And because we saw so little of Abby, I didn’t understand why Travis fell in love with her… Travis would say stuff like “I know Abby so well, I know her smile and her favourite foods and her little quirks,” but as a reader I didn’t know any of those things because I never actually saw them! The connection wasn’t there at all, and therefore I didn’t feel it or see it myself.īuilding on this point, I definitely don’t feel like Walking Disaster is a standalone book, and I didn’t like that. From the very beginning I was just like, “Why is Abby not speaking? Where is her dialogue?” I swear, it barely existed. I feel like I can count Abby’s speaking lines on one hand. Travis would say “We went there, we did this, we did that,” but we never actually saw these moments. From the get-go, we just saw so little of Abby. But in Walking Disaster I felt like it was 98% Travis’ thoughts and 2% relationship development. We got a good balance between Abby’s internal dialogue/thoughts, and the actual relationship/plot. On the other hand, Beautiful Disaster was so full of emotion and really fleshed out the relationship between Abby and Travis (for better or for worse-I loved it but I know some people hated it). I felt like Walking Disaster had so much telling. The biggest problem for me was the lack of development in this book. But I loved Beautiful Disaster so why didn’t I love this? UGH!! If you hated Beautiful Disaster then I totally understand why you might hate Walking Disaster. At the end of the day, I just feel like I’m doing something wrong by not loving this book. Ultimately, I felt extremely indifferent to Walking Disaster, but there were one or two times when I was really frustrated or pissed off. For the most part, I didn’t exactly hate it. And secondly, I really struggled with how to rate this book. That’s why I thought I would love Walking Disaster so much… but I didn’t. For starters, I absolutely adored Beautiful Disaster. Before I begin, I feel like I need to make a couple things clear just so you know where I’m coming from. This is a hard and surprising review for me to write. Now it's time to see the story through Travis's eyes. But just when he thinks he is invincible, Abby Abernathy brings him to his knees.Įvery story has two sides. In Walking Disaster, the life of Travis is full of fast women, underground gambling, and violence. Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Published by: Atria Books on April 2, 2013įinally, the highly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Beautiful Disaster.

Walking disaster novel