Beautiful (The Beautiful Series Book 10) Kindle Edition

If, like me, you have been reading a lot of deep, dark, books recently, this series is absolutely what you need in your life. It is a fun, lighthearted contemporary romance with characters that are easy to love.Pippa:While Will was easily my favorite male character in this series, I can easily say without a doubt that Pippa is my favorite female character. Everything about her, from her zany clothes, to her propensity for saying whatever is on her mind, no matter the situation, was fantastic. She had me laughing out loud on more than one occasion. I would send my bestie a copy of this book to read with instructions to be more like Pippa if I was’t positive I’d get punched.Jensen:While I liked Jensen, and felt that he and Pippa were a great match, I did find myself speeding through his chapters to read more from Pippa’s perspective – he was more of a reserved and quiet character while she was really out there. He was just overshadowed by her big personality, in my opinion.The Sex:Fellow fans of Christina Lauren know how incredible her sex scenes can be. Something I have really enjoyed about this series is that every couple has different sex scenes – some romance authors kind of copy and paste their sex scenes in each of their books. But each character in the Beautiful series has different kinks (dirty talkers, public sex, hate sex, etc). This book’s sex scenes definitely delivered on steaminess (I had to turn my AC down to 67 at one point because fanning myself just wasn’t working- I will bill you for the difference in my electric bill Christina Lauren).The Ending:As promised, we got to see all of our favorite characters return in this book. As a final book, it did a phenomenal job of wrapping up each couple’s story. I will miss all of these characters – I have been following them for years.My Takeaway: Pippa was my favorite female character to date, and while I felt that she did out shadow Jensen a bit in this book, I loved them as a couple. I’m going to miss the Beautiful Series characters but really look forward to reading Lauren’s next series. This was the perfect light, funny, sweet read.

This was a great way to wrap up the series! I was t expecting to like Jensen and Pippa so much (in the beginning it felt like just another version of Niall and Ruby) but they quickly grew on me!Things I loved:✔️ vacation fling✔️ fake relationship✔️ grumpy(ish)/sunshine✔️ a blend of new and familiar characters

FINAL DECISION: A satisfying conclusion to the Beautiful series with a new couple who made me laugh and smile. Jensen and Pippa are perfect together despite their differences but Jensen and Hanna definitely have similar work obsession problems!THE STORY: Times are changing for the Beautiful crew with the addition of a number of children and a group have decided to take a wine tasting tour. Included is one of Ruby's friends, Pippa and Hanna's brother, Jensen. As the unmarried couple in the group, the two are naturally matched together. Both are recovering from failed relationships and the lure of a holiday romance is irresistible. But what happens when the holiday is over.OPINION: This book is elevated by the appearances of the Beautiful crew. The story is good, but it doesn't compare to the first three couples in the series. On the other hand, I enjoyed this story more than Niall and Ruby's.Pippa and Jensen made me laugh. The two are such opposites and it was wonderful to see how these two end up melding so well together. There was something really beautiful about how Pippa expects Jensen to be judgmental about her, but he truly falls for her for herself.I also really liked the symmetry of this story (won't give spoilers here). Even if the events are a bit unlikely, there was something in how it came together that made my heart warm.What I didn't like as much is how these two are a bit stupid with miscommunication, or more accurately, lack of communication. The troubles between Jensen and Pippa is all about not talking to one another. I'm not a person that hates that plot device, but the excuses here made me roll my eyes at times.But ultimately, the strength of the connection between Jensen and Pippa made up for the plot device keeping them apart.And the ending of this book was simply wonderful and a great treat for anyone who has followed the entire series.WORTH MENTIONING: There are appearances here from Bennett and Chloe, Max and Sara, Will and Hanna, and Niall and Ruby. I love the relationship between these characters and this book feels like a big homecoming for everyone.CONNECTED BOOKS: BEAUTIFUL is the fifth and final book in the Beautiful series. The romance here is self-contained and can be read as a standalone, but this book is filled with the other couples in the series and serves as a conclusion for the series so it is better after reading the other books in the series.STAR RATING: I give this book 4.5 stars.

The Beautiful Bastard series comes to a fitting and heart-warming conclusion with Jensen and Pippa's story. It is evident from the beginning that these two will hit it off (no spoilers here)! Ahhhh but what a fun-filled ride it is through wine country in the Northeast US.If you have read this series you will get more of what you have come to expect from this author; strong and smart women, sexy, lovable men, romance, humor, well-developed characters and a story you will slow down reading because you absolutely do not want it to end.The amusing banter and interaction of this group of friends is charming and refreshing, as always. One of the best adjective's to describe this book and series is "Satisfying".The conclusion of this series is bittersweet for me but Christiana Lauren is my go to author when I need to escape to a happy, fun and sexy place.I will read anything they write. Bennett, Chloe, Max, Sara, Will, Hannah, Niall, Ruby, Jensen and Pippa have earned a loving place on my bookshelf and I will continue to reread your charming storiesThank you CLo for giving me countless hours of beautifully written characters that I feel have become my friends, have made me cry, made me laugh and have made me happy beyond measure.If you are like me and a hopeless romantic, this series is a must read!