The Ex by Shalini Boland

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If your heart is thumping louder than normal, if your mouth feels dry and you are able to anticipate abnormal behaviour, you are reading good content. 

Jasmine Owens is married to the man of her choice and dreams. He has never made her feel bad or awkward. Never has he let her down. Almost too good to be true. All this goodness and great behaviour goes down the drain when, on their anniversary, Jasmine chooses to invite hers and Adam's, her husband's, friends over for dinner. Nothing much is said that night but the silent treatment that he is giving Jasmine has her palpitating all evening. What was so wrong in giving a surprise party? Well, she did not know that he didn't like surprise parties at all! Now she would have to face the consequences once everybody left. This was just one off incident. Many more were to follow. Where did Jasmine land herself in? If this marriage was going to turn out like this, she might as well end it. But would she be able to? Will Adam leave her? Will Jasmine manage to gather courage and walk out or just runaway?

Willow McAllister. Jittery and antsy all the time. Her anxiety won't let her live in peace. Constantly looking over her back to see if "he" had returned or if "he" was following her, making her life a living hell. Willow meets Gabe. Kind, loving, caring, funny. What changes these good men? Willow and Gabe come to know of each other and are an instant hit. One coffee too many has taken their knowing each other to a full fledged relationship. All is well until Willow gets a new neighbour, Priya. Over the days, Priya tells her things that shocks her and she is in the lurch. Why is life being so difficult with her? Does she not deserve any kind of love, affection, security? Walking on egg-shells is just unacceptable.

Will Jasmine and Willow manage to get their life on track? Will their relationships work out? Or will the Ex'es give them a tough time? To know more, watch out for this book. Fast paced and easy reading. I had starting trouble and kept abandoning the book, but I managed to finish over 20 chapters all in one afternoon. And I should not have devoured the last chapter... I should have read it slowly but curiosity got the better of me. 

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