Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Beautiful Disaster, by Jamie McGuire

12 reviews

ofmeganreads's review against another edition

I just couldn’t. I read mixed reviews and as I continued to read, it just felt weird. I started this book because of the movie that’s coming out. I’ll wait for the movie to see how it is. But the obsession Travis begins to have is borderline creepy and scary. I don’t know if it gets better or if he learns, but still weird. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Violence

mermaidmomma's review against another edition

emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

With the movie adaptation announced, I decided it was time to give this series a reread. While I still enjoyed the book this time around, I just felt like parts of their relationship was missed. I wanted to see more scenes from them living together and from them once they were actually a couple. Instead it felt like the timeline just kept jumping and I was left wanting more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence

breesmith2364's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was hard to decide on a rating for. This was one of the first books of its kind that I read which is why it has a spot in my heart. I remember thinking it was very original when I first read it. I loved that Travis was super alpha male, loved the emotional rollercoaster, loved the morally ambiguous MC. However, looking back, it’s not that she does those things particularly well - it was just the first time I read that so it was very exciting. 

I have to admire that this was one of the first popular books with this style and genre. To me, that makes it worth more since she was doing it before there were a lot of models to get ideas from. 

I will say, I’ve never really liked Abby. While I love a good emotional rollercoaster, she was just wishy-washy and never knew what she wanted. She’d trample all over other people’s feelings and then blame it on them. She never really grew out of that. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

There’s sex in this that’s more explicit than a clean romance, but definitely not up to today’s level of explicit smut in this genre.

danycx's review

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, and Alcohol

ferndepluto's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

ABUSO! EBA!

Esse livro romantiza abuso e relacionamentos tóxicos do começo até o final. NÃO vale a pena ler. É uma vibe de "eu posso mudar ele, ele vai mudar por mim" que não se aplica na vida real e não se aplica nem no livro??? Os personagens não se suportam e brigam O TEMPO TODO. Fiquei com preguiça enorme de ler até o final.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence

anoelle896's review

emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

psyched_np's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

lajjbuzz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Sexual content

bookrecsbyjess's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Cursing, Blood, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Death, and Child abuse

bendersreads's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I'm typically okay with reading about toxic relationships, but their relationship is painted in a positive light especially in later books with

Spoiler

Travis' brothers wanting a relationship like theirs. It's their ideal despite how toxic both characters are to each other, more so Travis than Abby. Abby makes a few comparisons between her emotionally abusive, heavy gambler father and Travis, pointing out how alike they are but... still choosing to stick with Travis, which made their relationship unlikable for me.

Travis also has violent tendencies such as

Spoiler

trashing his entire room and practically most of his apartment because Abby won't see him anymore.

I also don't understand how Travis has a six-pack when we never ever learn about his work-out routine, and I believe he said once that he doesn't go to the gym at all.

Yeah. The book wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol and Violence

Constant slut-shaming. Constant.