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A review by bibliophile90
Beautifully Broken by Laura Lee
3.0
**ARC provided by author/publisher in exchange for an honest review**
I don't read a lot of student/teacher romances but the blurb of this book intrigued me to give it a try. There were parts I really liked about this book and parts that didn't work for me. I will start with the things that blocked me from really enjoying this book. First of all I found the two main characters not a great match. Secondly, in my opinion they were not on the same level and that made it really difficult for me to connect with them. Also I did not feel a real connection between them either.
Kat is very promiscuous and uses sex to run away from her past and current problems. She doesn't do relationships. On her 18th birthday she meets Gavin who she feels an immediate attraction to. Gavin is a good guy but can't resist Kat's advances. Gavin's certain actions in this book did not fit his character. He is playing with fire and I didn't expect him to handle certain situations the way he did. Kat is broken, and feels like Gavin is the only person who can fix her. There were moments where Kat was very mature for her age but also moments where she acted her age. She had a very traumatic past and had to grow up fast. However she was confident and went after what she wanted. She doesn't play the victim role and wants to make something out of her life. I admired her strong personality. Did I agree with everything she did? No, but she also made some really mature decisions that I didn't expect her to make.
I would've loved this book better if I felt a better connection with and between the characters. That was my biggest hurdle in this book. I was just not fully absorbed into the book. I did like the writing and it was easy to read. It had a great flow and I liked the things that happened in this book. I would recommend this book to people who love taboo: student/teacher romances.
I don't read a lot of student/teacher romances but the blurb of this book intrigued me to give it a try. There were parts I really liked about this book and parts that didn't work for me. I will start with the things that blocked me from really enjoying this book. First of all I found the two main characters not a great match. Secondly, in my opinion they were not on the same level and that made it really difficult for me to connect with them. Also I did not feel a real connection between them either.
Kat is very promiscuous and uses sex to run away from her past and current problems. She doesn't do relationships. On her 18th birthday she meets Gavin who she feels an immediate attraction to. Gavin is a good guy but can't resist Kat's advances. Gavin's certain actions in this book did not fit his character. He is playing with fire and I didn't expect him to handle certain situations the way he did. Kat is broken, and feels like Gavin is the only person who can fix her. There were moments where Kat was very mature for her age but also moments where she acted her age. She had a very traumatic past and had to grow up fast. However she was confident and went after what she wanted. She doesn't play the victim role and wants to make something out of her life. I admired her strong personality. Did I agree with everything she did? No, but she also made some really mature decisions that I didn't expect her to make.
I would've loved this book better if I felt a better connection with and between the characters. That was my biggest hurdle in this book. I was just not fully absorbed into the book. I did like the writing and it was easy to read. It had a great flow and I liked the things that happened in this book. I would recommend this book to people who love taboo: student/teacher romances.