Tuesday 15 January 2013

Beautiful Creatures #penguinchats

Hello everyone! I was asked to spread the word about something really exciting called Penguin Chats! A 'Penguin Chat' itself will be a 30 minute Q&A with a Penguin author on Twitter, using #PenguinChats and hosted by @PenguinUKBooks. And, I am thrilled to announce that the first authors will be Margaret Stohl (@mstohl) and Kami Garcia (@kamigarcia), this will take place on Sunday 27th Jan @8PM GMT. In the half hour the authors will answer questions about the series and the upcoming movie (how exciting?) I will posting some wonderful Beautiful Creatures content this week so be sure to come check it out! I hope everyone is as excited as I am, I ADORE this series and am always banging on about it to anyone who will listen. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the rest of the post! Be sure to check out the Penguin blog for more info.

Beautiful Creatures

Is falling in the love the beginning . . . or the end? In Ethan Wate’s hometown there lies the darkest of secrets . . .
There is a girl.
There is a curse.
In the end, there is a grave.
Ethan never even saw it coming.

 *movie tie-in cover*

Beautiful Darkness

One night in the rain, Ethan Wate opened his eyes and fell in love with Lena Duchannes. His life would never be the same.
Lena is a Caster and her family is locked in a supernatural civil war. On her sixteenth birthday Lena made a terrifying choice, which now haunts her day and night. And as her seventeenth birthday approaches, Lena and Ethan face even greater danger. A Caster and a Mortal can never truly be together. Every kiss is a curse. Ethan’s next heartbeat could be his last. It is their curse now . . .



Beautiful Chaos

Ethan Wate is in love with a Caster girl and when he looks at Lena it’s like there’s no one else in the world. But Ethan is Mortal and on her seventeenth birthday Lena made a choice that changed everything. The girl Ethan loves has broken the world with the supernatural powers she is struggling to control . . .
Now, if they are to fix the chaos that Lena has caused, one of them must make a terrible sacrifice. Sometimes there isn’t just one answer. Sometimes there’s no going back. And this time there won’t be a happy ending.




Beautiful Redemption

Ethan Wate always dreamed of leaving the stifling Southern town of Gatlin. But he never dreamt that finding love with Lena Duchannes would drive him away. Now Ethan must find a way to return to Lena – and Gatlin – as she vows to do whatever it takes to get him back. Even if it means trusting old enemies or risking their loved ones’ lives . . . Can Ethan and Lena rewrite their fate and their spellbinding love story in this stunning finale to the Beautiful Creatures series?





Ethan Lawson Wate 

Ethan is 16 years old and is the books narrator. Six months prior to the start of the book his mother was killed in a car crash and, since then, his father has become a recluse, rarely leaving his library. Ethan dreams of leaving Gatlin to travel the world and fears becoming stuck like many of the town’s residents.

He meets and falls deeply in love with Lena Duchannes, a Caster, and also discovers that he and his family are more involved with the darkness of the Caster world than he could have ever imagined.

Quote: 

“There are only kinds of people in my town. The stupid and the stuck.”
“I’m a freak, you’re a freak. Your house makes rooms disappear, my house makes people disappear. Your shut-in uncle is nuts and my shut-in dad is a lunatic, so I don’t know what you think makes us different.”
“Maybe you don’t have to be a Caster to have power. Maybe you just have to fall for one.”

Lena Duchannes
 
Lena is an outsider in a small town like Gatlin, regarded with suspicion by many who misunderstand her. She was born a Natural Caster – an extremely rare type of Caster with incredibly powerful supernatural abilities. When we first meet her, Lena is awaiting her 16th birthday, when she will discover if she will be claimed by the Dark or the Light. Her deepest fear is of becoming Dark and turning into a cruel and evil Caster.

Before moving to Gatlin, Lena has recurring dreams of a teenage boy who saves her and when she meets Ethan, she realises he is the boy in her dreams. But can he save her? Or will her Caster powers be too dangerous for a mortal like Ethan?

Quote:

“You’re not the only one falling.”

 “In case something happens tonight, I just wanted you to know; I love you, Ethan.”

“You’re a Mortal. You can’t understand. I don’t want to see you get hurt, and that’s what will happen if you get too close to me.”
 
Macon Ravenwood
 
Macon ‘Melchizedek’ Ravenwood, is Lena’s uncle and was chosen to watch over her until her 16th birthday. Despite his reputation as the ‘bogeyman’ of Gatlin, he is kind, generous and will go to any length to protect those he loves. He is rarely seen without his dog Boo, whom he describes as his “eyes.”

Quote:

“Do you know what lengths I will go to, to keep her safe for five months? What it will cost me? How it will drain me, perhaps, destroy me?”
“I warned you that this friendship would be dangerous, that it could develop into something more. A future between the two of them is an impossibility.”
“Mortals. I envy you. You think you can change things. Stop the universe. Undo what was done long before you came along. You are such beautiful creatures.”

Link 
 
Wesley Jefferson Lincoln, better known as Link, is Ethan’s best friend and the on/off love interest of Lena’s cousin Ridley Duchannes. His life, like Ethan’s, changes upon the arrival of Lena in Gatlin when he discovers the existence of the Caster world – and falls in love with the dangerous Siren, Ridley.

Quote:

“Ladies, ladies. There’s no need to fight. There’s plenty of this to go around.”
“I know I’m an idiot, but there’s one girl in my head right now.”
“You’re not gonna kiss me, are you?”



Ridley Duchannes 
 
Ridley (born Julia) Duchannes is Lena’s cousin and childhood ex-best friend, as well as the on/off girlfriend of Link. She became Dark on her 16th birthday and is also a Siren – a seductress who can easily entrap and control human minds. Ridley is wild, stubborn and rebellious, and when armed with a red lollipop, can make people do anything she wants. Despite being Dark, she genuinely cares for Lena and risks her life to help Ethan and Link save her cousin.

Quote:

“Take a good look Hot Rod. This is the last time you’re ever gonna see me.”
“Got any big plans for your birthday, Cuz?”
“Don’t look so wounded. We had fun while it lasted.”


 Here is a picture of Kami & Margaret with the actors. 

2 comments:

  1. I adore this series, and I am ticked that I haven't finished the final book yet. I cannot wait for the movie, hopefully it will stay true to the book! Thanks for the heads up on the twitter chat!

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  2. I haven't finsihed the series yet either! Though I mostly enjoyed the first few books, so I think I will have to before I watch the movie (which I deifnitely plan to). :) Anyway, thanks for sharing this!

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