Review: 3.5 Stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 15, 2013
I was excited to read Beneath Your Beautiful by Tamsyn Bester, because there were so many five stars reviews on goodreads. But Beneath Your Beautiful by Tamsyn Bester did not meet my expectations. I guess that it has to do a lot with the previous book I read before reading Beneath Your Beautiful, because that one was a book hangover for me.This is going to be a short review.I know first-hand how hard life can be. I don't pretend that it's all butterflies and roses.Beneath Your Beautiful by Tamsyn Bester starts off great. We get to meet Huntley (love her name) who has suffered a great loss, and is moving to where her aunt and uncle live. There is a little bit of mystery at the beginning, because Huntley is running away from her past, to be more specific her ex-boyfriend. This is what kept me turning the pages, because I wanted to know more about Huntley. As the story progresses we learn something new about Huntley's character. Her character is your typical broken girl that has suffered a tragic loss and had a boyfriend that was a jerk and never valued her. Of course Tamsyn Bester throws a little twist here and there in the story.I realize then that what's pulling me to her is more than just an attraction. It's an inherent bond created by circumstances neither of us had or has control over.So what happens with you typical broken girl? Yes, she moves into a new town and meets the guy that will put back her broken pieces. But wait the guy she meets, Gray, is as broken as Huntley. Gray's character is your typical cowboy- sweet, southern charm, hot, drives a truck, and loves playing football. Like I said before Gray is as broken as Huntley, and he has sworn off being in a serious relationship with a girl.All I know is that I need a new beginning, a chance to start over and try to move forwards with the pieces of my life that were left over.So my problem with Beneath Your Beautiful by Tamsyn Bester was that I just felt that it wasn't original. It felt like stories I have read before- broken girl meets broken guy, and they fix each other, evil bad boyfriend in search of getting his girlfriend back, being cheated on by your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend, etc..-are blended to make a story. Does it make any sense? I really don't know how else to describe it. But I did find myself checking the page numbers to see how far I had to get through half of the book, or to actually finish the book. Did it feel like a long read? When I started it, I knew it was 273 pages, so I thought it was going to be a fast paced read. But it just felt like I couldn't get to half of the book.But I did love Huntley's and Gray's relationship. I guess I am a sucker for the broken girl falls in love with the broken guy, and they end of fixing each other. Plus, Beneath Your Beautiful by Tamsyn Bester is an HEA!Everybody has a past and I won't allow mine to smear my future.Will I be reading the next installment in the Beautiful series? Yes! Because I loved Demi's character :D! So I can't wait to read Demi's and Brody's book.~Kassie @ Kassie's Book Thoughts