Beautiful Darkness

By: Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl

Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins

Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

Fall under the spell of the Beautiful Darkness, the sequel to the instant New York Times best-selling gothic fantasy, Beautiful Creatures!

There were no surprises in Gatlin County. At least, that's what I thought. Turns out, I couldn't have been more wrong.

Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin as a place where nothing ever changed. Then mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes revealed a secret world of curses and Supernaturals with terrifying abilities. Lena showed him a Gatlin where impossible, magical, life-altering events happen. Sometimes life-ending.

And now that Ethan's eyes have been opened to the darker side of Gatlin, there's no going back. Haunted by strange visions only he can see, Ethan is pulled deeper into his town's tangled history and finds himself caught up in the dangerous network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, where nothing is as it seems.

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amazingly awesome and captivating

it's the narrator that takes this to the next level. this is highly recommended if you enjoyed the first book.

Great series

The series is very interesting and the reading of it by this narrator really makes it comes alive!

Good but long winded

It was a good story, but I think it would’ve been even better if you wouldn’t have had such lengthy explanations of everything.

Truly a unique and intriguing story.

I really liked the book. In fact I am finding I truly am liking YA books much more than traditional fiction.

This book is about a young man named Ethan, and a young woman named Lena.

Lena is from a family of Casters. Ethan is mortal. Together they struggle to enter each others world, but the universe has other plans for them.

The story and the characters are well developed, and it was a pleasure to listen to the audio version of this book.

Off to listen to the second book in the series........

A great second book!

Any additional comments?

I devoured all he books in this series in a fairly short amount of time. I enjoyed the story and the narrator. If you liked the first book you will like this one.

Lena & Ethan's Love Saga Continues

The saga continues with our mortal/caster couple, Ethan & Lena. Lena has slipped into a deep depression following the death of her beloved uncle Macon Ravenwood. She feels responsible for his death due to a choice she made to save Ethan's life. She finds herself distancing herself from Ethan & running into the arms of a new guy, John Breed. Who, or what, is John?! Is he light or dark? He's not the only new character on the scene. Welcome Olivia "Liv", Marion's caster library keeper-in-training. Although Keepers are supposed to be neutral, Liv can't seem to keep out of the middle of things, & she chooses to give up her future as a Keeper in order to save a life. Thanks to Ethan, Liv, Linc, & Ridley, Lena is able to once again return to her former self. But given the events that happened in the tunnels, will things ever be able to go back to normal again?!

Out of the 4 books in the series, this one was probably my least favorite. I'm not a fan of pity parties, & that pretty much describes Lena thru most of this book. We learned a bit more of the reason behind her change in personality which helped me to cut her some slack. My frustration w/Lena thru most of the book made it hard for me to enjoy some of the other parts of the story. The book ends in such a way that it left me "ok" w/how book #2 played out & ready to continue the story in book #3.

Age recommendation: 14 & up (dark spiritual elements, magic)

On a scale of 1-10 stars, I give it 7.

Fantastic!

I absolutely loved the book Beautiful Creatures, and the second book in the series is no exception. Lena suffers greatly over her uncle’s death and Ethan does his best to help her. Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia have taken a sequel and kept the reader’s attention, while weaving the story line in a unique and interesting way. I have to say that I purchase the remaining 3 books and this book was so interesting that I will immediately go into the third book. Great series!

Like the Book Love the Series Narration So-So

Would you consider the audio edition of Beautiful Darkness to be better than the print version?

No

Would you be willing to try another one of Kevin T. Collins’s performances?

Maybe. If he promises never to attempt a british accent EVER again. Liv just sounds like Stewie Griffin from the Family Guy.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Not as much as the first.

Any additional comments?

It really bugged me that he made Liv sound like Stewie Griffin. I really hate that show and it ruined Liv's character for me.

Amazing

I read books 1-4 when they first came out and couldn’t put them down! I’ve listened to books 1-3 in 2 weeks and have just started book 4. This is such a great series, it keeps me on the edge of my seat! I just found out there are a few more books, like spin offs I believe. I’m very excited to start. Highly recommend!!

Ethan was too much of a teen boy

Ethan irritated me a few times by being a misogynistic boy but still really enjoyed the book.