Beautiful Oblivion by Jamie McGuire
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK (1st Jul 2014)
Received a copy for review from the fabulous ladies over at The Hot Bed, thank you!
Blurb:
Fiercely independent Camille "Cami" Camlin gladly moved on from her childhood before it was over. She has held down a job since before she could drive, and moved into her own apartment after her freshman year of college. 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.
Trenton Maddox was the king of Eastern State University, dating co-eds before he even graduated high school. 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.
Eighteen 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. Just when he thinks his life is returning to normal, he notices Cami sitting alone at a table at The Red.
As the baby sister of four rowdy brothers, Cami believes she'll have no problem keeping her new friendship with Trenton Maddox strictly platonic. 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.
This goes without saying, Jamie McGuire is one of my favourite, go-to authors when it comes to New Adult. She has a signature writing style which draws you in and the heroes in her books. OH GOD, you'll have to be a robot to resist their charms. I was over the moon when I got a copy of Beautiful Oblivion in the post and I couldn't wait to dig in! I loved Abby and Travis's love story in Beautiful Disaster and Walking Disaster so I had high hopes for this one!
Beautiful Oblivion follows the story of Camille "Cami" Camlin, a college student who is making a living on her own. As soon as she was old enough, she left her home and entered the real world, more than happy to leave her family behind. On a fateful night, bad boy Trenton Maddox enters her life and she doesn't know if he's presence is an unwanted distraction or a welcome one. But she has a fantastic boyfriend, even though he's all the way in
California. Surely she can handle the irresistible charms of Trent
Maddox?
Whoa, hold on to the locks to your heart, readers. There's another bad boy in town and he's Travis Maddox's older brother, Trent. If you've read Beautiful/Walking Disaster and fallen in love with Travis, get ready to fall in love with another Maddox. It's pretty obvious that Cami and Trent will end up together, but what I loved about this book was the romance of their blossoming relationship, their fights and make ups, their bubbling chemistry and of course, Trent Maddox being whipped. Jamie McGuire successfully writes about characters who are damaged and affected in life and make us feel for them and love them like they are our own friends. I felt for Cami's lacklustre childhood and Trent's unforgettable tragedy (though I hope Jamie McGuire would have given us more about it).
There's an underlying mystery in the plot and I couldn't help but race through the pages to find out who exactly Cami's boyfriend, T.J. is. Readers will be drawn into Cami and Trent's messy love story, with an added conflict: an unwelcome love triangle. I wasn't expecting the ending, to be honest but I thought it was OK. I wanted more! I hope there's more to come from these Maddox bad boys in the future because I can't get enough of them!
Beautiful Oblivion was such an all-consuming read. I was so wrapped up in Cami and Trent's love story, I really craved for more. I got to relive most of the events in Beautiful/Walking Disaster from Cami's point of view and it felt so good to read about Abby and Travis again! Romantic, sexy and very intense, Jamie McGuire has done it again!
Whoa, hold on to the locks to your heart, readers. There's another bad boy in town and he's Travis Maddox's older brother, Trent. If you've read Beautiful/Walking Disaster and fallen in love with Travis, get ready to fall in love with another Maddox. It's pretty obvious that Cami and Trent will end up together, but what I loved about this book was the romance of their blossoming relationship, their fights and make ups, their bubbling chemistry and of course, Trent Maddox being whipped. Jamie McGuire successfully writes about characters who are damaged and affected in life and make us feel for them and love them like they are our own friends. I felt for Cami's lacklustre childhood and Trent's unforgettable tragedy (though I hope Jamie McGuire would have given us more about it).
There's an underlying mystery in the plot and I couldn't help but race through the pages to find out who exactly Cami's boyfriend, T.J. is. Readers will be drawn into Cami and Trent's messy love story, with an added conflict: an unwelcome love triangle. I wasn't expecting the ending, to be honest but I thought it was OK. I wanted more! I hope there's more to come from these Maddox bad boys in the future because I can't get enough of them!
Beautiful Oblivion was such an all-consuming read. I was so wrapped up in Cami and Trent's love story, I really craved for more. I got to relive most of the events in Beautiful/Walking Disaster from Cami's point of view and it felt so good to read about Abby and Travis again! Romantic, sexy and very intense, Jamie McGuire has done it again!
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| Emma Stone as Cami and the ever sexy Chris Hemsworth as Trent |
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