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Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl

kaeliwolf's review against another edition

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3.0

I found that this book was very entertaining I ways that I don't feel like explaining. Xavier was a great character and I really enjoyed the scenes that included him. I am a little on the edge of if I liked that they created a point of view from Lena, I enjoyed reading from Ethan's point of view. It really upset me that the 4th book was so much shorter than the first.(Beautiful Creatures= around 600, while Beautiful Redemption was only 450 pages) Overall I liked the book but it didn't engage like I had hoped that it would.

lazy_raven's review against another edition

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5.0

Loved this one. Tied up all of the loose ends. Great end to a great series. Though I have seen that there were a few more books written after this one.

wordsunbound's review against another edition

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5.0

Oh my gosh!
Sooo good!!!

I just was wanting to see more Lena and Ethan at the end...
I think they should, just for the heck of it, write some kind of novella for it. I just can't...I need more Lena and Ethan!!!

aisling214's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

kambmoore's review against another edition

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5.0

SPOILERS FOR BOOKS 1, 2 and 3!!!
The only thing I can say about this book is: WOW. BEAUTIFUL REDEMPTION picks up right after where BEAUTIFUL CHAOS left off with that heart-renching ending when Ethan sacrificed himself to save the world. Now, Ethan is in the Otherworld with....guess who?....HIS MOTHER! The woman we've been hearing SOO much about, and now, we finally get to meet her! I like Lila Jane Evers Wate a lot!

This book was split into three "books." Book 1 was from Ethan's POV and then Book 2 was from Lena's POV, which is her responding to Ethan's message he sent to her. I liked being inside of Lena's head, but....I have ONE bone to pick....she didn't talk about ANY of her emotions, nor did she SHOW any of them. That was probably the most annoying part about this book. I got over it, but, still...she just lost the love of her life...c'mon!

Book 3 is from Ethan's POV again, and I think I liked him even more. He made a new friend, and he also stood up to a very bad person who shall not be named...read the book if you want to find out!

I have seen some reviews where people are saying that the book was slow as hell, but I thought it had perfect pacing throughout. Within the first 150 pages, we learn Ethan's dangerous mission. Either way, I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED (did I mention LOVED) this book! I definitely recommend this book (and series) to anyone who likes Paranormal Romance or just plain old YA.

One thing I'm still getting over is that this is the LAST BOOK in the series... :'( I love(d) this series...definitely worthy of reading over and over and over again!

justmarihere's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

shhchar's review against another edition

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2.0

I have to say that this book really let me down. I've come up with the conclusion that the series peaked in its first two books. By this one, I was barely skimming the last 100 pages.

Ethan and Lena came across as too co-dependent, and there wasn't any closure for anyone who wasn't those two main characters. The middle was interesting,
Spoilerwhen Ethan was in the otherworld
but that stopped as soon as Lena's PoV picked up.

I enjoyed the first few books, but I don't recommend continuing past the penultimate one. The penultimate had the best ending, it restored the world but still left the reader guessing. I don't think I'll be reading the spin-off series, as much as I like Link and Ridley their back and forth is extremely aggravating.

barkingspiders_books's review against another edition

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3.0

I found this one a bit plodding. I had taken a hiatus from reading the series, and I guess I didn't realize that this was the last book in the series. I wish it would have had a better ending. I found the 1st section narrated by Ethan to be boring... I also would have liked the supporting charters to have had bigger rolls. But at least we now have closure. There are a few of the short stories I have not read, think I'll give those a quick read to be reminded why I liked the 1st couple of books...

book_dreamblog's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.75

_becca_boo_'s review against another edition

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2.0

Why does poor Ethan have to die so many times? Like honestly I wasn’t expecting much but I found it very hard to stay focus or even interested in the book unfortunately.