A review by renae_reads_romance
Beautiful Exile by Catherine Cowles

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Star Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Steam Rating:🌶️🌶️🌶️

Catherine Cowles has done it again! I have fallen so hard for Arden and Linc!

This book was so beautiful, it had me in a chokehold. I both wanted to finish it asap but I also wanted it to never end!

If you’ve been reading the series, you’ll know Arden is a bit of mystery, we don’t know much about her story but I’ve been intrigued from the beginning. And I won’t say much about her story, but just be prepared to be absolutely heartbroken and devastated for her 😭 but she is such a badass, a true fighter. 

Linc and Arden have the funniest meet cute, she literally held him at knife point 😂 and he was immediately head over heels for her. 

So we know she’s probably in hiding from whatever happened to her but when she meets Linc, who really sees her, she’s decided she’s done hiding, she wants to live but her past is about to catch up to her in a devastating way. I had my suspicions about the villain, though I thought it was a wild guess, but I was actually right for once! And my god was it a 😱 moment!

Linc is the perfect boyfriend! The way he was always there for Arden, the way he could see exactly what she needed and gave her that, whether it was space to deal or to comfort her, the way he didn’t let her hide away from him or lie about her feelings. The man was obsessed with her in the best way and I loved him so much!

There are so many moments I want to gush about but my favourite is him buying her flashlights and solar lights because he knew she was terrified of the dark 🥺 I mean is that not the sweetest thing ever!

I cannot recommend this book enough! This is hands down my favourite Catherine series! The sibling banter and love is unmatched and has me wanting to be apart of the family!

The ending had me smiling with tears in my eyes, it was utterly perfect!