Beautiful Disaster
Jamie McGuire, 2011
Romance Young adultContemporary fiction
A self-published sensation about a good girl, a tattooed fighter, and a bet that turns a wary friendship into something neither of them can walk away from.
Feels like longing and tenderness. About love and friendship.
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What it sounds like to be told you're the one thing someone got right.
You know why I want you? I didn’t know I was lost until you found me. I didn’t know what alone was until the first night I spent without you in my bed. You’re the one thing I’ve got right. You’re what I’ve been waiting for, Pigeon. Jamie McGuire.McGuire self-published the novel in 2011 after agents passed on it; online reader buzz carried it onto bestseller lists and into a traditional print deal.
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- What is Beautiful Disaster like?
- Feels like longing and tenderness. About love and friendship.
- What should I read after Beautiful Disaster?
- If you liked Beautiful Disaster, try Obsidian (Jennifer L. Armentrout), Ugly Love (Colleen Hoover) and The Mistake (Elle Kennedy).
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Hostility this polished is usually something else entirely.
Thanks,” I muttered and added under my breath, “Douchebag.” He laughed, deep and throaty. “Now that’s not very ladylike, Kittycat.” I whipped around. “Don’t ever call me that,” I snapped. “It’s better than calling someone a douchebag, isn’t it?” He pushed out the door. “This has been a stimulating visit. I’ll cherish it for a long time to come.” Okay. That was it. “You know, you’re right. How wrong of me to call you a douchebag. Because a douchebag is too nice of a word for you,” I said, smiling sweetly. “You’re a dickhead.” “A dickhead?” he repeated. “How charming.” I flipped him off.
Obsidian · Jennifer L. Armentrout
What love costs when you stop pretending it is beautiful.
Ugly love becomes you. Consumes you. Makes you hate it all. Makes you realize that all the beautiful parts aren’t even worth it. Without the beautiful, you’ll never risk feeling the ugly. So you give it all up. You give it all up. You never want love again, no matter what kind it is, because no type of love will ever be worth living through the ugly love again.
Ugly Love · Colleen Hoover
When someone’s timing is both reckless and perfect.
What are you doing?” I whisper. “Well, you were looking at me like you wanted me to kiss you.” His blue eyes become heavy-lidded. “So I was thinking I might do that.
The Mistake · Elle Kennedy
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