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lovelyjanelle13's review
3.0
I liked this okay and Nox is a really interesting pairing with Ridley. I'm curious as to where this story is going.
brynn_books's review against another edition
3.0
Ridley is one of my favorite characters. I like her much better than Lena. The story is pretty intriguing. I think I like the concept and vibe of beautiful creatures more but the characters of dangerous creatures more.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
sarahanne1994's review against another edition
3.0
The Beautiful Creatures series was amazing and when I heard Ridley was getting a spin-off series I was beyond excited. Ridley is by far the most interesting bad girl in a book I have ever read, and you can’t help but love her (and her and Link) when you read the books. This book was far different from what I was expecting, since I still had Ethan and Lena in my mind as I read this. I need to remind myself this isn’t them. Ridley grows so much in this book, which may not be too noticeable, but since she is supposed to be a bad girl with her dark caster powers, it easy to miss the changes. The cliffhanger at the end got me and the sequel is on it’s way which I’m so thankful for. I doubt I could go for long without knowing what happens nex
cowmingo's review
3.0
Received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Dangerous Creatures picks up where the Beautiful Creatures series leaves off only this time, the main focus is on Ridley and Link. I was happy to see this because Ridley fascinates me. She definitely has her share of trouble in this story and teenage angst aside, I'm looking forward to seeing where the series is going. Hoping that some of the characters that made an appearance in book #1 will continue throughout. Glad to see more from these authors in this setting.
Dangerous Creatures picks up where the Beautiful Creatures series leaves off only this time, the main focus is on Ridley and Link. I was happy to see this because Ridley fascinates me. She definitely has her share of trouble in this story and teenage angst aside, I'm looking forward to seeing where the series is going. Hoping that some of the characters that made an appearance in book #1 will continue throughout. Glad to see more from these authors in this setting.
sweetheart_ok's review
3.0
This side story keeps in line with Garcia's writing style. The story is interesting and the ending is interesting, leaving the story open to additional installments. True to usual form, the story isn't as bloody or harsh as it has the potential to be. Also, Garcia and Stohl love to leave mystery and unanswered questions throughout the story, keeping the reader guessing. All in all an interesting read and a fun story.
alexis58's review
2.0
This book is a prime example of what wasted potential looks like. I'm all for an evil protagonist. It's refreshing. However, Ridley isn't evil. At the best of times, she whines. The rest of the time, she is just annoying. To be fair, I haven't read any of the Beautiful Creatures series. I don't know what Ridley if is the same boring character in those as she is in this. I also don't know if the magical elements would have made more sense because nothing was explained in this book. Ever.
The Plot: A magical girl and boy travel to New York. He wants to become a rock star despite a lack of talent. She wants to tag along in order to sell his soul. True love at its finest. There isn't really that much of a plot. Instead of a plot, we have a lovely tale of hair salons, supposed magic, and a love triangle. Honestly, could we call it a YA book without that?
Ridley Duchannes: The sad source of the Potential. Seriously, if this had gone just a little differently, my rating would have been a lot higher. Ridley is a Siren. Not the kind with a tail. Or the kind with a brain. She gets her power from lollipops, and her thoughts from a place so shallow that it can't be spotted anywhere in these pages. After being allowed to crash at her boyfriend's bands' house, she immediately attacks one of the band drummers for talking to her boyfriend and is horrified at the bed she is offered. Nothing is good enough. Her boyfriend asks her to let him make his own way, so she gets a job at a hair salon. She is much too good for that. When someone she considers a friend is fatally sick, she runs away to flirt with someone with someone she is supposed to hate. Oh, Ridley calls a couple times but doesn't worry about it all that much as she plays dress up with clothes given to her by a *gasp* magic closet. She rarely uses her powers to do anything useful. Ridley's not evil. She spends most of her time crying and sniffling over pointless things.
Link: The boyfriend. He's moronic. He speaks in stereotypical southern sayings. He doesn't do much. Except accuse, make fun of, and speak down to Ridley. He's an Incubus. Which, as far as I can tell, is an useless person with heightened senses who writes love songs about food...that he can't even eat.
Lennox Gates: The Other Love Interest. He's supposed to be evil. He's not. He's just kind of perverted and pathetic. He uses one of the band members' body without her knowledge. He kidnaps Ridley sister. He's obsessed with Ridley. He, also, does nothing useful.
This book was given two stars mostly because I got threw it quickly and had references to rock music in it.
"My name is Ridley Duchannes, and nobody tells me what to do. If I want you to kiss me, believe me, you'll want to kiss me." ~ a quote that makes you have higher expectations than you should.
The Plot: A magical girl and boy travel to New York. He wants to become a rock star despite a lack of talent. She wants to tag along in order to sell his soul. True love at its finest. There isn't really that much of a plot. Instead of a plot, we have a lovely tale of hair salons, supposed magic, and a love triangle. Honestly, could we call it a YA book without that?
Ridley Duchannes: The sad source of the Potential. Seriously, if this had gone just a little differently, my rating would have been a lot higher. Ridley is a Siren. Not the kind with a tail. Or the kind with a brain. She gets her power from lollipops, and her thoughts from a place so shallow that it can't be spotted anywhere in these pages. After being allowed to crash at her boyfriend's bands' house, she immediately attacks one of the band drummers for talking to her boyfriend and is horrified at the bed she is offered. Nothing is good enough. Her boyfriend asks her to let him make his own way, so she gets a job at a hair salon. She is much too good for that. When someone she considers a friend is fatally sick, she runs away to flirt with someone with someone she is supposed to hate. Oh, Ridley calls a couple times but doesn't worry about it all that much as she plays dress up with clothes given to her by a *gasp* magic closet. She rarely uses her powers to do anything useful. Ridley's not evil. She spends most of her time crying and sniffling over pointless things.
Link: The boyfriend. He's moronic. He speaks in stereotypical southern sayings. He doesn't do much. Except accuse, make fun of, and speak down to Ridley. He's an Incubus. Which, as far as I can tell, is an useless person with heightened senses who writes love songs about food...that he can't even eat.
Lennox Gates: The Other Love Interest. He's supposed to be evil. He's not. He's just kind of perverted and pathetic. He uses one of the band members' body without her knowledge. He kidnaps Ridley sister. He's obsessed with Ridley. He, also, does nothing useful.
This book was given two stars mostly because I got threw it quickly and had references to rock music in it.
"My name is Ridley Duchannes, and nobody tells me what to do. If I want you to kiss me, believe me, you'll want to kiss me." ~ a quote that makes you have higher expectations than you should.
sjgh86's review against another edition
3.0
As a fan of the Caster Chronicles, I was really keen to read this book. It had been a while since I read the last book but I felt like I got to know the characters again quite quickly. I did find that the story itself wasn't as interesting as the previous books and it wasn't a book which I just couldn't put down. However I did enjoy it and I'm left wondering if they are going to do anymore books, or if thats it now, due to the ending? Although I know Authors do like to leave the readers wanting more from a cliffhanger.