mandyireadindie

actually rated it 3.5 stars but always round up to the next whole number for sites like goodreads, amazon, etc...


I didn't fall in love with BEAUTY FROM SURRENDER like I did BEAUTY FROM PAIN. I hoped I would have but sadly it just wasn't happening for me. I enjoyed the wait and the mounting suspense of Jack Henry trying to track Laurelyn down. I had such high expectations of how it would be when they finally reunited. And let me tell you...I loved them reuniting. Oh boy did I ever. But after the fireworks fizzled out I felt like I was left in limbo the whole middle part of the story. And that leads me to the next part of my review.

Some people are going to roll their eyes at me or track me down to give me a good 'what for'...but I wasn't into all the sex scenes. To me it was just too much. And I know these guys had a lot of time to make up for, but gosh, some scenes I had to skim over and move on. I find that old saying 'less is more' works in literature too. Just a thought. Now I did enjoy the steamy scenes but not one right after another. I wanted a bit more story. To me you get the story, but only in the beginning and the end. The middle was all sex, sex, sex. I just don't remember it being that frequent in BEAUTY FROM PAIN. Ok, prude moment over. I'm moving on.

Although some parts were predictable, I enjoyed the journey of Jack Henry and Laurelyn finding their way back to each other. The road is not easy for them by any means and they will have numerous pot holes along the way. But in the end it will all be worth it. Please don't let my review keep you from reading the story...because I did like it. It just wasn't what I was hoping for in the end. I do however want to read the next book with them. I am all for seeing what happens for them after it was all said and done in book 2. I will forever hold them as some of my most favorite and memorable characters.