Unbeloved

I started my affair with this series when I came across Undeniable in October of 2012. I've read the other books as well. I was very curious when I realized who this book was about because Dorothy is mentioned in the other books as well. 

I'm glad that I took the time to read it. I freaking loved it from the first chapter to the very last. I was very happy that we get to hear her side of the story and what really happened.

Needless to say that my appreciation for Hawk grew. There was so much that I learned that made me understand him a lot more. He really wasn't a bad person. I mean, yeah he does all the dirty work for the MC, but he's not that bad. Not if he can truly fall in love with someone. 

I enjoyed that we get to read the book through Dorothy, Jase and Hawk's POV. That was a bonus for me. To be able to really know what is going on inside their heads.  

I like that we get to learn how Jase and Dorothy meet. I find it very messed up what he put her through. Although she was always the "other" woman in the rest of the books, I feel like this one justifies her. She really did fall in love with him, although she did it and acted in a selfish way. I say this because she put the needs of her daughter aside for Jase. 

The ending in this book has me all sorts of twisted right now. I don't think I can wait until May of 2015 for it to be released. 

A Life Less Broken

I wasn't sure what I was getting my self into when I started this book. 

"So what do you guys think we should feast on this weekend?" 

"I've got a taste for brunette"

"We had three brunettes in the past two weeks. Can't we have something more exotic?..." 

I had to go back and look to see what the book was about. I finished reading the Pre-Prologue. Then I moved to the Prologue, and my heart felt like it shattered into small little pieces. I just felt like my breath was knocked out of me. 

I couldn't put it down. I literally mauled it within a matter of 6 hrs. I felt like my breath depended on the next page and I just HAD to read it to take that breath. It's books that can bring that out in me that mean so much to me. It really felt like an emotional roller-coaster.

We get to meet Allyn, who is about 23 years old and she literally lives like a prisoner in her own home. Not because someone is holding her captive physically, but because she's tied down emotionally & mentally, which keeps her tied up physically (<- does that even make sense?). She has experienced something so tragic, that she really doesn't know how to live. She doesn't allow herself to step out side of her home for fear that she might be hurt again. 

She then meets Dominic Shriver who's a psychologist, and is suppose to assist her in moving forward and getting to a "normal" life. He helps her without her realizing it. She's able to make small tiny steps, which are a HUGE deal to someone like her. 

Somehow, they develop feelings for each other. Which can be hard due to the whole Dr./ patient issue... But, they make it work. What they have between each other is actually wonderful and special. It has such a beauty to it, that you can't help but root for them and hope that everything works out for them. What's beautiful is that he shows her that even though she's scarred physically and emotionally, she's still a beautiful person with a beautiful and pure soul. 

I definitely enjoyed this book.  I felt like the author did a great job in writing it. The circumstances where a little troubling, but I like where she went with this. 

Beautiful Oblivion

I was so freaking excited when this book finally released! Extremely excited! So much that I finished reading it in one day! It took me a while to sit and write this review because I'm still trying to come to terms with a lot of things that happened with this book and the characters. Hopefully, those questions will be answered in Beautiful Redemption, which will be Thomas' book. 

Trent Maddox! We slightly meet him in Beautiful Disaster, as the brother that hangs back with Abby while Travis is fighting... 

I'm pretty glad that he got his own book. Like any Maddox boy, his life and story is one that is worth hearing and knowing about. In my eyes, he was total perfection! Yes, even with the tattoos covering his body. 

Travis was my very first book boyfriend ever. I fell for him, and he opened up a whole new world for me. But Trent, he managed to wiggle him self in there right next to his brother! 

I'm still trying to make up my mind on Cami. I'm glad that she gave Trent a chance and made him her First Choice!

“I hope you like Cherry Coke, baby doll, or we can’t be friends.”

Um, hello? Cherry Coke? Yes please! He had me with that line! 

I felt for him. He tried and tried so hard. I'm not sure how else to say it without giving the whole book away.

“But I am so fucking in love you, Cami,” he said, reaching for me. “I have been since we were kids. The first time I saw you on the playground, I knew what beauty was. The first time you ignored me was my first broken heart.”

Just know that I absolutely loved every bit of this book. Jamie McGuire did it again! She was able to create a bad boy that is completely lovable! She managed to write a book that kept me up until I finished it!

The Promise

So here is a book that I started reading the minute it was released. I'm talking about coming through my iBooks and downloading on July 7 at 8:30pm thanks to the beauty of pre-ordering, even though it wasn't live until July 8. 

So it took me a total of 5 days to get through this book. Not because it was horrible and I couldn't stand it. But because it was beautiful and amazing and everything that Kristen Ashley could offer us. 

I mean, my goodness! Benito Alessandro Bianchi is just, how do I explain everything that he is? I hate that it took him 7 years to rightfully claim what should have been his from the very beginning... But when he finally did, WOW doesn't even begin to describe it. He was all sorts of overprotective, like you could expect from a KA male. And we can't forget the sexy part... 

Then there is Francesca Angelica Concetti.. She was a total kick ass babe! How else can you explain her? 

Together, they were perfection. I love that they were able to make their relationship work. They had their ups and downs. But were able to work through their (more like Frankie's) problems. It just goes to show, that The Promise of everything that Benny is, was definitely worth for Frankie! 

“You open yourself up, you could find it’ll be the best you ever had.”