kumabear's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars
The Second Time Around is a standalone by Rowan McAllister. It is about a young man named Jordan who is disowned by his very rich and privileged family for being gay. He leaves poor, homeless and jobless. He escapes to a rescue farm his family to used to visit as a child. Russ is an older man who works at the ranch. He is the owner's right-hand man and the complete opposite of Jordan.
Jordan actually comes off as very down to earth, while he is very adamant he is not a spoiled brat, there are some instances where it does make you assume he is from a wealthy background but he changes pretty fast. He is a hard worker and is really good with the horses. He adapts to the whole broke lifestyle without a complaint. Russ is very hardened by his experiences. He assumes Jordan is nothing but a spoiled brat. He is proved wrong time and time again.
This was a nice read. The attitude changes Russ shows constantly were kind of hard to read. One second he liked Jordan, the next he was a spoiled brat again. They made an interesting couple. The biggest issue I had with the book was that despite Jordan being disowned and his father being a constant voice in his head, we do not see the father. We only see his little sister for less than a chapter. It left the story kind of unfinished in my mind. Not to mention the ending was so abrupt, I read at it twice to see if I had missed something.
*** Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie by Dreamspinner Press for my reading pleasure, a review wasn't a requirement. ***
The Second Time Around is a standalone by Rowan McAllister. It is about a young man named Jordan who is disowned by his very rich and privileged family for being gay. He leaves poor, homeless and jobless. He escapes to a rescue farm his family to used to visit as a child. Russ is an older man who works at the ranch. He is the owner's right-hand man and the complete opposite of Jordan.
Jordan actually comes off as very down to earth, while he is very adamant he is not a spoiled brat, there are some instances where it does make you assume he is from a wealthy background but he changes pretty fast. He is a hard worker and is really good with the horses. He adapts to the whole broke lifestyle without a complaint. Russ is very hardened by his experiences. He assumes Jordan is nothing but a spoiled brat. He is proved wrong time and time again.
This was a nice read. The attitude changes Russ shows constantly were kind of hard to read. One second he liked Jordan, the next he was a spoiled brat again. They made an interesting couple. The biggest issue I had with the book was that despite Jordan being disowned and his father being a constant voice in his head, we do not see the father. We only see his little sister for less than a chapter. It left the story kind of unfinished in my mind. Not to mention the ending was so abrupt, I read at it twice to see if I had missed something.
*** Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie by Dreamspinner Press for my reading pleasure, a review wasn't a requirement. ***
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