Beautiful Disaster: Jamie McGuire (BEAUTIFUL SERIES)

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Mia goes on to marry and is on the verge of realizing her eco-friendly dream when her best friend, Roxanne, calls her to tell her that her lost love has been in a motorcycle accident that he might not survive and is at the hospital where she works in the trauma unit. Mia rushes to the hospital and keeps vigil over Flynn in the hopes that he will recover. No you haven’t,” America said, before realizing her mistake. “Oh . . . er . . . that’s right, I forgot you grabbed a . . . pizza? Before we left.” We pulled into the parking lot of Shepley’s apartment complex, and I followed America to the stairs. Shepley opened the door, laughing as I walked in. “What happened to you?”

Okay, Pigeon.” He was infuriatingly impervious to my rudeness. “Why don’t you come over with America tonight?” I sneered at his request, but he leaned closer. “I’m not trying to bag you. I just wanna hang out.” This book angers me on a number of levels. Not necessarily for the messages of violence and emotional abuse that can be inferred, which have already been so eloquently fleshed out by other reviewers. Nor for the related vitriol between haters of the book, lovers of the book, and the author. The book pisses me off for more than anything because it is so poorly done. It was, in short, the worst f-ing book I've ever read. I’m not a Barbie twin or one of your little groupies up there,” I said, glancing at the girls behind us. “I’m not impressed with your tattoos or your boyish charm or your forced indifference, so you can stop the antics, okay?” Travis’s eyes didn’t stray from mine. “It’s a damn shame about the sweater. It looks good on you.” In the next moment he was engulfed by fans, disappearing the way he came. I smiled and walked past them into the dorms, wondering if Travis would make good on his promise not to flirt. He wasn’t hard to figure out; he either saw me as a challenge, or safely unattractive enough to be a good friend. I wasn’t sure which bothered me more.

I paused, recoiling from her sugary tone, and then walked around her. I’d seen her before, talking normally in the commons area of the girls’ dorm, Morgan Hall. Her tone sounded much more mature then, and I wondered what it was about a toddler’s voice she thought Travis would find appealing. She babbled in a higher octave for a bit longer until he was next to me once again. There are a number of problems with this book. The writing is basic and I found the author used some of the same phrases over and over - to the point where it got annoying. Between that and the bland diagogue - a lot of which was irrelevant - the strained metaphors, the awkward phrases and even just down to word choices and grammar usage, there were a lot of speed bumps.

As a reader, I love books that leave me thinking about the characters, the plot and why I felt the way I did at the end of the book. Ever since finishing Beautiful Disaster, it has remained in my thoughts as I have discussed various different points of views with other readers and even debated why we felt different ways about the various characters. Thought-out the entire book my feelings about the various characters changed from dislike to hatred, to liking, it just depending on what was going on. Overall, I can’t remember the last time that I disliked a group of characters as much as I did in various parts of this novel. Yet, I loved the plot and felt that the actions of the characters were suiting to the plot and they were consistent. There was no, at least to me, any character deviations from what I would have expected based on the way that they were introduced. His short answers were beginning to bug me. “That’s it? You’re not going to tell me anything about yourself?”

I’m not embarrassed.” I fidgeted with the falling strands of my hair and then decided to pull it down and smooth it into another bun, trying to ignore the awkward silence. Donaldson, Kayleigh (October 28, 2021). "News of an Upcoming Adaptation of 'Beautiful Disaster' Has People Remembering How Racist the Author Jamie McGuire Is". Pajiba . Retrieved November 1, 2021.

Beautiful Disaster’ is the first book in the Beautiful series by Jamie McGuire. As of January 2023, the main series consists of the following books. Stay close! It’ll get worse once it starts!” Shepley yelled over the noise. America grabbed his hand and then mine as Shepley led us through the sea of people. D'alessandro, Anthony. "Roger Kumble Movie 'Beautiful Disaster' Sets Dylan Sprouse, Virginia Gardner & More". Deadline . Retrieved November 1, 2021.

Krishnamurthy, Chaitra (October 26, 2021). "Jamie Mcguire's problematic past turns fans against Beautiful Disaster". HITC . Retrieved November 1, 2021.

I hurried out the door and down the hall. Just when I felt sure I was at a safe distance, Travis Maddox was at my side. Shotwell, Alyssa (October 26, 2021). "Racist Author Jamie McGuire Dragged Again Upon News of Romance Book Adaptation". The Mary Sue . Retrieved November 1, 2021. I was coerced into coming here. It didn’t occur to me to impress you,” I said, irritated that my plan had failed. If it weren't for America's boyfriend being Travis' cousin, he wouldn't have taken notice of Abby. If he hadn't taken notice, she wouldn't have agreed to that stupid bet. If she hadn't agreed to that stupid bet... Get the picture? Bottom line: Travis doesn't know that having Abby around is going to literally turn his life upside down. What a beautiful disaster! Shepley shook his head. “Jesus, Adam!” he yelled to the emcee over the noise, clearly disapproving of his friend’s choice of words.

D’alessandro, Anthony (October 25, 2021). "Roger Kumble Movie 'Beautiful Disaster' Sets Dylan Sprouse, Virginia Gardner & More". Deadline . Retrieved November 1, 2021. Kit, Borys. "Studios in Bidding War for 'Fifty Shades'-Lite Novel 'Beautiful Disaster' ". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 12, 2021. Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire: Book Review". USA Today. April 19, 2012 . Retrieved August 7, 2013.