:: Literal Impressions ~ September ::
Book: Beautiful Creatures Author: Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl Publisher: Puffin Opinion: Ethan Wate lives in the town of Jackson * (?) in Gatlin County. “The Middle of Nowhere”. To paraphrase; it has no Starbucks, no McDonald’s and no movie theatre. A small, simple town. Nothing ever happened there. “There were no surprises in Gatlin.” Heh… Famous last words. As luck would have it – a new girl comes to town. Lena Duchannes – the hottest thing to hit Gatlin since Savannah Snow. To say her arrival causes a storm is a joke as well as a colossal understatement. Through a series of events, we come to find a lot of secrets, a lot deceit and a lot of bad decisions made with the best intentions. Quite a bit of Jackon’s history comes to light, culminating in a big showdown in the final chapters. However, we’re still left with a fairly open ending, as there will indeed be a sequel – much to my delight. The characters are quite believable and some of the minor characters are given decent ...