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Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
3.0
Where do I start? I have so much to say about this book, I really don’t know where to begin. So, I’m just going to write about what comes to my mind first, and see how it goes.
Firstly, I think the blurb/description of the book is misleading. We were hinted that it was going to be a cliche BadboyXGoodgirl romance, but it was pretty much the total opposite. Abby was not much of a good girl or nerdy at all; she was very ‘normal’. I don’t see how a cardigan can make her a nerd. She seemed more than happy to do things that the stereotypical ‘Good Girl’ would not do.
Furthermore, I also really hated the lack of character development and the lack of emotional connection between both Abby and Travis. If I’m being honest they both had better emotional connections with their friends than each other. It didn’t feel like they loved each other. Sometimes an author can imply that two characters have a connection, but if the reader does not feel it, it’s not there. I’m all for the ‘love at first sight’ theme, but it did not really seem like love at first sight. Nevertheless, there were moments when I could feel a connection, but it was not very strong. Furthermore, there was no character development whatsoever, and I felt like the characters never actually progressed at all from when I first read about them.
However, I did like some of the storyline, just not a lot of it. But the book was not so bad that it became boring; I was able to continue reading until the end.
Stars ~ 2.5
Firstly, I think the blurb/description of the book is misleading. We were hinted that it was going to be a cliche BadboyXGoodgirl romance, but it was pretty much the total opposite. Abby was not much of a good girl or nerdy at all; she was very ‘normal’. I don’t see how a cardigan can make her a nerd. She seemed more than happy to do things that the stereotypical ‘Good Girl’ would not do.
Furthermore, I also really hated the lack of character development and the lack of emotional connection between both Abby and Travis. If I’m being honest they both had better emotional connections with their friends than each other. It didn’t feel like they loved each other. Sometimes an author can imply that two characters have a connection, but if the reader does not feel it, it’s not there. I’m all for the ‘love at first sight’ theme, but it did not really seem like love at first sight. Nevertheless, there were moments when I could feel a connection, but it was not very strong. Furthermore, there was no character development whatsoever, and I felt like the characters never actually progressed at all from when I first read about them.
However, I did like some of the storyline, just not a lot of it. But the book was not so bad that it became boring; I was able to continue reading until the end.
Stars ~ 2.5