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In Ethan Wate's hometown there lies the darkest of secrets . . .
There is a girl.
Slowly, she pulled the hood from her head. Green eyes, black hair. Lena Duchannes.
There is a curse.
On the Sixteenth Moon, the Sixteenth Year, the Book will take what it's been promised. And no one can stop it.
In the end, there is a grave.
Lena and Ethan become bound together by a deep, powerful love. But Lena is cursed and on her sixteenth birthday, her fate will be decided.
Ethan never even saw it coming.
About the Author
Kami Garcia is a teacher and reading specialist with an MA in education, and leads book groups for children and teenagers. Margaret Stohl has an MA in English and studied creative writing under poet George MacBeth at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. They both live in Los Angeles, California, with their families. Beautiful Creatures is their debut novel.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I have just finished this book and I found it absolutely breathtaking. It has all the makings of a good story in the Gothic/supernatural genre as well as in the supernatural romance genre.
I loved The setting of a small town/county in the middle of nowhere which set the scene for no limitations (remind me a little of the sookie stackhouse books in terms of its small town country setting)and which could definetly not result from a setting in a city. A lot of the book uses the fact that the close knit community likes everything the way it is, they like everything to be a certain way and most of all hate change. It reminds me a little of the town in the True Blood books which mirrors this similar concept. The little town does not know what hit them when the local 'shut in' Racon Ravenwood's niece comes to stay and a lot of strange things begin to happen. They take an instant dislike to Lena purely because she does not dress like them or act like them or fit with their perfect way of things and so the community alienates her. That is, apart from a boy named Ethan, who since his mother died has felt a little alienated himself.
It turns out Lena is different, she has powers and is cursed to have no choice in her future in terms of good or evil. Ethan becomes Lena's rock in more ways than one and together they uncover the truth behind her looming sixteenth birthday which is D day. With a quirky use of sharpie pen, time travel, jewlerry, poems, the civil war/history and the supernatural, the book is filled from page to page with something happening. I particularly loved the Sixteen moons soon; it was amazing.
The love story of Ethan and Lena unfolds before you even realise. Their love is something which is beautiful and makes you feel so much emotion and identification with the characters you sometimes forget that it is fiction.
In particular, I found it refreshing that the book was written from Ethan's point of you as it is not often that you get a whole male perspective from books and it was done the best I have seen in this respect.
Everything seems believable even though you know that it is not. I often found myself getting so caught up in the little town and its inhabitants because it was so realistic in its setting and characterisation. It is a beautifully unique and breathtaking novel and it has quickly become one of my favourite books of all time.
The ending is conclusional but at the same time not, it leaves you wanting to badly know what happens next to Lena...
I have heard there is a sequel and if so I will be pre ordering it as soon as amazon release it!
So watch this space...
Cassandra220689
I loved The setting of a small town/county in the middle of nowhere which set the scene for no limitations (remind me a little of the sookie stackhouse books in terms of its small town country setting)and which could definetly not result from a setting in a city. A lot of the book uses the fact that the close knit community likes everything the way it is, they like everything to be a certain way and most of all hate change. It reminds me a little of the town in the True Blood books which mirrors this similar concept. The little town does not know what hit them when the local 'shut in' Racon Ravenwood's niece comes to stay and a lot of strange things begin to happen. They take an instant dislike to Lena purely because she does not dress like them or act like them or fit with their perfect way of things and so the community alienates her. That is, apart from a boy named Ethan, who since his mother died has felt a little alienated himself.
It turns out Lena is different, she has powers and is cursed to have no choice in her future in terms of good or evil. Ethan becomes Lena's rock in more ways than one and together they uncover the truth behind her looming sixteenth birthday which is D day. With a quirky use of sharpie pen, time travel, jewlerry, poems, the civil war/history and the supernatural, the book is filled from page to page with something happening. I particularly loved the Sixteen moons soon; it was amazing.
The love story of Ethan and Lena unfolds before you even realise. Their love is something which is beautiful and makes you feel so much emotion and identification with the characters you sometimes forget that it is fiction.
In particular, I found it refreshing that the book was written from Ethan's point of you as it is not often that you get a whole male perspective from books and it was done the best I have seen in this respect.
Everything seems believable even though you know that it is not. I often found myself getting so caught up in the little town and its inhabitants because it was so realistic in its setting and characterisation. It is a beautifully unique and breathtaking novel and it has quickly become one of my favourite books of all time.
The ending is conclusional but at the same time not, it leaves you wanting to badly know what happens next to Lena...
I have heard there is a sequel and if so I will be pre ordering it as soon as amazon release it!
So watch this space...
Cassandra220689
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In the small Southern town of Gatlin, South Carolina, outsiders are not made welcome. That goes double for the new girl in school, Lena Duchannes, because she is the niece of Old Man Ravenwood, the town's strange recluse. But Ethan Wate finds himself drawn to the strange teen. The girl has been showing up in his nightmares even before he first met her.
Though Lena wants nothing to do with the other students, especially Ethan, the guy keeps trying to gain her friendship. As Ethan wedges himself into her life, his former friends and school mates begin to ostracize him, as well as Lena. You see, Lena has secrets. She tries her best to keep those secrets and her powers hidden from others. Lena's sixteenth birthday is only months away. Unlike everyone else in Gatlin, she is not Mortal. Lena is from a family of Casters. As with all members of Lena's family line, the day she turns sixteen she will be Claimed by either the Dark or the Light side. No one, not even Lena, can choose whether she becomes Evil or Good and once Claimed it cannot be undone.
***** FIVE STARS! A breathtaking story of love and dark magic. There is much more going on than I mention in my synopsis, but to tell more may cause spoilers. I try to avoid that. Though the primary and secondary characters are mostly teens, I fully believe that adult fantasy fans will enjoy this terrific story also. The characters are vivid and well developed. The plot builds quickly. I found myself reading late into the night. As for the ending, I never saw it coming. Outstanding and highly recommended. *****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
Though Lena wants nothing to do with the other students, especially Ethan, the guy keeps trying to gain her friendship. As Ethan wedges himself into her life, his former friends and school mates begin to ostracize him, as well as Lena. You see, Lena has secrets. She tries her best to keep those secrets and her powers hidden from others. Lena's sixteenth birthday is only months away. Unlike everyone else in Gatlin, she is not Mortal. Lena is from a family of Casters. As with all members of Lena's family line, the day she turns sixteen she will be Claimed by either the Dark or the Light side. No one, not even Lena, can choose whether she becomes Evil or Good and once Claimed it cannot be undone.
***** FIVE STARS! A breathtaking story of love and dark magic. There is much more going on than I mention in my synopsis, but to tell more may cause spoilers. I try to avoid that. Though the primary and secondary characters are mostly teens, I fully believe that adult fantasy fans will enjoy this terrific story also. The characters are vivid and well developed. The plot builds quickly. I found myself reading late into the night. As for the ending, I never saw it coming. Outstanding and highly recommended. *****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Absolutely amazing. I devoured this book. It was something different from all vampire books I've read, by that I mean, it wasn't about vampires. It was a refrreshing read. I throughly enjoyed reading from the point of view of the guy instead of the girl this time. It's a full on twist and a take on witch craft.
Really enjoyed and throughly recommend
Really enjoyed and throughly recommend
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It took me a while to start this book. And then it took me a while to read it through. Yes, it's a good read, but the overall writing wasn't as captivating as I expected. Read more
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Published 7 months ago by GloriousBooks
Adorable!
I liked so much the book. I was in love with the story and the caracters and I was so happy when the second part was published but for the moment the first one is my favorite.
Published 8 months ago by Matty
Good in parts
This is much better written in technical terms than many teen supernatural romances out there but it somehow lacks the passion and pure story-telling grip of the best of them... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Roman Clodia
Beautiful start to series!
Lena Duchannes is different to anyone the small town of Gatlin has ever seen. Lena is struggling to contain her powers and a curse that has haunted generations of her family. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Sanz
A disappointing read
I was a little disappointed, to say the least. I bought this book based on a review I read and it sounded right up my street. Read more
Published 10 months ago by ZodiacDen
Slow to start but packs a punch when it gets going
If I'm being completely honest I wasn't sure what to expect from Beautiful Creatures, as you can probably tell from the description it doesn't really give much away and it wasn't... Read more
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Refreshingly Different
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