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Beautiful
by Christina Lauren
More often than not lately I get into these NA moods and am always so happy to find a longer series (or multiple ones) by authors that I like. As a disclaimer, I know for a fact that not all of my friends on GR would like these. While some of the books in either series have had good plots, some of them I honestly just liked because of the smut and the dynamic between the characters. A lot of them had me laughing out loud with the banter, and I always thought the writing was pretty engaging. There were a lot of typical NA plot points BUT because I enjoyed the writing and the specific characters so much, that really didn't bother me.
I really liked this book in particular and thought it was better than #4. However, while it was great to revisit some of my old favorite characters, I felt like the story was less about Pippa and Jensen. And that sucks because I loved those two!!! Pippa was a HILARIOUS, eccentric Brit and Jensen just seemed hot AF lol. Like I almost wish they would have just released a short but separate epilogue novella but OH WELL.
These books aren't the type to change your life BUT the characters are ones you come to care about by the end. I actually really liked every single female lead and was able to relate to most of them. Even though this wasn't my absolute favorite of the bunch, I really liked the message towards the end. Pippa didn't like where she was in life--her job, her old flat, her life in general--so she changed it. Reading things like that (even if you know they are about completely fictional people) always give me a jolt and make me think--hey, Arielle, you're kind of letting life pass you by and your routine kind of sucks lately, get out there and do some more exciting things, girl).
Soooo yeah, overall I recommend both series. :)
I really liked this book in particular and thought it was better than #4. However, while it was great to revisit some of my old favorite characters, I felt like the story was less about Pippa and Jensen. And that sucks because I loved those two!!! Pippa was a HILARIOUS, eccentric Brit and Jensen just seemed hot AF lol. Like I almost wish they would have just released a short but separate epilogue novella but OH WELL.
These books aren't the type to change your life BUT the characters are ones you come to care about by the end. I actually really liked every single female lead and was able to relate to most of them. Even though this wasn't my absolute favorite of the bunch, I really liked the message towards the end. Pippa didn't like where she was in life--her job, her old flat, her life in general--so she changed it. Reading things like that (even if you know they are about completely fictional people) always give me a jolt and make me think--hey, Arielle, you're kind of letting life pass you by and your routine kind of sucks lately, get out there and do some more exciting things, girl).
Soooo yeah, overall I recommend both series. :)