just_one_more_paige 's review for:

Beautiful by Christina Lauren

3.0

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This was exactly the conclusion I wanted. Though to be honest, I would totally not complain if they suddenly decided to add a few more. Haha. Honestly, overall, the relationship in this one, Pippa and Jensen, were not my favorite. In fact, of the five, they were one of my least favorites. She bordered on a manic pixie dream girl type character. And I felt like Jensen was the least emotionally attractive of the men - he was just...too reserved? Even more so than Niall, I felt. Plus, there were a lot of cliche situations and too much purposeful set-up pushing by friends to make this entirely believable. And the grand gesture at the end, while great to read, was a little too movie-esque for my tastes. However, what I really loved was the revisit to all of our previous couples, both in how much they were involved in the first place (being part of the vacation group that Pippa and Jensen met as part of) as well as a little epilogue from some of their perspectives and insight into their lives post center stage. In general though, I felt like, knowing this was a finale, I could read it with rose tinted glasses and just enjoy the end of the ride, which I truly am sad is over. Really I'm turning into a major Christina Lauren groupie.