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catcervone's review against another edition
5.0
A beautiful ending to the Caster Chronicles. I raced through it because I wanted to find out what happens; I couldn't put it down!
sony08's review against another edition
5.0
So sorry to have finished this series. I enjoyed every page of this last installment and now want to see the movie!
readsbylaura's review against another edition
5.0
Aw. I love the way it ended. It was a very good way to end the series. I'm sad that it is over, but it was great. It was great to end it the way you did even though the death hurt. I will miss reading about these characters, especially my babies Link and Ridley!
sotet_demonom's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this, and wish they had followed through with more than 1 movie adaptation, I think it would of been really cool to see all these elements, characters, and locations transfer to screen.
declan_spaghetlan's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
reddyrat's review against another edition
4.0
The Caster Chronicles series is one of my favorite paranormal series. I have been a huge fan ever since Beautiful Creatures came out in 2009 and have eagerly anticipated this last book for years. So did it meet my expectations? Mostly yes.
I'll get to my hesitation in a minute. First the good parts. Beautiful Redemption is quite different from the rest of the series. And that's a good thing. I'd much rather read a different plot than have a single story line drag on for four books.
In Beautiful Redemption, Ethan is in the Underworld - a kind of Heavenish limbo. He is with his mother Lila Jane. I loved meeting Ethan's mom, a character who has only been referenced in the three prior books. As much as Ethan loves being with his mother again, he desperately misses Lena and wants the chance for them to truly be together. Ethan is in luck. If he can find the Caster Chronicles book, he can change the past - erase his death essentially. This sends Ethan on an epic journey to find the book.
Meanwhile, Lena is mourning Ethan's loss. Not as bad as in Beautiful Darkness thankfully. This time she has a support system - Macon, Liv, Ridley, Link, and John Breed. Like Ethan, she refuses to give up the idea that something can be changed and is the first to realize that Ethan is reaching out to her from the beyond.
As much as I like Ethan and Lena, my two favorite things about the Caster Chronicles series are the complex paranormal world and the rich side characters. Even more layers are added to the concept of the Casters in Beautiful Redemption. The Underworld is this vast network of people and places, both good and bad. We've had hints that the Keepers were not all that they seemed before, but they are far more disturbing in this book. And of course, our old baddie buddies Abraham and Seraphine show up.
I both liked and disliked the side characters in this novel. As always, I loved Macon. He is probably my favorite character. Kind, distinguished, eternally heartbroken - a tragic soul. Amma is always fun to read about. She is Ethan's rock and a font of knowledge. She's different in this book though - broken without her boy. No one makes the reader laugh more than Link. I expected to get a lot more from him as a part Incubus. But there was relatively little. I didn't think the authors took enough advantage of his paranormal character. What I'm really hoping is that Link gets a spin-off series.
On the whole, Beautiful Redemption is a good ending to a wonderful series. All the ends are tied up. And while the ending didn't really surprise me, the journey there had many twists and turns. But why is my reaction to it only lackluster? I think it's because I didn't feel an emotional connection to Beautiful Redemption in the same way that I did Beautiful Creatures or Beautiful Darkness. It's not that the authors did anything wrong, but it just didn't click. With the first two books, I can go back and re-read certain portions of the books over and over. I have no desire to do that with Beautiful Redemption. But still, it was a good book and I look forward to reading more from both the authors.
Rating: 3.5 / 5
I'll get to my hesitation in a minute. First the good parts. Beautiful Redemption is quite different from the rest of the series. And that's a good thing. I'd much rather read a different plot than have a single story line drag on for four books.
In Beautiful Redemption, Ethan is in the Underworld - a kind of Heavenish limbo. He is with his mother Lila Jane. I loved meeting Ethan's mom, a character who has only been referenced in the three prior books. As much as Ethan loves being with his mother again, he desperately misses Lena and wants the chance for them to truly be together. Ethan is in luck. If he can find the Caster Chronicles book, he can change the past - erase his death essentially. This sends Ethan on an epic journey to find the book.
Meanwhile, Lena is mourning Ethan's loss. Not as bad as in Beautiful Darkness thankfully. This time she has a support system - Macon, Liv, Ridley, Link, and John Breed. Like Ethan, she refuses to give up the idea that something can be changed and is the first to realize that Ethan is reaching out to her from the beyond.
As much as I like Ethan and Lena, my two favorite things about the Caster Chronicles series are the complex paranormal world and the rich side characters. Even more layers are added to the concept of the Casters in Beautiful Redemption. The Underworld is this vast network of people and places, both good and bad. We've had hints that the Keepers were not all that they seemed before, but they are far more disturbing in this book. And of course, our old baddie buddies Abraham and Seraphine show up.
I both liked and disliked the side characters in this novel. As always, I loved Macon. He is probably my favorite character. Kind, distinguished, eternally heartbroken - a tragic soul. Amma is always fun to read about. She is Ethan's rock and a font of knowledge. She's different in this book though - broken without her boy. No one makes the reader laugh more than Link. I expected to get a lot more from him as a part Incubus. But there was relatively little. I didn't think the authors took enough advantage of his paranormal character. What I'm really hoping is that Link gets a spin-off series.
On the whole, Beautiful Redemption is a good ending to a wonderful series. All the ends are tied up. And while the ending didn't really surprise me, the journey there had many twists and turns. But why is my reaction to it only lackluster? I think it's because I didn't feel an emotional connection to Beautiful Redemption in the same way that I did Beautiful Creatures or Beautiful Darkness. It's not that the authors did anything wrong, but it just didn't click. With the first two books, I can go back and re-read certain portions of the books over and over. I have no desire to do that with Beautiful Redemption. But still, it was a good book and I look forward to reading more from both the authors.
Rating: 3.5 / 5
emilythill's review against another edition
3.0
I read the first three books in this series and absolutely fell in love with first one, and thoroughly loved the other two. So, I had super high hopes for this book, and looked forward to reading it.
The story takes place after Ethan’s death; suicide to save Lena. Ethan is now living in an almost waiting world. Not the real world, because he is dead, but not quite heaven or hell. Like a half-land. Anyway, Ethan stays with his mother, happy to see her, but missing Lena, his caster girlfriend, dearly. He learns from his also dead relatives that he wasn’t supposed to die, but someone had changed the pages of the “books of moons. ” So, through a rough journey through the “half-world” and Lena praying that he returns, Ethan tries to get back to the real world; yes, Ethan tries to come back to life. Now, I realize half of my summary won’t make sense to anyone who hasn’t read the other three books, but s that’s how it is. Each books builds off of the other.
No joke; I have a list of quotes that I wrote down as I read this book because they were just so beautiful. Lena is a poet, so all throughout the story, she writes little poems of misery and love. They all truly capture the feelings of the story, and Lena’s emotions running wild. I will only put two…
“surrounded by strangers who love me
(un)strangers made strange
by pain”
“you can’t see
a bubble
once it’s
popped
I fought off the words.
But you couldn’t unpop a bubble.
Even I knew that.”
This story has two parts; one narrated by Ethan, the other by Lena. I actually didn’t enjoy this. Though necessary at times, I was already used to it just being narrated by Ethan. I wasn’t used to Lena’s literary voice, and I expected more.
I DEFINITELY recommend the first book in this series. I loved it. The other three were pretty good, but I expected the series to end with a BANG! instead of a pop. I still recommend it, because the series is a great read, but the last one wasn’t my favorite.
The story takes place after Ethan’s death; suicide to save Lena. Ethan is now living in an almost waiting world. Not the real world, because he is dead, but not quite heaven or hell. Like a half-land. Anyway, Ethan stays with his mother, happy to see her, but missing Lena, his caster girlfriend, dearly. He learns from his also dead relatives that he wasn’t supposed to die, but someone had changed the pages of the “books of moons. ” So, through a rough journey through the “half-world” and Lena praying that he returns, Ethan tries to get back to the real world; yes, Ethan tries to come back to life. Now, I realize half of my summary won’t make sense to anyone who hasn’t read the other three books, but s that’s how it is. Each books builds off of the other.
No joke; I have a list of quotes that I wrote down as I read this book because they were just so beautiful. Lena is a poet, so all throughout the story, she writes little poems of misery and love. They all truly capture the feelings of the story, and Lena’s emotions running wild. I will only put two…
“surrounded by strangers who love me
(un)strangers made strange
by pain”
“you can’t see
a bubble
once it’s
popped
I fought off the words.
But you couldn’t unpop a bubble.
Even I knew that.”
This story has two parts; one narrated by Ethan, the other by Lena. I actually didn’t enjoy this. Though necessary at times, I was already used to it just being narrated by Ethan. I wasn’t used to Lena’s literary voice, and I expected more.
I DEFINITELY recommend the first book in this series. I loved it. The other three were pretty good, but I expected the series to end with a BANG! instead of a pop. I still recommend it, because the series is a great read, but the last one wasn’t my favorite.
skellentons's review against another edition
5.0
Ohmygod . It is so awesome . I cannot deal . The end of my favorite series . Cried like a baby .