Beautiful Chaos

Beautiful Creatures, Book 3

By: Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl

Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins

Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Ethan Wate thought he was getting used to the strange, impossible events happening in Gatlin, his small Southern town. But now that Ethan and Lena have returned home, strange and impossible have taken on new meanings. Swarms of locusts, record-breaking heat, and devastating storms ravage Gatlin as Ethan and Lena struggle to understand the impact of Lena's Claiming. Even Lena's family of powerful Supernaturals is affected - and their abilities begin to dangerously misfire. As time passes, one question becomes clear: What - or who - will need to be sacrificed to save Gatlin?

For Ethan, the chaos is a frightening but welcome distraction. He's being haunted in his dreams again, but this time it isn't by Lena - and whatever is haunting him is following him out of his dreams and into his everyday life. Even worse, Ethan is gradually losing pieces of himself - forgetting names, phone numbers, even memories. He doesn't know why, and most days he's too afraid to ask.

Sometimes there isn't just one answer or one choice. Sometimes there's no going back. And this time there won't be a happy ending.

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©2011 Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl (P)2011 Hachette Audio

I am in love with this series

Each of these gets better and better, the audio versions are amazing and a 3D experience, listen to all of them you won't regret it

I can't get enough of this series

The surprise voice of the lilum... I was mortified..but loved it. I also, from now on, want this narrator to read every book to me.

Love this series, great narrator!

Any additional comments?

This is a great series. I have purchased all of the books in this series and they're all great. Perfect narrator also.

One of my favorite series

The performance of the narrator really helped make this series as great as it is. I love the characters and the story.

Is Death Really the End?

Something's up with Ethan Wate. Nothing is the same as it once was --- his attitude, his relationships, even his tastebuds! But one things is back to normal, or as normal as it ever was for a caster girl & a mortal boy to be girlfried/boyfried. Ethan helped pull Lena back from her destructive ways just a few months prior. Now it's Lena's turn to help discover what's going on with Ethan. Lena, Ethan, & their faithful sidekicks Link, Liv, John Breed, & even Ridley spend much of the book trying to discover how to restore the order of things. They are told that the only person that can restore the order is "the one who is two". But who is that? In the last moments of the story, Ethan uncovers the truth & must take bold action. Ends on a cliffhanger.

This may be my favorite book of the series simply because it has so many connecting parts to the bigger story. Several things have happened in the previous 2 books that contribute to the mystery problem in book 3. So far, all of the corrective actions to solve a problem have solved one aspect of the problem but brought on a new problem to solve. The corrective action taken at the end of this book left me wondering how this new problem could possibly be resolved. Or is this going to be a series that has one of those good, but not a "feel good" ending? The final book in the series, book 4, should give us the answers we seek!

Age recommendation: 14 & up (spiritual elements, death)

On a scale of 1-10 stars, I give it 8.

Love this series!!

I like the reading but again would like it if there were individual character reading...it makes things more interesting.

Good enough!

For being my first audio book I enjoyed very much the story. The way it was told transported me to the world I was listening about.

yaaas

I just didn't like the background noise. would've been much better without it, honestly. That's why the performance is rated a 4.

Changes are All Around

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

Anarchy, injustice, sacrifice

What did you like best about this story?

It continues the story...with the characters, the places, the atmosphere of the beautifully created world of the Beautiful Creatures. So many layers in the story, the magic...maturing of the characters who were required to make life changing decisions in this book.

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

He is very good.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It does have times of humor and times of great sadness.

Any additional comments?

No

Good books

It was another book I will reread. So I consider it a winner. Waiting for the next book.