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A review by bookish_kristina
Beautiful Bad Man by Ellen O'Connell
5.0
You know the authors that churn out a new work every month or two? And the more they write, the lower the quality of the story and the more repetitive and formulaic they seem? I have so many authors who I used to read no matter what but now am pretty wary of even trying any of their new releases. These authors have chosen quantity over quality. They’ve gotten lazy and rely on their fan base to buy whatever they put out just because they’ve put their name on it. Inevitably I abandon these authors but still see their stuff on goodreads and their ratings, which were once high, are now just mediocre. But they seem ok with that as they keep churning out works in an almost robotic, automaton fashion. But then once in awhile you come across a gem. A diamond in the rough. An author who has taken care with her work, an author who puts thought, planning and research into each and every one of her stories. She has a distinct style, for sure, and her works are recognizable, but they are not formulaic, they are each an original work that you know you will come back to read over and over. The only problem with this kind of author, who takes such care, edits so well and has obviously put months and months of work into her book, is that she has so very few titles on her backlist. She has chosen to follow her muse, and only write the stories that call to her. These are works of passion, not greed.
Well Ellen O’Connell is one of these authors. I have read a few of her books now and each and every one of them has cleaved itself a new place in my heart. They’ve torn me down with their characters’ gritty and depressing lives but then built me back up with an unforgettable love story between two extremely forgettable people.
All that being said, this book was amazing. It was angsty, sad, anger inducing, dubious in its morality and had me rooting for the two mains and cursing the villain. This book should be a miniseries, it’s that epic. I loved Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold, possibly more than this one. But this story was much tighter and flowed better and I didn’t feel as overwhelmed by the melodrama. It was almost unputdownable.
Read this book. Follow this author and support her work. I hope she writes another book soon as it’s been years since her last release. I can’t imagine just finding her only to find out she’s retired.
Well Ellen O’Connell is one of these authors. I have read a few of her books now and each and every one of them has cleaved itself a new place in my heart. They’ve torn me down with their characters’ gritty and depressing lives but then built me back up with an unforgettable love story between two extremely forgettable people.
All that being said, this book was amazing. It was angsty, sad, anger inducing, dubious in its morality and had me rooting for the two mains and cursing the villain. This book should be a miniseries, it’s that epic. I loved Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold, possibly more than this one. But this story was much tighter and flowed better and I didn’t feel as overwhelmed by the melodrama. It was almost unputdownable.
Read this book. Follow this author and support her work. I hope she writes another book soon as it’s been years since her last release. I can’t imagine just finding her only to find out she’s retired.