When I first heard about Beautiful Creatures by Garcia and Stohl, I was watching the movie trailer. I have this annoying self induced goal about reading the book before watching the movie. I find that if I do the reverse, I most likely will not read the book, or if I'm lucky, start it but not finish it. It's much easier to watch a movie knowing the ending, than to sit through hours of reading already knowing the ending. So, since the trailer looked promising, I knew that I had to read the book before it came to theaters. Of course upon finishing, I encouraged my sister read it as well (assuring her it wasn't like twilight... little snob :)
What I found most enjoyable about this book, is that it so elegantly combined magical fantasy and southern charm. Ethan's great Aunts were my favorite characters. Their humor mixed with southern pride is so much a personification of the south, it's hilarious. I did start to get a little put up with Lena's overall self-pity especially in the second book, Beautiful Darkness, but the new British exchange student makes up for her sulkiness. Overall, I've really enjoyed the series so far, and am in the process of reading the 3rd.
*The Whimsical Sister*
PS: The move was really good, except for the last 5 minutes, they totally copped out to end the story. That's not how the book ends, in case you find it a really sudden and lame ending as well. Other than that, I really enjoyed the movie's representation of the original story.
PS: The move was really good, except for the last 5 minutes, they totally copped out to end the story. That's not how the book ends, in case you find it a really sudden and lame ending as well. Other than that, I really enjoyed the movie's representation of the original story.
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