But I never found the books to be predictable which was great.īeautiful Darkness does a great job of not falling into the trap of most sequels despite the fact that it contains many elements that most sequel books have. One thing I really liked was the fact that there are little clues or hints about what is going to happen along the way so everything connects.

Each book builds upon each other as you learn about the various families’ pasts, the Caster World and the characters themselves. The rest of the cast, like Link, Ridley and Amma–just to name a few–were absolutely fantastic and I was just as interested in their stories as I was with the main plot. They thought everything through and acted accordingly which I really enjoyed. Ethan and Lena were incredibly mature for high school students and I was never annoyed with them. I also adored the characters of the series. The rest of the series still has the Southern feel to it all, but the pacing is a little faster as more of the plot is revealed. Normally, this would bother me but I found with Beautiful Creatures (which is definitely the slowest book of the 4) I liked the pacing as it really built up the suspense for the climax and the big reveal. The story takes place in the South (and I have to say Garcia and Stohl have captured the South perfectly!) so understandably everything moves a little slower. I liked the powers that are revealed and used throughout the series as they logistically make sense and it is easy to understand where, when and how they can and cannot be used.Īnother thing is the pacing of the books. Garcia and Stohl weave a rich and addicting story of magic, family and fate which makes each book impossible to put down. But with this series I never had that problem. They tend to bore me and the subject of “magic” and how it is often used bothers me. I am not a huge fan of witch-paranormal reads. This is one of my favourite series, which surprises even me when you look that the other series in my top 5–but of course there is an excellent reason why the Caster Chronicles is in my Top 3 Favourite Book Series of all time. Movie Review: Catch my thoughts on the movie here! Genre: Young Adult, Magic, Witches, Romance, Paranormal, Gothic, Southern There are also background story novellas that are to be read AFTER the series: The Mortal Heart. There is a novella that takes place between books 2 & 3 called Dream Dark. # of Books: 4 (Beautiful Creatures, Beautiful Darkness, Beautiful Chaos, Beautiful Redemption) Series: Beautiful Creatures or Caster Chronicles

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