'Beautiful Bastard' by Christina Lauren is a controversial read that sparks mixed opinions among readers. Some readers criticize it as being reminiscent of Twilight fan fiction, focusing heavily on explicit sex scenes and lacking character development. However, others praise it for its quick pace, engaging banter between the main characters, and the unique setting in Chicago. The story revolves around the tumultuous relationship between Bennett Ryan, a COO, and his assistant intern Chloe, as they navigate a love-hate dynamic that eventually turns into something more.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
There are themes of workplace power dynamics and explicit sexual content that could require caution for sensitive readers.
Has Romance?
Romance plays a significant role in the development of the characters and the plot.
From The Publisher:
An ambitious intern. A perfectionist executive. And a whole lot of name calling. Discover the story that garnered more than two million reads online.
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 2 million reads on fanfiction sites-Beautiful Bastard has been extensively updated for re-release.
Ratings (82)
Incredible (4) | |
Loved It (38) | |
Liked It (25) | |
It Was OK (5) | |
Did Not Like (6) | |
Hated It (4) |
Reader Stats (141):
Read It (89) | |
Want To Read (32) | |
Did Not Finish (5) | |
Not Interested (15) |
3 comment(s)
Amazing!
Really enjoyed reading this, I was immediately hooked and couldn't put it down! Highly recommended and can't wait to read others by Christina Lauren!
This was just to much for me, didn't like they story nor the romance. Sad to say it was to much smutt and little story
I'm so angry that I spent five minutes reading this book.
The main characters are a boss and intern who absolutely hate each other. Yet within the first chapter they screwed in a conference room and all of a sudden couldn't keep their hands off each other.
Next they did the deed in a lingerie store, a hallway, an elevator, a bathroom, a shower and finally a hotel room. And for three-quarters of the book, they still hated each other. They hardly ever had any sort of conversation while wearing clothes.
Yet somehow -through the magic of their banging - they decided to try to be a couple. How romantic!
And was it supposed to be sexy that he kept stealing her underwear? 'Cause I was not impressed!
What can you read after
Beautiful Bastard?
About the Author:
Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of longtime writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the New York Times, USA TODAY, and #1 internationally bestselling authors of the Beautiful and Wild Seasons series, Dating You / Hating You, Autoboyography, Love and Other Words, Roomies, Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating, My Favorite Half-Night Stand, The Unhoneymooners, Twice in a Blue Moon, and The Soulmate Equation. You can find them online at ChristinaLaurenBooks.com, @ChristinaLauren on Instagram, or @ChristinaLauren on Twitter.
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