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Beautiful by Christina Lauren
5.0
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I made the conscious decision to put off reading Beautiful for... well, far too long. The Beautiful Bastard series is one of my all-time favorites and, to be honest, I just couldn't bring myself to let it go. It might sound kinda silly, but it felt like as long as there was one book out there that I hadn't read, it wasn't really over. Does anyone else have a really hard time letting go of their favorite characters, books and/or series? I struggle with this a lot sometimes. It finally felt like the right time a couple weeks ago, so I jumped on in. And while I don't regret waiting to read it, I'm glad I finally did. Beautiful was exactly the book I needed/wanted it to be.
There's just something about the characters in this series. I can't get enough of them. I loved seeing more from my old favorites. The friendships, romances and bromances are A+. But the newer characters Jensen and Pippa were fantastic, too. I relished the chance to get to know them better and I developed a bit of a girl crush on Pippa. She's the kind of smart, sassy and genuine character I can get behind. Jensen grew on me as the story progressed. I shipped these two hard. As hard as I shipped any pairing earlier in the series.
Beautiful is one of the most satisfying series conclusions I've read in a long time. I can't think of one single thing I would change about it. I loved how the focus was on Pippa and Jensen, but how everyone came together. It punched me in the feels over and over again. I laughed and cried. I swooned and blushed. The epilogues were absolute perfection. I'm getting a little teary-eyed just thinking about them. My heart is so, so full.
Favorite Quotes:
"I'm covered in you. You're covered in me."
"I couldn't decide if you ruined me, or... found me."
"To get the best woman in the world, I had to start with the basics: Love her as she is, not as you want her to be. Become the person she can't live without. Be her right-hand man. Learn what she needs, and she won't give you up, not for anything in the world."
I made the conscious decision to put off reading Beautiful for... well, far too long. The Beautiful Bastard series is one of my all-time favorites and, to be honest, I just couldn't bring myself to let it go. It might sound kinda silly, but it felt like as long as there was one book out there that I hadn't read, it wasn't really over. Does anyone else have a really hard time letting go of their favorite characters, books and/or series? I struggle with this a lot sometimes. It finally felt like the right time a couple weeks ago, so I jumped on in. And while I don't regret waiting to read it, I'm glad I finally did. Beautiful was exactly the book I needed/wanted it to be.
There's just something about the characters in this series. I can't get enough of them. I loved seeing more from my old favorites. The friendships, romances and bromances are A+. But the newer characters Jensen and Pippa were fantastic, too. I relished the chance to get to know them better and I developed a bit of a girl crush on Pippa. She's the kind of smart, sassy and genuine character I can get behind. Jensen grew on me as the story progressed. I shipped these two hard. As hard as I shipped any pairing earlier in the series.
Beautiful is one of the most satisfying series conclusions I've read in a long time. I can't think of one single thing I would change about it. I loved how the focus was on Pippa and Jensen, but how everyone came together. It punched me in the feels over and over again. I laughed and cried. I swooned and blushed. The epilogues were absolute perfection. I'm getting a little teary-eyed just thinking about them. My heart is so, so full.
Favorite Quotes:
"I'm covered in you. You're covered in me."
"I couldn't decide if you ruined me, or... found me."
"To get the best woman in the world, I had to start with the basics: Love her as she is, not as you want her to be. Become the person she can't live without. Be her right-hand man. Learn what she needs, and she won't give you up, not for anything in the world."