I Want You Back by Lorelei James
5 stars
Jaxson Lund had it all, including a self-destructive streak.
He now has to figure out who he is, and what he does, but he knows one thing,
Lucy was, and is, the thing he wants above all else. A decade hasn’t minimized
his feelings for her, but his mechanics of being in a relationship were never
top notch. He is rusty, or still oblivious. Lucy has forgiven and moved past
the Jaxson he was, and getting to know and understand the Jaxson he is takes
some time. And patience. And not reverting to who they were before, and
becoming who they are now.
This is a sweet story, and a frustrating story, and a real
story, on what entails when things fall apart. Second chances are never easy,
and never guaranteed, and you can’t take away what happened in the past. You
can’t undo what you did when you were apart. You can make the choice to be in
the now, and build a future. Jaxson and Lucy have always had a bond, that goes
beyond the child they share. As they work their way towards their future,
mistakes they made help guide them in their present
Told in alternating points of view, with some flashbacks for
context, the story sucked me in, and I couldn’t stop until I had it all. I
loved Jaxson and Lucy, separately and together. They made me feel with them,
and they had me rooting for them!
p.s. that epilogue made me cry though, even though I figured
out early on it would be coming, but I’m Canadian, so it was to be expected ☹
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