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  • By: Jamie McGuire
  • Narrated by: Emma Galvin
  • Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (193 ratings)

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Beautiful Disaster

By: Jamie McGuire
Narrated by: Emma Galvin
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The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, 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 ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, 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’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.

©2011 Jamie McGuire (P)2012 Simon & Schuster

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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 the New York Times best seller Flat-Out Love)

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So terrible

This is not just trashy, it has serious gender issues. If young girls are listening to this as an example of a desirable boyfriend they are being groomed towards being in abusive relationships. The boyfriend in this story is possessive, does not respect to his girlfriend's wishes, and reacts violently when she displeases him.

Beyond that, the story is atrocious - sloppy, vanilla and really goes down in flames at the end.

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A good read

A little bit frustrating at times but overall was good to listen to. Looking forward to movie

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Celebrates an abusive relationship

Messed up story of an immature and abusive relationship passed off as a love story

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Hopeless romantic

Have you seen the bad boy around campus, the one with the tatts and drips sex appeal? Travis Maddox is your man for 1 night only if you let him, until that is he meet her, the girl who doesn't take his crap and stands her ground not giving in to his seduction. Abbie Abernathy refused to be drawn into the darkness again, she fought her feeling and his advances till she realised that together they were a beautiful disaster.

I have read this book cover to cover again and again so I was skeptical of listening to it but the narration was clear and comfortable to listen to. I will likely re-listen again and again.

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meh. DNF

I can't believe this was made into a movie. And supposedly the movie is worse than the book. The book is a DNF for me so cannot imagine how the movie will fair when released. Unsuitable narration.

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Pity about the narration

This was one of my favourite light weight reads. Unfortunately the poor choice of narrator has almost ruined the book for me. I couldn't finish because of the cringe worthy pre-pubescent voice the narrator uses for Travis, who, according to the author, has a deep voice. I can't unheard it.

Perhaps the narrarator should consider performing Huckleberry Finn or To Kill a Mockingbird, her childish voice would be perfect for those stories, but not for a 20 something sexy male voice!

No sure how the author approved the poor choice to perform her best selling book.

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Favourite book to date

Still my favourite book to date! Read this book for the first time in high school and fell in love with it! Re reading it I’m just as in love! Travis is definitely one of those “clingy” guys but for some reason it works in this case and you are just left wanting more and more.

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Enjoyable Read

I really enjoyed this. It was pretty predictable but none the less a great & easy listen.

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I wasted my credit and 4 hours

I assumed it would be a good book given that it’s been made into a movie. It’s just another book about toxic relationships. I regret wasting my monthly credit on such a badly written book.

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little overrated, had to finish it tthough

I love a bad boy meets nice girl story. just got a little boring for 1/3 of it through the middle. I've re read some series but this one i wouldn't.

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