Beautiful Creatures

Books | Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic

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Kami Garcia

Margaret Stohl

There were no surprises in Gatlin County. We were pretty much the epicenter of the middle of nowhere.At least, that's what I thought.Turns out, I couldn't have been more wrong.There was a curse.There was a girl.And in the end, there was a grave.Lena 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.

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Author

Kami Garcia

Pages

592

Publisher

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published Date

2013-01-08

ISBN

0316231681 9780316231688

Ratings

Google: 4.5

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"This book was amazing!! I love this book and I love the movie. So many more elements were in this story and sadly they were cut out from the movie. Really great book, can't wait to read part 2!"

Anna

"I absolutely love the movie and have always wanted to read the books. While I really enjoyed the book I found myself comparing it to the movie instead of just accepting it for what it was. I did however feel the book expanded on some things the movie wasn't able to. That being said, it is definitely of an era that glosses over a lot of things and also lacks diversity. There is definitely a lot of "southern pride/the south will rise again" rhetoric and the overall description of the plantations just made me feel icky but thats definitely the point. "

kelsey

"Overall well done and enjoyable. I felt a lot of the build up was too drawn out and not fully necessary and some of the best parts felt a little rushed over. The ending was disappointing, all that build up for next to nothing. But great read, nice love story, and interesting take on “magic” and “witches”"

Maddison Chick

"*f$#ck"

Lilly

"Honestly, I loved this book when I was a teenager and loved the movie just as much. I am thrilled to know there is more for me to read and look forward to it now ! "

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cheyenne berryhill

"A perfect blend of paranormal and Southern gothic. Possibly my new favorite YA paranormal."

Ricki Marking-Camuto

"two stars because it WAS good, I just gave up reading it. I'll finish someday...."

Annee N. Grayson

"The first book was amazing and vary hooking to read like I couldn't put the book down for an entire month overall grat story and characters that I loved and hated "