Beautiful Chaos

Lena broke the world on her seventeenth moon. Instead of choosing Light or Dark, which would have resulted in the death of any family members who belonged to the side she didn't choose, Lena chose both. By embracing both Light and Dark, she has thrown the natural order of things out of sync. Not only are her creepy Incubus ancestors trying to take advantage of the chaos and create their own ideal world, but the town of Gatlin and everyone she loves in it is in danger. The Linkubus isn't the only thing Gatlin has to fear... Abraham Ravenwood has joined with Lena's evil Caster mother to find John Breed- the hybrid Incubus who can walk in the sunlight and is the future for Abraham and the other evil creatures. They know Lena, Ethan, and Macon are somehow involved in hiding him, but they have no idea where he is. Add to that newly-mortal Ridley's craziness now that she is no longer a Siren and you have quite the disaster. Then Abraham lets loose the Vexes who take down the Sisters' (Ethan's ancient aunts) house with a tornado and puts Aunt Prue in a coma, he knows something has to be done. But the snippets of the song about "The Eighteenth Moon" are not only terrifying, they are incredibly cryptic. Meanwhile, they find Ridley has been holding John Breed prisoner in her room and using him to Cast. While Ethan wants to kill him for turning Link and almost destroying Lena, he realizes John is as innocent as they all are in the mess that has become Gatlin. Abraham has abused and controlled John since he was a child and John doesn't even remember hurting Link. Together, they all struggle to make sense of what is happened and how to change it back. Unfortunately, the sacrifice that must be paid is one no one is ready for. This was the best installment of this series so far. I like the other two books as well, but this one was really good. I couldn't put it down, all 500 pages of it. Since we saw Ethan and Lena so separated last book, it was nice to see them back together. But the supporting characters were better, as seems to be fairly standard with this series. Link was a riot as usual, and it was funny watching him try to deal with his new found powers. Ridley has a lot of trouble coping with her new standing as a mortal, but I love her relationship with Link (as tumultuous as it is). But Amma and John Breed were really interesting here. Amma, always protective of Ethan, will go to any lengths to protect him- even if it means a sacrifice Ethan would never let her pay. And John, who you hated in the last book, you find yourself sympathizing with. He really never experienced any childhood or family; you really find yourself wanting to like him. This was a great follow up story and makes me anxious for the final book in the series this fall. I can't imagine where everything is going to go with the final story, but I know I can't wait to read it!

I just finished this book literally 37 seconds ago, and I'm in shock. Total shock. Talk about a cliff-hanger. Another beautifully written chapter in the Caster Chronicles series, but definitely not what I expected - in the best of ways, of course. The moment I thought I knew what was going on or what was going to happen, everything flipped into this twisted, chaotic scene where nothing was as I thought it was. Everything is possible in these books and the second you think you have it figured out, it slaps you in the face. The strongest and most powerful people buckle and the weakest change the fate of the disintegrating and burning world. You just never know what or who is going to happen... There are so many sub-plots in this book, but they effortlessly tie into the main story-line, always giving the reader some new angle. Whether it's Link and Rid, Saraphine and Abraham, the prophetic Mrs. Lincoln, or Amma and her bottle trees, there is always something to grab your attention - whether it's to laugh, cry, gasp in shock, or roll your eyes - you're never gunna get bored... The amazing turn of events aside, the writing style is nothing if not poetic. As I've said about the previous books, every word is relevant whether it be straight-forward or metaphoric. The authors have a way of describing the world they created that constantly gets your wheels turning or running to your notebook to write down a quote you never want to forget. All of the above, I love, without a doubt... But this story would be nothing without the characters and their relationships with each other. Lena and Ethan remain attached at the mind, but Ethan grows to become something outside of their relationship, something bigger that the town of Gatlin and the secret Tunnels combined. Link's and Ridley's relationship is pretty rocky, but what else is new? Though there is some pretty heavy significance in the way they express themselves to each other... Amma remains a rock though her love for her family shakes her resolve - something I never thought I'd see.. Guess we are all vulnerable no matter how strong we'd like to seem.. John Breed, Liv, Marion, Macon, the Sisters, even Boo Radley - as a reader, I could connect to all of these characters and they all maintained their roles, no matter how small, with a grace all their own.. I can't express enough how much I adore this series... Luckily for me and those that share my opinion, there's a fourth book to be released next year... More beauty from Garcia and Stohl - couldn't ask for much more :) Happy Reading Everyone :)

Un giro más oscuro a la historia de Ethan y Lena. Bien encontrado ese punto en el que no sabes si el amor triunfará por encima de la oscuridad...

J'ai acheté les 4 bouquin et je les ai relu au moins 3 fois. J'ai vu le film sur le 1er livre et croyez moi vous aller adoré le livre, le film n'est pas mal mais le livre est tout simplement 50x mieux. Je le recommande pour toute personne qui aime les histoires de sorcières, les mondes fantastiques tout simplement

This was a great book - continuation in the Beautiful Monsters series - I bought it to complete my collection - the trials and tribulations of coming of age in a world where powers beyond our comprehension come into play.

Eerste boek kwam beschadigd aan, verpakking ook helemaal kapot. Nieuwe gekregen maar die is nog zwaarder beschadigd. Dit verwacht je niet als je een nieuw boek koopt.

Lo pedí de importado y me llego muy bien a veces mejor que los que pido que aquí de mexico 🤣