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Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)

Kami Garcia,

Margaret Stohl

Start date: January 1, 2013

Finish date: January 31, 2013

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Jan 21, 2013 Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, paranormal, own-ebook-read, audio, reviewed, romance, reread, urban-fantasy, young-adult, tortured-hero-or-heroine

10/18/2022: Reread on audiobook!
I first read this book almost ten years ago and I never posted a review. I wanted to finish the series so I decided that a reread was in order.

This is the only book that I have read by this author duo. I really like their combined writing style. It is smooth and relatable. It's not hard to put yourself in the shoes of the characters. I also really like the plot. It is compelling and interesting and keeps the reader hooked. The world-building is very atmospheric. 10/18/2022: Reread on audiobook!
I first read this book almost ten years ago and I never posted a review. I wanted to finish the series so I decided that a reread was in order.

This is the only book that I have read by this author duo. I really like their combined writing style. It is smooth and relatable. It's not hard to put yourself in the shoes of the characters. I also really like the plot. It is compelling and interesting and keeps the reader hooked. The world-building is very atmospheric. The book takes place in South Carolina and the book captures many southern attitudes very well. I thought that the representation of southern culture was handled with grace.

I really liked that the book it told from a male perspective. Most young adult fantasy and paranormal books circa the 2000s have female POVs. It was refreshing to have a male perspective. Even if the book is very much about Lena, the story is told by Ethan. I felt myself relating to the characters so easily. I thought that both main characters had some really great backgrounds and development. Each character experiences quite a bit of character growth throughout the book. All of the secondary characters were delightful as well. There is such a wide array of characters that take part in this story. They are so entertaining.

The romance in the book was very sweet. I loved how Ethan gravitated toward Lena. Ethan was a more open-minded person in his small town and he didn't judge Lena the way that everyone else did. He was compassionate and caring. I loved how he slowly won Lena over. They started spending time together and just got lost in each other. There were some paranormal circumstances at play as well but the romance was mostly two teens connecting and falling in love.

Overall, this book is a breath of fresh air. I loved the whole concept of the story and how the authors orchestrated everything. I am so eager to pick up the next book and see how things progress in this fascinating world.

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Mar 27, 2010 Ali Cross rated it it was amazing

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This was a very long, but good, book. Five hundred + pages of some of the best magic and romance I've read in a long time.

I was thoroughly impressed with the quality of the writing, particularly difficult, I'd imagine, with two authors. I loved the world the authors created, full of magic and mystery with a beautiful, dark love story in the middle of it all.

If you don't mind the commitment, this is worth a read, for sure. ...more

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