The Beautiful
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Paranormal
3.5
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Renée Ahdieh
Now in paperback, the first book--an instant bestseller--in the sumptuous, sultry, and romantic YA vampire series from New York Times bestselling author Renee Ahdieh.In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans is a safe haven after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent, Celine is quickly enraptured by the vibrant city becoming embroiled in the glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's enigmatic leader, Sébastien Saint Germain.When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in Sébastien's own lair--the second dead girl to turn up in recent weeks--Celine must battle her attraction to Sébastien and suspicions about his guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret.
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Author
Renée Ahdieh
Pages
448
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2019-10-08
ISBN
1524738182 9781524738181
Ratings
Google: 3
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"100% became one of my favorite books. Renée is an amazing author that kept a fast pace throughout but gave us some savory moments. Absolutely loved it"
Ruth
"had to dnf 😭 I did not like when they were like “I’m attracted to you but this can never work out” that was so lame :(( Also for some reason I cringed so much at Bastien. But I really liked Odette!! "
Sam
"SO. Another vampire/ monster romance✨🖤
Let me address a few things First, did I enjoy this book? Yes. Was this book a bit confusing? Yes. And is it spicy? Not really.
Hints at a mobster gangs, holding both vampire and god societal ranking during the 1800s. Many of the verbal discussions between characters are French, some of which I had to look up because I was confused. I enjoyed the plot, and I think that because the series continues it holds a lot of water. However, it isn’t very spicy, very plot and background building. I wanted more romance, more lover quarrel. The ending was a great twist, though a bit of a loop here and there. Spice level is like a 3…
Great plot, great description, good character setup. Overall about a 5.5 on the scale, hoping for more in book two!!! 🦇🦇"
Ariah Gontz
"https://the-wolfs-den-147.blogspot.com/2021/08/it-may-be-beautiful-but-beauty-is.html #youngadult #romance #historical #vampires #first_book_in_series "
Vicki S.
"Compelling story. Great characters. New Orleans shines in darkness. "
Nancy Gibson
"Drop me in a cool setting, make it atmospheric, give me romance and monsters, and I'm a happy girl.<br/><br/>Negative points are that I still don't understand the fallen/brotherhood dynamic and I don't like that. Also the shadow villain (trying to avoid spoilers here) said Celine started to guess their identity and I was like when? Where? How? Idk I'm just a confused girl and if there was a solvable mystery there were no pieces that clicked for me even after the reveal.<br/><br/>Also lol to the villain being revealed as the villain and immediately busting out his true Cockney accent."
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Emily
"Holy crap it’s sooo sloooowww and I have so many books I have to start on my tbr that this was just too frustrating for me. Maybe I’ll come back and try it again when I have less books to read but as of now... not enough happened for me"
Rivs
"Had a nice Anne Rice old New Orleans vibe."
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Amy
"DNF'd at 12%"
Hailey Perez
"I wasn't expecting much going into this book because I got it from Walmart without actually looking into it, I just picked it because the cover was gorgeous. I was thoroughly upset when I discovered it was a vampire-based story, and being so it took me a while to get into it. However, I really REALLY enjoyed this book. The gothic setting is absolutely incredible and the characters are amazing, I loved every single one of them, especially Odette. As I mentioned the book is a vampiric romance- +"
Darcy Astrophile
