The Second Chance Year, Melissa Wiesner
The Second Chance Year, Melissa Wiesner
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The Second Chance Year

Author: Melissa Wiesner

Narrator: Helen Laser

Unabridged: 7 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Forever

Published: 12/05/2023


Synopsis

In this unforgettable story full of charm, wit—and just a bit of magic—a woman down on her luck is given a second chance at fixing her life and trying one year all over again. Perfect for readers of Josie Silver and Rebecca Serle. 

Sadie Thatcher’s life has fallen apart in spectacular fashion. In one fell swoop, she managed to lose her job, her apartment, and her boyfriend—all thanks to her big mouth. So when a fortune teller offers her one wish, Sadie jumps at the chance to redo her awful year. Deep down, she doesn’t believe magic will fix her life, but taking a leap of faith, Sadie makes her wish, opens her eyes, and . . . nothing has changed. And then, in perhaps her dumbest move yet, she kisses her brother’s best friend, Jacob.

When Sadie wakes up the next morning, she’s in her former apartment with her former boyfriend, and her former boss is expecting her at work. Checking the date, she realizes it's January 1 . . . of last year.  As Sadie navigates her second-chance year, she begins to see the red flags she missed in her relationship and in her career. Plus, she keeps running into Jacob, and she can’t stop thinking about their kiss . . . the one he has no idea ever happened. Suddenly, Sadie begins to wonder if her only mistake was wishing for a second chance.
 

About Melissa Wiesner

Melissa Wiesner is a night-owl who began writing novels about five years ago when her early-to-bed family retired for the evening. She is the author of Her Family Secret and The Girl in the Picture. Her awards include the 2019 RWA Golden Heart® in the Mainstream Fiction Category. Melissa holds two master's degrees in public health and community agency counseling. Her day job is in social work where she often encounters people knocked down by hard times but who pick themselves up and keep going, just like the characters of her novels. Melissa lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her charming husband and two adorable children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shelley's Book Nook on September 11, 2023

My Reviews Can Also Be Found On: The Storygraph and The Book Review Crew Blog Sadie has had a Very Bad Year, she lost her job, her boyfriend and her apartment. At a New Year’s Eve party, she meets a fortune teller and wishes she could have a do-over and change her ways to prevent the Very Bad Year fr......more

Goodreads review by * A Reader Obsessed * on February 11, 2025

3.5 Stars Another holiday do-over, second chance at life story, this too went down nice and easy! Sadie has had a really tough year. She bemoans her no filter, aggressive, stand-up-for-the-underdog personality as she has lost her job, her boyfriend, and is now a charity case staying at her brother’s b......more

Goodreads review by Madison on December 03, 2023

The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner Contemporary romance. Magical realism, wishing, time travel. Sadie Thatcher is having a Very Bad Year. She lost her job. She lost her apartment. She lost her boyfriend. She’s living on the couch of her brother’s best friend, wrapped in a blanket and eating ic......more

Goodreads review by eveonne ୨୧ ˚⟡˖ ࣪ on May 14, 2024

"𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖." 5 teary-eyed, hopelessly romantic stars. 『 °*• ❀ •*°』 now playing… (still) love you more than coffee - matsuii ↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ 1:35 ───ㅇ──────── 2:46 i want you guys to meet my official book bf, jacob gray 😋😋 no, but seriously, this was such an amazing read and it gave ex......more

Goodreads review by ✨Julie✨ on June 18, 2024

This was so cute from start to finish. Hot nerds make elite book boyfriends and Jacob is the definition of a cinnamon roll. This was my first book by this author and I would definitely read more of her work. I did get a little annoyed with all the food related lines thrown in. I get it, she’s a past......more