Lindas Book Obsession Reviews “Later Days” by Chip Jacobs, Rare Bird Press, September 16, 2025. On Tour with Suzy Approved Book Tours

Chip Jacobs, the Author of “Later Days” has written an intriguing and captivating coming of age, and fictional novel. The timeline for this novel starts in 1976, and goes to the past and future, when it pertains to the characters or events. The story revolves around Stone Canyon Prep in California, an all boys private school. In this well written book, the author vividly describes the scenery, and the dramatic, complex and complicated characters. The author gives us a front row seat to view the instructors, and the various students. Being an all boys school, we witness the bullying, and the friendships formed and unformed. In this coming of age book, we get the opportunity to view the adventures or mis-adventures that the boys go on. Luke and Denny become friends, when Denny rescues Luke from a bully. During the course of the book, both seem to rescue one another. Both Luke and Denny have toxic home experiences, and try to find ways of dealing with them. They seem to have the opportunity to rescue one another. This is an opportunity for the boys to explore drugs, and other things that should not be explored. Eventually the all boys school becomes a coed institution. There are betrayals, secrets, and significant life events that change things.

Luke and Denny drift apart after a tragic incident. Twenty years later, Luke is a journalist, and Denny is a software engineer. When Luke receives a message to visit Denny, who is sick, the two meet again. I appreciate that the author discusses forgiveness, second chances, self- growth, and self-worth , faith and hope. I would recommend this thought-provoking novel to others.