lindaunconventionalbookworms's review against another edition
4.0
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Beautiful Redemption was very well written, with the characters we know and love moving on with a fate they really thought they’d never have to live (or die) with. They all grew and made concessions, and the humor was present just like in the other books in the series. The Caster Chronicles is among my favorite series ever, whether the series be YA or adult.The ending to a series I loved that was written so well should have gotten five stars you say? Well, yes, I thought so to, except there actually is a but… that I will discuss further down in my review to explain why I only gave it four stars.
Beautiful Redemption is written in three parts, first from Ethan’s point of view, then from Lena’s and back again to Ethan’s. As I am sure many readers suspected after the ending of Caster Chronicles #3, Ethan continues to be the main character in this final book as well, and most of his adventures happen in the Otherworld. He is not ready to pass on and learns quickly, even if his mom is trying to keep it from him, that his death wasn’t supposed to happen.
Beautiful Redemption was very well written, with the characters we know and love moving on with a fate they really thought they’d never have to live (or die) with. They all grew and made concessions, and the humor was present just like in the other books in the series. The Caster Chronicles is among my favorite series ever, whether the series be YA or adult.The ending to a series I loved that was written so well should have gotten five stars you say? Well, yes, I thought so to, except there actually is a but… that I will discuss further down in my review to explain why I only gave it four stars.
Beautiful Redemption is written in three parts, first from Ethan’s point of view, then from Lena’s and back again to Ethan’s. As I am sure many readers suspected after the ending of Caster Chronicles #3, Ethan continues to be the main character in this final book as well, and most of his adventures happen in the Otherworld. He is not ready to pass on and learns quickly, even if his mom is trying to keep it from him, that his death wasn’t supposed to happen.
drnerdem's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
kenzierenee51's review against another edition
5.0
Dear Kami Garcia,
Sincearly,
This book was too good for words.
Sincearly,
This book was too good for words.
breezegiveshugs's review against another edition
5.0
An epic conclusion to a phenomenal series. I love it loved it loved it all the way through! I am going to miss this series, though. Can't wait for Beautiful Creatures the movie on February thirteenth!
ctiner7's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the last book in the series as much as I enjoyed the rest of them. It was confusing at first, because the authors changed the way it was written. The chapters were actually numbered, and the prologue starts off in the voice of Lena Duchannes, and then there is a section in the middle (Book Two: Lena) that is in the voice of Lena as well. It was hard to read at first because we are so used to reading Ethan's voice. I kept forgetting that it was Lena's section, and then I'd get confused. Other than that, the book was as good as the rest of them. I really enjoyed the whole series, I hope the authors write more books and/or series!
lsvicente537's review against another edition
5.0
This was probably the best book in the entire series! I loved it, I think partly because I thought it was over after the third book [b:Beautiful Chaos|10757833|Beautiful Chaos (Caster Chronicles, #3)|Kami Garcia|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327878503s/10757833.jpg|11254742] I was just so excited that there was another one. I thought the characters really worked well together and came up with a great ending that suited the story line and satisfied the loyal readers who stuck it out until the end.
inbookishworld's review against another edition
3.0
„The right thing and the easy thing are never the same.”
„Beautiful Redemption” to czwarta i ostatnia część „Kronik Obdarzonych”, która niestety nie została wydana w Polsce (i marne są szanse, aby to się zmieniło), ale „Istoty Chaosu” zakończyły się w takim momencie, że po prostu musiałam poznać dalsze losy Ethana i Leny.
Większą część historii obserwujemy z punktu widzenia Ehana, ale mamy szansę poznać także jej niewielką część oczami Leny. Cieszę się z tego zabiegu, ponieważ bohaterowie zostają dosyć mocno rozdzieleni i dzięki temu miałam lepszą szansę na poznanie szerszej perspektywy wydarzeń. Już od pierwszego tomu bardzo polubiłam ich wszystkich, więc kibicowałam im i martwiłam się razem z nimi. Możemy zauważyć zmianę niektórych postaci, widzimy jak ewoluują.
„There are lots of things we choose not to see. Doesn't mean they aren't there, even if we wish they weren't.”
Muszę przyznać, że autorkom udało się wykreować naprawdę ciekawy, pozaziemski świat. Chociaż cała książka skupia się na powrocie Ethana do świata żywych, cały czas coś się działo i nie mogłam się nudzić. Powieść wciągnęła mnie od pierwszych stron. Końcówkę w jakimś stopniu idzie przewidzieć, ale nie przeszkadzało mi to w czytaniu.
Historia o miłości i poświęceniu, a także o walce o swoich bliskich. Cieszę się, że nie jest to moje pożegnanie ze światem Obdarzonych, ponieważ jeszcze do nich powrócę za sprawą innych serii powiązanych z nim, przykładowo „Niebezpieczne istoty”.
„As Amma used to say, the good thing about the truth is it’s true, and there’s no arguing with the truth. You may not like it, but that doesn’t make it any less true.”
„Beautiful Redemption” to czwarta i ostatnia część „Kronik Obdarzonych”, która niestety nie została wydana w Polsce (i marne są szanse, aby to się zmieniło), ale „Istoty Chaosu” zakończyły się w takim momencie, że po prostu musiałam poznać dalsze losy Ethana i Leny.
Większą część historii obserwujemy z punktu widzenia Ehana, ale mamy szansę poznać także jej niewielką część oczami Leny. Cieszę się z tego zabiegu, ponieważ bohaterowie zostają dosyć mocno rozdzieleni i dzięki temu miałam lepszą szansę na poznanie szerszej perspektywy wydarzeń. Już od pierwszego tomu bardzo polubiłam ich wszystkich, więc kibicowałam im i martwiłam się razem z nimi. Możemy zauważyć zmianę niektórych postaci, widzimy jak ewoluują.
„There are lots of things we choose not to see. Doesn't mean they aren't there, even if we wish they weren't.”
Muszę przyznać, że autorkom udało się wykreować naprawdę ciekawy, pozaziemski świat. Chociaż cała książka skupia się na powrocie Ethana do świata żywych, cały czas coś się działo i nie mogłam się nudzić. Powieść wciągnęła mnie od pierwszych stron. Końcówkę w jakimś stopniu idzie przewidzieć, ale nie przeszkadzało mi to w czytaniu.
Historia o miłości i poświęceniu, a także o walce o swoich bliskich. Cieszę się, że nie jest to moje pożegnanie ze światem Obdarzonych, ponieważ jeszcze do nich powrócę za sprawą innych serii powiązanych z nim, przykładowo „Niebezpieczne istoty”.
„As Amma used to say, the good thing about the truth is it’s true, and there’s no arguing with the truth. You may not like it, but that doesn’t make it any less true.”
marleer's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't expect too much from this book after the cliffhanger of the last one and it appears I was right to do so. Beautiful Redemption was a again a very beautifully written book, but I found it a bit too long and sometimes also a little bit boring. There's isn't really a great plot, it is mostly just about Ethan. This book is actually one big epilogue to the last book and I think that the authors could have put the events at the end of Beautiful Chaos too.
roroth's review against another edition
4.0
Obviously, this was the 4th and final book in the Caster series that started with Beautiful Creatures. The whole series was really good. I have given all the books so far 4 stars and I believe this one deserves the same. This book picks up right after book 3 does. Like the ones before it follows the story between the casters and the mortals. Without giving away what happened in the story I will say Ethan is not with the others and his friends (Including Lena) and Amma and Lena's Uncle Macon have to help him find a way back to Gatlin. I found the beginning kind of draggy, that is another reason why I was not able to finish it so fast. They are very descriptive and I like that but after a while it gets to me and I just want to see what is going to happen and I get tempted to skip ahead, but like a good girl I do not, mostly out of fear of missing something by skipping lol. The ending was a mix of happy and sad and of course I cried. After reading the whole series I was ready for it to end. I will miss the characters and their personalities but I am ready to move on. I do hope this helps you decide on if you want to read the series and I do hope you all give it a chance if you like Young Adult stories about witches and battle of good and evil. Thank you again!
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