Second Chance

by Jodi Taylor

eBook, 320 pages

English language

Published Jan. 4, 2015 by Accent Press Limited.

ISBN:: 978-1-910939-51-2

(5 reviews)

The third book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.

History happens all around you. And, occasionally, to you.

I could have been a bomb-disposal expert, or a volunteer for the Mars mission, or a firefighter, something safe and sensible. But, no, I had to be an historian.

It began well. A successful assignment to 17th century Cambridge to meet Isaac Newton, and another to witness the historic events at The Gates of Grief. So far so good.

But then came the long-awaited jump to the Trojan War that changed everything. And for Max, nothing will ever be the same again.

With the bloody Battle of Agincourt playing out around her, Max risks everything on one last desperate …

History happens all around you. And, occasionally, to you.

I could have been a bomb-disposal expert, or a volunteer for the Mars mission, or a firefighter, something safe and sensible. But, no, I had to be an historian.

It began well. A successful assignment to 17th century Cambridge to meet Isaac Newton, and another to witness the historic events at The Gates of Grief. So far so good.

But then came the long-awaited jump to the Trojan War that changed everything. And for Max, nothing will ever be the same again.

With the bloody Battle of Agincourt playing out around her, Max risks everything on one last desperate gamble to save a life and learns the true meaning of a second chance.

5 editions

urbaer reviewed Second Chance by Jodi Taylor

Another fine mess

4 stars

The Chronicles of St Mary's seem to always be an easy read and this one is no exception.

And this one goes through the normal romp in the first part (that ends in a fairly big change to a relationship), a perilous foe in the second and then throws in a curve ball for the ending.

And I kind of almost wish that it setup the curve ball in this book and left the curve ball itself for a later book.

But curious to see where it goes.

Matthew Royal reviewed Second Chance by Jodi Taylor

Review of 'Second Chance' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I like this series -- Jodi Taylor is good at creating magnetic characters. I'm still puzzling out the construction of these books, and still waiting for a dangling story line from book #2 to develop. Looking forward to reading the next dozen of these!

Ana reviewed Second Chance by Jodi Taylor

Review of 'Second Chance' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

Hilarious at some points, emotional at others, and sometimes thought provoking. Books that try to be many things at once don't often work, but this series does a pretty good job at it. This installment especially does. What an adventure.

Char reviewed Second Chance by Jodi Taylor

Review of 'Second Chance' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I'm enjoying this series immensely. It makes me laugh out loud and spring tears on a regular basis, sometimes at the same time. Highly recommended!

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rated it

Oct. 9, 2015

Subjects

Fiction, humorous, general