Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire on August 14, 2012
Genres: Fiction / Media Tie-In, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / General, Fiction / Women
Pages: 418
Format: Paperback
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“I knew the second I met you that there was something about you I needed. Turns out it wasn’t something about you at all. It was just you.”
“You know why I want you? I didn’t know I was lost until you found me. I didn’t know what alone was until the first night I spent without you in my bed. You’re the one thing I’ve got right. You’re what I’ve been waiting for, Pigeon.”
This book follows Abby and Travis, two young people who fall in love against all odds. After meeting, Abby and Travis quickly become friends. However, he doesn’t believe in relationships, and she just wants to escape the past. Neither plan to fall in love. When they do, they must learn to overcome their fears because they know that they belong together.
I first read this book about 10 years ago in college. I loved it then! I decided to re-read it since the movie is coming out this month. I still really enjoyed this book again! Though there were times when it got a little cheesy and unrealistic, but I still really enjoyed their journey. This is a love story about a couple with troubled pasts learning to trust and rely on one another in order to build a future together.
I gave this novel 3.5 stars. I know a lot of people have a problem with the dysfunctional relationship between Abby and Travis, and I understand their concerns. This is not a book that I would want a younger woman to read since I do not think their relationship is presented in an inspiring way, but nonetheless, I still liked it!