{"id":4223,"date":"2011-12-03T02:02:37","date_gmt":"2011-12-03T10:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=4223"},"modified":"2017-08-22T10:51:04","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T14:51:04","slug":"review-beautiful-disaster-beautiful-1-by-jamie-mcguire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=4223","title":{"rendered":"Review: Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1) by Jamie McGuire"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cIt’s dangerous to need someone that much. You’re trying to save him and he’s hoping you can. You two are a disaster.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

BUT OMG, I LOVE IT!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This book is one of my ALL-TIME FAVOURITES<\/u>. It was actually the book that triggered my evolution into the obsessive reader that I am today \u2013 particularly my love for romance. And it was the first book that I finished, only to flick back to page 1 and immediately start all over again, and I\u2019ve read it many times since. There are so many brilliant quotes in this book that I decided to embrace my Quote-Whorishness, and to hell with the length of the review!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the story of Abby Abernathy, a good girl who is starting College, and trying her hardest to create a fresh start for herself. She immediately captures the attention of manwhoring, underground fighting, total hunk of gorgeousness, Travis Maddox *shivers*. Travis is the campus bad boy and is fully aware of his status. He is also completely unapologetic about it, and I kinda love that about him!<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll have sex with her, but you won\u2019t take her number?\u201d
\nTravis leaned on the counter with his elbows. \u201cWhy would I want her number if I\u2019m not going to call her?\u201d
\n\u201cWhy would you sleep with her if you\u2019re not going to call her?\u201d
\n\u201cI didn\u2019t promise her anything, Pidge. She didn\u2019t stipulate a relationship before she spread eagle on my couch.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Harsh, but you\u2019ve gotta admit, he makes a good point!<\/p>\n

Travis\u2019 attraction to Abby is immediate, but she is different from the girls he is usually with, and apparently not interested in him. So he dismisses the idea of getting her on his couch and instead becomes friends with her – although there is definite UST simmering away, and some sensational banter.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike I would buy a beer for some chick at a bar,\u201d he said, shaking his head. I held up my beer, and he pulled up one side of his mouth into a half-smile. \u201cYou\u2019re different.\u201d
\nI clinked my bottle against his. \u201cTo being the only girl a guy with no standards doesn\u2019t want to sleep with.\u201d I said, taking a swig.
\n\u201cAre you serious?\u201d he asked, pulling the bottle from my mouth. When I didn\u2019t recant, he leaned toward me. \u201cFirst of all\u2026I have standards. I\u2019ve never been with an ugly woman. Ever. Second of all, I wanted to sleep with you. I thought about throwing you over my couch fifty different ways, but I haven\u2019t because I don\u2019t see you that way anymore. It\u2019s not that I\u2019m not attracted to you, I just think you\u2019re better than that.\u201d
\nI couldn\u2019t hold back the smug smile that crept across my face. \u201cYou think I\u2019m too good for you.\u201d
\nHe sneered at my second insult. \u201cI can\u2019t think of a single guy I know that\u2019s good enough for you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And it all gets better when Abby loses a bet with Travis and ends up moving in with him for a month. Things between them develop beautifully and they are soon inseparable, becoming best friends, and having great fun together – but always with a flirty, affectionate undercurrent and lots of little \u2018moments\u2019 between them. Travis is obviously completely hooked on Abby, and even though she is determined to stay away from bad boys and adamant that nothing is going to happen between them (and is sort of dating somebody else – idiot!), everybody can see that they belong together. And when feelings are declared in true dramatic style, she finally comes to her senses.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know we\u2019re fucked up, all right? I\u2019m impulsive and hot-tempered, and you get under my skin like no one else. You act like you hate me one minute, and then you need me the next. I never get anything right, and I don\u2019t deserve you \u2026 but I fucking love you, Abby. I love you more than I\u2019ve loved anyone or anything, ever. When you\u2019re around, I don\u2019t need booze or money or the fighting or the one-night stands \u2026 all I need is you. You\u2019re all I think about. You\u2019re all I dream about. You\u2019re all I want.\u201d
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\nHe scanned my face with careful hope in his eyes.
\n\u201cYou love me?\u201d
\n\u201cIt\u2019s the tattoos,\u201d I shrugged.
\nA wide smile stretched across his face.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And so begins their intensely emotional love story. The passion and obsession that Travis and Abby feel for each other is fantastically portrayed, and you can feel everything that they are going through. But when Abby\u2019s past comes back to haunt her, she pulls away from Travis and it\u2019s absolutely freaking heartbreaking\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m done, Travis.\u201d
\nHe winced. \u201cDon’t say that.\u201d
\n\u201cIt’s over. Go home.\u201d
\nHis eyebrows pulled in. \u201cYou’re my home.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

OMG, I wanted to smack Abby so many times while reading this! Watching Travis fall apart (and literally on his knees) is gut wrenching\u2026 soooooo much emotion!<\/p>\n

\u201cI can’t win with you. I can’t win with you! You say you’re done…I’m fucking miserable over here! I had to break my phone into a million pieces to keep from calling you every minute of the damn day – I’ve had to play it off like everything is just fine at school so you can be happy…and you’re fucking mad at me? You broke my fuckin’ heart!\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The more they try both try to move on, the more emotional it all becomes, and they sway between sadness and anger and back again, but neither of them are able to completely let go. And it all culminates in the big, defining moment \u2013 including THE MOST EPIC TOAST OF ALL TIME!<\/p>\n

\u201cTo douchebags!\u201d he said, gesturing to Brad. \u201cAnd to girls that break your heart,\u201d he bowed his head to me. His eyes lost focus. \u201cAnd to the absolute fucking horror of losing your best friend because you were stupid enough to fall in love with her.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh holy God! I LOVE that quote! I remember squeeing out loud the first time I read it. And here is another of my faves \u2013 it gives me shivers every time.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t tell me what to do anymore, Travis! I don\u2019t belong to you!\u201d
\nIn the second it took him to turn and face me, his expression had contorted into anger. He stomped toward me, planting his hands on the bed and leaning into my face.
\n\u201cWELL I BELONG TO YOU!\u201d The veins in his neck bulged as he shouted, and I met his glare, refusing to even flinch. He looked at my lips, panting. \u201cI belong to you.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

OMG! The emotion! *sob*.<\/p>\n

Helping Travis and Abby find their way are Abby\u2019s best friend, America, and her boyfriend, Shep (Travis\u2019 cousin and roommate). Both of them know Travis and his reputation very well and so are incredibly protective over Abby and I loved how involved they became in everything that was happening between them. I also loved the addition of Travis\u2019 family, and I\u2019m excited to see more of his brothers in future books. Speaking of future books, while Beautiful Disaster is entirely from Abby\u2019s POV, the release of [book:Walking Disaster|15745950] will finally give us Travis\u2019 side of the story, and I cannot freaking wait!<\/p>\n

I get why people have issues with this book \u2013 particularly with Travis. Yep, I get that he is possessive and obsessive, has some severe anger management issues, and is a little on the OTT side, but it all works for the story. His intense love for his \u201cPidge\u201d completely knocks him off his feet, and snaps him out of his hedonistic lifestyle to try to be somebody better for her, and it just makes me love him even more. He is probably one of the most loved bad boys in a genre that is overflowing with bad boys, and is definitely one of my favourite book boyfriends ever.<\/p>\n

I absolutely adore this book. It\u2019s funny, it\u2019s flirty, the chemistry is off the freaking charts, and the romance is irresistible. There are some moments of stupid and absolute disbelief at their behaviour, and Travis and Abby\u2019s ups and downs will make you laugh, cry, swoon, tear your hair out in frustration, and fan yourself at the hotness. You\u2019ll feel it all right alongside them. It\u2019s a fabulous story that completely sucked me in from the very beginning and one that I know I will continue to read over and over again.<\/p>\n

5 sensational stars.<\/p>\n

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The Beautiful series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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\"Beautiful<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"Walking<\/a>\u00a0 \"A<\/a>\u00a0 \"Something<\/p>\n

Beautiful Disaster (#1)
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Walking Disaster (#2)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

A Beautiful Wedding (#2.5)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
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Something Beautiful (#2.6)<\/strong>\u00a0(Shep & America spin-off)
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