Taking Chances by Molly McAdams

Taking Chances by Molly McAdams Okay, so where am I going to start with this? The novel was so damn good!! I swear!! It was amazing. It’s quite long compared to the previous books I’d read before, but I was surprised to finished the said book in two days. Ah, actually two nights to be exact. Oh my, it was really a page turner. I can’t stop but to continue reading. That’s also the reason why I slept before the dawn two consecutive nights. So do I love this novel?

The story was about an eighteen year old girl named Harper. She grew with her marine father who was very strict. Like real strict, she was only allowed to call her father “Sir.” She grew up with a bunch of marines in Sir’s unit. She never had a long conversation with her father that lasts for more than ten seconds. So when she decided to study to California, to stay a distance from her father. Then she met Breanna – her roommate, who’s also the person who brought her to some of the parties and shopped new famine clothes for her. To cut the story short, she met Chase on that party who happened to be Bree’s brother – anyway, its Breanna’s nickname. Then afterward, she also met Brandon, Chase and Bree’s friend. Then after a few days, she became Brandon’s girl. Again, let’s cut the story short. Then five months later — during their holiday break while Brandon was in Arizona something happened to Chase and Harper. For the record, Harper was still pure during that time. Okay I’ll give my comments later. Afterwards, she felt that she’s really in love with Chase for so long time ago. So then she asked Chase for some time for her to think things over. Then Brandon came home from Arizona, she realized that she can’t hurt Brandon’s feeling. Suddenly, Harper and Bree found out that she’s pregnant. So she told Bree everything that she never lied to her every time she answered Bree that she and Brandon still haven’t have sex. And it’s Chase whom she gave her virginity, and now she’s pregnant. Then she broke up with Brandon and told him she’s pregnant with Chase’s baby. Emailed sir but unfortunately, Sir disowned her. Fortunately Claire and Robert Garyson ( Bree and Chase’s parents ) treats her like their own daughter. Then on her nineteenth birthday when Chase was about to surprised her, Chase saw all the ultrasound photos. He’s very angry and thought that it’s Bree’s. So Harper told Chase that it’s her. Chase knows that it’s only him who had made love with Harper so yes, he already knew that it’s theirs. They’re going to have a baby. They tried to fix their relationship until the incident in Chase’s graduation party. Where in Trish ( the girl who had crush on Chase ) took a photo of them together while in the bed and sent it to Harper. She broke up with Chase and that night….. Chase died in a car accident. To cut the story short once again. Brandon took the responsibility and married her.

I think that is too much for the synopsis. Look, I told you guys. This novel was awesome. Really it was! I will never forget my reactions to some part of the novel.

The time when Harper got lost in Chase arms. When they made love to each other. I was like, “Oh please NO!! Don’t do this to Brandon.” But unfortunately, Harper can’t hear me and she still made love with Chase.

How it breaks my heart when Harper told Brandon that she’s pregnant, Brandon was very surprised because he knew that Harper’s still pure and he has always respected her. When Harper told him that it’s Chase baby, I felt all the sadness on Brandon’s part. He finally realized that Harper cheated on him. I’m so sad for him.

But the most terrifying part for me was when Chase died. I cried so hard, like really hard. That night when Chase was very sorry for the pictures, when he’s telling Harper that he can’t remember everything and when the time he walked out of the door. Then after few hours, he died in a car accident. My tears fell reluctantly; it even made me harder to breath. Then during the funeral Trish appeared saying sorry and telling Harper that Chase loves Harper so much, that she was just jealous that’s why she drugged Chase to destroy them. I was like “Fuck! Sorry for that? He died, the love of my life, the father of my baby… Then you are sorry!!? What can your sorry do!? He’s gone. He’s GONE!!” Good thing Harper did the same she even slapped Trish’s face! Well she deserves it. Urgh! I don’t know, but I can’t really imagine myself in that situation. I can’t. Really I can’t. Thinking that my unborn child will never have a chance to meet his father, it will really break my heart. Dear sweet Lord, please don’t let me in that situation. You I can’t surpass that. So please..

But still Harper’s a lucky woman. Because even though God took Chase away from her He still left Brandon for her. Then she gave birth with their son, they named him Liam Chase Taylor – Liam was from Brandon’s father’s name that died when he was young. Chase from gummy bear’s biological father. In the end, Harper father showed up and talked to her. He asked forgiveness for everything. Then he moved in California to be with Harper and his grandchild. I was so happy for Harper. She’s really blessed to have those people around him. To have two great men who became a part of her life. Two man who love her so dearly. Family that loves her. A best friend who treated her as her owns sister and who even shared her family with her. Everything was so perfect.

Taking Chances —- I think life would be really about this. There will be different things that will come and it up to us if we’re strong enough to take the courage. It’s all about on how are we going to take a shot on our chances. But remember, that in every chance we have we’ll always have the consequences behind it. If we’re strong enough to take the chance, then we should also be stronger to take the consequences that come along with it. And yes, I do also believe in giving second chances away. Life will be like that, it’s a one shot thing. If you’ll be afraid to get hurt then you’ll never be happy. Give yourself a chance, a chance of being happy. At the end of the day, life will be about Taking Chances. God Bless everyone.

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