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A review by jenna_reads_
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
5.0
April 2023
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I reread this book eight years later to refresh myself before seeing the movie. I had remembered key points, the tension, and how much I adored their relationship. I must have forgotten why this book was called Beautiful Disaster. Or maybe I appreciate it in a different way.
If you prefer perfect men who are consistently in tune with their emotions, and the heroine’s, this is not the book for you. Both characters display toxic traits.
Abby Abernathy and Travis Maddox both experienced childhood trauma leading them to display symptoms of mental illness. Travis’s insecurities and inability to regulate emotions result in erratic behavior and codependency. He displays several red flags that he acknowledges and actively changes throughout the book. Abby forces herself into a mold due to fear of becoming her father.
Abby and Travis are imperfect and make mistakes. Yet they are no less worthy of love. The actively work on being better for each other. Their story is about the deep, all consuming feelings that often accompany first love. The roller coaster of love, fear, and loss. Their story is disastrous and beautiful.
May 2015
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book was gifted to me by a close friend whom had it gifted to her. I adored this story and couldn’t put it down.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I reread this book eight years later to refresh myself before seeing the movie. I had remembered key points, the tension, and how much I adored their relationship. I must have forgotten why this book was called Beautiful Disaster. Or maybe I appreciate it in a different way.
If you prefer perfect men who are consistently in tune with their emotions, and the heroine’s, this is not the book for you. Both characters display toxic traits.
Abby Abernathy and Travis Maddox both experienced childhood trauma leading them to display symptoms of mental illness. Travis’s insecurities and inability to regulate emotions result in erratic behavior and codependency. He displays several red flags that he acknowledges and actively changes throughout the book. Abby forces herself into a mold due to fear of becoming her father.
Abby and Travis are imperfect and make mistakes. Yet they are no less worthy of love. The actively work on being better for each other. Their story is about the deep, all consuming feelings that often accompany first love. The roller coaster of love, fear, and loss. Their story is disastrous and beautiful.
May 2015
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book was gifted to me by a close friend whom had it gifted to her. I adored this story and couldn’t put it down.