
As part of the book club I am involved with on Twitter, I was able to choose this months read and I decided on Second Time Around by Erin Kaye. I have Erin’s latest novel to read and was intrigued to read some of her previous work before reading Always You so thought this would be a good place to start.
Jennifer is in her 40′s with an ex husband, a son who is jobless and a daughter away at university. She is resigned to spending the rest of her life alone until over lunch one day she spies a gorgeous man who seems to be as attracted to her as she is to him. His name is Ben but he is 16 years younger than Jennifer and would never be interested in someone old enough to be his mother. Matters are made more complicated when Ben turns out to be Jennifer’s son, Matt’s, new boss. As if that wasn’t enough, Lucy, Jennifer’s daughter, is struggling at uni and is always asking for money. Can Jennifer keep her family together and start up a relationship with Ben or will everything fall apart?
I was glad that I read this book. This is the first book I’ve read by Erin and I’m glad that I have another of hers to read. I really liked the writing style and the ease with which I could read this story. The characters were well developed especially Lucy and Jennifer herself. My favourite aspect of this story was that it addressed issues surrounding age gaps in relationships which is always something quite controversial, especially if the woman is older than the man. I personally have never had a problem with age gaps but this book made me wonder how I would actually feel if my parents split up and my mum brought home a man that was young enough to be my boyfriend!
Another issue raised within this novel was religion which, being an atheist, meant I was a little reluctant to read about the religious aspects. It was really interesting though to read about how powerful some people find religion and how easily people can find what they are looking for through the power of a greater being.
The only negative I would have about this book that was I found it hard to relate to the main character as she was in her 40′s, a mum and divorced! But this wasn’t a major problem as I felt Erin expertly described Jennifer’s feelings and thoughts; so even though I couldn’t relate to her I could begin to imagine how she felt and what it was like for her to go through what she does go through during the plot!
I would recommend this book for fans of authors such as Lucy Diamond and Polly Williams.
A quick read about the importance of family and how to learn the importance of living your life for you.
Publisher: Avon
Pages: 353
As part of the book club I am involved with on Twitter, I was able to choose this months read and I decided on Second Time Around by Erin Kaye. I have Erin’s latest novel to read and was intrigued to read some of her previous work before reading Always You so thought this would be a good place to start.
Jennifer is in her 40′s with an ex husband, a son who is jobless and a daughter away at university. She is resigned to spending the rest of her life alone until over lunch one day she spies a gorgeous man who seems to be as attracted to her as she is to him. His name is Ben but he is 16 years younger than Jennifer and would never be interested in someone old enough to be his mother. Matters are made more complicated when Ben turns out to be Jennifer’s son, Matt’s, new boss. As if that wasn’t enough, Lucy, Jennifer’s daughter, is struggling at uni and is always asking for money. Can Jennifer keep her family together and start up a relationship with Ben or will everything fall apart?
I was glad that I read this book. This is the first book I’ve read by Erin and I’m glad that I have another of hers to read. I really liked the writing style and the ease with which I could read this story. The characters were well developed especially Lucy and Jennifer herself. My favourite aspect of this story was that it addressed issues surrounding age gaps in relationships which is always something quite controversial, especially if the woman is older than the man. I personally have never had a problem with age gaps but this book made me wonder how I would actually feel if my parents split up and my mum brought home a man that was young enough to be my boyfriend!
Another issue raised within this novel was religion which, being an atheist, meant I was a little reluctant to read about the religious aspects. It was really interesting though to read about how powerful some people find religion and how easily people can find what they are looking for through the power of a greater being.
The only negative I would have about this book that was I found it hard to relate to the main character as she was in her 40′s, a mum and divorced! But this wasn’t a major problem as I felt Erin expertly described Jennifer’s feelings and thoughts; so even though I couldn’t relate to her I could begin to imagine how she felt and what it was like for her to go through what she does go through during the plot!
I would recommend this book for fans of authors such as Lucy Diamond and Polly Williams.
A quick read about the importance of family and how to learn the importance of living your life for you.
Laura