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Beautiful Bastard

Christina Lauren

3.5 AVERAGE


i like smut, what i don't like is emotionless cold smut. 
challenging dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Almost all spice 

mirandakp's review

1.75
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.5 stars.

I needed something easy to read as the world has been a little dark and heavy lately. This was easy and entertaining. I didn't have high expectations as Christina Lauren's other earlier smut series was just okay. I was surprised. I can see the early start to this duo's ability to write chemistry and characters that readers love.
It didn't come without it's issues. There were problematic things sprinkled throughout the book that made me pause. But much better than some of the other smutty romances I've read. It is what is it. I will continue the series because I own it all and I have a weird goal to read everything Christina Lauren published.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rsteve388's review

3.5
dark emotional mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was an okay book. I liked the story but didn't like the person they picked for the narrator. I think I would have liked this story more if I had physically read the book. 
dark lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous medium-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: Complicated

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

No plot, just vibes. Not my favorite just for the fact that I would love to have better introduction to the characters and story building and I live for soft moments, but overall yeah maybe I would pick it up again...