Just Exes by Charity Ferrell
Rated 5 stars!!
WOW! These characters...this story! I have No Words! I was thrilled, elated, full or sorrow, anger, and joy. These all came and went throughout the reading of this amazing book! I love reading Ms Ferrell’s stories because I become so involved in the lives of the characters. I worry and wonder how they will resolve this...or that. If they will be forgiven or apologize. Can they recover from certain situations.... This is a wonderful story that I loved reading.
Gage comes across a strong man and he is mentally as well as physically. But there is some vulnerability about him that i can’t get past. He brings out my “that poor guy” emotion. Is it the uniform...the expression...or his thoughts? He has a troubled past from the time Lauren left him til now. He has changed...became darker. He tells her one time “You don’t want me. I am destructive, dark and unhappy. You are smiles and sunshine. We don’t match anymore.” See??? There goes my heart out to him. When we find how deep his character goes.....I am blown away.
Lauren is a person who wants to make people feel better. If they are broken...fix them. That works perfectly for her job as a nurse in a busy ER. But on Gage? He doesn’t want to share his deepest darkest secrets with anyone but especially Lauren. They fall into a push and pull relationship and those never seem to end well. Will she be strong enough and fight for Gage? Or will her own demons pull her down?
Lauren’s parents specifically her Dad are great! They add humor and levity to the sometimes out of control life of Lauren. I love how they are so accepting of things. Her brothers (Dallas and Hudson) and girlfriends (Willow and Stella) are typical family. The boys tease and interrogate and the girls whisper and advise. But it’s all done with love.
Gage’s friends Kyle and Luke...there are no words!!! Damn that man has the two best friends! They are “Team Gage” all the way. Very impressive! They have some humor towards Lauren but it’s all back-handed so it’s not funny or is it? She does get warned about hurting him more than once. Gage is their numero uno priority. Just like best friends should be.
It was nice to see Hudson/Stella and Dallas/Willow again. They added so much to this story. They gave Lauren and even sometimes Gage their quiet strength and advice when needed.
This is the third story of the siblings. Each one has been different and a complete “knock that ball outta the park”. This one is no exception. It’s a great second chance at romance! It can definitely be read as a stand alone. My recommendation would be to read all three so you can understand where each one is coming from when giving advice and such.
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Maybe that’s when you know your love for someone is real. You’d gladly take every ounce of their pain and lift it onto your shoulders. You’d rather be the one to suffer, the one taking each stab to the heart, than watch them hurt. Loving someone means their pain is your pain, and you’re there to carry them when they’re down.Highlighted by 154 Kindle readers- “You decide if his problems are worth the trouble. That’s all you can do. If you can’t, then it’s better to move on. But, if you love someone, you fight those demons together and live happily ever after, as your mom and I have.”Highlighted by 108 Kindle readers
- I tense when he runs a hand over my cheek. “Why did you hurt me?” he whispers. “Why’d you leave?”Highlighted by 85 Kindle readers
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Emotional and Heartfelt
This is book three in the Blue Beech series and is Lauren and Gage's story.Lauren and Gage were high school sweethearts and had planned a future together, but Lauren mysteriously ended up breaking things off and refused to tell Gage why. They both went separate ways. Now ten years later, he is back in Blue Beech, Iowa to help his ailing father, as one of the local cops.This was so well written. I love second chance love stories. Factor in some suspense and mystery, I'm yours. I loved these characters. Ms. Ferrell does a wonderful job of pulling the reader into the story. I seriously did not want to put this book down and by the end I was emotionally spent.Let's talk about the characters.Lauren was sweet and a little naive if not loyal. She was the good girl that sacrificed her happiness to only to lessen someone else's burden. I really liked her. Although there were a couple of Gage's actions that I would have liked to see her react a little differently (ie the part he explained about the other women) She was so compassionate and trusting even after being hurt so badly (which she blamed herself for).Gage was devastated after the breakup, rightfully so, but he tried to move on the best he could. He never got over the love of his life enough to fully move on though which caused a lot of issues that led to the tragedy that led him back home. I loved his character. Did I want to junk punch him on several occasions, yes, yes I did. But he was operating on the knowledge he had, not the full truth of what happened between them.Overall, I think this series is utterly fantastic and this book was quite possibly my favorite so far.
Top reviews from other countries
Annie43
Great read with the story of 2nd chance romance.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2020
Angela Hayes
My favourite read of hers, so far!
Reviewed in Australia on September 2, 2018
