But Cami's no virgin she tells Trenton that early on in the book, and he's not even bothered by it. One of the things that drives me nuts in many new adult books is the complete virginization of the main female characters (which includes Abby Abernathy) - many of them have never even shared a real kiss before, much less had sex before. I sure did.First off, I really liked Cami's character. But the book was different enough that I.liked it. Hold the phone, what?There are some seriously obvious similarities to Beautiful Disaster: there's a rather tepid love triangle, Trenton is also a "bad boy" (although not nearly the jackass that Travis is), there's a snarky best friend (Raegan, in this case), and a girl with a less than stellar home life.
So I was a little apprehensive picking up this book - but hey, my library had it, so it was free! The only thing I could lose was my time.And I was surprised as hell to discover that I really enjoyed this book. Travis and Abby struck me as both incredibly immature, and, well, stupid. I didn't care for Beautiful Disaster in fact, I believe that I likened it to watching a car crash unfold (or perhaps a train wreck - sorry, I'm not bothered enough to look up my exact analogy) and being unable to turn away from the carnage, even though I wanted to on more than one occasion. In the first instalment of The Maddox Brothersseries, readers can experience the rush of reading Beautiful Disasterfor the first time, all over again. But when a Maddox boy falls in love, he loves forever - even if she is the only reason their already broken family could fall apart. Just when he thinks his life is returning to normal, he notices Cami sitting alone at a table at The Red.Īs the baby sister of four rowdy brothers, Cami believes she'll have no problem keeping her new friendship with Trenton Maddox strictly platonic. His friends wanted to be him, and women wanted to tame him, but after a tragic accident turned his world upside down, Trenton leaves campus to come to grips with the crushing guilt.Įighteen months later, Trenton is living at home with his widower father, and works full-time at a local tattoo parlour to help with the bills. Trenton Maddox was the king of Eastern State University, dating co-eds before he even graduated high school. Now tending bar at The Red Door, Cami doesn't have time for much else besides work and classes, until a trip to see her boyfriend is cancelled, leaving her with her first weekend off in almost a year. She has held down a job since before she could drive, and moved into her own apartment after her freshman year of college.
The Beautiful Disaster phenomenon continues in the first heart-pounding new adult romance in The Maddox Brothers series.įiercely independent Camille "Cami" Camlin gladly moved on from her childhood before it was over.
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