Kami is a cofounder of the YALLFEST kid lit book festival and the author of five solo novels, including her Bram Stoker Award-nominated novels Unbreakable and Unmarked (THE LEGION series) and The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos. The film adaptation of the novel was released in February, 2013, under the same title. Despite the two's rough history, Lena and Liv eventually make amends and even end up becoming close friends; showing Lena being able to forgive and forget. After she makes a trade with the Book of Moons hoping to revive a dead Ethan in the novel, she is horrified to discover the price she paid for his life was Macon's. Ridley reveals that in five months, Lena will turn 16, and on 16th birthdays, all members of the Duchannes family are Claimed as either Light Casters or Dark Casters. What book does Ethan read in Beautiful Creatures? She is Ethan Wate's love interest in the first novel of the series, eventually becoming his girlfriend. Lena is in pain, and her family is reciting a Latin chant to stop a spiritual attack on Lena by a Dark Caster named Sarafine. Ridley reveals that this was a plot to lure Ethan away from Lena, since his love is her main protection from Sarafine. I am looking forward to the movie. He then goes to reach the destination of the water tower. She has shown to have strong and flat out vicious jealousy when he's with any other girl who she suspects might be attracted towards him romantically. This book is violent towards the ending, but the whole first part is very moving. You wont find this theme anywhere else: Southern gothic romance. Lena, in a weak emotional state, agreed and even forced herself to break up with Ethan convincing herself that he was better off without her in his life. Suddenly, Ethan touches an old locket that is sitting on the ground, and he begins to see a vision of the past. After this, he refuses to say anything more. The two have since gotten to be significantly closer and somewhat mended their broken relationship. The day of Lena's 16th birthday, Ethan goes to Ravenwood Manor to see her. But now that Ethan and Lena have returned home from the Great Barrier, strange and impossible have taken on new meanings. The final chapter is of Ethan on top of the water tower and as he goes to the edge to throw himself over it, he is dragged back by his other half. One example being of her shattering all of a classroom's windows when overhearing Savannah and Emily make fun of her uncle and her natural anger at their comments. The otherworldly inhabitants in "Beautiful Creatures," a pop Southern Gothic amusement . She and Ridley seem to have a somewhat tense relationship throughout the novel, due to Ridley's new transformation as a new Dark Siren, but it is implied they still do care for each other. In English class the next day, Ethan begins to hear Lena communicating with him telepathically. Ethan then realizes one thing; he has to die to save Gatlin and the Caster world. It was a refreshing step back into reading Young Adult Fantasy. Check out my reviews on the main page of each individual book! However, being a kind hearted person with good nature, he instead chooses to . This being seen in Beautiful Darkness when Ridley betrays Sarafine to help Ethan, Liv and Link save Lena fearing for Lena's safety. At Gatlin High's winter formal, some of the girls ruin Lena's dress by pouring liquid soap on her and Ethan. Their romance is forbidden since Casters (Lena) and a Wayward (Ethan) are unable to be together due to their incapability of making love without Ethan being killed - therefore severing any chances of true intimacy, marriage, children or a future at all. I find it really difficult to believe that a whole town would gang up against someone when there is seriously zero evidence against him or her. Kami Garcia is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and international bestselling author and comic book writer. This inciting even more jealousy on Ethan's part who was secretly watching these moments in visions due to Lucille, his aunts' caster cat, who was allowing him to see what she was seeing between the two. One night after these events, Lena sneaks into Ethan's bedroom wearing one of his oversized t-shirts that ends at her middle upper thigh and shorts underneath and crawls into his bed next to him. ", "He's not dead. The Caster Chronicles Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. It never becomes dull, touches your heart, and makes you understand life in a beautiful way. Amma uses magic to suspend time so she and Lena can talk to each other while the family sits by, frozen and unaware. Kami Garcia is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author. I feel as though I am walking along with these people, haven't had this to happen in way so long. He sees Lena directly afterwards and tells her he is the needed-to-be sacrifice and they spend the night in each others arms not talking; just holding each other in tortured silence. The authors have put a new spin on what has become an overworked genre of supernatural boy meets mortal girl or vice/ versa, etc. From Lena's point-of-view, midnight strikes, and she sees her mother stab Ethan. "Darkness, real darkness, was more than just a lack of light.". Ridley has nearly persuaded Mitchell to take his own life, but Link convinces her to release Mitchell from her spell. Again, most of the YA books under my Read belt tend to have such hollow and irritatingly immature personalities that it makes for an excruciating effort to finish the books. However, though, things smooth over in time and they are left as friends. Macon "Melchizedek" Ravenwood is the son of Silas Ravenwood and Arelia Valentin and the brother of Hunting and Leah. How long does it take to read Beautiful Creatures? I'd like Lena to have more character. Before moving to Gatlin, Lena begins to have recurring dreams of a teenage boy who saves her. She is the daughter of Sarafine Duchannes and John Eades, cousin of Reece, Ridley and Ryan Duchannes and Larkin Kent. Ethan finds it hard to believe John was "the same dirtbag who kicked his ass at the fair and tried to steal his girlfriend," and was now a "decent guy," but sees that falling in love will do that to a person. Ethan Wate (Alden Ehrenreich), 17, has had the same recurring dream for months. She is Ethan Wate's love interest in the first novel of the series, eventually becoming his girlfriend. He sees Amma and witnesses her taking his place in death with the Greats, leaving him alone before Lena shows up. As Ethan and John walk up to the water tower, Amma shows up saying she was "there the day he was born and she'll be there the day he dies" but it wasn't going to be "today." However, Lena's Claiming soon has a monstrous effect on both the Mortal and Caster world more than anyone would imagine. Lena claims herself to be both Dark and Light, killing off both Twyla, a Light Caster and Larkin, a Dark Caster (also Lena's cousin) since on her last birthday, Lena had learned that if she was to turn Dark, then all the Light Casters in her family will die and if she turned Light, all the Dark Casters in her family will die. He and Lena have an awkward relationship in the third novel when Lena feels betrayed that him pretending to have been her friend was just a con to help Sarafine and Abraham. He then sees John Breed materialize from the shadows. What happened to Macon's father, Silas? By far my favorite book series that I have ever read. He then shows them a lost soul who is Ethan's half missing part. The school principal holds a hearing and is about to expel Lena when Macon arrives to protest the hearing. Beautiful Creatures isn't super racy or intense; in fact, the bigger concern is that it It's rated PG-13 for "violence, scary images, and some sexual material." Beautiful Creatures isn't super racy or intense; in fact, the bigger concern is that it will make teens go all swoony. Also it is noted it no longer harms Ethan when he touches/kisses her, resulting in a future for the two of them. Kami Garcia is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author. (My first book rating, be gentle..). She also has displayed the power to control the weather, create storms and fire at will, control lightning and thunder and also the ability to control the wind. It is a YA/paranormal romance series, like so many that are popular these days. Am I Dark, or am I Light? I can't imagine a world without you in it! Feb. 13, 2013. This is an amazing series. I thought this would be Twilight-esque as it is considered a "young adults" read but I REALLY enjoyed all four of the books. However, when Ridley performs a furor cast, causing everyone the wave-like spell hits to act angrily, Liv openly expresses her ferocious feelings towards Lena calling her "emo" and selfish and even slaps her accusing her of not caring about Ethan; bashing her greatly. 3.92. At the library, they have one more vision of Genevieve trying to bring Ethan Carter Wate back to life by using a magical text called the Book of Moons. I found her distant and detached. Ethan Wate and Lena Duchannes are recovering from the fact that, Macon Ravenwood died during their battle against Lena's evil mother, Sarafine. If she chooses to go Light, all the Dark Casters in her family will die, including Uncle Macon. 100,060 ratings4,833 reviews. With the help of Ridley (who loses her powers after an encounter with Sarafine through the journey), Link and Lucille, Ethan's Great Aunt's cat, the one who keeps disappearing, they find The Great Barrier, the place Sarafine is leading Lena to, after sometime in the Caster Tunnels. He then makes her promise to Bind the New Order and do her part in all of this stating that if she didn't then everything he was going to do would be for nothing. More than anything it is a good vs evil and, as I do not want to throw out a spoiler, you will have to read them to decide what is really evil and what is truly good. Macon does not want to give Ethan additional information about the locket, and Ethan notices that the interior of Ravenwood Manor seems to be magical, because the interior decoration can change and entire meals can appear and vanish, seemingly according to Macon's will. Therefore having no future together to marry, have kids, be together like they desire, etc. Lena's jealousy is shown to even have Ethan on his toes; resulting in his nervous and cautious approach to the amount of time with his association with Liv when Lena had been jealous of her before the two eventually made amends. On Halloween night, Ethan wakes up from a vision that Lena is in trouble. So engrossed in this quirky series that I have already bought the whole series! Macon promises to Ethan he will take care of Amma as she cries out to Ethan as Macon holds her back knowing there was nothing left to do to save Ethan. Soon after they reconcile, Link sneaks through Ethan's window and interrupts them. Some magical influence is spelling out a code in the books, and the message tells Lena, Claim yourself. The series left me with a lot of questions. Ethan and Lena's relationship is one of the central plotlines in the Beautiful Creatures series. Alice Englert was officially announced to be set to portray Lena in the film adaptation of Beautiful Creatures and upcoming franchise of the series. ", "We're not. Over Christmas break, Ethan discovers that his reclusive father, Mitchell Wate, has not been working on his novel for the past several months. In church, Ethan touches the locket and has another vision of Genevieve Duchannes talking with her fianc, Ethan Carter Wate. Aside from Link, Lena is Ethan's only other real friend and he even begins to share some his deepest secrets with her; like his love to read anything from comics to classic novels and even his situation with his father. There are also a lot of Vexes, powerful demons of the underground, who are sent back once Amma, Arelia (Macon's Mother), Gramma (Lena's Grandmother) and Twyla (Macon's Aunt) arrive. Things continued to remain this way with Lena treating her harshly and making it more than clear she does not want her anywhere near Ethan and Liv barely acknowledging it. In order to help the teenagers fight off the Incubuses and Dark Casters inside the Sea Cave, Leah Ravenwood, Macon's sister and a Succubus, goes with them. DOVETE LEGGERLO ASSOLUTAMENTE! John first meets Lena in the second novel of the series. But Lena, knowing she is only trying to deceive her, allows her to die. Her main plot-line deals with her deepest fear of becoming Dark and turning into a cruel and evil person as hermother did and trying to resist and fight her Dark abilities. Macon forbids Lena to attend the party because of the potential dangers, but Lena sneaks out to enjoy the festivities anyway. Not going to spoil it for you. The people introduced in Beautiful Creatures were a lot more relatable thus making them more believable as actual adolescents in the modern time period. Sarafine tells Lena that she will be able to Claim her own self for the Dark or Light at midnight. ", "Guys. After this, Lena cries herself to sleep. Lena Duchannes, a girl who seems too out of place in Gatlin. Which is the best romantic novel by an Indian author? Lena and Ethan soon find out her claiming herself as both Light and Dark has had an effect on Gatlin and the Caster World that might end in destruction because now Order is in complete and wild chaos. Ethan is saved, but not only completely unaware of his death and how he was killed and revived and how, but Lena is left emotionally damaged beyond repair because of Macon's death, drenching her in guilt which drives the events of the sequel Beautiful Darkness. However, on each Caster's 16th birthday they are to be "claimed" by either the Light or the Darkness, otherwise known as good or evil. I cannot even begin to explain my love for this series Wow. It was a good read, but I thought it fell a little flat. She says she has a way worked out to spare him; even though he knew there was nothing left to do to save his life. Also when Ethan calls Liv "L" (Lena's nickname) Ridley threatens to make Ethan her "slave" if he "so much as thought about hurting her cousin". Macon is upset that Amma has not stopped Ethan from meeting with Lena, as it could be dangerous for both teenagers. On the Sixteenth Moon, the Sixteenth Year, the Book will take what it's been promised. Her father John, fearing for Lena's safety, made a plan to secretly leave Sarafine and to take her with him. Amma and Macon have questions they want to ask the ghosts of Amma's relatives, whom she refers to as the Greats. I don't care if it's a hundred degrees and every blade of grass dies. With Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis. As time goes and she spends more time with him, Lena soon realizes she has fallen passionately in love with Ethan. There are some plot quibbles (it's never explained how a supernatural could become mortal and then non-mortal again, magic wand waving, do not look behind the curtain) but if you want to sink into some southern gothic YA, this is for you. 9. In Beautiful Redemption, Lena is determined to bring Ethan back and is desperate to do so. Before the team is about to enter the Sea Cave where Sarafine is hiding, Ethan understands the purpose of the Arclight and, with the help of Liv, is able to free Macon from it. ", Look at me, Ethan. 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. ", "In case something happens tonight, I just wanted you to know; I love you, Ethan. A mysterious young girl is waiting for him on a Civil War battlefield. They roll over the edge of the water tower and fall. What book comes after beautiful chaos? 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