Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Can you love someone too much?
Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder.
In Walking Disaster, the life of Travis is full of fast women, underground gambling, and violence. But just when he thinks he is invincible, Abby Abernathy brings him to his knees.
Every story has two sides. In Beautiful Disaster, Abby had her say. Now it’s time to see the story through Travis’s eyes.
My Review
5 Stars
I was a huge Beautiful Disaster fan so I absolutely HAD to read Walking Disaster. I was not disappointed!
In this book, we get the story from Travis's point of view.
But don't think this is just the same story told twice.
Of course, there were recognizable events but somehow the author managed to truly give me a new perspective and I experienced the whole story as if for the first time.
When we originally met Travis in BD he is a "womanizer". In WD we get to see what his reasoning is for his treatment of women.
He feels that women that don't behave in a respectable way, don't deserve to be treated with respect and he's saving his loyalty for someone who "deserves" it.
Seeing everything Travis is thinking when he first meets, gets to know, and falls for Abby was enlightening and very, very entertaining!
The emotion in this story is palpable. Travis has never been in love and was consumed and tortured by the intensity of his feelings for Abby. I teared up several times throughout the book as I read through the will-they-wont-they once again.
It didn't matter AT ALL that I knew how the story would end; when Travis and Abby were at their worst times, my heart ached and broke nonetheless. I actually think my heart hurt more for what Travis endured than it ever did for Abby.
I highly recommend this book
I'll use the cliche "emotional roller coaster" for this one. But I really, really enjoyed the ride and its predecessor. They are ABSOLUTE MUST READS!
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I decided a long time ago I would feed on the vultures until a dove came along. A pigeon. The kind of soul that didn't impede on anyone; just walked around worrying about its own business, trying to get through life without pulling everyone else down with its own needs and selfish habits. Brave. A communicator. Intelligent. Beautiful. Soft-spoken. A creature that mates for life. Unattainable until she has a reason to trust you.
She seemed pissed about something, but I ignored it. She probably just wasn't a morning person. Although with that logic, she wasn't really an afternoon or night person either. Come to think of it, she was kind of a cranky bitch...and I liked it.
Abby touched her palm to my cheek. "You know what, Mr. Maddox?"What, baby."Her expression turned serious. "In another life, I could love you."I watched her for a moment staring into her glassed-over eyes. She was drunk, but just for a moment, it didn't seem wrong to pretend she meant it."I might love you in this one."
"A toast!" I yelled, climbing onto a chair. On my way to the top, I stole someone's beer and held it out in front of me. "To douche bags!." I said, gesturing to Brad. " And to girls that break your heart." I bowed to Abby. My throat tightened. "And to the absolute fucking horror of losing your best friend because you were stupid enough to fall in love with her."
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