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The Circle of Love #2
Second Time Around
Secrets and lies tore Monica and Gabriel apart nearly six years ago..
Can the biggest secret of all bring them back together?
Almost six years ago Monica's world shifted on its axis, leaving her devastated and confused, pregnant and alone. After struggling to achieve her dreams, she is finally on the right track when her world changes again.
Gabriel was ready to propose to Monica before she vanished without a trace six years ago. A couple of chance meetings reveals she's been keeping a huge secret from him. Can he forgive her and do the right thing or will the pressure be too much and cause him to leave this time?
Once trust is broken can it ever be repaired?
150 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 15, 2017
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July 28, 2018
Second Time Around - a review by Rosemary Kenny
In Second Time Around, (T S Sharp's second book in The Circle of Love series), the main protagonists are the same, but many of the characters from book 1 have gone awol and mysteriously, Gabriel has changed careers from being a businessman to suddenly become a doctor, with no explanation. The grammar is less than satisfactory in a number of places, that should have been better edited. Also, despite Gabriel's surname being Robinson, mysteriously his parents' is Walters! Finally the POV/narrator is changing frequently and the novel would benefit from chapter headings to indicate clearly who that was.
Apart from these petty complaints, that could be corrected for a more enjoyable and cohesive whole, the overall effect was generally most pleasant and the plot was plausible, giving the reader a vested interest in completing Monica and Gabriel's story (the ending is sadly not as good as it could be either), ready for a potential sequel.
To summarise, Second Time Around, along with the previous 'episode' that began this series, centres around the chance meeting, six years on, from when the newly pregnant Monica was scared off by family interference and a malicious so-called friend's actions, from revealing his impending fatherhood to Gabriel and the subsequent events. My advice is to either read Book 1 and Book 2 together, or to read Book 2 as a stand-alone novel, to prevent possible disappointment. Hopefully Book 3 (if any) will restore the first book's potential, hence my 3 star rating.
In Second Time Around, (T S Sharp's second book in The Circle of Love series), the main protagonists are the same, but many of the characters from book 1 have gone awol and mysteriously, Gabriel has changed careers from being a businessman to suddenly become a doctor, with no explanation. The grammar is less than satisfactory in a number of places, that should have been better edited. Also, despite Gabriel's surname being Robinson, mysteriously his parents' is Walters! Finally the POV/narrator is changing frequently and the novel would benefit from chapter headings to indicate clearly who that was.
Apart from these petty complaints, that could be corrected for a more enjoyable and cohesive whole, the overall effect was generally most pleasant and the plot was plausible, giving the reader a vested interest in completing Monica and Gabriel's story (the ending is sadly not as good as it could be either), ready for a potential sequel.
To summarise, Second Time Around, along with the previous 'episode' that began this series, centres around the chance meeting, six years on, from when the newly pregnant Monica was scared off by family interference and a malicious so-called friend's actions, from revealing his impending fatherhood to Gabriel and the subsequent events. My advice is to either read Book 1 and Book 2 together, or to read Book 2 as a stand-alone novel, to prevent possible disappointment. Hopefully Book 3 (if any) will restore the first book's potential, hence my 3 star rating.
January 3, 2018
A continuation of book one and one you want to read. I enjoyed it!
November 12, 2017
A bit rough, but potential to be great
The premise behind the story is a good one, but there were problems with the execution. The hero changed career paths between book 1 and 2. Him being a doctor came completely out of left field. In the first book he was doing business management, I think. There also are a ton of grammatical mistakes. I think if you submit a book to be published and expect people to pay to read it, you should have it properly proofread. I suggest the author remove this book and make the necessary corrections and resubmit. Book 1 did not suffer from this, which makes me think the author rushed this one.
One final issue with the book was the first person perspective switching back and forth. I normally like this device, but the author could have clued us in at the beginning of each chapter as to who’s perspective we were getting, especially since this was different in the first book.
I think combining books 1 and 2would make for a great novel. That is once the above mentioned corrections were made.
This author does show promise though and I look forward to reading more from her.
The premise behind the story is a good one, but there were problems with the execution. The hero changed career paths between book 1 and 2. Him being a doctor came completely out of left field. In the first book he was doing business management, I think. There also are a ton of grammatical mistakes. I think if you submit a book to be published and expect people to pay to read it, you should have it properly proofread. I suggest the author remove this book and make the necessary corrections and resubmit. Book 1 did not suffer from this, which makes me think the author rushed this one.
One final issue with the book was the first person perspective switching back and forth. I normally like this device, but the author could have clued us in at the beginning of each chapter as to who’s perspective we were getting, especially since this was different in the first book.
I think combining books 1 and 2would make for a great novel. That is once the above mentioned corrections were made.
This author does show promise though and I look forward to reading more from her.
August 16, 2017
🙍2 1/2 stars
Ms. Sharp is a young writer. She definitely has the talent and I believe, over time her story telling skills will grow. There are some grammatical errors which is annoying and can sometimes be distracting. The story itself was fair. For some reason the kid totally got on my last nerves. And I adore kids IRL, but even at five years of age she came off as obnoxious. I wished Monica had more of a backbone when it came to Gabriel. He was to use to having his way. That was off putting for me.
Ms. Sharp is a young writer. She definitely has the talent and I believe, over time her story telling skills will grow. There are some grammatical errors which is annoying and can sometimes be distracting. The story itself was fair. For some reason the kid totally got on my last nerves. And I adore kids IRL, but even at five years of age she came off as obnoxious. I wished Monica had more of a backbone when it came to Gabriel. He was to use to having his way. That was off putting for me.
December 27, 2017
Great short story!
I like the series,only 2 books... great storyline, great characters. However, there is a confusion, Gabriel's last name is Robinson while his parents are Waters!?.. Is it a typo? Happened more than once! .
Worth reading.
I like the series,only 2 books... great storyline, great characters. However, there is a confusion, Gabriel's last name is Robinson while his parents are Waters!?.. Is it a typo? Happened more than once! .
Worth reading.
July 12, 2020
Miscommunication
The separation between Monica and him was a high misunderstanding. I really don't want to give too much of the story away, but let's just say it is a betrayal by someone. Overall I really liked the story and couldn't wait to get to the end.
The separation between Monica and him was a high misunderstanding. I really don't want to give too much of the story away, but let's just say it is a betrayal by someone. Overall I really liked the story and couldn't wait to get to the end.
January 14, 2018
Very good book
Very romantic, the story was very sweet nd the dialogue was perfect. Very good plot when the father met Jo's daughter
Very romantic, the story was very sweet nd the dialogue was perfect. Very good plot when the father met Jo's daughter
October 19, 2018
Nice story
This story was right up my alley but the reason I gave it 4 out of 5 because it had grammar issues. Overall this was good story to read.
This story was right up my alley but the reason I gave it 4 out of 5 because it had grammar issues. Overall this was good story to read.
October 15, 2019
Good
The story was good. I liked how things worked out. I would have loved to see more of an ending.
The story was good. I liked how things worked out. I would have loved to see more of an ending.
April 20, 2020
Read both books, Book 1: was intrigued as to how the relationship between Gabriel and Monica progressed. Absolutely loved this book. Book 2: So glad that Gabriel's mother and Angelica's family got what they deserved. I can understand Monica's doubts, however, once the truth comes out, this is truly a love story between two people who loved and lost and finally found love again
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August 6, 2021
It had the making!!!!!!!!!
The story itself was interesting however, it was rushed the secondary characters were just shadows without depth. The ending sucked no look into the next chapter of their life. All you left for your readers were things from the main characters past
The story itself was interesting however, it was rushed the secondary characters were just shadows without depth. The ending sucked no look into the next chapter of their life. All you left for your readers were things from the main characters past
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