Beautiful Redemption

By: Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl

Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins, Khristine Hvam

Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

Is death the end.... or only the beginning?

Ethan Wate has spent most of his life longing to escape the stiflingly small Southern town of Gatlin. He never thought he would meet the girl of his dreams, Lena Duchannes, who unveiled a secretive, powerful, and cursed side of Gatlin, hidden in plain sight. And he never could have expected that he would be forced to leave behind everyone and everything he cares about. So when Ethan awakes after the chilling events of the Eighteenth Moon, he has only one goal: to find a way to return to Lena and the ones he loves.

Back in Gatlin, Lena is making her own bargains for Ethan's return, vowing to do whatever it takes - even if that means trusting old enemies or risking the lives of the family and friends Ethan left to protect.

Worlds apart, Ethan and Lena must once again work together to rewrite their fate, in this fourth book and stunning finale to the Beautiful Creatures series.

©2012 Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (P)2012 Hachette Audio

it was a good book

I enjoyed it like I did the other books. the female reader wasn't as good as the guy. the ending leave questions to be asked.

Awesome Series

All four books were amazing. The narrator did an excellent job, I will be listening to the spin off series as well!

Pie In The Afterlife and In Between

I’ve just finished Beautiful Redemption, Book number 4.5 for me in the Beautiful Creatures Saga.
It’s almost as Good as the Harry Potter Series, but full of more adult feelings and Romance.
It’s better than Twilight, where I found the Movies much better than the books for the most part.

The Audio from all of the Beautiful Creatures saga is en pointe, couldn’t be improved upon.
I loved all of the characters, even the ones we were supposed to hate.

Being from a small town in Georgia made this Series especially heartfelt and understanding to me.

I Loved the Film Beautiful Creatures too, I only wish there were more of them.
Just like the books, I want to know what happens to everyone next.

Enchanting

If you could sum up Beautiful Redemption in three words, what would they be?

Unbelievable, exciting, enchanting

What was one of the most memorable moments of Beautiful Redemption?

The exciting part was when they where trying to transport the book to a different dimension

Which scene was your favorite?

The part where Ethan realized Seraphines limitations.

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

I defiantly would have if I was able to. I was listening to this book every chance I got.

Any additional comments?

This is a brilliant finish to an amazing and brilliant set of writings.

love the series hated to see it end

great listen would like to see a second series continue on the story with what happens after

Absolutely Wonderful!

The final book is as good as all the other books. This series was an absolutely fantastic read. I thoroughly enjoyed the way the story was written and flowed through all 4 books. I don’t often give books a 5, but this series would get much higher if I had the ability to give it a higher rating.

Least favorite of the series but satisfying end

Where does Beautiful Redemption rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This series is one of my favorite audiobook series- listening really brings the world to life. However, I felt a bit let down after the tension of Beautiful Chaos because the beginning of BR moved slowly and was very reflective. BR is divided into three parts- they definitely picked up as they went along. I always enjoy the writing in this series, but BR didn't quite have the pacing the others had.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Beautiful Redemption?

In the kitchen when Ethan tries to get Amma's attention and the crossword puzzle at the table with Lena and Macon.

Have you listened to any of Kevin T. Collins and Khristine Hvam ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I felt the others in the series were better, but I love Kevin T. Collins as the narrator. His narrating wasn't as powerful to me in this one though. I think it's because it was so much more focused on Ethan as opposed to the characters around him. Adding Khristine Hvam really gave Lena a solid voice. I love Khristine's work in YA audiobooks. She really does a fantastic job at connecting with the characters, and Lena was no exception.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Out of the darkness and into the light

Any additional comments?

Even though it isn't my favorite of the series, I felt it was a good send-off. I'm going to miss Gatlin and these characters so much. Luckily the movie is coming soon!!

Good, but was confused by the ending

**possible spoilers**

This book reminded me a lot of Julie Kagawa's "The Iron Knight". I won't go into too much detail, otherwise it will add spoilers.

I definitely missed the togetherness of Ethan and Lena. This was the focal point of all the other novels, so it was hard to see a different type of angst. At the same time, it was a nice change of pace. I really liked seeing where the Greats come from - it's an interesting world with unique characters. I also enjoyed hearing from Ethan's mom. She's a central back-story character, so it was good to see more of her in this final installment.

I have to admit that I was a bit confused and saddened by the ending. I think I understand what happened, but contact me if you'd like to discuss.

Regarding narration, I love Khristine Hvam and Kevin T. Collins! I'm so excited the editors/authors chose to add Khristine Hvam to the story narration. I can always get into her characters.

A great finish for a great series

What made the experience of listening to Beautiful Redemption the most enjoyable?

This book is so different from the others in the series, in a good way. You explore another setting and another side of the protagonist, so there's never time to get tired of it or lose interest. Couldn't stop listening.

great series

Loved this series of books. Thank you! Keep on writing this type of story. Awesome