Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) in Once Upon a Twilight blog

Dec 17, 2010 Between the Covers rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, young-adult

How often do dreams become a reality? This is exactly what is happening for Lena Duchannes and Ethan Wate - only these are dreams they'd rather not have. A species apart, yet inexplicably connected, Lena and Ethan must confront an old curse, long-hidden family secrets, and their feelings for each other...all while in Gatlin, a small town where your business is never your own.

Having lived in a small southern town (albeit without Civil War reenactments), I loved the setting of this book. Between t ...more

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Feb 06, 2011 Mallary rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: signed-books, read-in-2011

When I initially picked up this book, I had no idea what it was about. All I knew was that everyone kept talking about how great it was. Once I began reading, it took me a few chapters to really get absorbed into the story. I mainly think that was my fault for having a hectic couple of days, because I definitely did get "absorbed". Kami and Margaret took me to a place that I could relate to on some level; I'm a Southerner as well. Although, I have to say, I hope my accent is not as prominent as ...more

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Dec 01, 2010 Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mundie-moms-reviews, arcs, signed-books-arcs, books-i-own, 2009-100-book-challenge

I fell in love w/ this book the moment I got an ARC for it. I've been dying to post a review, but have been asked by Little Brown to wait until it's official release day to do so. This book is full of everything from southern history, love, romance, witty, mysterious and it leaves you on the edge of your seat as you try and figure out exactly who everyone really is and what is really about to unfold in Gatlin County South Carolina. Nothing is what it seems.

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Nov 27, 2010 Theresa rated it liked it

Shelves: my-ebooks

I went back and forth trying to decide whether or not to give this book 2 or 3 stars. I ultimately decided on 3.
This is another "forbidden love" young adult story with the heroine being from the supernatural realm and the hero from the human world -- or so one thinks. A new and mysterious girl (Lena) moves to the tiny Southern town and takes up residency with her reclusive Uncle Macon. Townfolk frown upon Macon and the vast property he owns. The popular girls in school give Lena a hard time whil ...more

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Jan 17, 2011 Heather rated it liked it

Shelves: dark-romance

This book is the best of the two so far i think. Lena and Ethan act more adventurous and curious and you get a lot more out of it than beautiful darkness (book 2).

Lena is not my favourite charector. She is slightly depressing and very optimistic. well she gives me that impression!
Ethan, i like. He is a very boy boy into girls and bikinis and stuff but i like him becuase that isn't his main key thing he looks for in girls. He has a brain and his own opinion, and i like that about a charector.
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Nov 27, 2010 Nikki rated it it was amazing

This book was in a word, Amazing!!!

If you haven't read it, get out from under your rock and pick it up, but beware you won't be able to put it back down.

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Jan 03, 2011 Susan rated it it was ok

This book lost me somewhere in the middle. Kept putting it down and coming back to it, but I did eventually finish it. Loved the idea behind the plot, but it fell short for me.

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Dec 19, 2010 Onix Martinez rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Great read! Had me hooked from the very beginning. I found it interesting that it was from Ethan perspective instead of Lena's. I'm so use to it being from the females point of view. It made the feelof the book different from most of the young adult books I've read. ...more

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