About the book: 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 anything.
Quote of the Book: "I know you wouldn't be here if you didn't have a reason, and I suspect Macon Ravenwood's niece is, if nothing else, a reason. So why don't we all go into the back room, make a pot of tea, and try to be reasonable?" -Dr. Marian Ashcroft
My thoughts and opinion: I went against my tradition. I heard about the movie and therefore went to go see it. However, I don't think I broke my rule completely because I didn't know the movie was based on a book.
Anyway, I really enjoyed reading this book. It was interesting how it was written in Ethan's point of view. After reading a bunch of books with the girl's point of view, it was refreshing to read this book. I would have liked reading it in Lena's point of view, too. I mean, she's a Caster! Reading a story through the eyes of a Caster would be just as awesome.
I also liked how it was based in the South and that just gave the book a nice Southern twang to it. The dialogue of some of the characters was challenging to read at first, but after a few chapter, it's like an accent switch turned on so I mostly finished the book with a (terrible) Southern accent. Speaking of the South, I got a hint of history too (which usually would lose my interest since I am absolutely not a history buff) but Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl did a fantastic job, incorprating the ancient feel into the story. All of these things made Beautiful Creatures different from what I normally read. And although it was different, I thought it was a good different.
Maybe I'm just feeling kind, but I don't recall hating or even disliking anyone in this book. I might have felt a little annoyance at Ethan's dad, but that just made Amma better.
Surprisingly, I was able to tolerate Savannah and Emily and the other wannabes. I mean, they're going to have a dull, miserable life after high school. There's no future for them except being the next DAR group. Then again, it was immature of those girls to ridicule Lena all because she didn't fit in and meet the Savannah Snow Standards. Oh, and Ridley. Even though she was a Dark Caster, she wasn't too bad because she did not harm Link. She must have had some feelings if she spent all that time with Link.
I instantly loved the Sisters and I realized that the movie did not include them. A real pity, but usually I find the book better than the movie. The Sisters added a little humor to the book, too.
Now, for Ethan and Lena. Gosh, their chemistry is so sweet. They belong together like coffee and books. Go Ethan! If he hadn't been persistent, he wouldn't have gotten Lena to open up to him. The book really empathsizes on the forbidden love idea because Ethan's a Mortal and Lena's a Caster.
I definitely love this book and there were some emotional parts for me. Let's just say, I thought this book was truly beautiful.
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