Review: FABULOUS DEBUT!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2014
The story is fresh and original. It’s a story of love and just how broken and beautifully addictive it can be.Josie loses her mother at fourteen and her father shortly after. After the tragic loss of her father, Josie suffers from amnesia and can’t remember anything prior to the tragic event. With no family, Josie is put into the foster care system and shipped across the country. Now an adult, Josie is closed off, mistrusting, and damaged after years spent neglected by the system. To cope, Josie floats through her days engaging in random meaningless sex, drugs, and tagging.Tristan lost his best friend and true love, Josie, at fourteen. He’s never gotten over her. Tristan ends up making less than stellar life choices which have him falling into a less than savory career that he is now determined to leave.Years later, Tristan and Josie lives intersect once again and their pasts are more intertwined than they could ever imagine. Tristan is determined to hold on to the love he lost years ago, but Josie isn’t the same person. The person she was is lost somewhere in her amnesia. She’s convinced that Tristan could never love the person she has become. But, neither are the same kids they were at fourteen….This is one of those books where the blurb can never convey just how amazingly wonderful the story is inside. Sometimes I don’t want a book with super hot sex scenes, I just need a book with a GREAT story. Beautiful Addictions is THAT book!! This was absolutely incredible . I don’t generally pick up NA books. But, Beautiful Additions is the exception to my rule. The characters may be NA but the writing and story sure as hell are not.It’s hard to fathom that his is a debut novel. The level of writing is absolutely positively brilliant and utterly intelligent. Season Vining has some wicked mad writing skills. I swear I feel smart just having read this. The characters are so intelligent and mature for having just crossed the 20-something line not long ago.There was quite a bit of omigod and WTF just happened that I was rereading sections to make sure that’s what my eyes saw!!! This book is a fabulous MUST READ!!! I highly highly recommend Beautiful Addictions. I cannot wait to see what’s next from Season Vining. She’s definitely an author to watch!!!