Beautiful Creatures

The Author: Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

Published: February 4th 2010

Pages: 563

Synopsis: In Ethan Wate's hometown there lies the darkest of secrets ...There is a girl. Slowly, she pulled the hood from her head. Green eyes, black hair. Lena Duchannes. There is a curse. On the Sixteenth Moon, the Sixteenth Year, the Book will take what it's been promised. And no one can stop it. In the end, there is a grave. Lena and Ethan become bound together by a deep, powerful love. But Lena is cursed and on her sixteenth birthday, her fate will be decided. Ethan never even saw it coming.

What i thought of the cover: The title is defiantly an eye catcher with it’s unique font as well as I love the colour purple and it’s metallic. The shadowy metallic trees give it a sense of mystery and darkness. It’s quite a nice design, simple yet detailed.

I give it a 4.5 out of 5 stars

What i thought of the story: The only other story I can think of where I have read from the males point of view is Breaking Dawn and that was about three years ago, however I found that this was written just as well as any book from a females point view. I loved how there is different elements of magic, form Ammas way to the caster way which makes it much more enchanting. At times though It can feel as if Lena is a bit to much doom and gloom and is ready too easily to give up. Overall there was a good balance between good and evil in both magic and normal situations and defiantly loads of unexpected events take place eventually tying together for a dramatic finish.

I give it a 4 out of 5 stars

Now to see what happens in the second book.