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2nd Chance by James Patterson

5 reviews

the_romance_bookie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Seriously good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Blood, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexism, and Stalking

antireading's review against another edition

4.0

Liked this even more than the first. So easy to pick up and semi-mindless so it's an easy and enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Stalking, Gun violence, Blood, Racism, Child death, Hate crime, Miscarriage, and Murder

jocularjacob's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Antisemitism, and Racial slurs

a_alves00's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
James Patterson never stops amazing me. And this collab with Andrew Gross really makes me what to try out his books too. These men have a profound ability to write thriller books where you are literally hooked from the first line. Also, the short chapters don’t help. I keep saying one more and then realise the chapter is only two pages and then it’s an unstoppable cycle.
 
I did prefer the first book, hence why this one received 4 stars. I would have given it 4.5 however I don't like working with halves (thanks Goodreads!). The main reason as to why I preferred the first book was that this one was a little bit more predictable. Not so much the main storyline but more like the subplot regarding Lindsay. On the other hand, one thing I preferred more about this one was that we got to see a little more into the personal lives of Cindy, Jill and Claire. Although the main themes of the book are crime and thriller, there’s nothing wrong with a hint of romance here and there 😉

I loved the storyline and like I said, the main plot was not predictable at all. It kept me guessing until the very end. This series might slowly become one of my favourites if it keeps up this pace. I was only planning to read the books here and there but now I am thinking to read them all in one go. But I don’t want it to end so quickly.

I would 100% recommend this series and a bonus point is that from what I have looked up and others have told me, you don’t necessarily need to read it in order. 

TW: murder, blood, death, death of a parent, miscarriage, abandonment, gun violence, violence, hate crime, racism, racial slurs, body horror, child death, gore, mass / school shooting, medical content, policy brutality, pregnancy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Abandonment, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

aliciagoet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism