Entertaining and funny though I would have liked a little more story development, it just seemed to be missing something that would have pushed it over the top. There were a lot of good moments especially when Bennett and Chloe fought with each other. Matched perfectly! Very steamy between them too which is always a plus!
Release Date - 2/12/2013
*A Sinfully Sexy Read*
Beautiful bastard is the first book in a promising new series by the writing Duo "Christina Lauren."
Summary: Chloe Mills, an intern, works extremely hard for what she wants. What she WANTS is to 'wow' the scholarship board and earn her MBA. But, first she must complete an internship at Ryan Media Group and survive working as the assistant to the world's biggest beautiful bastard, Bennett Ryan. Larger emphasis on the bastard part. However, already experienced as Ryan's assistant, Chloe is confident she can complete her internship and still present a spectacular thesis. If only she can manage the bastard...
Bennett Ryan is successful, handsome, and above all else a perfectionist. Unfortunately, he's also cocky, impatient, ill-mannered, and EXTREMELY irritating. Bennett, being a man who always gets his way, expects those that dissapoint to cower before him. Being the exception, Chloe is not intimated easily, which drives Bennett fu*king INSANE. Unsurprisingly, he takes great pleasure in making her life hell. Yet for reasons unknown, he also NEEDS her in his bed...
Review: Beautiful Bastard was sexy and entertaining. Set in Chicago, the story is told from the alternating view points of both Chloe and Bennett. I rather liked the different P.O.V.'s, it kept things interesting. The biggest praise I can give this book is for the chemistry between the characters. It was scorching, raw, and intensely volitale. The tension between Chloe and Bennett was palpable and the sex scenes were freakin hot. In fact, there was so much sex, I feared it would become repetitive and boring. Nope. Thanks to some inventive settings, from dressing to board rooms, it steamy right to the end. Watching the relationship between Chloe and Bennett develop and evolve was quite entertaining as well.
There was also a few very likeable minor characters that were introduced. I'm hoping we'll see more of them in future works.
My only real criticism is for the depth to the plot and characters, which was very much lacking. The main characters were great, but felt underdeveloped. There was rather a lot of sex scenes, but not enough cohesive dialog to tie things together. Perhaps if the story was a bit longer it would have felt more balanced. Other than that, this was a fun read and I'll definitely pick up the next book in the series.
