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Beautiful Creatures
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Overview
Beautiful Creatures (2009) is a young adult paranormal romance novel written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Garcia and Stohl combine their interest in Southern Gothic literature with supernatural romance. Beautiful Creatures is the first book in the four-part Caster Chronicles. The novel follows the romance between Ethan Wate and Lena Duchannes as Lena comes to terms with the supernatural powers that make her a Caster. Lena and Ethan struggle to find a way to change Lena’s fate as they face their family’s history, harassment from the Southern town of Gatlin, and Dark forces who try to tear them apart. This novel explores themes of Prejudice and Social Exclusion, Fate Versus Free Will, and Southern Traditions and Supernatural Folklore.
This guide refers to the Little, Brown and Company 2009 print edition.
Content Warning: The source material contains racist and Southern stereotypes, suicide, mild violence, and biased language about mental health.
Plot Summary
Ethan Wate lives in Gatlin, South Carolina, with his father. He meets the new girl at school, Lena Duchannes, the niece of the town’s recluse, Macon Ravenwood. Although the other students make fun of Lena, Ethan feels drawn to her.
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