Suffering from Fifty Shades withdrawal symptoms? Then meet Travis...
GOOD GIRL. Abby Abernathy doesn't drink or swear and she works hard. Abby believes she has created enough distance between her and the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college, her dreams of a new beginning are quickly challenged by the university's walking one-night stand.
BAD BOY. Travis Maddox, handsome, built, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs - and wants - to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight club, and his days as the notorious college Lothario.
A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN...
Intrigued by Abby's resistance to his charms, Travis tricks her into his life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain celibate for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis' apartment for the same amount of time.
OR THE START OF SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL?
Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match. Or that this is the start of an obsessive, intense relationship that will lead them both into unimaginable territory...
Imagine you're driving down the highway and notice a car driving the wrong way straight toward another car. That car swerves to avoid the idiot on the wrong side, but then a couch falls off of a truck and they hit it. Then the car flips over, does some somersaults, and gets hit by an oncoming vehicle. Then it bursts into flames.^ You're wondering, "what the hell just happened?!" First of all, you probably pulled over and are the worst type of gawker. Secondly, you just had an experience similar to reading Beautiful Disaster.
From the very beginning I wasn't sure if I wanted Abby and Travis to get together. He's sexy, tattooed, and happens to be a genius. She wears cardigans, sucks at Biology, and likes chocolate syrup in her oatmeal. There was no way I could see these two in the same social circle, let alone being bestest friends turned lovers gone wrong. Plus Abby was either completely dense or pretending to be for most of the book in order to not see how much Travis was in love with her. Then we learn about her "shocking" secret and...
"This has just become one convoluted clusterfuck."
Indeed. Except that her secret is kind of lame, and seems to only partially explain her behavior. But it's unique and helps contribute to the insane drama. So much drama that those two almost gave me whiplash.
^Accident scenario provided by Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews.
