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4 Stars
What can I say? I’m a
sucker for second change romances. Second chance romances always bring to mind the one that
got away and spark hope that we will meet again someday.
In Wanderlust the reader gets to experience the initial meet
between Jason and Monica when they were young college students. We follow
them after their initial meet as it grows from a friendship to young love. Jason is crazy about everything Monica
except her plan to study in Paris for her Junior year. Sadly he felt her desire to study abroad was
a declaration that she didn’t feel the same for him as he did for her. Jason became more of a jerk as the next two
years passed and the couple never recovered after Junior year.
Wanderlust is divided into two sections. The college romance
is about twenty percent of the story. The second part picks up about ten years later
when the couple are adults and working on their careers and life after
college. Jason is in a job he doesn’t
like but he isn’t sure what he wants to do.
Monica has her own business and doing very well but she is also
wondering about some of her choices.
After their brief encounter in a coffee shop Monica and Jason meet and
begin to work on getting back together.
It is a nice journey following Monica and Jason as they try
to heal and forgive the mistakes made in college. They have some false starts after the coffee
shop meet due to misconceptions they each have about one another. It takes time for Monica and Jason to get
over the fear of more heartache and admit that they are still interested in
each other.
I like the college year’s romance but the real story happens
when the couple gets back together. We
see the true love grow even though the couple seems to have life working
against them. (Some of this is their own
fault because of lies of omission.)
I also really like the great support characters in the
book. Chip is Jason’s friend from
college. He is a former frat brother and
confidant. Chip is a great addition to
the story and often acts as Jason’s conscience in college and as an adult. Stephen is Monica’s friend and roommate. He is fun on occasion and dramatic at other
times.
Wanderlust is a lighthearted romance with a dash of angst. The story is told from both Jason’s and
Monica’s point of view. This technique
is handled perfectly giving us the opportunity to experience and understand the
underlying feelings of the main characters.
I love a good epilogue to round out a story and this book
has that too. Yea!
Wanderlust is Thea
Dawson’s first novel. She is a good
writer and I expect to see a lot more from her in the future. I recommend this book if you like a good
second chance romance.
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