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A review by joanna1905
Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren
2.0
This was an interesting little read, after finishing my 50 shades reread I felt like reading another light sexy romance and I stumbled upon this in my iTunes library. I have absolutely zero recollection of ever buying and reading this book but apparently I did.
I was also intrigued as Christina Lauren are the authors of one of my favourite queer ya contemporary books, so knowing how good that is I was interested to see what this adult romance would be like.
There’s not really anything bad about this book but it can’t really be compared to 50 shades, because while that’s definitely erotica there’s a pretty meaty and intense plot that drives the story. It’s not JUST the sexy stuff, and I think in that case the rest of the story is constructed very well.
This book doesn’t have that backbone of a plot, its pretty much entirely erotica with a few scenes strung between to make it into a cohesive book. Now this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and it’s pretty much what I had anticipated it would be. However, personally I like some solid plot within my romance books and that’s the reason this was only a 2 stars read.
I also had an issue with the lack of verbal consent in the first sex scene, while it’s clear both parties are more than willing the initial scene kind of comes out of nowhere when all we know about our leads boss is that he’s a massive asshole. Therefore, him just groping her and swiftly indicating sex was a bit uncomfortable, as there hadn’t really been any indication there was sexual attraction or tension between them, and I think it’s always important for erotica to show the importance of verbal and enthusiastic consent.
I was also intrigued as Christina Lauren are the authors of one of my favourite queer ya contemporary books, so knowing how good that is I was interested to see what this adult romance would be like.
There’s not really anything bad about this book but it can’t really be compared to 50 shades, because while that’s definitely erotica there’s a pretty meaty and intense plot that drives the story. It’s not JUST the sexy stuff, and I think in that case the rest of the story is constructed very well.
This book doesn’t have that backbone of a plot, its pretty much entirely erotica with a few scenes strung between to make it into a cohesive book. Now this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and it’s pretty much what I had anticipated it would be. However, personally I like some solid plot within my romance books and that’s the reason this was only a 2 stars read.
I also had an issue with the lack of verbal consent in the first sex scene, while it’s clear both parties are more than willing the initial scene kind of comes out of nowhere when all we know about our leads boss is that he’s a massive asshole. Therefore, him just groping her and swiftly indicating sex was a bit uncomfortable, as there hadn’t really been any indication there was sexual attraction or tension between them, and I think it’s always important for erotica to show the importance of verbal and enthusiastic consent.