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Beautiful Darkness
- Beautiful Creatures, Book 2
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl's Beautiful Darkness, the bewitching second instalment of Ethan and Lena's epic love story. Read by the actor Kevin T. Collins and feauturing original music by Michele McGonigle.
Is death the end . . . or only the beginning?
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. Lena is a Caster girl whose supernatural powers unveiled a secretive and cursed side of Gatlin, so powerful it forced him to make a terrible sacrifice.
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?
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- Lynn Worton
- 01-09-14
A Fantastic Sequel
This is the second book in the Caster Chronicles series. I loved it!
I downloaded this book in audio format, as I wanted to read it, but didn't have time to. Having this book in audio format allowed me to listen to it whilst doing household chores, or before bedtime.
The story is again narrated by Kevin T. Collins, who does a fantastic job in bringing the characters alive. I loved his interpretation of Ethan's Great Aunts. I could just picture the sisters' quite clearly.
Ethan Wate is an extremely interesting character. I liked him very much. He is a sweet, loving young man, who happens to be a human thrust into a supernatural world of Casters (light and dark witches) and Incubi (demons).
Lena Duchannes is a character I didn't really like in the first book. She had a "woe is me" attitude that really grated on my nerves. However, in this story, she is mostly in the background.
This story continues from the end of the first book. I liked the fact that this story was again told from Ethan's point of view. I was hooked from the first few minutes of the chapter.
Life in Gatlin (or Gatdung as Ethan and Link call it) is not easy, but it's just about to get even harder! Lena has more than her fair share of teenage angst, but having the option in claiming herself on her sixteenth moon thwarted by her mother, she is struggling to cope with the death of her Uncle. Ethan is trying to cope with the fact that his father has had a breakdown and had been hiding in his office. He is also still hearing music, now about the seventeenth moon, and trying to figure out what it means.
This story is a mixture of mystery, suspense, danger, romance and intrigue that flowed much better than the first book; it is a little bit darker too. I liked the introduction of new characters such as Ethan's Great Aunts and their cat Lucille Ball and Liv, a trainee Keeper Librarian, as well as the Incubi, who are not Casters but demons. The influx of new characters gave the story a fresh twist. It was interesting to watch the dynamics of the characters change as things progressed, especially the friendship between Ethan and Liv. Link was his usual dorky self, but even his usually upbeat manner was tested when Ridley, Lena's Dark Caster cousin makes a reappearance. Ethan also finds out something about himself that shocks him; he is a Wayward (a person who is gifted the ability to find or track, as well as guide, a powerful witch such as Lena). There are several twists and turns which kept me enthralled, but there is one HUGE twist that I didn't see coming near the end of the book. I am now looking forward to reading/listening to Beautiful Chaos as soon as possible, to find out what happens next!
Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl seem to make a great writing team. Their writing style has improved a lot in this book, and it is more fast paced. The story also flowed better than the first book; I am glad that the erratic flow has been smoothed out and I look forward to reading more of their books in the future.
I highly recommend this book if you love YA or Paranormal Romances, or are fans of books such as The Twilight Saga. - Lynn Worton
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- Jasmine Nightingale
- 06-12-18
Incredible!!
This is the second book in the series and I loved it just as much as the first, if not more. the narrator is brilliant and I LOVE that there's music in this audiobook. It's nice to have something a little bit different. I can't wait for my next credit to get book number three in the series!
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- steve
- 10-04-13
Fantastic read
A book that had me hooked from the start and had me listening to the end, excellent narration and very well presented
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- Malgorzata
- 05-03-23
Worth to listen
If you liked the first book you will like the continuation of the story. Second book is darker than the first one, but still worth to listen.
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- mce USER
- 01-05-22
Kevin T. Collins
Kevin T. Collins is an excellent narrator. To describe him as a narrator is to downplay his skills. His performance almost makes it like a play with real actors performing.
The book it self is a bit gloomy at first, it comes alive when we start to explore the castor tunnels.
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- Zoe
- 11-08-21
dream sequence much clearer.
dreams were hard to hear in beautiful creatures, much easier to understand in this one.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-04-21
Very nice
Loved it :) both exiting and entertaining i hope alot of people read this book series :)
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- Linda Appel
- 11-03-21
Atmosphere
Absolutely loved this Audio book. Ever since I saw the movie Beautiful Creatures I was dying to know what happens next. I tried reading the book but struggled to get into it and find the time to sit and read in peace so I thought I try this and absolutely fell in love with it. The background noises and southern accents really bring the story to life. 5 Stars from me.
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- Rachel Neale
- 12-05-20
beautiful darkness
i loved the story i carnt wait to read the next one i'm hooked :)
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- Anonymous User
- 30-07-19
exceptional
even better than the first.... didn't plan to read past the first but now I have to finish all of them...I must
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