The Second Chance Hotel Published by HQ Digital by Rachel Dove
on May 29, 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Women's Fiction, Chick-Lit
Pages: 242
Source: Netgalley
Format: ARC, eBook
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Welcome to Shady Pines, where the sun is shining, the sea is sparkling, and there’s a cosy chalet waiting to be your home away from home. But will April find the new start she’s looking for?
April Statham had it all – until her husband left her for a blonde ten years her junior. Now she’s thirty-five, single, and starting again. So she does what anyone in her position would do: she impulsively invests her life savings in the chalet park she used to visit as a child, on the beautiful Cornish Coast.
The Shady Pines Chalet Park is… ramshackle. But it has one big advantage – it is as far as physically possible from April’s ex, his new fiancée, and her old life. With gorgeous handyman Cillian O’Leary, April is looking forward to the challenge.
As visitors arrive, April realises that Shady Pines isn’t just a second chance for her, it gives Cillian another shot at happiness too.
But when he moves into the chalet next door, April’s painful past starts to catch up with her, and she struggles to reconcile her feelings for Cillian.
Is April’s new beginning destined to end in failure – or will she find new friends, a new life and new love at her second chance hotel?
Fans of Jenny Colgan, Emma Davies and Debbie Johnson will love Rachel Dove!
This book is a difficult one to review for me. Because while I didn’t quite love it–I was also highly entertained.
April makes her way to Cornwall after buying Shady Pines–a chalet park. She intends on turning it around and starting a new life.
Parts of April’s journey were an absolute delight to read. However, there were some things about this story that were difficult for me.
I feel like April and Cilian’s relationship was just trying at times. And the story, in general, was parsed out well.
BUT, I enjoy the lightheartedness and fun that Rachel Dove brought to the page. It really feels like an escape and I read through this pretty quickly.
As for recommending this one–I’d say it’s a 50/50. I could see others enjoying the parts of this that I didn’t love so much.
