Author: Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 563
Series: Caster Chronicles #1
Rating: 5 stars. Or more.
From Goodreads:
Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she’s struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps, and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.
Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town’s oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.
In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.
I don't know where to start on how spectacular and amazing this book is. Right after I finished it, I walked by a mirror and almost did a double take when it was me and not Ethan or Lena looking back out. It's that engaging, and it does that good a job of putting you right there in the characters' shoes.
It was really refreshing to see a paranormal romance told (and told well) from the perspective of a guy, but that barely scratches the surface of all the things that are amazing about Beautiful Creatures. Danger, mystery, witches, history, and a sense of something bigger than any individual looming before the characters...this novel has it all. The conflict, mystery, and danger are all wonderfully developed, and the story moves quickly, so don't let the length scare you off. And the detailed plot does not at all take away from the characters. Ethan and Lena are two very complex, very real characters who can make you forget about yourself and just be someone else for a couple of hours.
I completely adored this book. Read it, you guys, it is made of awesome. Beautiful Creatures is a beautiful book.
Links:
Beautiful Creatures website
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