Series Review: Chances by Abbi Glines (Rosemary Beach)

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below:

Take a Chance by Abbi Glines | Chances Series

SERIESous’ Top Book Series: Favourite New Adult Series (Too Far Series); Must Read Author
Series: Chances; Rosemary Beach (#6 Take a Chance; #7 One More Chance)

This is a spinoff of the Too Far Series and helps make up the Rosemary Beach Series. This series should be read according to the series order found on Goodreads (see it here).

Author: Abbi Glines
# of Books: 2 (Take a Chance, One More Chance)
Book Order: Chronological (Connected to previous books in the series)
Complete?: Yes
Genre: New Adult, Romance, Drama
Heat Rating: getting hot
Point of View: First Person, Alternating

Thoughts:

PLEASE NOTE: Although the Chances series is a part of a larger series called Rosemary Beach I have decided to review each series separately (find them all here). However, books 9+ will be reviewed on the Rosemary Beach central blog post here. Regardless, I highly recommend reading the series in the order posted on Abbi Glines’ blog due to overlapping plotlines and events.

WARNING: IF YOU HAVE not FINISHED the Too Far or Perfection SERIES THE FOLLOWING REVIEW and SYNOPSIS MAY HAVE SPOILERS!

I’ve been dying to read Grant’s story since we were first introduced to him in Fallen too Far. When I read that he was going to get his own spin-off series I was really excited to read it. I thought he was going to end up with Nan but with the way the rest of the series progressed I’m glad that wasn’t the case; I really liked Harlow’s character the moment we were introduced to her in the previous book (I can’t remember what one it was exactly).

I liked that the mystery of Harlow and Grant’s previous interaction (which was alluded to in the other books) wasn’t revealed right away in Take a Chance. I liked the flashbacks of the past and seeing how they were going to move forward. I felt like things moved too quickly between Harlow and Grant but it wasn’t really any different when you compare the relationships in Too Far and the Perfection Series and I even think that they had more social interaction than the other two relationships so I liked that. I really liked them together and they are probably my favourite couple in the Rosemary Beach series.

This book was definitely higher in terms of drama considering what happened at the end of Simple Perfection (Rosemary Beach #5) plus Harlow’s life. I felt like it balanced well with their relationship: I didn’t feel overwhelmed by sappy-sweet moments but I definitely got all that I wanted plus some interesting drama. After reading Rush too Far (the retelling of Fallen too Far from Rush’s POV) where it was too over the top romance moments for me, I really appreciated the balance we get here.

I’m not a fan of how it ended–it felt a little rushed to me but that just means I am dying to get my hands on One More Chance!

UPDATED (December 8/14): When I got my copy of One More Chance from the library, I was giddy like a kid at Christmas! I would spontaneously break out into a smile and get goosebumps–I was SO excited to read this book. I really had no idea what was going to happen in this novel and what we got was the perfect way to wrap up Grant and Harlow’s story. I don’t think there was a chapter where my eyes were dry–this book made me cry, almost to the point of sobbing so be warned. For readers who didn’t love Take a Chance, One More Chance is everything you want it to be and is probably the best book of the Rosemary Beach series when all is said and done.

Conclusion:

Fans of the Rosemary Beach series will devour this! A great blend of romance and drama! New adult as its finest 🙂

Rating: 5/5

Similar Reads: Fallen to Far by Abbie Glines (Too Far and Rosemary Beach Series #1) and Toxic Rachel Van Dyken (Ruin Series #2)

Synopsis for Take a Chance (from Goodreads):
When Harlow Manning’s rocker father goes on tour, he sends her to Rosemary Beach, Florida, to live with her half-sister, Nan. The problem: Nan despises her. Harlow has to keep her head down if she wants to get through the next nine months, which seems easy enough. Until gorgeous Grant Carter walks out of Nan’s room in nothing but his boxer briefs.

Grant made a huge mistake getting involved with a girl with venom in her veins. He’d known about Nan’s reputation, but still he couldn’t resist her. Nothing makes him regret the fling more than meeting Harlow, who sends his pulse racing. Yet Harlow wants nothing to do with a guy who could fall for her wicked half-sister even if there are no strings between Grant and Nan. Grant is desperate to redeem himself in Harlow’s eyes, but did he ruin his chances before he even met her?

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