Fall under the spell of the Beautiful Darkness, the sequel to the instant NYT bestselling gothic fantasy, Beautiful Creatures!
There were no surprises in Gatlin County. At least, that’s what I thought. Turns out, I couldn’t have been more wrong. Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin as a place where nothing ever changed. Then mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes revealed a secret world of curses … changed. Then mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes revealed a secret world of curses and Supernaturals with terrifying abilities. Lena showed him a Gatlin where impossible, magical, life-altering events happen. Sometimes life-ending.
And now that Ethan’s eyes have been opened to the darker side of Gatlin, there’s no going back. Haunted by strange visions only he can see, Ethan is pulled deeper into his town’s tangled history and finds himself caught up in the dangerous network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, where nothing is as it seems.
This is second book in the addicting Beautiful Creatures series. You need to read book one to full get the beautiful of book two. I thought the first book was an awesome adventure. Book two surpassed my expectations. I loved every minute of it. I was on the edge of my seat. There were so many moments I was worried for Ethan and Leena. I didn’t …
Ethan Wate doesn’t know what to do with his girl Lena Duchannes. He feels her pulling away after the death of her uncle Macon, Lena has not been the same sense. Knowing she has to choose either the light or dark side on her seventeenth birthday, Ethan does his best to keep Lena close but she finds herself hanging with a newcomer who Ethan …
After reading Beautiful Creatures I wasted no time picking up the sequel and diving right in. I felt the story started off well. It was just as beautifully written as the first novel so it was easy to get into from the start. At times I was angry at Lena and then about halfway through I felt the story was beginning to drag a little and it was hard …
Another book I had a hard time putting down. I loved the evolution of characters. Ethan grew so much over the course of this book, I love how he took action instead of playing the “poor me” card. I’m still loving having the books from his perspective. It’s a fresh change from most YA novels. I also loved the growth and changes in Ridley’s …