Tween Review & Giveaway: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Post written by Doll Desilula
Book: Beautiful Creatures
Author: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Series: Caster Chronicles 1
Release: December 1, 2009
Source: Book Expo America
Purchase: – Book DepositoryLena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she’s struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.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. When Lena moves into the town’s oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.
In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.
The setting of this book was really neat! It takes place present day in a small town in the civil war ridden south where plantation homes still line streets and reenactments of confederate battles still occur. But, in this town there is a secret hidden magical world that holds powers that the towns people have NO idea even exists.
There is a balance to everything, and in Beautiful Creatures we see balance, along with a “To Kill A Mockingbird” message as basic themes.
The overall storyline is pretty simplistic and interesting until you add in all the paranormal touches which are thread throughout the entire book and what holds everything together tightly.
Basically, a girl named Lena moves into town to live with her outcast uncle who the town gossips about and despises though none of them actually know the man. At the time she moves to town, Ethan, a town native begins having strange and realistic dreams about a girl and a haunting melody. Imagine his surprise when Lena is the new girl at school…you see where this is going yet? You guessed it. A budding star crossed lovers storyline with a few twists!
The romance is good. Ethan proves to be one of those too perfect for words heroes that you wish really existed. I wasn’t as big a fan of Lena’s character…but that could just be because I may have been a tiny bit jealous of her because, well, did I mention how cute and perfect the character of Ethan is? *blushes*
Lena and her family come from a very old and magical bloodline that goes beyond anything I expected!
Anyway, the supporting characters and the mystery are, in my opinion, the real winners of this book. The quirky way they interact with one another and the secret lives some of them have are what made this book really interesting to me, especially since the book is SO long. Those extra touches added to the setting and characters helped hold my interest.
Beautiful Creatures is a good book. I recommend it to people who want to read a descriptive Gothic tale with swoon worthy romance and funny characters. But I warn you…at 592 pages it is a pretty long book!
We’re giving away a Beautiful Creatures t-shirt, SIGNED bookmark and swag! To enter to win like and simply fill out then leave a comment in this post.
It is not required that you spread the word about this giveaway to win, however it is greatly appreciated and may earn you extra kharma points;)! This contest is *international and will end June 26th.
*In some cases of international winners a Gift Certificate or E-book may be substituted.
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Great contest! Already a fb fan and I filled out the form.
I purchased this book recently and am excited to read it soon.
(already a FB fan, filled out the form)
*sigh* oh, the swag, the swag! I'll be crossing m fingers for this one.
(on FB I "like" under the name carla costa)
thanks for this chance ;D
@__@ look at the shirt! Beautiful indeed! I already like the fb page. Thanks!
Oooooh! What an awesome series and awesome giveaway!! Thanks for hosting it!! :)
I haven't read these books yet, but gave them away as a Christmas present once!
Thanks for the giveaway.
I love the swag! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
i followed you on fb(tina wofford page) and filled out the form
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i love the shirt! even the key chain, bookmark:)
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thanks for this amazing chance
Love the t-shirt. Thanks for the giveaway.
Cool! Desi, I brought a copy of this book back from RT. I'd planned on reading it before we passed it on to our followers here, and now after reading your review, I think it will be my next book. Followed by Beautiful Darkness.
Thanks for pushing me along. :) Now I gotta hurry and get my chores finished so I can read.
Love that shirt! Thank you for the giveaway. :D
i really like this books but she got on my nerves when i thought she was actually thinking on leaving ethan, and im iffy about her cousin… i like her one day and then i feel sorry the next, then i just like her the next day lol… great t-shirt and thanks for making it a giveaway!!! are you going to read Beautiful Chaos?
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Thanks again and have agreat weekend!! =)
I love this series. I really feel like I know Gatlin. I absolutely cannot wait for the next one or the novella!! :)
Thanks for the giveaway! I love that shirt!
Beautiful Creatures was such a good book! The writing style was haunting and the mystery was captivating! Thanks for the giveaway! Glad you liked it!
I haven't read Beautiful Creatures yet, but my little sister did and she loved it! She recommended BC to me, so it's on my TBR list :-)
Thank you for the great giveaway!
Thank you for the chance to win. I love that t-shirt!
I serisously love this series!! Thanks for the giveaway!!
-Jay A
Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I liked your FB under the name Perla Mendoza. :)
Sounds very good. I hope it does well.
I am a follower and email subscriber. Thanks for the great giveaway.
FB fan. Great giveaway thank you.
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What a sweet giveaway – I would love to read this book, it is on my wishlist.
I've filled out the form and want to win!!
This series is so good so far. I can't wait to see what happens next! Thanks for this.
Cool Giveaway and great Swag!
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I haven't read Beautiful Creatures yet, but it has very beautiful story, Thanks for the great giveaway!!!
OMG I just finished this book and started book 2. Awesome review!
I would love to win, please enter me:D
Thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks for this awesome giveaway!
What a fantastic giveaway! Thank you for the chance!
What a fantastic giveaway! Thank you for the chance!
I have read many good things about this book. I hope I can purchase the book soon
Thanks for the chance
Cool giveaway! (:
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