Beautiful Creatures

Hardcover | 1 December 2009

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An intense high school love story with witchcraft that is quickly winning many fans around the world. Set in the rural American south it has a dark, Gothic atmosphere and a strong paranormal premise that completely absorbs the reader. Told from the perspective of Ethan, his relationship with the Caster, Lena, is beautifully written.

Reviewed by Richard Bilkey, Booktopia Buzz Editor

Product Description

There were no surprises in Gatlin County.
We were pretty much the epicentre 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.

"Gorgeously crafted, atmospheric, and original. I devoured it." - Melissa Marr, NYT bestselling author of Wicked Lovely

"A lush Southern gothic whose memorable, eccentric characters draw you into their captivating world." - Holly Black, NYT bestselling author of Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale

"A hauntingly delicious dark fantasy, a cast of fascinating characters, a rich gothic setting - this debut novel is one to watch." - Cassandra Clare, NYT bestselling author of City of Bones

"Like a thick, hot Carolina summer, this story seeps into you until it's all you can think about." - Carrie Ryan, author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth

"Exquisitely told and impossible to forget." - Michelle Zink, author of Prophecy of the Sisters

Industry Reviews

"This book has it all...Who could ask for more? A sequel? Please!" - VOYA "In the Gothic tradition of Anne Rice, the authors evoke a dark, supernatural world...Give this to fans of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight or HBO's "True Blood" series." - School Library Journal

"[Readers] will be swept up by the haunting and detailed atmosphere, the conventions and strictures of Southern life, and a compelling and dimensional mythology." - Publishers Weekly

"Smart, textured and romantic." - Kirkus Reviews Praise for Beautiful Creatures An Instant New York Times Bestseller An Indie Next List Selection A William Morris YA Debut Award Finalist A New York Public Library "Book for the Teen Age" "Gorgeously crafted, atmospheric, and original. I devoured it." - Melissa Marr, NYT bestselling author of Wicked Lovely

"A lush Southern gothic." - Holly Black, NYT bestselling author of Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale

"A hauntingly delicious dark fantasy." - Cassandra Clare, NYT bestselling author of City of Bones

"A potent mix of the gothic, the mythic, and the magical...With original characters, complex world building, and crackling prose, this is masterful storytelling." - Deborah Harkness, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches on the Beautiful Creatures novels

"Like a thick, hot Carolina summer, this story seeps into you until it's all you can think about." - Carrie Ryan, NYT bestselling author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth Praise for Beautiful Creatures An Instant "New York Times "Bestseller An Indie Next List Selection A William Morris YA Debut Award Finalist A New York Public Library "Book for the Teen Age" "Gorgeously crafted, atmospheric, and original. I devoured it." - Melissa Marr, "NYT "bestselling author of "Wicked Lovely" "A lush Southern gothic." - Holly Black, "NYT "bestselling author of "Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale" "A hauntingly delicious dark fantasy." - Cassandra Clare, "NYT "bestselling author of "City of Bones" "A potent mix of the gothic, the mythic, and the magical...With original characters, complex world building, and crackling prose, this is masterful storytelling." - Deborah Harkness, #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of "A Discovery of Witches "on the Beautiful Creatures novels "Like a thick, hot Carolina summer, this story seeps into you until it's all you can think about." - Carrie Ryan, NYT bestselling author of "The Forest of Hands and Teeth"

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