Beautiful Chaos
Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Book 3 of 'The Caster Chronicles' series
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 impact 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 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.
Recommended for those who enjoy:
gothic teen novels, teen romance, supernatural becomings, blossoming love, 'coming of age' transitions, freedom from being stuck in one place, fantasy fiction
Cold Tea and Crumbs rating: ★★★☆☆
My thoughts:
Unfortunately this book made me fall out with The Caster Chronicles series and it certainly lives up to its name - Chaos! I'd been warned that this book was slow and the least favoured book in the series by most people so I went in prepared for an 'average' book but it really was quite disappointing.
The positive aspects of this book were the events that take place which evolve around the universe wanting someone else other than Lena to 'pay a price' or 'make a choice'. I loved the introduction of Linkubus and think it makes Link's character even more humourous and loveable than he was in the previous two books (if that's even possible). The change in John Breed's character is also interesting and Liv of course is still her intelligent and quick thinking self which is one of the reasons that Book 2 Beautiful Darkness was so good in my eyes.
The negative aspects of this book were that it was quite predictable. Major events that take place in the book were pointed out and then thrown right in your face so you wouldn't miss them, which obviously meant you knew what was coming about 3-4 chapters before it actually happened. Also the ending was easy to predict and was even hinted at about midway through the story. I was quite frustrating that none of the characters seemed to grasp that it could be that - you let me down Liv!
Overall this wasn't a terrible book in the series however it was certainly just a linking book between Beautiful Darkness and Beautiful Redemption. I recommend reading it if you liked the first two books and want to finish the series. I you have read the first and second books and didn't really enjoy them then I'd say don't waste your time - Beautiful Darkness in my opinion is where the series peaks.
Over to you:
Have you read Beautiful Chaos, what did you think of it? Enjoyed reading it or disliked it?
Did you feel that Beautiful Chaos was a 'linking' book?
Did you feel that Beautiful Chaos was a 'linking' book?
