Lovely easy to read book. One of those books that makes you stop and think about your own life. Loved the characters and following the progression made. Had the perfect cover and usually when that happens the actual book disapoints but i really wasnt

This is a really enjoyable, light hearted, perfect-for-summer read. Enough going on to keep you interested and focused but not overly complicated as to demand too much attention!

The novel begins with Charlotte - or Lottie - finding herself homeless and manless.. Reasons why are revealed as the story progresses, but in the meantime she needs somewhere to live. Enter her friend Jess who needs someone to completely redecorate her rented-out cottage which the last tenants have left in a dreadful state. Happy to just have a roof over her head, Lottie happily agrees to do the work .. and so the tale gets going.

Secrets, misunderstandings and surprises abound in this book but throughout it all there is humour. Really funny events and witty one-liners make this a fabulously entertaining read.
Maddie Please really does know how to please her readers and keep them interested. If you're searching for some escapism, then look no further - this is a a fun, uplifting rom-com which will leave you with a giggle in your heart.
I received an arc via NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

First book read by maddie. Great little summer girlie read! Can do further books incorporatin other characters great read

If you're in desperate need of a pick me up, or feel as though your brain has been working overtime and requires an urgent book shaped antidote - then this book is for you.

Lottie has lost everything; her money, her home, her relationship, but most importantly - she has lost her peace of mind. With an uncertain future ahead of her, Lottie needs to make a decision; wallow in self-pity from the discomfort of her car as a new home, OR make the most out of a bad situation and follow the only path that she can see. The only way is up...

What a fab little book! Don't be fooled by the colourful cover as there is A LOT more to this storyline than meets the eye. Despite the fact that the storyline contains several deep themes, the author has ensured that those moments are laced with some rather unforgettable one-liners. 

At the start of the book we see Lottie's world crumble, but, by the end of the book it's as though she is a completely different person. To see a character flourish so much in such a short space of time (for us), was quite similar to watching your child learn something new for the first time. I got a bit emosh ;). 

Just like Lottie, we have all been put into a situation where we have no idea how to get ourselves out of; 'The Summer of Second Chances' reminded me of that fact in a way that made me go 'oh hang on a minute, I am quite proud of myself'. When we go through difficult times we don't see our strengths working hard. We bluff. We shrug it off. It's not until AFTER the event when we're able to sit and gather our thoughts, and we are able to appreciate what we can do if we have no other option.

For me, this storyline was the perfect reminder of how NOT to give up, as well as advising me that eye-candy was the perfect distraction from any troubles. Obviously I'm not going to disagree with that, are you? Lottie's new neighbour, Bryn, was such a hoot. He came across as such the opposite to Lottie in terms of mannerisms and traits, that when they were in a conversation, it was like a dog trying to have a chat with a cat. Yet weirdly enough, it worked. Well I think it worked anyway, I may have been too busy laughing!

'The Summer of Second Chances', for me, really is a sunshine after the rain type of novel. The storyline contains so much hope - some might mistake it for the gold at the end of a rainbow. I mean, there was nothing black and white about this storyline, at all. Every chapter was full of colour, humour and positivity; I loved it.

I adored this book, I'm not going to lie. I started this book in a bad mood and I finished it with a huge grin on my face. 'The Summer of Second Chances' is a diamond in the rough, but it's a gem of a book that I won't be forgetting anytime soon.

Thanks Avon.

This book has smooth writing, but it was absolutely not the book for me. I don't want to ruin its chances of other people reading it, but at the same time, I think you should know what you're getting before you buy it. First of all, it felt like half the book was flashbacks. These flashbacks did not add to the story happening in the present. They were like remnants of another book that I didn't want to read. I got enough about her past situation from her mentioning it, I didn't need to see the scenes taking place.

Secondly, this works as chick lit but not as romance. The hero and heroine do not have a meaningful interaction until 64% of the way into the book, at which point they have sex and it's instalove. Except that there's drama, too, which is entirely in the mind of the heroine. The conflict feels manufactured, and I wasn't in the mood for her moping about her insecurities when she's finally forged a relationship with a hero that is way too good for her.

Thirdly, the heroine is incredibly uninteresting. She doesn't have a job, and she moves into her friend's cottage to fix it up, yet it takes her nine months to paint half the rooms and wallpaper one. Even though she has very little money and nowhere to live beyond the kindness of her friend, she makes all of one effort to find a job, and gives up when it seems that one will be difficult to get. While the heroine claims she wants to be a writer, she does zero writing until about 85% into the book. So what does she do all day for nine months? No idea. We're repeatedly told the house doesn't have good internet or phone service, and the heroine never mentions reading, so I really have no idea how she spends her time. It isn't with friends - she only interacts with them when she needs something. It isn't with hobbies, she doesn't have any of those. So she's a giant enigma to me. And she doesn't find any purpose at the end. She just finds a man.

Overall, I would say this book would be good for someone who's recovering from their significant other cheating on them. As a statement on the trauma of that experience it works. As a romance, it doesn't work. As a feel good story of redemption and changing your life, it doesn't work. I received this book from Netgalley.

The summer of second chances is a lovely read one I enjoyed from start to finish.

The book has an absolutely stunning cover, I just think the colours are perfect.

We meet Lottie, a character thats recently been through tragic circumstances and is now looking a fresh start. When her friend offers her a chance to live in her cottage for a while whilst she gets herself together in exchange for her doing redecorating work in the cottage, Lottie jumps at the chance.

We see Lottie develop a lovely relationship with her hunky neighbour Bryn, as a reader your willing it to go further into a romantic relationship as they both suit each other so well and it would be lovely for Lottie to have that perfect relationship she dreams off and be treated properly.

I was gutted at how quickly the book ended as I just wanted to read more and see their relationship progress, however Im hoping there will be a follow up book and we can find out more.

Overall I found this book so easy to read and made me feel happy when I read it, I just loved it.

I see great potential for Maddie Please and cant eait to read more from her in the future.

I'm sorry I couldn't get into this book a present. Will try again in the future and post reviews

Lottie had a pretty stable life with her long time partner not needing for anything and feeling comfortable until one fateful night when her world was torn apart. Broke, single and completely lost after that night Lottie has to rely on the kindness of a friend for a place to stay in a crumbling cottage in Devon in exchange for fixing the place up.

After setting into the mess of a cottage Lottie finds her days filled with cleaning and scrubbing while she takes a look back on just where things went wrong in her life. With the help of a handsome neighbor things start sorting themselves out with the cottage but will she ever figure out how to learn to live and love again?

The Summer of Second Chances by Maddie Please is one of those lovely little reads that makes you think about life. Lottie does a lot of self evaluating and figuring things out in the book flashing back to how she ended up where she did. She was an easy to like character as you felt her moving on and growing with every turn of the page.

The one thing I would have like to have seen more of in this book was a bit more interaction between Lottie and Bryn. I think the author did a good job not rushing Lottie into a new man which was nice and giving her time to grow on her own but I also wouldn’t have minded the romance blooming a bit more before the ending came.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

Great story. I love how her past details were given a bit in each chapter. It kept me interested to the end!

When Lottie’s life with her long time partner Ian comes to an abrupt end after his shocking death, she finds herself with few friends and fewer prospects. She starts over in a borrowed cottage belonging to one of her only friends. She stays rent free in exchange for tidying the place up, only no one told her the place had been totally trashed. While part of her wants to walk away, she has nowhere else to go, so she puts her shoulder into it, and with the help of a gruff, but good-looking neighbor begins to put the house, and herself, back together. I love stories where people can reinvent themselves after a rough spot and come out better for it at the other end. Full of snarky observations and life lessons, this story is a little gem