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evethingiread's review
4.0
I cried a lot reading this book. It was so well written. Though I did find myself skipping through the sex scenes, it was a bit repetitive for me. But all in all, this was pretty amazing. I love Silas so much!
aprettyqueerbookshelf's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
kimap's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
_amy_leigh_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.0
Lots of mental health issues.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
ankysbookbubble's review
5.0
Oh god, these broken boys broke my heart and put it back together. My eyes are burning from how much I cried for them but I absolutely loved the ending. Corey and Silas deserved their HEA so much. I absolutely loved Beautiful Chaos. I'm so glad I read it.
leatherbee's review against another edition
4.0
The story was good, but I felt detached from the characters. I can’t put my finger on why, but I just couldn’t connect with them.
purple676's review
5.0
Another great book from Riley Hart.She did not disappoint.I actually fucking cried over this book
spitsfire's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Characteristics of this Book
Content
- POV: third person
- Angst level: high
- Setting: modern/contemporary
- Authors: he/him, she/her
- Heavy topics: survivor's guilt, ptsd, agoraphobia
domestic abuse, self-harm
Romantic Pairing
- Slight age gap
- Sadomasochism
- BDSM
Personal Thoughts
This was heavy, but very worthwhile. Lots of heavy topics, content warnings (check those out), but it was an inspiring story between two fucked up men who found each other and helped each other begin to recover.
I liked it because it was different. It brings in topics you don't ever see in romance novels and inspires hope for anyone.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
writtenechoes's review
3.0
Riley is always hit or miss for me. Some of her novels are perfect 5 stars for me and some fall flat. This fell horribly flat. I understand what the authors were trying to say with this and appreciated the separation period for healing but them getting together in the first phase felt rushed to me. I do think it was well written in regards to how sometimes trauma does work into your kinks but … this just didn’t work for me personally.
It felt more like hurt/hurt with too much sex and not enough falling in love. But Riley seems to do that sometimes with writing by going “we sat and talked” okay well what did they talk about! Show them falling in love. Don’t just tell me they fell in love.
I made myself finish this. Never a great feeling.
It felt more like hurt/hurt with too much sex and not enough falling in love. But Riley seems to do that sometimes with writing by going “we sat and talked” okay well what did they talk about! Show them falling in love. Don’t just tell me they fell in love.
I made myself finish this. Never a great feeling.