The Second Act Comeback by Jamie Norton, eBook, 350 pages
From GoodReads: Former theater star Mickey Patrick just found out his wife, Beth, is six weeks pregnant. The crazy part? They haven’t had sex in six months. Let’s be real—their relationship has never exactly been silky smooth. When they first got together a decade ago, Beth’s ferocious temper hit too close to home for Mickey, who grew up with an abusive, tyrannical stepfather. So, to avoid her red-faced wrath, Mickey fell into a destructive pattern of lying and omitting “minor” details (like where he was really going to college and who he was really in love with), and it all backfired in explosive fashion when the truth came out.
Now, with the tables turned and Beth caught in a huge lie, Mickey learns he and his wife have bigger problems than he imagined. And it’s not just the baby in Beth’s belly that isn’t his. It’s the troubling fact that they’re both miserable, they’re both drawn to other people, and they’re both afraid to admit what they really want. Then, during a whirlwind weekend surrounded by friends and family, Mickey rediscovers a version of himself he thought he’d lost forever, and he begins to wonder whether his broken marriage is even worth fixing at all.
MY REVIEW: I had a hard time getting into the story to be completely honest. It took a few chapters but I finally found the groove. While reading this, I could see myself in some of the characters. I've been a Mickey, I've dated a Bethany, I've had the best friend like Luci (except we have found our PEP in other spouses), and I've been with a Raymond.
A couple things that dropped this from a 5 star for me was it felt like "wicked" and "man" were said way too often. There were also a couple of repeat lines, or close enough that they felt like they were repeated, but they worked in those scenes. I did get a little confused at the time jumps because I would glance over the year and then things wouldn't make sense a chapter or two later when it was a few years ahead. That's on me though.
This book was provided to me for free by Valenza Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
4.75/5 Stars
2024 Reading Challenge: 28/50 complete
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