A review by tmanning710
Beautiful Nightmare by Leila James
5.0
I’m sitting here trying to figure out how to write this review without giving anything away. Because trust me, you do not want to have the plot twist for this book spoiled for you.
Oh man, these characters gave me such mixed emotions! I loved Lux from the beginning and really felt for her when she had an anxiety attack right at the beginning of the book, because been there, done that, and they are not fun. I also love, love, love her roommates Raven and Star. Raven is really sweet and totally there for Lux, and I love Star’s bluntness, probably because it reminds me of myself. It was so awesome that these girls just automatically stepped up and were there for Lux when she really needed friends even though they had all just met.
Now on to the guys…Kellan and Maddox have left me intrigued and I like how loyal they are to Hawk, even when he’s being an idiot. I can’t wait to see what happens with them in the future books. But Hawk…Hawk had to grow on me. He was giving me whiplash with the way he was acting and things that he was doing. I was seriously confused by some of his actions. Then there was a point in the book where I was really wondering if he was going to be able to make up for everything that he had put Lux through. Between what happened when they were in high school and what he puts her through in the present, I was really worried that I was going to absolutely hate him. But if Leila can make Aria from the Rosehaven series go from a character that I hated to probably one of my favorite characters of that series, then I knew that she could make me love Hawk.
I seriously loved this book. I had planned to read it over a few days but I ended up getting sucked into the story and I sat down and devoured the book in one afternoon. What I’m saying is grab some water, coffee, tea, wine, whatever your drink of choice is, and be prepared to hunker down and not stop reading until you’re finished. Then come back here and let me know what you thought about that plot twist!
*I received an arc of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.*
Oh man, these characters gave me such mixed emotions! I loved Lux from the beginning and really felt for her when she had an anxiety attack right at the beginning of the book, because been there, done that, and they are not fun. I also love, love, love her roommates Raven and Star. Raven is really sweet and totally there for Lux, and I love Star’s bluntness, probably because it reminds me of myself. It was so awesome that these girls just automatically stepped up and were there for Lux when she really needed friends even though they had all just met.
Now on to the guys…Kellan and Maddox have left me intrigued and I like how loyal they are to Hawk, even when he’s being an idiot. I can’t wait to see what happens with them in the future books. But Hawk…Hawk had to grow on me. He was giving me whiplash with the way he was acting and things that he was doing. I was seriously confused by some of his actions. Then there was a point in the book where I was really wondering if he was going to be able to make up for everything that he had put Lux through. Between what happened when they were in high school and what he puts her through in the present, I was really worried that I was going to absolutely hate him. But if Leila can make Aria from the Rosehaven series go from a character that I hated to probably one of my favorite characters of that series, then I knew that she could make me love Hawk.
I seriously loved this book. I had planned to read it over a few days but I ended up getting sucked into the story and I sat down and devoured the book in one afternoon. What I’m saying is grab some water, coffee, tea, wine, whatever your drink of choice is, and be prepared to hunker down and not stop reading until you’re finished. Then come back here and let me know what you thought about that plot twist!
*I received an arc of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.*