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heathervn1972's review against another edition
2.0
I gave up on this book. Had to stop reading it. Definitely not as good as the first one.
grapeapril75's review
4.0
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Super angsty! I still enjoyed the story even though the lead characters were annoying me.
Lena is so mopey and angsty and a teen in general that she really annoyed me. She was all on again off again with Ethan. It was like a yo-yo at times! It was rather confusing after the events of the previous book. I felt like those events were out of character.
Poor constant Ethan loves her so much that his only thought is to help her! He too had some mopey moments I had to persevere through!
The light in this book is the relationship between Link and Ridley!! Love them! I also liked the introduction of a new character Liv. She was a breath of fresh air in this downer of a tale!
A really intriguing conclusion but kinda obvious. I mean Lena did the thing she has been told to do for the whole series! She was kinda dense about what she should do. And the authors were pretty mush hitting her over the head with a sledge hammer about it! Not at all subtle.
I listened to the audiobooks narrated by Kevin T. Collins. He does a great job keeping the story moving, terrific pace. His voices were interesting and consistent. I enjoyed his energy throughout the read. The only thing that was strange was the singing and background noise. I found it very distracting and not pleasant. It was more jarring and took me out of the story.
Super angsty! I still enjoyed the story even though the lead characters were annoying me.
Lena is so mopey and angsty and a teen in general that she really annoyed me. She was all on again off again with Ethan. It was like a yo-yo at times! It was rather confusing after the events of the previous book. I felt like those events were out of character.
Poor constant Ethan loves her so much that his only thought is to help her! He too had some mopey moments I had to persevere through!
The light in this book is the relationship between Link and Ridley!! Love them! I also liked the introduction of a new character Liv. She was a breath of fresh air in this downer of a tale!
A really intriguing conclusion but kinda obvious. I mean Lena did the thing she has been told to do for the whole series! She was kinda dense about what she should do. And the authors were pretty mush hitting her over the head with a sledge hammer about it! Not at all subtle.
I listened to the audiobooks narrated by Kevin T. Collins. He does a great job keeping the story moving, terrific pace. His voices were interesting and consistent. I enjoyed his energy throughout the read. The only thing that was strange was the singing and background noise. I found it very distracting and not pleasant. It was more jarring and took me out of the story.
beyondelsewhere's review
4.0
My burning question - is there some mysterious reason most of the characters have names that begin with the letters "L" and "A" or was this just a coincidence? Hmm. Also.. I would like the next Beautiful book now, please!
Man do I love Link. And Ridley, too. These are such beautifully written books. Thanks awesome authors!
Man do I love Link. And Ridley, too. These are such beautifully written books. Thanks awesome authors!
ceeceewills23's review against another edition
2.0
I loved the first book in this series a lot, and I was excited to see how the story continued. However, this installment was a bit of a letdown. I struggled through the first third of the book, as Ethan got a little too whiny and needy for my tastes. Things did eventually pick up, but even the "action" scenes were few and far between. There was a lot of walking to and from places, then not much happened once the characters arrived at the destination. Even finding out more information about some of the characters (like Ethan, his mom, and Macon) wasn't too exciting. It just fell sort of flat for me. After such a great introduction to the series, this book was a disappointment. Hopefully the third book will be better. I would say I don't see how it could get worse, but you never know.
skellentons's review
5.0
This one is probably my least favorite from the series. I still love it, but it's my least favorite.
cailipatty's review
2.0
I had an okay time considering this series is like ten years old and I’m not the age range they are shooting for. But the writing style is just not the best. I am curious if they got better over time though cause the ideas are there and some of the writing is great but there are a bunch of lazy spots. Also just one more book so I might as well finish them
leileywow's review
3.0
Beautiful Darkness was an alright follow-up to the first book in the series.
There was a lot of action that kept the story moving; something was always happening. Whenever I thought the group was doomed, some impossible person magically appeared and intervened. When it came to those moments, I’m not sure how I felt about it, the group being magically saved, but hey, it’s a fantasy novel.
I’m not sure how I feel about the characters developing in the series, despite the obvious physical changing and discovering their titles in the Caster world. I think the one I’m most happy about is Ridley. She went from a Dark Caster in the first book to showing that she actually does care about Lena, and then having to cope with becoming Mortal. All of the other characters honestly seem the same. Ethan is still trying to chase a girl that’s almost impossible to catch; Lena is still afraid of herself and what’s to come; Link is still along for the ride. Not much else really changes significantly.
Again, the action in the novel made it an easy read. This one felt better paced; it wasn't too slow, but didn't go by so fast that I had no idea what was happening.
This book especially wasn't a deep, fantastic work of literature. But having the different world right beneath our own, the appeal of a different world to lose ourselves in makes it such an addicting read. The novel is great in that it has a love story in it, but it doesn't feel like the whole plot revolves around that single love. The series makes you want to keep reading so you keep learning about this fantastically frightening world that Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl created.
I enjoyed the book, but I prefer the first novel. Onto book three!
There was a lot of action that kept the story moving; something was always happening. Whenever I thought the group was doomed, some impossible person magically appeared and intervened. When it came to those moments, I’m not sure how I felt about it, the group being magically saved, but hey, it’s a fantasy novel.
I’m not sure how I feel about the characters developing in the series, despite the obvious physical changing and discovering their titles in the Caster world. I think the one I’m most happy about is Ridley. She went from a Dark Caster in the first book to showing that she actually does care about Lena, and then having to cope with becoming Mortal. All of the other characters honestly seem the same. Ethan is still trying to chase a girl that’s almost impossible to catch; Lena is still afraid of herself and what’s to come; Link is still along for the ride. Not much else really changes significantly.
Again, the action in the novel made it an easy read. This one felt better paced; it wasn't too slow, but didn't go by so fast that I had no idea what was happening.
This book especially wasn't a deep, fantastic work of literature. But having the different world right beneath our own, the appeal of a different world to lose ourselves in makes it such an addicting read. The novel is great in that it has a love story in it, but it doesn't feel like the whole plot revolves around that single love. The series makes you want to keep reading so you keep learning about this fantastically frightening world that Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl created.
I enjoyed the book, but I prefer the first novel. Onto book three!