Friday, August 23, 2013

Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren

 3/5 Stars

Goodreads:

An ambitious intern. 
A perfectionist executive. 
And a whole lot of name calling.
 

Whip-smart, hardworking, and on her way to an MBA, Chloe Mills has only one problem: her boss, Bennett Ryan. He's exacting, blunt, inconsiderate—and completely irresistible. A Beautiful Bastard. 

Bennett has returned to Chicago from France to take a vital role in his family's massive media business. He never expected that the assistant who'd been helping him from abroad was the gorgeous, innocently provocative—completely infuriating—creature he now has to see every day. Despite the rumors, he's never been one for a workplace hookup. But Chloe's so tempting he's willing to bend the rules—or outright smash them—if it means he can have her. All over the office. 

As their appetites for one another increase to a breaking point, Bennett and Chloe must decide exactly what they're willing to lose in order to win each other. 

Originally only available online as The Office by tby789—and garnering over two million reads on fan fiction sites—Beautiful Bastard has been extensively updated for re-release.

My Review:

I really was hoping for more with this. It was 3/4 sex and 1/4 story. 

Don't get me wrong, I love my smut. But I also like there to be a story. The story really didn't get strong until towards the end. It was cute, but I guess I was more in the mood to read a story rather than erotica.

I haven't read 50 Shades but I've heard enough about it. This seems similar but much more tame. 

I liked Chloe and Emmett. Chloe was a spitfire and Emmett gave it right back to her. I just wished there was more character development. I wanted more of a story to balance out the hot sex. 

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