Review: Girls who poop, and a secret….
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 30, 2014
You know how sometimes you enter a book with absolutely no expectations. A book with only a handful of reviews and ratings. A book by an author you've never heard of. A cover that appears to have a partially naked girl taking a poo in the corner. You know that book.I live for that book.This is that book.I stumbled across Beautiful Failure back in December. I was pulled towards it because of the contrast between an amazing book synopsis and a book cover…well, a book cover of a girl taking a poo in the corner. Okay, not really, but nothing about the cover was eye catching. However, it has since been redone….twice. I live to find amazing books buried beneath a mediocre cover. A book that almost seems to be a well kept secret. An unknown. An unknown that somehow makes the book feel like my secret. A secret I can't wait to share. I live to share.This. Was. That. Book.This is me sharing.I entered Beautiful Failure with very few expectations, but I was left without the comprehension of why more people aren't reading loving this book. Maybe it happened to find me at the perfect time. Maybe it was during a time where there was something very specific that I needed. Maybe Beautiful Failure was exactly what I needed. It isn't perfect. It didn't grip me right away, but it consumed me, entertained me, and left me wanting more.I loved Emerald for her humor, her honesty. She was such a strong and original character. I couldn't help, but like her. I loved learning about her screwed up past, her screwed up present, and glimpses of strides to alter her undetermined future.Carter is an enigma. A mystery. Mariah Cole drives you insane by the inference of some secret, some knowledge of Carter that only she has, but is completely unwilling to share….yet. To me, it just made him that much more intriguing. His domineering (and yes, alpha) personality must have an origin, but it has yet to be discovered. What is discovered though, on the very last frickin page, will leave you stunned, and once you recover you'll be begging for more.I think my favorite aspect of Emerald and Carter's relationship was that she was the one that wanted to push their physical relationship. Carter wasn't the stereotypical male to fall immediately into her vagina. He slowed things down, and the tension it created was delicious.I was a little confused with certain aspects of the plot that seemed to be a focus, foreshadowing something big to come. However, that wasn't the case. The heighten security at the club seemed to be highlighted along with the creepy officer. So I kept expecting something….something…..well….I just expected something more. It seemed to be an area of repeated focus that never really evolved into anything other than to play a small roll in the plot development.All that aside though, I couldn't be happier.It gave me originality.It gave me feeling.It gave me entertainment.It gave me exactly what I needed, and I can't wait for more!!READ ON!!