Beautiful Beginning (The Beautiful Series)

Filthy, dirty, hilarious, fun and I loved every single second of it!I freaking loved this story. Loved. It. Everything about it made me happy! It was playful and hot right from the start. I love Bennett and Chloe so much and their adventure to get to the alter had just the right mix of drama and hotness. They have such loving, playful attitudes and are so great together.There were some seriously funny scenes throughout the story. I particularly loved a scene at the church, I thought it was priceless! The families, the aunts, George, what Bennett was up to with Will - it was all so witty! Any time the guys get together I'm always happy, I love their interactions. I seriously kept bursting out into giggles and had a smile plastered on my face through most of the book.I loved what Bennett wanted to do and Chloe's mission to break his resolve. It created a serious amount of sexual tension but a lot of passion and steaminess too. I'm glad the drama involved in the story was light but I thought it was just the right amount to keep you wondering what was going to happen next.I loved the wedding, it was so full of emotion and beautifully written - I was teary eyed. The duo of Christina Lauren have this great knack for painting a wonderful picture. Bennett and Chloe are so sweet together and so in love, I thought they were evenly matched and balanced each other out perfectly. I love their relationship and how they've grown together. I also thought it was wonderful how they spent their first night together as a married couple, it was so symbolic and perfect.I think this was the perfect ending to the series but I'm sad its over. Will and Hanna... oh my goodness. Yes! Max and Sara... sigh. Love them all.5 stars because I loved it and it made me happy! I'd like to give it 6 actually. Seriously, I have this crazy smile and feel good feeling happening. Love the bastard and the bitch. :-)

FINAL DECISION: The story of the marriage of Chloe and Bennett, getting to see the characters all in a happy place was nice, but I wasn't as drawn into this story as much as the other novellas. The humor felt more forced and less exciting, but still a nice revisit.THE STORY: Chloe and Bennett started out with arguing and angry sex, but now they are getting married and there is plenty of anger at family and no sex because Bennett wants to wait for the wedding night. A series of crazy capers happens when it is time for the wedding.OPINION: I always enjoy seeing all the characters from the Beautiful series in situations that are not about their emotional turmoil but rather about enjoying their relationship. This novella is a cute episode with the crazy events surround Chloe and Bennett's marriage. What I enjoyed most about the story is how we get to see Bennett's intense love for Chloe. Definitely sigh-worthy. Although the story has a lot of humor, I wasn't as engaged with the story as with the prior stories. I liked the story, but didn't find it as hilarious as others.WORTH MENTIONING: This is an adorable novella with all the cast and crew of the prior books in the Beautiful series. It clearly was designed to be an ending to the series although the authors continued the series a few years later.CONNECTED BOOKS: BEAUTIFUL BEGINNING is book 3.5 in the Beautiful series. It should be read as part of the series as it assumes knowledge of the characters.STAR RATING: I give this book 4 stars.

Bennett Ryan MY Beautiful Bastard. What a ride. If you're wondering whether this book will measure up to the others in the series, put your mind at rest. The anger, name-calling and subsequent mind-blowing sex is on full display.The boys have equal time in the book to showcase the male catty dialogue they are so famous for. I laughed out loud so many times that my kindle is basically highlighted through the entire book. As always the snarky one liners and comedic timing is spot on.Bennett and Chloe start off hot and sizzle all the way through. When Max made his many appearances in the book I was reminded how I swooned for him in Beautiful Stranger. And having just finished Beautiful Player I loved getting a little more Will and Hanna.Meeting the various members of the two families did not disappoint. The many new supporting characters were written perfectly making the story much more interesting. Especially--BULL! Of course it wouldn't be a wedding for these two if it weren't riddled with constant chaos and disasters, which happened at every turn and will have you howling at the absurdity.But what I loved most about this book was the deeper look into the love that Bennett has for his Chloe. They melded a perfect blend of Bastard and Gentleman that will make you fall hard--harder, for ole' Ben.It is a quick read that serves up the finale to this series perfectly in a nice silver wedding bow. I'm just sad it's the last we will hear from our Beautiful duo of friends--I'll miss them.Christina Lauren, thank you for the journey with these guys--your writing is infectious and I give this book a high five with five BIG stars!