Loved it is there more and really TJ was his brother what a spicy triangle

unfortunately i will not be finishing this book any time soon. I have to many other books i'm prioritizing right now. i will eventually get back to this book, but for now it's going on my dnf shelf...

oh so good ( )

This is suppose to be the first book in a series but yet it is #4 in another series. The mystery of what is all about TJ got confusing after Cami broke up and yet could not talk about it. I liked TJ in the beginning and still wonder about him for future books. Too much about popular culture with drinking, tattoos, and bad family life. Liked how Trent really tries to keep his temper in check, shows a caring attitude for the neighbor girl, and towards making sure his dad is OK. Hard to care for the other characters when they make questionable choices but still hold jobs and stay in college. ( )

The best description for this book/series in 10 words or less:
"Woman struggles to love man because family can really suck."

First off, I absolutely love that the stories of all the Maddox brothers' lives all intermixed with each of their stories. I think it's a unique idea that authors have been more recently been doing with their stand-alone novels by making them into companion novels. You won't necessarily miss too much if you read these books out of order or just read one.

I also love how the story is told through the woman's (Cami) view rather than the man's (Trent) view. It truly shows how hard and what Trent goes through in order to win Cami's heart. It shows his loyalty and love in a very personal way while she tries to wrestle with all the

I love that Cami gets tattoos and how she becomes more of who she is rather than feeling forced to do what her family wanted. I think she's super relatable to a certain demographic than that the other women in this companion series do not come from and deal with.

Trent is awesome when it comes to kids. He is very protective of his little neighbor, Olive, who he acts like a big brother to her. His protectiveness carries to Cami. You don't see tough men like that spend time with kids that aren't their own in books so this was a breath of fresh air.

Cami's family agitated me, but I think this is to show you how strong and independent of a woman she is. She's the only one that is smart enough to remove herself from the detrimental situation. Her father is abusive and an alcoholic who beats Cami's mother, which her mother refuses to do anything. One of her brothers makes her feel obligated to fix his mistakes to save her family from her father's anger.

Trent is often sometimes a little controlling, which is partly because he is extremely protective from an incident in the past. I think this humanizes Trent more as a character because trauma can instill fear and insecurity like in his case.

Refer to my blog for a different view of this review:
https://axarr.blogspot.com/2015/10/review-wednesday-beautiful-oblivion-by.html

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