Genre: fantasy, paranormal romancePages: 518
Summary:
This
summer has changed everything, in both the Caster and Mortal worlds, even if
the folks in Gatlin didn’t know it.
Ethan Wate thought he was getting used
to the strange, impossible events happening in Gatlin, his small Southern town.
But now that Ethan and Lena have returned home, strange and impossible have
taken on new meanings. Swarms of locusts, record-breaking heat, and devastating
storms ravage Gatlin as Ethan and Lena struggle to understand the impacts of
Lena’s Claiming. Even Lena’s family of powerful Supernaturals is affected—and
their abilities begin to dangerously misfire. As time passes, one question
becomes clear: What—or who—will need to be sacrificed to save Gatlin?
For Ethan, the chaos is a frightening
but welcome distraction. He’s being haunted in his dreams again, but this time
it isn’t by Lena—and whatever is haunting him is following him out of his
dreams and into his everyday life. Even worse, Ethan is gradually losing pieces
of himself—forgetting names, phone numbers, even memories. He doesn’t know why,
and most days he’s too afraid to ask.
Sometimes there isn’t just one answer or
one choice. Sometimes there’s no going back. And this time there won’t be a
happy ending.
"When I first met you, that's what I remember. I looked up at the sky and thought, I'm going to love this person because even the sky looks different."
Lena from Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl, page 494
I hate Ethan for not telling anyone about his dreams or about his getting "sick" (if you call losing part of your soul getting sick, I guess). Because I think a lot of pain could have been avoided if he just had been honest with Lena! The panic in Gatlin is fun to watch. Throughout the series its been made clear that a lot of the citizens of Gatlin are pretty superstitious. Since there are signs of the apocalypse its a welcome change of pace to witness the city suddenly readies themselves for the second coming. Especially since Link has changed, Ethan is slowly losing his mind, and Lena can't control her crazy powerful magic. It's seriously chaos.
In this book, Ethan and Lena's relationship has solidified to the point Lena can stand to let Ethan go, but only because she knows he will do everything in his power to bring her back. Amma, on the other hand, goes to great lengths to change fate so that he won't die when previously she was a firm believer in the Order of Things. Roles are reversed and its great that throughout the series, Kami and Margaret have been able to offer a broad view of the characters personalities. It makes the characters very realistic.
In this book, Ethan and Lena's relationship has solidified to the point Lena can stand to let Ethan go, but only because she knows he will do everything in his power to bring her back. Amma, on the other hand, goes to great lengths to change fate so that he won't die when previously she was a firm believer in the Order of Things. Roles are reversed and its great that throughout the series, Kami and Margaret have been able to offer a broad view of the characters personalities. It makes the characters very realistic.
*WARNING: SPOILER ALERT!* Seriously, though? The ending? Really, Kami and Margaret? REALLY? DID YOU REALLY HAVE TO PUSH ETHAN OFF OF A WATER TOWER? WHAT POINT ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE??????
Anyway, I don't know what to say except that Beautiful Chaos is just as excellently written as the first two books of the Caster Chronicles.
The Cover: I don't know what to say other than that it's perfect just like the others
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