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Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren

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tinika's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

This story was definitely all about the romance. I don't typically gravitate towards contemporary romance novels, but this was a quick and efficient read. There was not a lot of world or character building which I didn't mind, and it didn't affect my enjoyability of this book. I've decided that if this is the way these books are going to read, they will make great filler books when I'm waiting for my next reads to become available. :-) I was pleasantly surprised.

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osangelv's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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amateur_bookworm's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

My summary:

Chloe Mills is close to finishing her MBA while working at Ryan Media. And her boss, Bennet Ryan, is a complete asshole. But Bennet has been completely obsessed with her for months and sparks fly when he acts on it.

My thoughts:

If you’re looking for average smut, no plot, unlikeable characters, and a single female narrator despite being a dual POV book, then buckle up, I’ve got just the audiobook for you.

The spice comes early and out of left field, and then really doesn’t let up for the rest of the book. There is no tension or buildup. Just smut that’s not even very good. At first, I thought the hate sex would be nice. But it got so cringey. And, let me guess: They don’t care if someone sees them. (Insert repeated eye rolls).

I really didn’t like Bennett Ryan’s character. The audacity of things he says! And her responses! Yikes. Also, we get it. He’s an asshole. (Insert more eye rolls).

The narrator is Grace Grant. I already wasn’t really enjoying her narration, but I basically completely lost interest as soon as I realized she is doing Bennett’s chapters too. Would it have been that hard to get a male narrator for his chapters? I’m not sure I’ve had a single female narrator for a romance book with dual female and male POV chapters before and I don’t like it.

Welp. Overall, this was not worth the audible credit.

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theemangomami's review against another edition

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My loan expired and I haven’t renewed it after 2 months and after sitting down one day it hit me, d*mn this book did not really do it for me. Yes, this book is supposed to be smutty but the storyline barely any substance and I’ve read fan fiction that had me more hot and bothered than this book.

the first sex scene wasn’t even 20 pgs in. No sexual tension or real romantic buildup, so it basically seemed to come out of the blue. Kinda like opening a first message on a dating app and it being a d*ck pic. After the third-ish sex scene I kinda just started skimming past them to try and follow the paper thin plot which just irked me due to the constant flip flopping between “I hate him/her” and “I want to jump into the deep end w/ this one” with the two main characters. Also the pivot from gage to love was wildly unrealistic which made it a little harder to read.

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kirareadssometimes's review against another edition

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challenging tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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roseamillerg's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

Pretty good book. Definitely had some cute moments; would recommend if you’re in the mood for something that’s trashy in a ✨good way✨.

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