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 :)

Ethan Wate's life is never going to be normal. He and Lena return home to find things are stranger in Gatlin than when they left. Apparently Lena broke things a bit when she refused to choose a side and now everything has gone pear-shaped. And even worse, Ethan is being haunted both in dreams and in real life and he's slowly losing himself. The gang needs to get things together and quick because the wheel of fate is going to crush them all if they don't make things right. I'm at a bit of a loss for what to say here. We get the same cast that we had in the previous novels, with more of John Breed and Olivia. They are on a journey to set the order of things straight again since Lena messed them up when she "skipped" her moon. I still love Ethan and Lena and their relationship, but it's far from perfect and that shows here more than ever. Ethan spent much of the last book with Olivia because Lena ran off with John and now he isn't allowed to see her because it upsets Lena. So we have this sorta-not-really love triangle thing happening that irritated me to no end. But Lena has no qualms talked to John Breed even though it's the exact same situation as Ethan and Liv. Which pissed me off. Then the predictable thing happens. Then there is the whole Link and Ridley situation in general. Rid is human now and Link is quarter incubus, so you'd think the majority of the problems are solved, right? Rid can be good and Link can be her almost human boyfriend and they ride off into the proverbial sunset, yeah? Or not...... Is that too much to ask? To have Link and Ridley finally get their crap together. Or rather, to have Ridley finally get her crap together? This was a big forshadowing moment in my lifetime that I missed because from this point on, my opinion of Ridley just sinks lower and lower. That's a depressing thing because I really liked her in Beautiful Creatures, despite the fact that she was a quasi-villain and she redeems herself a tad in Beautiful Redemption...but then she falls again and I just want to punch her in the freaking face. Besides my obvious hangups about characters, this novel has one big issues, the huge motherf-ing cliffhanger. This books ends in quite possibly the worst cliffhanger I have ever read. Now, I know what you are all thinking: But Tabitha, don't you already have a copy of the next book? Isn't the audiobook queued up just waiting on this to end? Yes, it is, but it's the darn principle. I know a lot of people read these books as soon as they were released and I cannot imagine having to wait for a year or more to find out what happens next. This is not freaking necessary. It's infuriating. I've been letting cliffhangers slide lately, but this was over the line. Despite my anger and my issues, this was still a highly enjoyable installment of the Caster Chronicles. You get a bit of mystery and a bit of action and a lot of Ethan/Lena romance. You get more of that swoon-worhty southern charm that is Ethan Wate. Just be warned that you'll want to have the next novel close on hand because the ending leaves a lot to be desired.

That was the most beautiful, sweetest, heartbreaking book I've read in a long time. It was better than the first and second books combined and THANK GOD there is a 4th book or I would continue to be the blubbering mess I am right now. For the uninitated, you have to read the first 2 books or this one will not make sense at all. For those of you in love with Ethan and Lena, Link and Liv, Amma and Marian and even Ridley, this book will be your favorite. It packs it's pages full of better character development and interaction; the action is tension-filled and the quiet moments between Ethan and Lena are the sweetest ever. Lena is not the moody stranger she was in Beautiful Darkness, she is more involved in the story, not just the elusive Caster breaking Ethan's heart over and over again. Link is not just a goofball best friend now, he's a hunky goofball best friend with powers. And Ridley is still breaking his heart over and over again. John Breed returns and I'm still not sure what I think of that guy by the end. Amma is more fragile this time; she shows her softer, more emotional side. Liv is still the best, she misses her friend Ethan and there is the greatest scene between her and Lena. Go Liv! And Ethan is still the most sensitive, most loving teenage boy that ever existed (when he was describing how he would hug and smell his mother's pillow after her death, I was bawling). But this time, he is darker, he's changing, something is wrong with him. He feels it, he knows it. We all know it and we see it coming. The evil characters are still there, but it's the good guys that make the book so enjoyable for me. It's a beautiful book, I highly recommend it to those who read the first 2 books. Just make sure you have tons of tissue. And it leaves you with the biggest cliffhanger ever.

Contemporary, Paranormal, Gatlin South Carolina Ethan Wate thought he had finally gotten used to the strange happenings in his small town of Gatlin. But ever since Ethan and Lena had returned to Gatlin from the Great Barrier the things that Ethan had gotten used to, have taken a turn to even more bizarre occurrences. Now they are dealing the record-breaking heat, swarms of locusts and devastating storms. Lena Duchannes and Ethan struggle to understand her Claiming especially ever since then her powerful family of Supernaturals have been affected. Their abilities have been misfiring lately and it is getting dangerous. Now it looks like something or someone is going to have to be sacrificed to save Gatlin this time around. The only question is what or who? Sometimes there is no going back. This is another great book in the series and picks up right after the last one left off. This is one series that once the reader starts it they will find it hard to leave this world of characters and circumstances. The world in which this series takes place is very engaging and comes to life with every word that is read. This one will also have readers reaching for the next book in the series to make sure things do work out because this one ends is a slight cliffhanger that will have readers wanting to know what happens next. The ending on this one leaves things not looking real bright for Ethan this time around but will have readers wanting the next book to see how things turn out.

When I think about Beautiful Chaos the one phrase that appears before my eyes in crazy, weird font is: bloody-freaking predictable, which doesn’t necessarily mean it was a bad book…because it really wasn’t. I have realized that the one thing I can count on in regards to this series is that the title will always fit the content of the piece. I rather enjoy that element very much as it’s something that not many authors can get right. Beautiful Chaos further proves this point as the consequences from the previous installment begin to manifest terribly in this novel. Everything is literally going to heck as one chaotic thing after another begins to occur. The storytelling is still from the first-person perspective of our male protagonist, Ethan Wate, and the atmosphere is bleak and filled with a variety of seasoned tension. One of things that this uncomfortable feeling of dread does is that it makes you feel really anxious about what’s going to unfold. I don’t know about you, but when the world feels like it’s going to end, I think a little anxiety and fear is totally called for. Garcia and Stohl do their job rather well in that regard, however… The main plot point of The Caster Chronicles volume three revolves around the revelation and sacrifice of someone (or something) huge; whatever it is, it’s definitely one that is one of a kind. Garcia and Stohl failed at maintaining an air of mystery as to the identity of said fate-deciding tool. The book is written so that the pacing is slow. It isn’t until about 300 pages into the book that you can feel things starting to pick up. This increase gave me an anticipatory awareness that whatever was about to happen would be pretty darn big and decisive. Based on how this book is written, it felt to me as if the authors wanted to keep this secret until the last fifteen to ten percent of the story so that it could become a huge reveal for the ending, which was a badly written cliffhanger, mind you. Instead of dancing with the element of surprise, they slapped you in the face with uncreative facets of foreshadowing. So this so-called fantastically amazing announcement felt horribly anti-climactic. Because of this thing that needs to happen, one of my favorite characters behaves a little out of character. When stuff hits the fan, you never recognize how far you’re willing to go for someone until you’re already standing face to face with it. I enjoyed the fact this a certain sassy, prized-pie-contest-winning lady acted so unlike her persona. It made her feel decidedly human and me feel empathetic to her plight. Yet, I didn’t approve of her out-of-character behavior prior to this, which is the vast majority of the novel. Taking my frustrated subjective ramblings out of the equation, Beautiful Chaos is not a terrible addition to the series. It’s much needed as it ties up a lot of loose ends created in the second book. The tale is actually pretty interesting when you realize that these are all a bunch of kids facing some really tough and impossible situations. When you see the emotional and mental effect of these events taking their toll, then it becomes realistic, adding quite a bit of sentimental depth. You see this in character development as well as character atavism with the cast and how these changes are affecting the happenings of the situation. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t interested in seeing how these personality changes will come into play in the last book. Overall, Beautiful Chaos was an interesting read, even if I did figure out the ending about fifteen pages into the book. The writing isn’t bad by all means, just not nearly as good as the first two. The story is far from finished, but the whole picture is falling into place decently. Number three gets three rips outta five.

Kami Garcia and Margorat Stohl have done it again! They somehow manage to weave together a book better than the other two in the series: Beautiful Creatures and Beautiful Darkness. The series is basically about Ethan Wate and Lena Duchannes. They want to be together but Lena is a caster (magic stuff) and when the claiming moon claims her as either light or dark there is no way to stop it and if Lena goes dark then she wouldn't love Ethan anymore and might kill him. Ethan doesn't care which way it goes, he loves her either way. Lena wants to back off so she won't hurt him. Beautiful Chaos. Ethan is losing his memory, favorite foods, and people that he knew he doesn't anymore. It started out with chocolate milk tasting too sweet then he forgot a person he knew since kindergarten! He is trying to find out why. The evil Abraham is the most powerful Incubus (like vampire) and is looking for John Breed (Incubus) and thinks Ethan is hiding him. Abraham thinks the worst sin any caster or incubus can commit is falling for a mortal human. He is out to kill Lena and Ethan, they're not so sure that they can escape death this time. I recommend this book to girls ages 11 and up because there is some mature content. Also I recommend reading the first two books in the series before reading this one or else you are not going to know what the heck is going on! This book is good for people who enjoy romance/action novels, Twilight, and maybe if you like mythical creatures like sirens and diviners. HOPE YOU ENJOY THE BOOK!!!!

I started reading this series a few months ago and slowly have grown to like them. This book I enjoyed more than most of the others. I thought the action was better in some of the other books although this one wasn't lacking action it just didn't have as much. It's great when you get a story from the boy's point of view. I love Linkubus and that he had a great part in this story. I also like that we learn more about John Breed and Liv. This book really helps you get to know many of the characters deeper including Macon, Lena, Marian, and others. I've grown to love the crazy sisters and Amma. You get to see much more of Amma in this one and a lot more secrets are revealed. I thought there was better paranormal effects in this book than in the other two. I believe Ethan's character grew so much, he really became a man in this book. The only reason I gave this 4 stars instead of 5 is because A... It took me 4 days to finish unlike others that I couldn't put down and B... I predicted the outcome from the first 18 moons song. There was very little mystery in my opinion as to the plot in this one. Every single time there was a "hint" it was a dead giveaway as to what the plot line was about and I prefer mystery and suspense. And as I said this book lacked the action the other two had. There is action, just not as much, nor as good. I also wish there had been a little more trouble from Ridley. I have always liked her character and the drama she causes. She did not disappoint in this book, but I would have liked even more from her. I hope to hear more from her in the next book! There were a few laugh out loud minutes and a few "oh no" moments as well during this book. Overall it was a solid 4 star read if you are a fan of the series. I think Link will definitely need a series of his own some day. His mother cracks me up and I think his personality is one of a kind. I do like that Kami Garcia left us with one heck of a cliffhanger which means I will definitely be reading the next installment in this series; it's the best cliffhanger I've read so far this year. It's worth the read!

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 🤣