Second Wind: Kind of a Trippy Love Story

by Matt McConville, Mindy Dwyer (Illustrations)

In this sequel to . . . It’s Just the Wind, only Jacks and Frank—owner and captain of the good boat Valkyrie—continue the voyage. Through sun and storms and visits with dolphins and sneaky, insistent apparitions, Jacks slips and slides as he continues on his improbable journey. They enter the dreamscape world of the Bahamas, where old bathtubs and tires are guideposts to a small island where Jacks finds that—although he’s never been there before—he’s clearly been expected. And he’s either running late for his own surprise party . . . or he’s right on time. Second Wind, Kind of a Trippy Love Story holds a promise of magic, not the rabbits-in-hats stuff, but the kind that allows a peek through the veil. The kind that is a flash of recognition in the corner of your eye or a shiver up your spine. The kind where love lives. In that place where the heart and soul intersect, the shimmering realm between dreams and reason. And that place? Its name? Some call it hope—some call it home.

312 pages, Paperback

Published October 21, 2016

Reviews

[Carolyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this sequel just as much as the first book, It’s Just the Wind! For those who have not read the first book, the main character, Jacks, is a loveable, funny guy who thirsts for answers to some of life’s most challenging questions as a human being. He embarks on a sailing trip from Annapolis, Maryland to the Virgin Islands as an inexperienced sailor. In his adorable, guileless fashion, he stumbles through his journey - and along the way, he meets some very interesting and wonderful people and learns some very important life lessons.

Second Wind takes Jacks on another sailing trip to the Virgin Islands, through the Bahamas. He sails through this trip in his lighthearted, self-deprecating, endearing way that I love. He has a very important pow wow with a dolphin, meets his doppelganger, loses a fight with a rooster, and meets the love of his life - the beautiful, smart and spiritual Sophie. The reader is swept up in the love affair and can’t help but root for Jacks, who is flailing in uncharted waters. As in the first book, the cast of characters, both old and new, are enthralling: funny, sad, grounded and metaphysical all at the same time. Just when things are going so beautifully, the worst happens - Jacks finds himself in the fight of his life against a monster storm, staring death straight in the eye.

You have to read the book to find out what happens!!