{"id":4227,"date":"2013-04-05T02:13:35","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T09:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=4227"},"modified":"2017-08-22T10:51:15","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T14:51:15","slug":"review-walking-disaster-beautiful-2-by-jamie-mcguire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=4227","title":{"rendered":"Review: Walking Disaster (Beautiful, #2) by Jamie McGuire"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

Let me start this off by saying that I am a MASSIVE Beautiful Disaster<\/a> fan. If you haven\u2019t read it \u2013 DO IT NOW! Don\u2019t try to read this one first, because parts of it will probably seem disjointed. Walking Disaster<\/i> reads more like a companion novel than a standalone book. The main attraction, of course, is more Travis Maddox *sigh*, and the opportunity to see his and Abby\u2019s epic love story through his eyes, and for that reason alone, I have been practically foaming at the mouth since I found out about this book, waiting to get my grabby little hands on it.<\/p>\n

I adored being inside of Travis\u2019 head. The set-up, both from his childhood and in the present day, gives us some insight into why he is the way he is. He\u2019s a total manwhore, and absolutely owns it without apology. But there is a deeper side of him that is funny, sweet, and fiercely loving and protective towards those he holds dear.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had one rule: respect. For me, my family, and for my friends \u2026 It might sound hypocritical to the women that have passed through my apartment door, but if they carried themselves with respect, I would have given it to them.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And then along comes the girl who knocks him right on his ass. A gorgeous, sexy, smart girl who seems to be impervious to his ‘charms’. His reaction to Abby and her initial dismissal of him is hilarious.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost girls bored me outta my gourd, but this girl was intriguing. Entertaining, even. I didn\u2019t faze her, at least not in a positive way. My very presence seemed to make her want to puke, and I found that strangely endearing.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I loved seeing the early days and weeks of their relationship, and what that meant to him. And seeing him fall so hard and so fast for his \u201cPigeon<\/i>\u201d was absolutely brilliant!<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know what, Mr Maddox?\u201d
\n\u201cWhat, baby?\u201d
\nHer expression turned serious. \u201cIn another life, I could love you.\u201d
\nI watched her for a moment, staring into her glassed-over eyes. She was drunk, but just for a moment it didn\u2019t seem wrong to pretend that she meant it. \u201cI might love you in this one.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

SWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!<\/p>\n

Seeing how deeply Travis felt for Abby so early in the book surprised me, and I loved every moment of him coming to the realisation that he had fallen for her, and seeing just how hard he was prepared to fight for her. But it also made the rest of the book one long heartbreak. Even with the dizzying moments of happiness and swoon that they had, there is a lot of angst \u2013 Abby\u2019s total oblivion, her dates with Parker, and her refusal to admit her feelings to Travis\u2026 just \u2026 ugh!<\/p>\n

This may sound harsh, but I\u2019ve gotta say, I got so pissed with Abby in this book. Of course it\u2019s because I\u2019m a mad Travis fan, and feel ridiculously protective of him, so actually feeling<\/u> Travis\u2019 reaction to everything that happens right along with him is heartbreaking. I knew it was coming, and it still gutted me. What made it worse was seeing his confusion over it all.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrying to speak to her at all seemed futile now. Every interaction just added to the growing snowball of clusterfucks that was our relationship.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Abby gave him such mixed messages, and it made me want to smack her. Hard! This scene in particular had me fuming!<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t win with you. I can\u2019t <\/i>win with you! You say you\u2019re done\u2026I\u2019m fucking miserable over here! \u2026 and you\u2019re fucking <\/i>mad at me? You <\/i>broke my <\/i>fuckin\u2019 heart!\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh, my poor Trav!!!!

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Abby dumps him, leaves him begging for her on his knees in the snow, acts like she wants nothing to do with him, but still gets mad at him when, months afterwards, he looks like he\u2019s about to return to his manwhorish ways. She had no right to get all offended!<\/div><\/div> But the big moments of swoon that make up the end of this book are particularly epic, and my love for Travis is so overwhelming, that I can overlook all of the angst and revel in the joy of seeing Abby finally sort herself out and seeing Travis get his girl back.
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Although this was interesting from Travis\u2019 perspective, when (without the benefit of being inside of Abby\u2019s head and knowing what she\u2019s thinking), all of a sudden it\u2019s like a switch is flicked when she suddenly wants him, and declares undying love, after months of putting him through hell. No wonder the poor guy was confused! But I love that she redeems herself by being strong enough to put herself out there for her man in the end and asks him to marry her. Awesome scene!<\/div><\/div>\n

There is a lot of repetitiveness from Beautiful Disaster<\/i> in this book. Obviously I was expecting some level of repetition seeing as though it\u2019s the same story told through different eyes, and I was glad that we got to see the main events from Travis, but I was hoping for more new interactions between Travis and Abby that we hadn\u2019t already seen. There were some great moments featuring Travis and the men in his life – his cousin and best friend, Shep, his brothers, and his Dad (there\u2019s something very special about the Maddox men, I absolutely adore them all!). But I was hoping for more moments with Travis and Abby, and even though there wasn\u2019t a lot of it, the tiny glimpses of new that we saw were a definite highlight – particularly the gorgeous epilogue which is set years into the future and gives us a great picture of Travis and Abby\u2019s HEA.<\/p>\n

I want to send out a huge thanks to Jamie McGuire for being brave enough to delve in the mind of one of the most beloved bad boy heroes of contemporary romance, and give us this book. For me, it didn\u2019t have the epicness of Beautiful Disaster<\/i>, but it\u2019s still a great read, giving us the complete picture of a beautiful love story, and a must for hard-core Travis and Abby fans.<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

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

\"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>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Something Beautiful (#2.6)<\/strong>\u00a0(Shep & America spin-off)
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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