A review by raven_beauty
Beautiful Adam by Laura Lascarso

dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

WARNING! THIS BOOK HAS DARK TRIGGERS THAT SHOULD BE READ WITH CAUTION! 
 

Beautiful Adam: An MM Retelling of Dorian Gray (Monsters & Mayhem): 


Rating: 5 
 
 
Opener: 
 
Having finally gotten the chance to read a book from the Monsters & Mayhem series, I definitely will say this story sunk its teeth into me and I was all for it! Couldn’t get enough of the depravity, cruelty, sexiness and sheer level of vanity through it all! Lascarso outdid herself most assuredly! Be an adult about this book since it is a horror story retelling with fucked up portions! 
 
 
 Positives: 
 
 
This for sure is within my top favorites thus far for 2024! To list off some of what I cherished so much while reading this: {retelling of Dorian Gray in a modern sense, Cassius being a sociopath, Adam being a narcissist, horrific gaslighting, loads of (horrific gaslighting, toxicity, control, abuse, degradation, humiliation, etc.), top tier smut that had be burnt up (Cassius’s cum dumpster), Dollification, Adam being an ex baseball jock & twunk, both being assholes, darkness of Hollywood, and much much more}! Again, I will not list every single part that i loved within the book since this would go on for eons, but with what i just listed, were definitely parts that had me spellbound to the capital S! Cassius being husband material had me swooning! Adam for sure I loved as well with his sheer level of jock ego, temper, and willingness to worship Cassius! Just the overall wickedness and toxic behavior within this story checked off all my boxes! Top MM couples I love! 
 
 
 Improvements: 
 
 
Even with how much i loved this book, I did wish there were trigger warnings for: {female centered language such as (bitchy, melting panties, cunt etc.) & feminization during dollification}. As for the dollificaiton part, which again I fucking was crazy over, i can understand the feminization there being used. With it being one time as well, no big deal. Mainly for some of the words used throughout the book that took me out of the story. Especially the use of “cunt”, which I did not care for. Again should have been listed as a trigger. Other than that, just wished for more with these diabolical and sexy guys! 
 
 
 Recommendation: 
 
I highly, highly recommend reading this if what i said appealed to you in all the “right ways”! I know this is a book I will reread just for how much i loved it! Within my top favorites of 2024! very glad to have this on my bookshelf!Fantastic job Lascarso! Hoping this comes out on audiobook someday as well! Happy reading! 

Monsters & Mayhem Series: