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3.78 AVERAGE
This book deserved 5 stars. It was so amazing and way better than Beautiful Disaster (which itself was a 5 star book), except for one thing. THE GAPS! Parts of the story were left out. We read about those parts in Beautiful Disaster, and I was looking forward to reading about them from Travis' POV. However, without those scenes, the book felt a little bit choppy.
Love this book, love the characters!! I dont know how she does it but ...Jamie Mcguire makes me fall in love with books!
DNF 80%
I'm sorry, so, so sorry I didn't finish it. And you may say, since I arrived at this point, I might as well have ended it. Truth is, I started pep-talking myself into not quitting it around page 10 and kept doing it untill now.
Now. I'm. Done.
I'm so furious with this book because eveything notwithstanding, I'd loved the first one and "Walking Disaster" ruined it for me. It almost offended me, as a reader and as a woman and as a damn human being. In hindsight, I would steer clear of this one.
Anyway, why did I hate with such a vengence?
1 - Abby. I know I should have probably started with Travis, but let me tell you that one of the biggest flaws in this book is Abby's character. She's like a ghost throughout the book. In the first half, all the memorable dialogues between the two of them are cut, neatly and simply. We don't even get to see their first meeting. No. Most of their scenes together are not showed, but told. Big, big mistake. No one wants to read things like: "and then we did this and this, and the told me this and that and then we came back home". Abby lacked of the slightest bit of personality we could at least accuse her of having in "Beautiful disaster". So, no surprise it's still inexplicable why Travis is so in love with her. Also, the whole Pigeon explenation was laughable.
2 - Travis. I though being inside his head would be interesting. That I'd finally get to know what was going on in that sick mind of his and understand why he acted so douch-ish and asshole-ish most of the time. I was starving for an explanation that would make my mind rest in peace. That would make me feel less guilty for falling in love with such an insane character in the first book. Guess what? That's just who he is. He's a douche-canoe, misoginous, disrespecful guy no girl in her right mind would ever find fascinating. Travis has no redeeming qualities.
3 - The world. It seems that the whole university lives to satisfy Travis Maddox. Boys fear him, girls (every frigging one of them) want to sleep with him. And in the midst of this crazy nonsense, a Pidge, a holier-than-thoug girl rises and steals the bad boy's heart, changing him. Take this for example: "Every head in the room turned when Abby walked in, even a few guys with their girlfriends were shamelessly breaking their necks or leaning back in their chairs to get a longer look." Who is she, effin' Megan Fox? And why before you started pining for her no one gave a shit about her?
To quote America, the only sane character here: "I think I just threw up in my mouth a little."
4 - The commentary. Travis' mind is filthy, gross and rude. He is rude, gross and okay, maybe not filthy, but the dude is not right in the head. Beside his complete lack of respect for whatever human being but his Pidge, his thoughts are a continuous stream of "baggable females" "whores" "sluts" "craps" "shits". It really unnerved me.
5 - The relationship. In "Beautiful Disaster" I found almost tragic and at the same time heart-stealing Travis desperate attempts to get Abby back or to keep her with him. I'd also managed to come to terms with his abusive jealousy. But now, after reading his POV? God save us! Everything he does for her, from simply apologizing, to buying her things, to cooking her breakfast and tattooing her lousy nickname on his skin, is always an attempt to fix things and to keep her with him after he's done terrible things to her or has acted like the jerk he is. He's scared as hell she's gonna up and leave him one day and he tries to bind her to him in every way possible. It brings dysnfunctional to a whole new level.
6 - Shapley and Travis. Their dialogues were the only original ones. Shapley is actually a nice guy and I liked the fact that he and America were kind of a normal couple. You know, just to show that not every one in this book has an absurd relationthip (Abby-Mick, Abby-Travis, Travis-the worlds). Anyway, even though Travis claims to care for Shapley, he treats him like crap every chance he gets. Not to talk about what he thinks of Shapley and America. That dude has no filter. Want an example?
"It’s going to crap everywhere, Travis. It’ll bark and whine and . . . I don’t know.” (They're talking about buying a dog.)
“So does America . . . minus the crapping". Now, put on your serious face and tell me this is something you'd say to your best friend/cousing/only person on earth who can stand your presence for more than a couple minutes.
Unfortunately, there are so many other things I could list that were so damn wrong in this book. Like the overall message that if you stick around long enough and endure all his crap, even the worst bad guy will turn out a loving boy scout. So, if "Beautiful Disaster" somehow managed to soften some of the sharper edges of Travis' personality and made for an interesting read, "Walking Disaster" was... just... a disaster. The swoon worthy moments were missing. The banter was always tinged in darker shades because if Abby managed to lighten the mood, Travis' mind was always so full of worry and violence it exhausted me.
The first flashback featuring Travis and his mother was poor of detail and unrealistic. His mother's last words made me cringe. What kind of a mother tells you to fight and keep fighting? What happened to "Live your life freely and make me proud?"
The only dialogue that made my heart throb a little was when Abby gets drunk and confesses her love to Travis, you know: "I could love you in another life." And Travis' answer: "I could love you in this one."
This was a genious thing that stole my breath away in the first book and surprised me in this one, since all the best moments were otherwise missing.
If you want an advice, don't read it.
I'm sorry, so, so sorry I didn't finish it. And you may say, since I arrived at this point, I might as well have ended it. Truth is, I started pep-talking myself into not quitting it around page 10 and kept doing it untill now.
Now. I'm. Done.
I'm so furious with this book because eveything notwithstanding, I'd loved the first one and "Walking Disaster" ruined it for me. It almost offended me, as a reader and as a woman and as a damn human being. In hindsight, I would steer clear of this one.
Anyway, why did I hate with such a vengence?
1 - Abby. I know I should have probably started with Travis, but let me tell you that one of the biggest flaws in this book is Abby's character. She's like a ghost throughout the book. In the first half, all the memorable dialogues between the two of them are cut, neatly and simply. We don't even get to see their first meeting. No. Most of their scenes together are not showed, but told. Big, big mistake. No one wants to read things like: "and then we did this and this, and the told me this and that and then we came back home". Abby lacked of the slightest bit of personality we could at least accuse her of having in "Beautiful disaster". So, no surprise it's still inexplicable why Travis is so in love with her. Also, the whole Pigeon explenation was laughable.
2 - Travis. I though being inside his head would be interesting. That I'd finally get to know what was going on in that sick mind of his and understand why he acted so douch-ish and asshole-ish most of the time. I was starving for an explanation that would make my mind rest in peace. That would make me feel less guilty for falling in love with such an insane character in the first book. Guess what? That's just who he is. He's a douche-canoe, misoginous, disrespecful guy no girl in her right mind would ever find fascinating. Travis has no redeeming qualities.
3 - The world. It seems that the whole university lives to satisfy Travis Maddox. Boys fear him, girls (every frigging one of them) want to sleep with him. And in the midst of this crazy nonsense, a Pidge, a holier-than-thoug girl rises and steals the bad boy's heart, changing him. Take this for example: "Every head in the room turned when Abby walked in, even a few guys with their girlfriends were shamelessly breaking their necks or leaning back in their chairs to get a longer look." Who is she, effin' Megan Fox? And why before you started pining for her no one gave a shit about her?
To quote America, the only sane character here: "I think I just threw up in my mouth a little."
4 - The commentary. Travis' mind is filthy, gross and rude. He is rude, gross and okay, maybe not filthy, but the dude is not right in the head. Beside his complete lack of respect for whatever human being but his Pidge, his thoughts are a continuous stream of "baggable females" "whores" "sluts" "craps" "shits". It really unnerved me.
5 - The relationship. In "Beautiful Disaster" I found almost tragic and at the same time heart-stealing Travis desperate attempts to get Abby back or to keep her with him. I'd also managed to come to terms with his abusive jealousy. But now, after reading his POV? God save us! Everything he does for her, from simply apologizing, to buying her things, to cooking her breakfast and tattooing her lousy nickname on his skin, is always an attempt to fix things and to keep her with him after he's done terrible things to her or has acted like the jerk he is. He's scared as hell she's gonna up and leave him one day and he tries to bind her to him in every way possible. It brings dysnfunctional to a whole new level.
6 - Shapley and Travis. Their dialogues were the only original ones. Shapley is actually a nice guy and I liked the fact that he and America were kind of a normal couple. You know, just to show that not every one in this book has an absurd relationthip (Abby-Mick, Abby-Travis, Travis-the worlds). Anyway, even though Travis claims to care for Shapley, he treats him like crap every chance he gets. Not to talk about what he thinks of Shapley and America. That dude has no filter. Want an example?
"It’s going to crap everywhere, Travis. It’ll bark and whine and . . . I don’t know.” (They're talking about buying a dog.)
“So does America . . . minus the crapping". Now, put on your serious face and tell me this is something you'd say to your best friend/cousing/only person on earth who can stand your presence for more than a couple minutes.
Unfortunately, there are so many other things I could list that were so damn wrong in this book. Like the overall message that if you stick around long enough and endure all his crap, even the worst bad guy will turn out a loving boy scout. So, if "Beautiful Disaster" somehow managed to soften some of the sharper edges of Travis' personality and made for an interesting read, "Walking Disaster" was... just... a disaster. The swoon worthy moments were missing. The banter was always tinged in darker shades because if Abby managed to lighten the mood, Travis' mind was always so full of worry and violence it exhausted me.
The first flashback featuring Travis and his mother was poor of detail and unrealistic. His mother's last words made me cringe. What kind of a mother tells you to fight and keep fighting? What happened to "Live your life freely and make me proud?"
The only dialogue that made my heart throb a little was when Abby gets drunk and confesses her love to Travis, you know: "I could love you in another life." And Travis' answer: "I could love you in this one."
This was a genious thing that stole my breath away in the first book and surprised me in this one, since all the best moments were otherwise missing.
If you want an advice, don't read it.
Travis's story is at times repetitive and yet also completely original. Writing a book for another point of view can be very risky as they can all to easily become a repeat of the original story line. Thankfully Walking Disaster escaped that fate. True a good portion of the story is nothing new but what sets it apart is how real his point of view is. Its not just seeing things from his side but the importance of events; those being important to Travis are presented and likewise details or events that are less important are just barely glanced over.
Travis like Abby in Beautiful Disaster are characters that both have their good and bad qualities. Some how even when they do things that seem ridiculous or just beyond annoying, you end up loving and rooting for them anyway. They just have the magical ability to bring out the best and worst in each other but in the end their love hold them together.
I started the book shortly after finishing the first and had trouble getting into the story as i already a idea where things were going, thankfully putting the book down for several months helped me to get back into the story. Love it just as much as the first book and can't wait to read some of Jamie's other books.
Travis like Abby in Beautiful Disaster are characters that both have their good and bad qualities. Some how even when they do things that seem ridiculous or just beyond annoying, you end up loving and rooting for them anyway. They just have the magical ability to bring out the best and worst in each other but in the end their love hold them together.
I started the book shortly after finishing the first and had trouble getting into the story as i already a idea where things were going, thankfully putting the book down for several months helped me to get back into the story. Love it just as much as the first book and can't wait to read some of Jamie's other books.
NO SPOILERS
Not really a review but I feel like I gave this book 4 stars for two reasons. One is because I really wanted to see and understand Travis and the best way that could happen was through a book from his point of view. The second reason is because we finally get to find out what happens after the ending from the first book. The book wasn't as good as the first one and I feel like for some parts the only reason why I understand the references was because they were thoroughly discussed in the first book. So if you didn't read the first one , don't read this one ... YET ! I still highly recommend this book to people who have read the first one !
Not really a review but I feel like I gave this book 4 stars for two reasons. One is because I really wanted to see and understand Travis and the best way that could happen was through a book from his point of view. The second reason is because we finally get to find out what happens after the ending from the first book. The book wasn't as good as the first one and I feel like for some parts the only reason why I understand the references was because they were thoroughly discussed in the first book. So if you didn't read the first one , don't read this one ... YET ! I still highly recommend this book to people who have read the first one !
3.5 Stars...I like Travis' version of their story very much, but having just read BD, it was hard to read a lot of the story over again. Then I get to the end and it's perfect! Pushing it a bit with his job choice, but it was wrapped up nicely in the end. On to the Wedding!!
I am thoroughly impressed with Travis' story. We now understand why he loves Abby as fiercely as he does. He is a much more complicated character then I gave him credit for. I loved every minute of it. Full review to come
So Where to begin...
I picked this book because i was looking for stories that featured the wounded male characters. I have to say, this is a good one. I read this thing about 3 or 4 times going over the parts I really liked again and again. So if this is the kind of things you like to do, this book gets a big tick mark in that department.
I have Beautiful Disaster and no offense to the author, I liked Walking Disaster much better. The prologue had me in tears, for one. It sets up the entire premise for the book that I things handles the whole falling in love thing really well. Without giving anything away, it is a big precursor to the rest of the stuff that goes down.
So onto my initial reason for reading this book. WARNING! SOME SPOILERS!
I read the book and thought "ugh.. Disgusting... bagging girls, constant swearing and the incessant need to please Abby without a damn clue about what he was doing. Not to mention his love affair with Jim Beam ( a liquor, bourbon, I think)" It was slightly pathetic, tedious and yet ... extremely real. Let me explain.
After reading this book I vented to my husband all the things I hated about this book and he all but laughed and said "But hun, that's exactly what its like in a guy's mind." I was floored. What do you mean guys really think like this? The bagging girls I understood, but the swearing and incessant drinking.
The explanation of the women was very simple. Much like the vulture and pigeon analogy at the beginning of the book. The liquor, if you're not an alcoholic is a natural relaxant. Common catchphrase " I need a drink" insert that thought every time Travis knocks one back at an awkward moment.
Travis admittedly confesses that he may be a "piece of shit" but he has standards.
For example, Travis frequently sleeps with girls on his couch but never his bed and the explanation I got from my husband was that bedrooms are for intimate things. If a guy sleeps with a girl in his bed, she's a keeper not some one night stand.
"Ohhhhhh"
There is tons of little things like that that changed my outlook. I'll let you pick your own.
Parts that were a little overbearing; Travis' need to wallow in Jim Bean only to find out that Abby would have taken him back before thanksgiving "Urghhhh, you big dummy. I could have told you that."
I found myself screaming at the book especially when Abby decided to be a little too harsh on the poor broken, begging on the ground Travis and what was up with Parker Hayes... don't even get me started girl.
But I thought, which college kid didn't do that? Live excessively- the motto of college life.
So overall, the pacing was fantastically great,a bit entertaining and storyline following Travis through his hard loving of Abby ( in my opinion , a bit oblivious herself) was a great read and have me coming back often for a small dose of Mad Dog Love.
Thanks Jaime McGuire- sure beats the hell out of another Nick Sparks tearjerker (no offense. He is a phenomenal writer, just not my cup of tea.)
I picked this book because i was looking for stories that featured the wounded male characters. I have to say, this is a good one. I read this thing about 3 or 4 times going over the parts I really liked again and again. So if this is the kind of things you like to do, this book gets a big tick mark in that department.
I have Beautiful Disaster and no offense to the author, I liked Walking Disaster much better. The prologue had me in tears, for one. It sets up the entire premise for the book that I things handles the whole falling in love thing really well. Without giving anything away, it is a big precursor to the rest of the stuff that goes down.
So onto my initial reason for reading this book. WARNING! SOME SPOILERS!
I read the book and thought "ugh.. Disgusting... bagging girls, constant swearing and the incessant need to please Abby without a damn clue about what he was doing. Not to mention his love affair with Jim Beam ( a liquor, bourbon, I think)" It was slightly pathetic, tedious and yet ... extremely real. Let me explain.
After reading this book I vented to my husband all the things I hated about this book and he all but laughed and said "But hun, that's exactly what its like in a guy's mind." I was floored. What do you mean guys really think like this? The bagging girls I understood, but the swearing and incessant drinking.
The explanation of the women was very simple. Much like the vulture and pigeon analogy at the beginning of the book. The liquor, if you're not an alcoholic is a natural relaxant. Common catchphrase " I need a drink" insert that thought every time Travis knocks one back at an awkward moment.
Travis admittedly confesses that he may be a "piece of shit" but he has standards.
For example, Travis frequently sleeps with girls on his couch but never his bed and the explanation I got from my husband was that bedrooms are for intimate things. If a guy sleeps with a girl in his bed, she's a keeper not some one night stand.
"Ohhhhhh"
There is tons of little things like that that changed my outlook. I'll let you pick your own.
Parts that were a little overbearing; Travis' need to wallow in Jim Bean only to find out that Abby would have taken him back before thanksgiving "Urghhhh, you big dummy. I could have told you that."
I found myself screaming at the book especially when Abby decided to be a little too harsh on the poor broken, begging on the ground Travis and what was up with Parker Hayes... don't even get me started girl.
But I thought, which college kid didn't do that? Live excessively- the motto of college life.
So overall, the pacing was fantastically great,a bit entertaining and storyline following Travis through his hard loving of Abby ( in my opinion , a bit oblivious herself) was a great read and have me coming back often for a small dose of Mad Dog Love.
Thanks Jaime McGuire- sure beats the hell out of another Nick Sparks tearjerker (no offense. He is a phenomenal writer, just not my cup of tea.)
Travis Maddox's POV, everybody!!!!!! This is, like, my dream coming true :D
So, [b:Beautiful Disaster|11505797|Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1)|Jamie McGuire|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358259032s/11505797.jpg|16441531] in male's POV. Very interesting. It was kinda dull because I already knew everything that's happened but it was Travis so it was worth it every second. Biggest surprise, at least for me, was what Travis ends up doing for a living. Didn't expect that, like at all. But it's still better than fighting every night, don't you think?
Read it if you interested in what Travis had to say about the events that happened in Beautiful Disaster, but you won't find out anything new. Well, nothing except his feelings and what happened after Beautiful Disaster ended.
You know what? Just go read it!!!!
So, [b:Beautiful Disaster|11505797|Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1)|Jamie McGuire|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358259032s/11505797.jpg|16441531] in male's POV. Very interesting. It was kinda dull because I already knew everything that's happened but it was Travis so it was worth it every second. Biggest surprise, at least for me, was what Travis ends up doing for a living. Didn't expect that, like at all. But it's still better than fighting every night, don't you think?
Read it if you interested in what Travis had to say about the events that happened in Beautiful Disaster, but you won't find out anything new. Well, nothing except his feelings and what happened after Beautiful Disaster ended.
You know what? Just go read it!!!!
I wish this book had been a little more about their future rather than mostly a retelling of Beautiful Disaster. However, I will say that the ending of this book was much more satisfying than the rest of it.