Laura’s Review of Find Me (The Found Duet, #2) by Laurelin Paige

Synopsis

The Conclusion of Gwen and JC's Story

Gwen Anders came to The Sky Launch to begin fresh, away from the horrors of her past. She fit in quickly, becoming good friends with her co-manager, Alayna Withers and the owner of the club, Hudson Pierce. Though the circumstances that brought her here were not the best, she's never felt more at home.

But starting a new life means letting go. And there are some things she doesn't want to leave behind - like JC, the man who taught her how to let loose. The man she wasn't supposed to fall in love with. The man she doesn't want to lose.

Now, with the reason she ran still a threat, Gwen fears she'll never be able to move on completely. And if she does, can she still hold out hope that JC loves her enough to come and find her? 

What I Loved

            This was a highly anticipated book for me, Free Me ended with such a huge cliffhanger, I just couldn’t wait to get my hands on Find Me and find out Gwen and JC’s happily ever after.  The story begins about a year after JC and Gwen parted, with Gwen trying to pick up the pieces of her life and form a new life for herself.  She found some kind sort of happiness in another man’s arms which I can’t fault her for that.  She was lonely and depressed a shell of a person she used to be and Chandler was present and willing. But the minute I began this story I couldn’t wait for JC and Gwen to see each other again, and once they do that sizzling chemistry between them roars to life and hooks you immediately. 

          You get more of JC’s backstory in Find Me and find out more of the details that lead him to going into witness protection and testifying in this huge murder trial.  His back story to me was gripping and my heart broke for him which just made me love JC even more.  When JC and Gwen finally do come together, it’s nothing less than complete fireworks which left me fanning myself a little because it was so freaking hot.  I love the two of them together and all the drama and angst between them just added to the plot and made me even more addicted then I already was. 

Not So Much

          I think the big inconsistency with Gwen and Chandler kind of threw me off a little.  It’s pretty apparent in the beginning that Chandler was a boy toy to Gwen and nothing more.  But she at a certain point kind of wavers and questions if Chandler is her future.  It just didn’t vibe with the rest of the plot for me, to have some dude be a hook up, to reconnecting with the love your life, then questioning if a 19 year old is the one for you.  The back and forth should have just ended early on, no matter Chandler’s feelings or not it stunted the plot for me.

 Also I felt like the ending was tied up a little too nicely for all the shit swirling around JC and Gwen.  The story was pretty steady with a lead up to the climax but then things got wrapped up really rapidly.  Within a paragraph all the drama going on in Gwen and JC’s life is solved and all is right with the world.  I’m not saying it should’ve been drawn out but it would’ve been better to keep the pace of the story rather than have it slow and steady in the beginning to really fast at the end.  I don’t know if that makes any sense but I felt like one minute there was all this drama and the next it’s was all solved and everyone is happy.

To Sum It All Up!

          I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book! Free Me left me broken hearted and needing more so I was counting down the days till Find Me came out and I was not disappointed! I already gave away some spoilers earlier in this review so I’m not going to give anymore.  I will say there are definitely some suspenseful moments in the story and my heart broke during others.  I definitely had tears in my eyes sometimes they were sad ones and sometimes they were happy ones.  I do wish the plot kept the same pace throughout, but I get that eventually everything has to be wrapped up so the book can end.  JC and Gwen are hot together and their love for one another was enduring and beautiful.  I’m so glad these two found each other again and I’m excited to see what Laurelin Paige writes next!