Review: Read this book! You won’t be disappointed!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 26, 2014
What happens when a girl grows up with no father and literally a highly sought after escort (whore) for a mother? You would be amazed if she ended up anything other than a whore herself, right? Well, for Emerald Anderson she didn’t know any different. The men would tell her, “Your mom is really something special.” And she believed it too.Emerald and her mom, Leah Belle because she wasn’t allowed to call her mom, had their great mother/daughter fun times. Well, if you count drinking together, smoking together, doing drugs together and telling her crazy things about sex then it was just wonderful happy times. Emerald didn’t know any better. They rarely had money to go out and she didn’t have any friends because she was told they would all betray her. That friends were considered “sponsors” to get things from. Leah Belle was all she had in the world, literally.Then she’s gone. Just like that Emerald is completely alone in the world. But turns out she has some pretty amazing grandparents that take her in. This is an entirely different world full of “normal” family time of eating together and playing games. She gets job after job not able to keep one since she’s so messed up. However, it does seem like she should be more disturbed. I found her amazing in being able to deal with things she’s been handed.She slowly realizes that her mom was wrong about everything. The drinking was a terrible idea. Some friends really can be friends. Family is important. Men are not all the same and some can be nice. Falling in love can be wonderful! Her journey in finding out pieces of this is amazing. The writing is wonderful and the characters are genuine and loving.She makes a friend, Sarah, who she thinks is a “sponsor” but starts thinking maybe she can actually have friends. She meets him, Carter. Good looking and doesn’t want to only get into her pants. He takes her on a date and enjoys spending time with her. It’s weird to Emerald – she’s never had that before. Can she allow him to care for her? Will she learn to care for him? Will she forget everything her mom ever told her and learn that not everyone will hurt her?Emerald is very wise for her age and if you consider the things she’s seen in her short life so far….she is nothing short of amazing! I love this character. She has so much depth and heart but it’s hard to see that at first. The way the story builds and carries you away – allowing you to watch Emerald find piece after piece of herself is really fantastic writing.I found this book to be many different things. Disturbing, Hard & Sad. However, it’s also about Love, Friendship and Forgiveness. It’s emotional and uplifting almost at the same time. I HIGHLY recommend Beautiful Failure!!! I can’t wait for the 2nd book, Beautiful Temptation. There is a small cliffhanger but nothing that isn’t normal for a series book. Read this book!!!! You won’t be disappointed!!!