Beautiful Bombshell

By: Christina Lauren

Narrated by: Jonathan Cole, Sebastian York

Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

In this new novella, the gentlemen from Beautiful Bastard, Beautiful Stranger, and Beautiful Player are out for a wild night on The Strip.

When Max, Henry, and Will steal Bennett away for a weekend of shenanigans and strippers in Vegas, the first stop of the night doesn’t go at all as planned. With their scheme for a "Guys' Weekend" completely derailed anyway, Max and Bennett begin to play a wild game of stealth and secrecy in order to have their bombshells all over Sin City.

©2013 Christina Lauren (P)2013 Simon & Schuster

Enjoying this series!

For those of us who are enjoying this series, Beautiful Bombshell paves the way for Will's story, Beautiful Player. It's a fun little romp in Vegas for Bennett's bachelor party.

It is not a stand alone book. I don't think it would make sense to anyone who has not read the other two main books in this series. On the other hand, it's not an essential part of the series (just like Beautiful Bitch was not an essential part of the series). But since the price is so low, it's worth buying.

I enjoyed the camaraderie among the men, and it was fun to get a bit of Chloe and Sara in this novella as well.

Jonathan Cole's narration of Max is great (as it was in Beautiful Stranger), but Sebastian York sounded too old to be Bennett. I'm hoping he does a better job in Beautiful Player.

I heart this series

Any additional comments?

Jonathan Cole's voice is very doable. The other guy... eh. Is it weird that I thought his voice was too low for the part? He has an awesome voice, I just don't know how well it fit with the Beautiful Bastard.

All in all though, a great addition to the series.

Nice Prelude to Will's Upcoming Story

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Most definitely, if they are into the series.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Max. He is just full of all kinds of mischief.

Which character – as performed by Jonathan Cole and Sebastian York – was your favorite?

Again, Max!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Not particularly! It was just an added addition to the prior books, which I enjoyed.

Any additional comments?

I'm eagerly looking forward to the next installment coming out next month.

Story Good.... Bennett Ryan Narrator BAD

Would you listen to Beautiful Bombshell again? Why?

Probably not. Not because I don't enjoy the story, because I did quite a bit. I'm not one for re-reading (listening) to books a second time.

What other book might you compare Beautiful Bombshell to and why?

The whole Beautiful Series is similar to a Sylvia Day Bared to You. Or even Aftershock/Afterburn. Similar successful woman, meets successful man, hot sex story line.

Would you be willing to try another one of Jonathan Cole and Sebastian York ’s performances?

Love Sebastian York as Max Stella (Sexy, animated, and captivating narrator)..... as for Jonathan Cole, no way! I was almost bored to death listening to his chapters. I LOVE Bennett and Chloe's story and frankly I couldn't wait till his chapters were over. Too deep, too monotone, . I would rather the girl who narrated Beautiful Bastard read his part.

What you're looking for!!!

Ok, so... I wished it was longer and more complex. However, it gets the Job Done 😉

This audio book had me waiting for the next bit and really sad when it ended! It is a perfect pick me up 😘

so good

fun for something light to listen to on the go
hope you enjoy it yay

Beautiful in Vegas

So freakin funny... the boys (and girls) hit the Vegas Strip and these once crazy bachelor's have other things on thier minds. This is even better than I had imagined. And in the midst of all the humor is that sweet heartfelt loving typical of this series. Loved it so much!

Too short, but great.

Wonderful narration by the voice of Bennett. Could be Sam Elliott's twin. I think they should have used the same narrator for the voice of Max as was used in Beautiful Stranger. Just my humble opinion.

Literary Porn

Beautiful bombshell really is in no way a novel, or novella, or even a short story, because it really isn't a story at all. There is no second or third act, simply a very brief setup, followed by a bunch of scenes where guys have sex with their girlfriends. Then the book ends. There is no obstacles for the characters to overcome, no protagonist or antagonist, just people having sex. *Shrug* I have no idea why the author even bothered.

meh, what was the point

There's really not much of a story in this one. They just go to Vegas and not much of anything happens really. Worse than that, the story is divided amongst 2 protagonists in a short story but neither one of them really 'overcome' anything or achieve something significant. It's just kind of boring.