Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books 
 I've been slow to the Christina Lauren bandwagon. Great things have been said. Elyse has reviewed two books in the Beautiful series and seemed to relatively enjoy them. But I'm always hesitant when an author has a very large, vocal following. I don't want to hype to influence my reading, whether it's going in with high expectations or increased wariness, because if I happen to not enjoy a much-loved book, I have to wonder what's wrong with me. Am I missing something here? Did I not read the same book others had? 
 Well I can confidently tell you that is not the case with Sweet, Filthy Boy, and now I feel bad for waiting so long! 
 I was dubious of the premise at first. Three friends go on a post-graduation trip to Vegas to celebrate. Mia Holland is the heroine of this particular book. She had dreams of being a dancer, but an accident stole that dream and left her with a scarred leg. The other two women (the heroines of the next books) are Harlow - a brash girl from an affluent family (I happen to love her open and honest discussions about her sex life) - and Lola, the more serious one, who is slightly nerdy. I loved them together. Sometimes, I miss female friendships in romance. Too often, other women characters are just used as a plot device to breed jealousy in the heroine or pose as an obstacle for the hero and heroine's relationship. 
 And that does technically happen here, but I'm glad to see that's not all there is when it comes to female secondary characters. 
 Am I a Christina Lauren convert? I'm not sure. It's possible that this book could be the only one I enjoy, but admittedly, I bought the second one in the Wild Seasons series as soon as I finished this one. Something tells me that's a good sign, and I sure as hell am going to give more her/their books a try. For science, of course. 
 - Amanda