Grace's Reviews > Second Chance at First Love

Cute short story prequel, meant to introduce the setting and offer a sneak-peak at the couple that will take center-stage in the main trilogy.

This one focuses on a different couple, and while the past relationship trope is one of my least favorites, I thought it was tolerable here. I did find myself wanting a bit more equality in taking blame for the past break-up--Paul mentions he was also at fault a few times, but it's clear Derek has taken all of the blame on his shoulders and I do wish we'd seen Paul push a little harder to make it clear, but that might be a personal preference thing. The smut didn't really do much for me--I'm not totally sure why, but it was almost a little squicky for me, maybe because tonaly it just didn't quite vibe with the more melancholic vibe of the book that it felt kind of like whiplash? I haven't been vibing much with Walker's latest releases though, and even with my quibbles here, I enjoyed this more than I expected, so I'm tentatively hopeful for the main trilogy! Didn't hurt that I'm on a space/astrology kick lately, so I enjoyed those little inclusions in this one. :D