Perfect student by day, party girl by night.
I may look like I have my life together, but I don’t. Almost every decision I make is controlled by my father since he bankrolls my education.
Passing all of my classes: Check
Letting Dear Ol’ Dad control my class load: Check
Finding ways to piss him off: Double Check Parties are the only things I can control. No pressure from my parents and I … I can control. No pressure from my parents and I can be me. It’s a freedom I won’t let go of. And I don’t need saving from myself. Especially not from one of my straight-laced classmates that seems to have made it his life mission. I don’t care how good looking he is. He can see the writing on the wall and refuses to let me end up like his mother.
Cami is a mess. Perfect student by day, party girl by night. Rebelling against her controlling father is only half of it. Cami can control her actions at parties, no one else can. It’s a freedom she won’t let go of. And something she doesn’t need saving from. Travis an all around great guy. He’s a tutor, good student, and has his act together. After crushing on Cami last semester and watching her spiral out of control, he only wants to help her. He wants to show her she deserves more than a night of fun. She deserves respect, freedom, and love. Can Cami let her guard down long enough to let Travis in? Or will old habits ruin their chance at love?
Previously published as Cruel and Beautiful Worldmore
I enjoyed this story! Cami and Travis are so good for each other and adorable together. This is fairly quick read that does turns a little dark as Cami starts to act out. You could really feel her struggles and loved how she grew and developed through this story. Travis was so perfect for her because of his own struggles. Really enjoyed every bit of this read!
Cruel and Beautiful World is standalone novel with beautiful storyline.
Cami and Travis story, they are the college students with all this romance, friendship as a young people go thru.
Cami was not handling the stress in her life and turn quite destructive to herself while Travis was looked out for her over and try to convince her that all could be better if she starts to believe in herself.
It was a joy watching their relationship develop, the books grab you from the beginning.
There were well-developed main characters and secondary characters who all provided support through out the story.
Definitely recommended.
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It Grabbed My attention and focus so strong I could not put it down. A word of advice when you get your copy. Grab a snack, a comfy seat, kick back and relax. You will not be moving until you finish this bad boy here. Remarkable job. Thanks for sharing.
This is the 2nd book in this amazing series, and is Cami and Travis’ story. Cami is now at college, and is on a mission of self-destruction, and gets through life in the only way she knows how. Travis had a crush on Cam, and is watching from a distance as her life is spiralling out of control, and he knows he has to gain her trust before she will allow him to help her. This is a beautiful story which has me captivated throughout this addictive page turner, and I look forward to reading more in this series.
Cami has let the pressure from her unrelenting father and the lack of support from her mother put her in a bad place emotionally. She deals with it in the wrong ways, drinking, partying and taking her meds wrong. Travis has seen Cami at her worst and takes it upon himself to rescue her time after time. But Travis has his own demons and home life he is working through. It’s a college romance which means not all of the choices are good ones, seeing that they are all not only experiencing college but it also gives them some space from the ugly that pulls them down. This is a great coming to Jesus read for Cami. Time to put her big girl pants on and handle business like the woman she wants to be seen as. This author does these kinds of reads well. She does great in blending the angst with a great story and keeps it clean as well. I love this author’s style and look forward to her books and the warm brown fuzzys I have when I read them. There’s drama and angst which isn’t over the top but usually has a great message. Loved it.
We meet Cami on Welcome to Your Life, she’s T’s best friend who has some family issues and goes away to college after Tonya has to stay home.
Here we find out what has Cami so different from her bubbly persona. We see her struggles at being force to do and be someone she’s not.
We meet Travis, cute, overprotective who’s always at the right place at the right time despite what Cami may think. They both have their own issues and misunderstandings. After a while they talk and we are part of the developing of a beautiful relationship and the growing of this great characters.
What I’ve loved about Katrina’s books is that they give you everyday situations, without unnecessary drama. We go to the point and our characters grow from there. I signed up voluntarily for an ARC and to give my review afterwards. I can’t wait to read more from this author.
This story struck a few cords with me, all in good ways. This was such an easy and quick read for me; I was sucked in so quick and I just couldn’t stop. Cami and Travis are seriously adorable. I love how she thought he was stalker like, and how he couldn’t help but want to take care of her. They both had so many different issues with their parents, but they also did a lot to overcome that.
Cami was someone who I could totally relate to. I have some anxiety issues, and I had some crazy times in my youth, although not quite as drastic. I know how it feels to have the kind of pressure she dealt with, it’s not easy. She grew so much throughout this book and I was so proud of her. Then we have Travis, there was sooo much he was dealing with and handling everything so well. I loved how he was taken by Cami so quickly and how he had to become her white knight. I was pulling for Travis so much throughout this entire book, I was really taken by him. I loved the supporting characters too, Darcy and Tonya are both so amazing. Then we have Derrick, I’m so curious about him.
Basically I loved every single thing about this book!
This is the second book in the series and once again Katrina Marie didn’t disappoint. I loved this book. In a way I was able to relate to Cami, with drinking away my feelings. But I was so glad that she had Travis, Tonya, and her roommate Darcy to set her straight. They way she put her dad in his place, it was great! No one deserves to be controlled like that. I will definitely continue reading Katrina’s book and can’t wait for the next one in the series!
I enjoyed this book. i was glad to see Cami finally stand her ground with her dad and not let him control her life. Especially, since he was the cause of much of issues and anxiety! It was nice seeing her find a friend like Tonya at school. I loved Darcy! she was a sweetheart! Travis loved him as well and how protective he was over Cami.
So Cami has “stuff” and obviously you have to read to solve and figure everything out. So far she just wants control of her own life, which in turn ends up being her body with how she sees fit. Including hiding/lying to everyone in her life about how self distructive she truly has become
She has caught the attention of Travis, whom seems to be a stalker so to say, even to his own self. He just wants to help her be there and protect her. But he has know clue what he’s trying to help/protect her from. All he knows is he wants her and wants to do what ever he can.
I really like the fact that in all honesty Cami is truly a relatable character. She has flaws and is not this perfect person and put together. Her life is chaotic and spirals out of control, some times over what seems like nothing at all. She is someone that I could step into and relate to in so many ways, especially with her anxiety and panic disorder.
It takes Cami a while to realize she needs to get herself together, put herself first and get out from the negative before she can ever truly be happy with herself get past her anxiety and be happy with her friends and relationships.
The emotions invoked by this story were many and heartfelt. I wasn’t sure I liked her character in the beginning yet the more information revealed about her character, the mire I connected with her. It was a wonderfully captivating story to read.
I requested a copy of this book so I could provide an honest review.
Travis and Cami are enjoyable characters with a lot of potential, the story just fell a little short for me! There was a strong sense of women standing up for themselves and supporting each other! There were also a lot of heavy issues that could have been well developed, but again fell a little short. The story is a quickly and sweet read!
The book is a good, and enjoyable romance read. The story has a good story line, and well written read. The characters are good, and they have good chemistry.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Que Sera Sera…
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I know quite a few people who would have be jealous of my life after all I had a very comfy childhood and even brighter future.
Unfortunately all of that’s just a flashy smokescreen because truthfully; I’m a walking-talking disaster looking for the nearest iceberg.
Then of course there’s Mr. Super Hero and he’s here, there, and everywhere.
I know all the signs and its really hard to watch someone who’s young and tremendously brilliant traveling down such a rocky path.
Sometimes all you can do is just stop and wait; because as much as you want to help someone; sometimes you really have to let them sink or swim.
The one thing Cami finally realized you can’t keep doing the same old same old hoping things will some how magically change.
And as cliche as this might sound if is meant to be then it will be.
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An enjoyable read about the relationship between a young woman who had a dark and difficult past and the man who was willing to help her find something better in herself and her life.
This was the first book I’ve read of Katrina Marie’s, and she made me love her work so much. I thoroughly enjoyed this read. It was something I sunk my teeth into and wanted it to turn out well. She did an amazing job setting up her characters and developing them and their stories. I thought it was also a good lesson in life. It was empowering to see how her lead female character, Cami, was able to break out of the chains her father had on her for so long. She was on a very dark and destructive path, falling more and more into a deep depression. Travis had watched Cami for some time, and he only wanted to be with her. He knew that. He watched as Cami went through all of her struggles, and he wanted to fix it. But Cami didn’t know if she could trust him. She had felt so low and unwanted, she had never had anyone who she could trust, and Travis was no different to her. Travis had to gain her trust, and she had to learn to accept the fact that not everyone in her life had to be so terrible.
I thought Katrina Marie’s book was very well written and enjoyable. It was an easy, one-sitting read. I especially loved her heart. I could feel that she poured herself into this book, and I am excited to see if I feel the same way about other books of hers.