The story ‘Last Chance’ is about a girl named Nicole who goes to her auntie’s place for the summer while her mother goes around the world promoting her fitness DVD and products to help people live a healthier lifestyle and look healthier. Nicole gets a job at a diner called ‘Last Chance’ and she expectantly has a ‘summer love’. Maybe later in life Nicole and her ‘summer love guy’ fall in love forever. I really liked this book. I rate this book 9/10 if you like romantic/love books.
Crystal, Year 8

Dear readers, this book tells a great story.  When everything falls down for Colie she realises a lot more about herself and others.  The story is set on the North Carolina coast, where Colie is staying with her Aunty Mira and she meets some pretty interesting people along the way.
Colie is offered a job as a waitress at the Last Chance Cafe and meets two girls, Morgan and Isabel, who have very different opinions from each other.  Norman is a young teenage boy who likes to collect second hand items and turn them into art. He especially likes collecting sunglasses.  Mira, Colie’s Aunty, likes to collect second hand things as well.   She likes to write cards, is very “out there” and doesn’t care about what every one else thinks.
The story is based on a young girl and her mother who have no money and nowhere to live. Colie’s mother Kiki Sparks got work at a gym and became a fitness guru.   In the story she is traveling around the world helping women get fitter and healthier.  Meanwhile, Colie is staying with her Aunty Mira, finds new friends and gets a job as a waitress at the Last Chance.  Colie and her new friends Morgan and Isabel give her a new look and take her out to see the fireworks.  It is here she meets a boy who seems very interested in her but it turns out that he is her worst enemy’s cousin.
The rest is to be revealed when you read the book!  I like this book a lot because there is a great moral that is shared in the story.  The reader learns that you can learn from your mistakes and change things.  I like the characters in the book because they are all very different people and end up being friends.
I would recommend this book for 11-16 year olds.
Tia, Year 8