jaywithwhiskey's review against another edition
3.0
Caine West was standing in line for the bathroom minding his own business. Cue Rachel, who loses her mind and tells Caine what a jerk he is for breaking her friend's heart when he's married. Obviously, she didn't know that she got the wrong guy and walks away without apologizing. Until she runs late for her first day as TA to Professor West.
I mean clearly I'm on a Vi Keeland streak. This was okay, I liked the professor/TA storyline as well as their deeper past stories but something about the relationship as characters felt off. Not as genuine and organic as I would have liked. There's a fun twist in the story as Vi likes to sometimes intermingle thee present romance storyline with snapshots of important past events of the main character's lives. This book has more drama than the others, but again, not totally in love with the characters which is important for me.
I mean clearly I'm on a Vi Keeland streak. This was okay, I liked the professor/TA storyline as well as their deeper past stories but something about the relationship as characters felt off. Not as genuine and organic as I would have liked. There's a fun twist in the story as Vi likes to sometimes intermingle thee present romance storyline with snapshots of important past events of the main character's lives. This book has more drama than the others, but again, not totally in love with the characters which is important for me.
christinaue's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
swathi_narasimhan's review against another edition
5.0
Awww, a book that I didnt want to end. Such a genuine emotion that flows through every page. This one had angst, love, sacrifice and most importantly, the characters felt sooo real.
Caine and Rachel are one of the sweetest fictional pairs that will be in my favourite list forever. Great job Vi.
Caine and Rachel are one of the sweetest fictional pairs that will be in my favourite list forever. Great job Vi.
kara_hildebrand's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful Mistake is Vi Keeland's new release. Vi is one of my go-to-authors. I read everything she writes. Beautiful Mistake was just…beautiful. I loved every word. Every second. Every page. A case of mistaken identity led to a crazy, funny, sexy, emotional love story. The writing is outstanding. The emotions, high. The sexiness, perfection. Caine meets Rachel while she's yelling at him, but something is familiar about her. He thinks she sexy and beautiful and feisty as hell. He's delighted and irritated to see her again the next day as his new TA for his class. This is going to be interesting. Rachel can't believe her eyes when she sees him. What are the chances that the stranger she yelled at thinking he was someone else would turn out to be the new professor she's working for. There's a connection and they both feel it. But, dating a TA is frowned upon. They have to spend time together for the class, but when the lines start to blur, what's going to happen? Caine wants Rachel, but he has a track record of hurting people. He just can't seem to stay away from her. Can they have just a physical relationship? What happens when their hearts get involved? I loved this story! There's so much emotion and coincidence and fate that my heart was beating out of my chest! Caine is sexy, dirty mouthed and jerky, but he's sweet, caring and a really good man. Rachel is smart, beautiful and tough. She has a sad past, but she's thriving and doesn't let Caine get away with crap. She speaks her mind and stands up for herself. I love reading about strong female characters and Rachel is awesome! They have crazy chemistry and once the story unfolded, I even got chills. What turns out as a mistake ends up being your destiny.
"As much as I fought it, and it's against every rule at work, nothing's felt this right in a long time. Maybe I couldn’t get you out of my head because you're supposed to be there."
"That sounds good to me. How are we going to celebrate?"
"Headphone sex."
"I have no idea what that is, but it came out of your mouth and had the word sex in it, so I'm game."
"That's my girl."
"As much as I fought it, and it's against every rule at work, nothing's felt this right in a long time. Maybe I couldn’t get you out of my head because you're supposed to be there."
"That sounds good to me. How are we going to celebrate?"
"Headphone sex."
"I have no idea what that is, but it came out of your mouth and had the word sex in it, so I'm game."
"That's my girl."
whatcha_listening_to's review against another edition
3.0
The meet-cute was AWESOME, I think that is what I liked best about this book. ;)
I very much enjoyed the ups and downs of this story. It was believable and yet still had that something extra that I love in my romance books.
Caine is the elusive hot guy you aren’t supposed to have, but you want anyway.
Normally I don’t like a Teacher/Student but this is professor/TA it kind of worked for me. Am I 100% on board nope but that is ok.
Overall I liked the characters they were well rounded and didn’t cause unnecessary dramalama. I think Cain was upfront in where they stood and I think Rachel just feel too hard at some parts and maybe she didn’t know how to communicate that.
The ending was perfect I thought, it showed growth but also the fact that they could give each other space.
Loved the narration I am a fan of both and loved SebYo’s voice the mostest.
I very much enjoyed the ups and downs of this story. It was believable and yet still had that something extra that I love in my romance books.
Caine is the elusive hot guy you aren’t supposed to have, but you want anyway.
Normally I don’t like a Teacher/Student but this is professor/TA it kind of worked for me. Am I 100% on board nope but that is ok.
Overall I liked the characters they were well rounded and didn’t cause unnecessary dramalama. I think Cain was upfront in where they stood and I think Rachel just feel too hard at some parts and maybe she didn’t know how to communicate that.
The ending was perfect I thought, it showed growth but also the fact that they could give each other space.
Loved the narration I am a fan of both and loved SebYo’s voice the mostest.
fsiclait's review against another edition
5.0
Fantastic!
This book was so good and had an unexpected twist. This a must read Vi Keeland knows how to grasp the reader and not let you go until the book is finished.
This book was so good and had an unexpected twist. This a must read Vi Keeland knows how to grasp the reader and not let you go until the book is finished.
intostarlight's review against another edition
This is not holding my attention at all. The characters, storyline.. everything is just so bland. No tension, no chemistry, nothing. I'm bored and I'm giving up for now.