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A review by cala_p
Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren
Did not finish book.
DNF @ 16%
This book had such high hopes. I know it's a Twilight erotica fanfic. Alright. While I dislike fanfics, I still finally gave this a go. I read Fifty Shades, "the porno Twilight" and it is not nearly as bad as people make it out to seem. The characters, the plot, etc is really good.
One of my problems is the character's names as well. Everyone except the two MCs have the same names as Twilight. Bennett's father's name: Carlisle. His brother: Emmett. His mom: Esme. Emmett's wife: Rose. Alice is somewhere in there as well. Like c'mon, fanfic or not, create a family that isn't identical.
In comparison, this is not. In the very first opening pages of the book..SEX. I'm not a prude (as evident that I read Fifty Shades and willingly gave this a go) but c'mon people. It's called development. Interaction. Working up to the erotic scenes. He walked in, and right away grabbed her and the rest is history. That's pretty much how the next few chapters go as well.
8% in and I was like, this story better develop a plot of some sort. Something more than boss screws assistant.
By 16%, I know I can't finnish this.
I like romance books, erotic books are fine depending. Sex scenes do not bother me, but when the entire book is them screwing with no plot, it's aggravating. I don't want to be bored through a book, but when I'm barely through the first three chapters and I am bored out of my mind, well that's not good.
Amazes me how so many people like this series and this woman's writing. I know the other books in the series are about different characters, therefore a different story, but judging by the lack of actual story here, I'm not bothering with her other ones.
This book had such high hopes. I know it's a Twilight erotica fanfic. Alright. While I dislike fanfics, I still finally gave this a go. I read Fifty Shades, "the porno Twilight" and it is not nearly as bad as people make it out to seem. The characters, the plot, etc is really good.
One of my problems is the character's names as well. Everyone except the two MCs have the same names as Twilight. Bennett's father's name: Carlisle. His brother: Emmett. His mom: Esme. Emmett's wife: Rose. Alice is somewhere in there as well. Like c'mon, fanfic or not, create a family that isn't identical.
In comparison, this is not. In the very first opening pages of the book..SEX. I'm not a prude (as evident that I read Fifty Shades and willingly gave this a go) but c'mon people. It's called development. Interaction. Working up to the erotic scenes. He walked in, and right away grabbed her and the rest is history. That's pretty much how the next few chapters go as well.
8% in and I was like, this story better develop a plot of some sort. Something more than boss screws assistant.
By 16%, I know I can't finnish this.
I like romance books, erotic books are fine depending. Sex scenes do not bother me, but when the entire book is them screwing with no plot, it's aggravating. I don't want to be bored through a book, but when I'm barely through the first three chapters and I am bored out of my mind, well that's not good.
Amazes me how so many people like this series and this woman's writing. I know the other books in the series are about different characters, therefore a different story, but judging by the lack of actual story here, I'm not bothering with her other ones.