A Beautiful Funeral - Jamie McGuire

Title - A Beautiful Funeral
Author - Jamie McGuire 
Series - The Maddox Brother's #5
ISBN - 9781534623576
Genre - New Adult > Contemporary > Romance
My Copy - Purchased
Format - Kindle
Where You Can Find It - Goodreads - Barnes & Noble - Indigo - Amazon UK - Amazon US 

Eleven years to the day after eloping in Vegas with Abby, Special Agent Travis Maddox delivers his own brand of vigilante justice to mob boss Benny Carlisi. Vegas's oldest and most violent crime family is now preparing for vengeance, and the entire Maddox family is a target. 

The secret Thomas and Travis have kept for a decade will be revealed to the rest of the family, and for the first time the Maddoxes will be at odds. While none of them are strangers to loss, the family has grown, and the risk is higher than ever. With brothers against brothers and wives taking sides, each member will make a choice—let the fear tear them apart, or make them stronger

I am going to give a disclaimer right now this may contain spoilers because it will be extremely difficult to talk about this book without talking about some aspects of it, but i will say if you read this book be prepared to sob uncontrollably . 

 I read this book in one sitting at midnight when it came out and i finished it and 3:21 am i stopped reading for like 5 minutes to watch Usain Bolt but i couldn't put this book down, i cried a lot during this book but it was such a bittersweet feeling because it was so good to read about these characters again but they aren't the same they all have their own problems i think the only ones who didn't was Tyler and Ellie so it was a bit of a turn around. 

The character were the same but different, and that made me smile that at times you could see the old them shine through, i had one problem overall and that was Cami i loved her in Beautiful Oblivion but i actually didn't like her in this book with the way that she was acting, but we had some adorable children and Olive all grown up we also had some Hollis and Alyssa interaction. Jim as always was the strong patriarch and it was a beautiful book that gave these characters a second chance to shine as bright as they were meant to.

When i first started reading, i didn't know if i was going to like it because of how different it was and i felt like it might ruin the future i painted for them in my head, but it didn't i mean even now i am in a bit of denial and will never think about the last couple of chapters as cannon but that's just because i love a happy ending.

If you have read the other books in this series i highly recommend this book because it just wraps everything up and we get Maddox Children, if not read it just for the children because they are so cute. It was worth every single tear i shed at 3 am and i will read this book again and again just like the rest of the series.

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Beautiful Burn - Jamie McGuire -- Spoiler Free Review

Title - Beautiful Burn
Author - Jamie McGuire
Series - Maddox Brothers #4
ISBN - 9781512284133
Genre - New Adult
My Copy - Purchased
Format - Kindle
Where You Can Find It - Goodreads - Barnes & Noble - Amazon UK - Amazon US

Fresh out of college, Ellison Edson has fallen through the cracks of rock bottom. While staying in her family’s vacation home in Colorado, her behavior has finally gained the attention of her parents—but not in the way she hoped. Cut off from the millions she’s always taken for granted, and left alone to fend for herself, Ellie spirals further out of control, making a mistake she can’t take back.
Like his twin brother Taylor, Tyler Maddox is a member of the Alpine Hotshots, fighting wildland fires on the frontline. As arrogant as he is charming, Tyler’s nomadic lifestyle makes it easy to contain his relationships to one night. When he meets Ellie at a local party during off-season, her extreme personality and dismissive attitude fascinates him at first, but as his feelings deepen, Tyler realizes that the crippling inner demons of the woman he loves might be the strongest enemy any Maddox has ever faced.

I will say this is probably my least favourite in the series i don't know why i couldn't connect to Ellie she is so different from characters i usually read, i did enjoy it though McGuire's writing as usually was on point so it wasn't all bad it was just Ellie's character i hated, and even some of the other characters we have seen and loved over the previous books seemed off i don't know if that was just my mood at the time. So in a couple of months i will re-read this book/Series and see if my opinion will change.

I did give this book a 4 Flag rating because if i took out Ellie's behaviour and attitude it would have been a 5 flag rating, the problems she goes through feel very real to the reader especially if you have seen someone go through it, its written in a way that is not glamorising it but like a cautionary tale instead and that was something i liked as well because sometimes New Adult books can blur the line between right and wrong.
also i will say there is a lot of repetition in the last 3 books of this series especially Beautiful Burn and Beautiful Sacrifice because they are set in the same time and the same place unlike Beautiful Redemption which is set in Californian. I really cant say much about the story line because it is so tied in with things i don't want to spoil. I will say if you love books about women trying to get their life on track and make amends for the past then this is definitely a book for. 

I will do a spoiler review sometime next month because I really couldn't say much about this book without spoiling it. 

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That's What He Said Thursday's - Travis Maddox - 5th November 2015

So That's What He Said Thursdays was Created by Chapter Break and it is pretty much just a appreciation post for your favourite Male Protagonist's quotes to his girl.

So this week I have chosen a character from one of the first New Adult books I read and I love this character in the two books he has some amazing quotes.

Travis Maddox 

Beautiful Disaster -Jamie McGuire

If you participate in That's What He Said Thursdays then leave the link in the comments i would love to see who you chose.

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