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Beautiful Disaster [Paperback]

Jamie McGuire
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3,476 customer reviews)


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October 3, 2011
The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance between her and the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend America, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand. Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs—and wants—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the charming college co-ed. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his charms, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’ apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.


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"Beautiful Disaster is insanely addictive. Beautifully sexy, beautifully intense, and beautifully perfect. Jamie McGuire has written a damn good book." —Jessica Park, author of New York Times bestseller Flat-Out Love --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

About the Author

New York Times best selling author Jamie McGuire has penned the young adult paranormal romance, the Providence series, and contemporary romance Beautiful Disaster. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband and three children. She is an RT(R), a graduate of Autry and Oklahoma Northern College, and a full time writer. Learn more at Jamie's website: jamiemcguire.com.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 444 pages
  • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (October 3, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1466401885
  • ISBN-13: 978-1466401884
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3,476 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York Times best selling author Jamie McGuire has penned the Providence series and contemporary romance Beautiful Disaster. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband and three children. She is an RT(R), a graduate of Autry and Oklahoma Northern College, and a full time writer.


Customer Reviews

This book had me hooked from the first page and I couldn't put it down, I read this book in a day! Book Gossips - Nicole  |  726 reviewers made a similar statement
Well developed characters and a good plot too. Jennifer  |  410 reviewers made a similar statement
Travis Maddox is your typical bad boy who all the girls love but he only has eyes for one. M. Duncan  |  477 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
284 of 339 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing and fulfilling June 25, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book centers on a new college student with a hope to stay out of trouble. Of course the first thing that happens is that she catches the eye of the school "bad boy".

I enjoyed the dynamics within the first half of the book, even how the sexual tension between Maddox and Abby was sometimes unbearable.

This is not a book about perfect love, and happily ever after. Don't get me wrong, the ending wrapped everything up with a pretty little bow. However, the relationship was so raw and emotional that the rollercoaster that was their relationship became quite stressful. By the end of the book I just wanted them to stop fighting! I believe the ending was a bit hasty, and the epilogue a bit silly.

However, the plot about Abby's past is truly creative and unexpected. I am not used to books about dysfunctional and unhealthy relationships. If you are sick of Twilight harmony and love, this book encapsulates everything human about a relationship. The love, tears, sex and fights. There is a relatively good understanding of reality, with some strands of a life that most of us are unaware of.

If you like lust, illegal college fight nights, poker and of course good sex, I would tell you to take a chance on this one.
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213 of 255 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Not For Me November 24, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is not for me. Now, I realize that I am in the minority here, because if you look on Goodreads, over 1400 people gave this novel five stars and absolutely loved it, but I'm not one of them. This just goes to show that different people like different things; we all have different tastes, and that's okay, because it makes us unique. I may love a novel that my best friend absolutely hates, and vice versa, but that doesn't mean either of us is wrong, only that we have different likes and dislikes, different opinions. That being said, I really didn't care for this novel. In fact, it really turned me off, mainly because I know someone just like Travis Maddox, I've been in Abby's shoes, and it's not a pretty thing--it doesn't end well. I think I spent a majority of this novel sitting there yelling at Abby to get the heck out of there, and for Travis to get some therapy. I know, it sounds terrible, but Travis is so unhinged, physically destroying things when he doesn't get his way, that it was nerve-wracking to read about. I felt like Abby was in danger throughout the entire novel, and even though things turn out okay, anyone as needy as Travis is dangerous, in my opinion, especially when alcohol is in the mix.

Abby is trying to outrun her past, but in the end she seems to be right back where she started, making bad decisions and throwing in her lot with someone who I, personally, don't think is the best person to hang around. Yes, this is fictitious, and McGuire has tailored her story to go a certain way, making it almost fairy tale like in the end, but I felt like it was unrealistic, mostly based on my own personal experiences with my own Travis Maddox, so my bias tainted my reading of this novel. I am not an extreme feminist, by any means, but I am an independent person, and watching Travis control Abby as he does throughout the novel really irked me, again, based on personal experience. Because of this, I had a difficult time reading it and, therefore, can only give it two stars.
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398 of 494 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this book - it sends the wrong message! March 8, 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
At first I thought this book was addicting. Then I took a step back and actually THOUGHT about the characters. There is something about using your brain that puts things into perspective. The relationship was beyond dysfunctional. I could not condone how they treated each other. Travis was not hot, sexy, or anything in between. He is a possessive VIOLENT man who has no redeeming qualities. If you put his character in the real world he would most likely be a date rapist/serial killer. I think that people who claim he's a great guy, just because he is so in love with Abby, need to start using their brain as well. This is a YA book, and I'm scared that it will send out the wrong message to young girls. Guys like Travis aren't the ones you should aspire to be with. There is a difference between a bad boy and a violent, co-dependent one. Sorry for my rant, but I just couldn't look past it, and I hope that others see this point as well.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
I really enjoyed this book and could not wait to read the entire story over again from Travis's point of view! Read more
Published 23 hours ago by Debbie Warner Gordon
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!!!!
I totally loved this book! Travis Maddox is the best bad-boy ever! I've read it two times and I can't wait to get Walking Disaster!
Published 1 day ago by Ĺsne
5.0 out of 5 stars a great read
I laughed I cried. What a great roller coaster ride. I hated for it to end! Entertaining from beginning to the end
Published 1 day ago by Mel
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Great story
Read the entire book in three days! Will be getting walking disaster tomorrow! Can't wait. Good thing it will be the weekend-
Published 1 day ago by serena tholen
1.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Disaster was a Beautiful Disaster
I am sad that I bought into the hoopla surrounding novels like these that emerged from the Fifty Shades of Grey world de tour book movement. Read more
Published 1 day ago by M.Yorke
3.0 out of 5 stars A Loss For Word..
I started "Beautiful Disaster" on Tuesday finished it last night (thursday) 5/14 to 5/16 - I have had this on my kindle for awhile and it was time... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Marilyn C. Wrixon
2.0 out of 5 stars How do I say this...
If you are an adult of above average intelligence, do not waste your time with this book. The writing is low quality, the plot is repetitive, and the characters are unlikeable... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Daniele
5.0 out of 5 stars love it
I love knowing what she is thinking!! and how it effects her life and its just such an amazing book :)
Published 2 days ago by charly
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't get enough of Travis!
Let me start by saying I love contemporary romance novels. When you find that one book for you, you cherish it. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Nikkigerald
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
Loved the detail and dramatic effect of conflicting emotions the priciple character stuggled with. Looking forward to more work from J. McGuire.
Published 3 days ago by Karen E McGloughlin
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