I cannot even begin to explain my love for this series Wow. He tells her to wait for him at Greenbrier and writes "I will always love you. Ethan Wate thought he was getting used to the strange, impossible events happening in Gatlin, his small Southern town. Lena is ignored by most of the students because she wears long dresses and is not interested in popular pursuits like trying out for the cheerleading squad. Is falling in love the beginning or the end? When he gets there he drops Lena's necklace in the front seat of the Volvo so nothing will happen to it. The film adaptation of the novel was released in February, 2013, under the same title. 100,060 ratings4,833 reviews. Ethan Lawson Wate is our sixteen-year-old narrator. Ethan never even saw it coming. Alice Englert was officially announced to be set to portray Lena in the film adaptation of Beautiful Creatures and upcoming franchise of the series. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay . 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. Still in the house, Lena, powerful even as a baby, had saved herself by making it rain thus putting out the fire. Then they study it to see if they can find a way to keep Lena from becoming Dark. The third book in the New York Times bestselling series, perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Maggie Stiefvater! Am I Dark, or am I Light? She and Ridley grew up together side by side and were close and had been like sisters as they grew and developed into young teens. In Ethans early conversations with Lena Duchannes (Alice Englert), he notices that she is reading Charles Bukowskis You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense, a book of poetry published in 1986. What order should I read the Beautiful Creatures series? I don't care if it's a hundred degrees and every blade of grass dies. Lena must also kill someone she loves in order to break . Afterwards, during the pie contest sponsored by Southern Crusty, Ridley, John and Lena cause maggots, beetles and grubs to crawl of every pie except Amma's. She is a Natural, an extremely rare type of Caster who is far more powerful and stronger than all regular Casters are, also having additional powers that can be different for any Natural. Ethan follows Amma to her own home, where he watches as she goes out to the swamp and meets Lena's uncle, Macon Ravenwood. Ethan can overhear their conversation, as Amma tells Lena that Sarafine is actually her mother. The two have since gotten to be significantly closer and somewhat mended their broken relationship. But Ethan is barely able to hold the two back from clawing at each other. At Gatlin High's winter formal, some of the girls ruin Lena's dress by pouring liquid soap on her and Ethan. 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. She and Ridley had severed ties after that and they had not seen each other for a year afterwards. She says that all the people in her family are Casters (spell casters) who have special powers. After they pronounce Amma legally dead, Lena and Ethan continue to grow stronger through this experience, (example; Lena running up to him and wrapping her legs around him and kissing him repeatedly). On the Sixteenth Moon, the Sixteenth Year, the Book will take what it's been promised. This is best shown with Liv; whom Lena overall hated due to heavily suspecting she held feelings towards Ethan and, as a result, treated her rather coldly and harshly. This is more than shown during his relationship with Lena and his unmovable determination throughout the course of the series to find a way to be with her mainly due to him being a Mortal and her a Caster. After Ethan's death and sacrifice, Lena is searching for ways to resurrect Ethan and is "making her own bargains" for Ethan's return to the Mortal world. What happened to Macon's father, Silas? I'd like Lena to have more character. The authors have put a new spin on what has become an overworked genre of supernatural boy meets mortal girl or vice/ versa, etc. Ethan clutches the other half of him and knows that they both knew they were going to die. Ethan has also been shown to be very committed. I thought this would be Twilight-esque as it is considered a "young adults" read but I REALLY enjoyed all four of the books. This causing Ethan to quickly say how he meant Amma and his aunts. Lena and Amma recite a spell to bring Ethan back to life, and it works. ", "Feelings for him? Throughout Ethan and Lena's conversation, Liv shows up. Beautiful Creatures Quotes. However, her 16th birthday arrives and her evil mother, Sarafine, comes and causes mayhem in some woods trying to convince her daughter to turn Dark. Ethan and Lena's relationship is one of the central plotlines in the Beautiful Creatures series. 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. But whatever. 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". Ethan discovers that the woman is not Mrs. Lincoln, but the Dark Caster Sarafine in disguise. 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. Nonetheless, it was a really fun read and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for some nice sweet romance laced with magic and mystery. Ethan's presence seems to break the spell, and Macon's mother, Arelia, concludes that Ethan's love is the only force that can protect Lena from the schemes of Sarafine. Amma was initially against Lena and Ethan's relationship knowing the risks the two would be taking since Ethan was a mortal and Lena a caster. He is hearing voices and is seeing writings and things that no one else can. ", I want you here. With Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis. But . Lena is crying in a garden full of lemon trees, and she begins to talk with Ethan. Beautiful Creatures is the first book of The Caster Chronicles series, written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Lena had went to see Ridley to see what was going on and saw Ridley scared and confided in Lena that she thinks she is going Dark and left to prevent herself from harming Lena or the family. Sarafine, being aware of Lena and Ethan's relationship and her daughter's intense love for him, reveals to Lena how Casters and Mortals cannot be together sexually therefore having no future together. After this, he refuses to say anything more. There was some fan speculation about whether or not Englert was fit for the role of the franchise since her hair isn't black as Lena's is described in the series. Kami Garcia is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and international bestselling author and comic book writer. Lena is, like Ethan, very stubborn in her choices. She and Abraham in the second follow-up novel Beautiful Darkness attempts to force her to turn Dark, but Lena is saved by Ethan, Macon and everyone else. Amma tries to get Ethan to leave but he says that he cant, acknowledging that he had no other choice, but to go ahead with the sacrifice. Lena has gotten somewhat of a better grasp of her powers, though not by much since she still has erratic and spontaneous moments of losing control of her powers for brief moments. However, when Ridley was growing near her 16th Moon, Lena began to notice changes in her best friend and took a notice how Ridley was beginning to behave much more wildly and starting to become rebellious. Amma then blames Macon for the outcome of things that resulted in Ethan's must-be death and vows never to forgive him for it. Like this quote does: Recensione a caldo di questo libro meraviglioso! Ethan realizes that John was the one Lena had run off with. Its one of my favorite book series. 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. At least, that's what I thought. The characters are so personal and easy to get attached to. 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. Lena, though, continues to be somewhat possessive about Ethan; even getting silently angry and jealous when so much as hearing about Ethan's past romantic history and other girls he had been with or gone on dates with (though it is stated that Lena is his first real girlfriend). When he is released from the Arclight by Ethan and Liv, she is joyful and is finally able to return to her normal self. Not going to spoil it for you. However, given the plot details of the last installment of the series, it has been confirmed that Ethan did in fact die. But now that Ethan and Lena have returned home, strange and impossible have taken on new meanings. In the novel, Sarafine makes her first appearance in years attempting to convince Lena to turn Dark since she is given the rare choice to choose her own Claiming. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever. DOVETE LEGGERLO ASSOLUTAMENTE! She also tries to find ways to be with Ethan, her true love, since it is discovered that Casters and Mortals cannot be together sexually or physically without the mortal getting killed. Though soon later in the series, she fully accepts the fact that she loves him and needed him in her life. Despite fans wariness of how Englert will bring Lena to the big screen, Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl have both stated that Englert, having visited the movie set while the movie was being filmed, is "exactly the way they pictured Lena.". When Ethan arrives at school, he hears about a new girl in town, Lena Duchannes. Maybe I just like that book. 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. Despite this revelation, Ethan's attraction to Lena grows, and he asks her to go on a movie date with him. 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. It's also told that Ridley had been raised with her since she was little and attended school alongside her. After Lena misses a day of school, Ethan visits her house and meets her Uncle Macon Ravenwood, a man who no one in Gatlin has seen for years. For example, the relationship between Lena and Sarafine is ANYTHING but simple. Due to being a Natural/Cataclyst, Lena's casting and power abilities are beyond the strength of a normal and ordinary Caster along with additional power something which often frightened Lena since she was unable to control the great power within her. How many books are in the Beautiful Creatures series? What channel is beautiful creatures on? He tells them that while the fighting was going on he was bitten by John, who is revealed to be a hybrid, half Caster, half Incubus. 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. Check out my reviews on the main page of each individual book! He is slowly changing, the foods he is known to like now disgust him and he's forgetting names, numbers; even important memories altogether. One day, he and Link (who is adapting to his new life as an Incubus) see a Seer who tells him that when Ethan died and Lena and Amma brought him back to life, that sometimes when a person is brought back "too fast" they lose a part of themselves and are a "Fractured Soul." They then share one final moment together with Ethan Kelting, "Goodbye." Didn't his car crash during the 18th moon? The character build is fabulous. What should I read after Beautiful Creatures? After Lena (reluctantly) admits that she does not want to see Ethan there, Link, Liv and Ethan himself leave. The manga adaptation of the novel was released in February, 2013, under the same title. In the aftermath of Beautiful Darkness, Ethan and Lena are reunited and stronger than ever. Despite this revelation, Lena warns Ethan against getting to know her, telling him its for his own good and safety. The whole time I was reading I knew how it would end (basically) and perhaps because of that, the challenges along the way seemed to be too easily overcome. I think its an amazing love story. She was even to be given far greater power than her mother Sarafine Duchannes, who had already established herself as the "Darkest Caster of all". I like how the Casters' powers worked although the whole "bringing someone back from the dead" part seemed like stretching the chord a bit too far. Ethan then realizes one thing; he has to die to save Gatlin and the Caster world. I thought they were just dreams. But I don't think I'm strong enough. Lena is known to have great difficulty controlling her powers and it is somewhat of a running gag throughout the novel series with Lena accidentally setting random objects on fire. Marian Ashcroft reveals herself to be a Keeper, a mortal who knows about the Light and Dark Casters and keeps a record of their doings. 68 views, 3 likes, 1 loves, 3 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from St. John's Lutheran Church: Welcome to St. John's of Pearl City! Because of the strong intensity of her love towards Ethan, Lena has a strong jealous side. I fell in love with this series as soon as I read the very first book. They definitely kept me on my toes. Had a hard time putting the book down. Lena uses her power over nature to block out the moon at midnight, which keeps her from being claimed at all, either for Dark or Light. Ridley is with a guy who is John Breed. It was a refreshing step back into reading Young Adult Fantasy. ", "Give it time. ", Look at me, Ethan. Yay Kid, 11 years old. I really enjoyed this series. In the library, they touch Genevieve's locket again and discover the source of the curse on the Duchannes family of Casters. As she grew up, Lena was very disliked in school due to her quiet personality as well as her family's reputation and, in result, was relentlessly bullied by other students. it is a sweet but lively series with a lot of unpredictable turns and twists. Feb. 13, 2013. You're a Mortal. Though there are some people who are happy with Englert being cast as Lena, other people have also commented that she isn't as "goth" or "dark" as they imagined Lena to be as they imagined her in the book series. Every page you turn leaves you wondering what more will happen, and believe me, much more does happen. 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. Ethan Wate (Alden Ehrenreich), 17, has had the same recurring dream for months. Ethan and Lena's relationship is one of the main and important plot lines of the series. She also painfully strips Ridley of her Siren powers after revealing that she is aware of her betrayal in order to save Lena. Kami Garcia is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author. Enjoyed these from start to finish and wish they didnt go away so quickly once i started i found myself unable to stop until one book was done into the next and another and another until i came to the end with much dismay. Published in 2010, it continues the story of Lena Duchannes, a magically-gifted girl living in Gatlin, South Carolina, and Ethan Wate, a non-caster somehow connected telepathically to Lena and her family. But the two manage to make amends and even become friends by the end of the novel, forgetting about their rough history together. I'm late to the party but I still read this series. I really liked the first book in the series but the second and the third books in the series disappointed me and the last book was a complete disaster. Beautiful Creatures. Or when Ridley was slowly suffocating Ethan to death in Beautiful Creatures and she caused a hurricane to hit the room out of anger and frustration for Ridley to let Ethan go for the sake of not killing him and confessing to Ethan later on that she "just panicked". Inside the cave, John is holding an unconscious Lena, who has no idea where she is or what she is doing. Sixteen-year-old Ethan Wate lives in Gatlin, S.C., but dislikes his small town and would like to move away. Halfway between though, Ethan learns that Lena made a deal with the Book of Moons, a powerful Caster book, for Ethan's life after Sarafine killed him. It was a good read, but I thought it fell a little flat. Lena runs home to Ravenwood Manor, and Ethan follows her. Lena, despite her usual non-physical personality, has shown to become physical if put under enough stress and anger and if so at a certain individual. After she was Claimed, she became half-Cataclyst. What book does Lena read in Beautiful Creatures? Ethan keeps the old locket with him and asks his three great aunts, known as the Sisters, about it. You wouldn't even believe. Ethan drives away from school to clear his mind, and he hears "Sixteen Moons" playing over his car radio. 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. Her Uncle Macon and others arrive and a battle breaks out with Lena causing a great storm to hit town. Order Book Genre Date Rating; 1: Beautiful Creatures: Fantasy / F: Dec-2009: 4: 2: Beautiful . Genevieve used the Book of Moons to work dark magic and bring Ethan Carter Wate back to life, and the Book gained the power to choose which of the Duchannes children would go Dark or Light in the future. Green eyes, black hair. They hold hands at the movie theater, which sparks rumors about Ethan and Lena at their high school. ", "Guys. Lena has stopped writing in her tattered old journal that she used to always carry around with her. In Mitchell's study, Ethan and Lena notice that several books are open to certain pages, and the pages refuse to be turned. Fall under the spell of the Beautiful Darkness, the sequel to the instant NYT bestselling gothic fantasy, Beautiful Creatures! In the first novel of the series, Lena is a Caster in her long line of family who are Supernaturals, people with the ability to perform casts (also known as spells) and have great powers and abilities to do almost anything. Beautiful Darkness is the sequel to Beautiful Creatures and the second book in the Caster Series. As a half-Cataclyst, it is unknown if she gained any Cataclyst powers like Possession. 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. Black tank that rode up on her stomach, black skirt about five inches short, streak of blue in her hair and black-rimmed eyes shocking Ethan and drawing attention from nearby guys. (We . But the two teamed up to resurrect Ethan when was killed in Beautiful Creatures. Additionally, their association with real-world organizations (the DAR, for example) is a little bit rude toward those organizations. 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. He drives to Ravenwood Manor and goes inside to find Lena lying on a table, with most of her family members standing around her. But now that Ethan and Lena have returned home from the Great Barrier, strange and impossible have taken on new meanings. Lena soon cries herself to sleep after her last few moments with Ethan. 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