A review by hidees13
Beautiful & Terrible Things by Riley Hart

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Riley Hart is really Riley Hart-ing in this book. She knows how to bring the feels, especially childhood friends to lovers. I rarely shed tears during a book especially when I know it has a reputation of being sad.  But this one got me -- got me good. Gage & Joey "JoJo" -- I wanted so bad for them to make it. Despite knowing it was a HEA book ahead of time, I still felt all the angst. I am rating this book 4.25 because although I probably won't read it again, it's a story that will stick with me for a long time.