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Beautiful Chaos

By Kami Garcia (Author), Margaret Stohl (Author)

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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 from the Great Barrier, 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's not Lena -- and the mysterious figure is following him out of his dreams and into his everyday life. Worse, Ethan is gradually losing pieces of himself -- forgetting names, phone numbers, even memories. He doesn't know why, and he's afraid to ask.

Sometimes there's no going back. And this time there won't be a happy ending.
SPECIAL BONUS: Includes "Dream Dark," a thrilling short story set before Beautiful Chaos. When Link joined his best friend, Ethan Wate, on a quest through a mysterious network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, he knew the journey would be dangerous. But he had no idea it would change his life forever.
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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 from the Great Barrier, 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's not Lena -- and the mysterious figure is following him out of his dreams and into his everyday life. Worse, Ethan is gradually losing pieces of himself -- forgetting names, phone numbers, even memories. He doesn't know why, and he's afraid to ask.

Sometimes there's no going back. And this time there won't be a happy ending.
SPECIAL BONUS: Includes "Dream Dark," a thrilling short story set before Beautiful Chaos. When Link joined his best friend, Ethan Wate, on a quest through a mysterious network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, he knew the journey would be dangerous. But he had no idea it would change his life forever.
Product Details
Paperback (576 pages)
Published: June 12, 2012
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316123518
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    Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing ever changed. Then he met mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes, who revealed a secret world that had been hidden in plain sight all along. A Gatlin that harbored ancient secrets beneath its moss-covered oaks and cracked sidewalks. A Gatlin where a curse has marked Lena's family of powerful Supernaturals for generations. A Gatlin where impossible, magical, life-altering events happen. Sometimes life-ending. Together they can face anything Gatlin throws at them, but after suffering a tragic loss, Lena starts to pull away, keeping secrets that test their relationship. And now that Ethan's eyes have been opened to the darker side of Gatlin, there's no going back. Haunted by strange visions only he can see, Ethan is pulled deeper into his town's tangled history and finds himself caught up in the dangerous network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, where nothing is as it seems.
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  • July 16, 2012
    LMS8ESMITH
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    Chaos was a good way to describe each of the characters in Beautiful Chaos. Each of the characters is acting strange while trying to figure out how to end the strange happenings in Gatlin. I'm afraid to think what might happen to Ethan in the next book, but I'm hoping for the best. Looking forward to the movie as well. :D

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    Chaos was a good way to describe each of the characters in Beautiful Chaos. Each of the characters is acting strange while trying to figure out how to end the strange happenings in Gatlin. I'm afraid to think what might happen to Ethan in the next book, but I'm hoping for the best. Looking forward to the movie as well. :D


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  • December 04, 2011
    SUMMERSKRIS
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    Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl continue to amaze and confound me with the Caster Chronicles. Things haven’t been right in Gatlin since, well, book one, and I still don’t know how conflict will be resolved and even then, there will be a happy ending at all. Book Three is the most riveting book yet in the Caster Chronicles. Garcia and Stohl had me devouring this book late at night, and I confess that I’ll be rereading this book just to make sure I didn’t miss anything in my haste to finish it. As the title indicates, chaos reigns. This is a big book filled with many subplots, plot twists, and deep meanings just waiting to surface. Our friends from the past two books have grown into their roles beautifully. Time, tragedy, and history have molded them. They understand their positions and the threats that they must face. Ethan’s voice has matured so much, and the characters’ emotions and relationships with one another are definitely the strongest points to the story (in addition to the tension-ridden plot). I want so badly for Ethan and the others to find a way to save the world and his doomed relationship with Lena, but I just don’t know the answers. Garcia and Stohl are certainly keeping them well hidden from us. All I can do is follow along and hope that they will give the ending that the characters deserve in a manner that doesn’t disappoint. (And I have faith that they will do whatever necessary to end the series in such a manner… even if there really is no happy ending after all.) As the synopsis indicates and I have hinted, the ending isn’t going to be optimal, not at all. It is going to have your heart crying, and your book-loving soul anticipating the fourth installment. The Caster Chronicles is definitely a series that will continue to attract the more mature readers who want to see more depth to a plot.

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    Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl continue to amaze and confound me with the Caster Chronicles. Things haven’t been right in Gatlin since, well, book one, and I still don’t know how conflict will be resolved and even then, there will be a happy ending at all. Book Three is the most riveting book yet in the Caster Chronicles. Garcia and Stohl had me devouring this book late at night, and I confess that I’ll be rereading this book just to make sure I didn’t miss anything in my haste to finish it. As the title indicates, chaos reigns. This is a big book filled with many subplots, plot twists, and deep meanings just waiting to surface. Our friends from the past two books have grown into their roles beautifully. Time, tragedy, and history have molded them. They understand their positions and the threats that they must face. Ethan’s voice has matured so much, and the characters’ emotions and relationships with one another are definitely the strongest points to the story (in addition to the tension-ridden plot). I want so badly for Ethan and the others to find a way to save the world and his doomed relationship with Lena, but I just don’t know the answers. Garcia and Stohl are certainly keeping them well hidden from us. All I can do is follow along and hope that they will give the ending that the characters deserve in a manner that doesn’t disappoint. (And I have faith that they will do whatever necessary to end the series in such a manner… even if there really is no happy ending after all.) As the synopsis indicates and I have hinted, the ending isn’t going to be optimal, not at all. It is going to have your heart crying, and your book-loving soul anticipating the fourth installment. The Caster Chronicles is definitely a series that will continue to attract the more mature readers who want to see more depth to a plot.


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  • November 24, 2011
    ANNAKAY21
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    Ethan Wate and Lena Duchannes have been through Hell and back over the last two years. But they made it through the other side and things should be getting better now, right? Wrong, very wrong. Everything is just now starting to hit the fan. Biblical-type plagues are hitting Gatlin and making things hard on the townspeople, Abraham Ravenwood and Sarafine are still on the loose and Ethan is having dreams about being pushed from the water tower. Plus, a voice keeps following him through his days with the words, "I'm waiting." Nothing tastes right to Ethan anymore and he's losing bits of his memories. Ridley, although no longer a Siren or a Caster, is somehow making things happen magically - it turns out she has freed John Breed from the Arclight and has him trapped, forcing him to allow her to channel his powers. Amma is making a devil's bargain in New Orleans and refuses to tell Ethan why she's doing it. Link is now a quarter incubus, with things changing physically and emotionally for him lightning fast. Lena's house is out of whack and all the Caster's powers are misfiring. Plus, Marian and Liv are about to be put on trial for interfering in the Caster's destinies. This books was a bumpy ride to say the least. But I am very happy to report that it was 99% less angst than the last one! Although things are going crazy, Ethan and Lena are at their strongest and together for the whole of it. All of the supporting characters flesh out the book wonderfully, with Link, Amma, The Sisters and John Breed providing most of the side story that matters. I definitely liked this book more than the second one in the series. It flowed better and had less slump in the plot and character writing. It feels like the series is once more on an upswing which relieves me. There was a MAJORLY EPIC cliffhanger!!! I cannot wait to read the next book and I'm going to be dying during what will probably be a yearlong wait! Highly recommended to fans of the series and I would actually recommend starting the series to those who were previously wary.VERDICT: 4/5 Stars*No money or favors were exchanged for this review. This book is now available in stores and online.*

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    Ethan Wate and Lena Duchannes have been through Hell and back over the last two years. But they made it through the other side and things should be getting better now, right? Wrong, very wrong. Everything is just now starting to hit the fan. Biblical-type plagues are hitting Gatlin and making things hard on the townspeople, Abraham Ravenwood and Sarafine are still on the loose and Ethan is having dreams about being pushed from the water tower. Plus, a voice keeps following him through his days with the words, "I'm waiting." Nothing tastes right to Ethan anymore and he's losing bits of his memories. Ridley, although no longer a Siren or a Caster, is somehow making things happen magically - it turns out she has freed John Breed from the Arclight and has him trapped, forcing him to allow her to channel his powers. Amma is making a devil's bargain in New Orleans and refuses to tell Ethan why she's doing it. Link is now a quarter incubus, with things changing physically and emotionally for him lightning fast. Lena's house is out of whack and all the Caster's powers are misfiring. Plus, Marian and Liv are about to be put on trial for interfering in the Caster's destinies. This books was a bumpy ride to say the least. But I am very happy to report that it was 99% less angst than the last one! Although things are going crazy, Ethan and Lena are at their strongest and together for the whole of it. All of the supporting characters flesh out the book wonderfully, with Link, Amma, The Sisters and John Breed providing most of the side story that matters. I definitely liked this book more than the second one in the series. It flowed better and had less slump in the plot and character writing. It feels like the series is once more on an upswing which relieves me. There was a MAJORLY EPIC cliffhanger!!! I cannot wait to read the next book and I'm going to be dying during what will probably be a yearlong wait! Highly recommended to fans of the series and I would actually recommend starting the series to those who were previously wary.VERDICT: 4/5 Stars*No money or favors were exchanged for this review. This book is now available in stores and online.*


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