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nikii94's review against another edition
3.0
This really didn’t hook me in until the last 30% and it was mostly because I wanted to know more about Lennox
justagurlbooks's review against another edition
4.0
This is a spin-off series of a book series that was pretty OK the characters were boring in that series except for Link and Ridley so I actually like this book alot better then the other series because it show cases them at the front and center and I think overall its the best book in the entire franchise, which is ironic because the next book is the worst book I have ever read in my entire life please don't ever read it just stop at this book, just believe that this was the end I'm begging you
vmillswood's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
linzthebookworm's review against another edition
2.0
What a disappointment. I loved the Beautiful Creatures series, and I really wanted a Ridley story. I thought this would her being a bad*** Siren who takes no prisoners. Nope. Wrong. She barely uses her powers in this book. The entire story is her feeling sorry for herself. I didn't feel all that surprised by any of the twists, and I never felt like anything particularly exciting happened in this book. The story and the characters just fell flat for me. I had some problems with the dialogue in the other series, but I could look past it. The terrible dialogue in this book, however, is really hard to get past. I won't be reading the next book in the Dangerous Creatures series. I think the Caster world should have ended with Beautiful Redemption.
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
4.0
Long ago, when I still believed that Twilight was amazing and that writing fanfiction would make all my dreams come true, the Beautiful Creatures series crossed my path. I forgot twilight. I fell in love with Ethan and Lena and their love story. It was my favorite series ever and it wasn't until ACOTAR and Throne of Glass came along that I stopped naming it as my favorite series ever.
But, I never finished reading it. So, when I won a giveaway and 15 dollars of books on book depository I knew what to get. Ridley has always been one of my favorite characters in the series. Whenever someone asks me what supernatural creature I want to be, I always answer siren and it's because of her. And that alone already was a pretty good reason to like this book.
I enjoyed being in Ridley's mind and reading from her point of view. She's exactly the kind of lady I expected her to be and wanted her to be and I liked how she saw the world and herself. I enjoyed her emotional struggles, even though they were only written briefly and quickly and not very layered and deep. I enjoyed how Ridley is not a 100% nice person and does never become that. She's who she is and that's why we love her so much.
This story is a light and easy read. The plot isn't very complicated or layered. The storyline isn't too dragged out or deep. But it's amusing and entertaining and most of all quick. I really enjoyed myself to the fullest and I can't wait until I can order the next book, because that cliffhanger was just downright mean!
But, I never finished reading it. So, when I won a giveaway and 15 dollars of books on book depository I knew what to get. Ridley has always been one of my favorite characters in the series. Whenever someone asks me what supernatural creature I want to be, I always answer siren and it's because of her. And that alone already was a pretty good reason to like this book.
I enjoyed being in Ridley's mind and reading from her point of view. She's exactly the kind of lady I expected her to be and wanted her to be and I liked how she saw the world and herself. I enjoyed her emotional struggles, even though they were only written briefly and quickly and not very layered and deep. I enjoyed how Ridley is not a 100% nice person and does never become that. She's who she is and that's why we love her so much.
This story is a light and easy read. The plot isn't very complicated or layered. The storyline isn't too dragged out or deep. But it's amusing and entertaining and most of all quick. I really enjoyed myself to the fullest and I can't wait until I can order the next book, because that cliffhanger was just downright mean!
paulabrandon's review against another edition
2.0
I'm not sure what this was doing in my book collection, or what made me pick it up. Today's young adult supernatural romance isn't really my bag, and I haven't read any of the Beautiful Creatures books. I must have picked it up nice and cheap somewhere. Anyway, despite being linked to an existing series, this was the start of a new series, and I figured the book would catch me up along the way.
Wrong!
This one drops the reader straight into its existing world, referencing characters, events, powers and processes as if the reader understands what they all mean. I was a bit lost. But I'm nothing if not determined! I saw that the movie version of Beautiful Creatures was available to watch on Netflix for free. I could cheat and watch the movie to see if it gave me a heads up! (I wasn't prepared to read four whole books in a genre I'm not a fan of.)
And I'll go off on a tangent here. The movie Beautiful Creatures was just...there. It was two hours of nothing. Insta-love, no real plot, no suspense, no surprises, no action...what a bore! How did it get wonderful actors like Viola Davis, Emma Thompson and Jeremy Irons to sign up to such tedious nothingness? Was the book as boring as the movie? The main character of this book, Ridley Duchannes, was in the movie, played by Emmy Rossum. Another good actress. She stole the show with the whole 15 minutes of screen time she got.
Anyway, I assumed that most of the events that triggered this book were in the Beautiful Creatures books. Some. But not all. No, there's actually a prequel novella to this book that details the card game Ridley Duchannes plays with Lennox Gates that sees her owe him two "markers". Essentially, favours, but of the deadly supernatural kind. I did not bother to read this prequel, because the authors expect me to pay over $5 for a 46 page novella.
Novella? 46 pages is a short story. And I'm not paying $5 for a short story!
So with a little bit of background, I plugged along with this book. Ridley tags along with her quarter Incubus boyfriend Link to New York so he can pursue his dreams of being a drummer in a band. Except that Ridley has kind of set it all up, as she "owes" Lennox Gates a drummer as part of that card game. She doesn't realise that Lennox owes debts to Abraham Ravenwood (a villain from the Beautiful Creatures books), who wants revenge for Link and Ridley's part in killing him.
This was reasonably written, but the dialogue was so "trendy" it made my teeth hurt. I read some reviews after I finished the book, and a lot of people were upset that Ridley had changed from a kick-ass heroine in the previous books, to yet another girl in a YA supernatural romance trapped in a love triangle and pining over boys. And yes, there was a lot of that here, but Ridley's internal struggle to rely less on powers that allow her to have mortals do whatever she wants was mildly interesting to me.
Ultimately, not a lot really happens. I managed to follow most of what was going on, but really, if you haven't read the Beautiful Creatures books, don't read this. It doesn't catch you up on anything and assumes you've read the other books and novellas/short stories. More annoyingly, this ends on a "to be continued" cliffhanger. But it didn't bother me as much as it would in other books I read - I wasn't invested enough in what went on here to care much what happens next!
Wrong!
This one drops the reader straight into its existing world, referencing characters, events, powers and processes as if the reader understands what they all mean. I was a bit lost. But I'm nothing if not determined! I saw that the movie version of Beautiful Creatures was available to watch on Netflix for free. I could cheat and watch the movie to see if it gave me a heads up! (I wasn't prepared to read four whole books in a genre I'm not a fan of.)
And I'll go off on a tangent here. The movie Beautiful Creatures was just...there. It was two hours of nothing. Insta-love, no real plot, no suspense, no surprises, no action...what a bore! How did it get wonderful actors like Viola Davis, Emma Thompson and Jeremy Irons to sign up to such tedious nothingness? Was the book as boring as the movie? The main character of this book, Ridley Duchannes, was in the movie, played by Emmy Rossum. Another good actress. She stole the show with the whole 15 minutes of screen time she got.
Anyway, I assumed that most of the events that triggered this book were in the Beautiful Creatures books. Some. But not all. No, there's actually a prequel novella to this book that details the card game Ridley Duchannes plays with Lennox Gates that sees her owe him two "markers". Essentially, favours, but of the deadly supernatural kind. I did not bother to read this prequel, because the authors expect me to pay over $5 for a 46 page novella.
Novella? 46 pages is a short story. And I'm not paying $5 for a short story!
So with a little bit of background, I plugged along with this book. Ridley tags along with her quarter Incubus boyfriend Link to New York so he can pursue his dreams of being a drummer in a band. Except that Ridley has kind of set it all up, as she "owes" Lennox Gates a drummer as part of that card game. She doesn't realise that Lennox owes debts to Abraham Ravenwood (a villain from the Beautiful Creatures books), who wants revenge for Link and Ridley's part in killing him.
This was reasonably written, but the dialogue was so "trendy" it made my teeth hurt. I read some reviews after I finished the book, and a lot of people were upset that Ridley had changed from a kick-ass heroine in the previous books, to yet another girl in a YA supernatural romance trapped in a love triangle and pining over boys. And yes, there was a lot of that here, but Ridley's internal struggle to rely less on powers that allow her to have mortals do whatever she wants was mildly interesting to me.
Ultimately, not a lot really happens. I managed to follow most of what was going on, but really, if you haven't read the Beautiful Creatures books, don't read this. It doesn't catch you up on anything and assumes you've read the other books and novellas/short stories. More annoyingly, this ends on a "to be continued" cliffhanger. But it didn't bother me as much as it would in other books I read - I wasn't invested enough in what went on here to care much what happens next!
isabella1018's review against another edition
5.0
And I thought Rick Riordan was the king of cliff hangers. This book was amazing. It felt so good to be back in the caster world. Cant wait until Dangerous deception.
justmarihere's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
arobis_the_bookworm's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
dudagomes's review against another edition
1.0
Honestamente? Dinheiro jogado fora. A autora so pode ter sido sequestrada e obrigada a fazer esse spin off, por que senhor?? por que?? Um conselho de amiga, só leiam beautiful creatures, o resto esquece.