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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
The gang’s all together one last time in this fifth full-length–and final–installment of the Beautiful Bastard series. *sob* And Christina Lauren pulled out all the stops for this one. Humor? Check. Heartfelt emotions? Check. Sizzling chemistry and naughty love scenes? Check and double-check!
It’s rather hard to say goodbye to this group of characters after having followed their progression since book one, Beautiful Bastard. Each novel has been a journey all on its own, but these characters were all lovingly woven into each other’s lives, with us getting glimpses of them again and again along the way. This particular installment was a true reunion. Yes, we got to watch Jensen and Pippa fall in love (yay!) but couples Will & Hanna and Niall & Ruby were a huge part of the storyline too.
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Original Notes:
So it's the end of the Beautiful Bastard series. *sob* This final full-length novel was everything I hoped it would be, although of course it would be great to see more about this eclectic bunch of friends in the future. Christina Lauren never lets me down with their stories: the humor, the heartfelt emotions, the strong chemistry and naughty love scenes. But what I loved most about this was two things. This was a reunion where we got to catch up with ALL of the couples and our favorite characters. AND there were epilogues for each of them!! (Even George!!) Full review to come...
It’s rather hard to say goodbye to this group of characters after having followed their progression since book one, Beautiful Bastard. Each novel has been a journey all on its own, but these characters were all lovingly woven into each other’s lives, with us getting glimpses of them again and again along the way. This particular installment was a true reunion. Yes, we got to watch Jensen and Pippa fall in love (yay!) but couples Will & Hanna and Niall & Ruby were a huge part of the storyline too.
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Original Notes:
So it's the end of the Beautiful Bastard series. *sob* This final full-length novel was everything I hoped it would be, although of course it would be great to see more about this eclectic bunch of friends in the future. Christina Lauren never lets me down with their stories: the humor, the heartfelt emotions, the strong chemistry and naughty love scenes. But what I loved most about this was two things. This was a reunion where we got to catch up with ALL of the couples and our favorite characters. AND there were epilogues for each of them!! (Even George!!) Full review to come...
One last hurrah for the Beautiful Bastard series! I'm terribly going to miss this gang for all their steamy romances and funny moments. In this book, we'll get to see Pippa Bay Cox - Ruby Miller's former officemate and Jensen Bergstrom - Hanna's eldest brother. Their first encounter is awkwardly adorable as they met on the plane flight to America. Then coincidentally meet again on a party where they have mutual friends in the Beautiful crew. It's so hilarious especially when Jensen recall drunken Pippa blabbering how her boyfriend cheated and he patiently listened despite of exhaustion from a business trip.
These two are opposites. Pippa is sassy, witty, bold, carefree and eccentric while Jensen is laid-back, socially awkward, organized and formal. Hanna is concerned with her brother's dull, boring and routine life and convinced him to join their vacation trip for 2 weeks to loosen up. He became a workaholic after his failed marriage six years ago, though he had casual dates, he hasn't find the right woman for him and I guess afraid of being hurt again. Things got more interesting as he joins the trip and Pippa's presence somewhat brings extra fun. Undeniably, they're both attracted with each other and he's enjoying her loudness. She gives color to his life but are they willing to give their relationship (It's a spoiler how these two developed their feelings) a chance despite of living miles apart?
Pippa Cox is officially my favorite lady in this series. She's so sassy, confident, straightforward and loud. She never fails to make me laugh on most parts and when she loves someone, she's all in. However, I'm not a huge fan of Jensen Bergstrom. He may be sweet, sexy and thoughtful but on the last chapters, he's stubborn. Will Sumner is still my favorite! --- When a man cooks for his woman... DAMN. HOT. As a whole, I really enjoyed this series.
These two are opposites. Pippa is sassy, witty, bold, carefree and eccentric while Jensen is laid-back, socially awkward, organized and formal. Hanna is concerned with her brother's dull, boring and routine life and convinced him to join their vacation trip for 2 weeks to loosen up. He became a workaholic after his failed marriage six years ago, though he had casual dates, he hasn't find the right woman for him and I guess afraid of being hurt again. Things got more interesting as he joins the trip and Pippa's presence somewhat brings extra fun. Undeniably, they're both attracted with each other and he's enjoying her loudness. She gives color to his life but are they willing to give their relationship (It's a spoiler how these two developed their feelings) a chance despite of living miles apart?
Pippa Cox is officially my favorite lady in this series. She's so sassy, confident, straightforward and loud. She never fails to make me laugh on most parts and when she loves someone, she's all in. However, I'm not a huge fan of Jensen Bergstrom. He may be sweet, sexy and thoughtful but on the last chapters, he's stubborn. Will Sumner is still my favorite! --- When a man cooks for his woman... DAMN. HOT. As a whole, I really enjoyed this series.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was cuteeeee! It was a different and fun story, with the best trope ever!!!
I was cringing very hard at the beginning of the book, because Pippa's personality can be a bit much for me, but as the book went on, I was so on board with the contrast between her personality and Jensen's :') it was amazing
The fact that previous couples keep appearing throughout the books its amazing, but their appearances in this book were adorable, that chat group was gold. I read the first book only a few weeks ago, how come I want to read it again? I am fighting hard against the nostalgia that I felt with that last prologue...
Spoiler
two people pretending to be in love, and then developing real feelings. BEAUTIFULI was cringing very hard at the beginning of the book, because Pippa's personality can be a bit much for me, but as the book went on, I was so on board with the contrast between her personality and Jensen's :') it was amazing
The fact that previous couples keep appearing throughout the books its amazing, but their appearances in this book were adorable, that chat group was gold. I read the first book only a few weeks ago, how come I want to read it again? I am fighting hard against the nostalgia that I felt with that last prologue...
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was the perfect end to the series! We got one last couple and everything was tied up perfectly and happily ever after! I loved it!
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm not gonna lie, this was pretty good. Will I go back and read books 2-4? Debatable.