518 pagesEthan Wate had almost gotten used to strange, impossible events happening in his small Southern town since he fell in love with Lena, a Caster. But now, after Lena has Claimed herself for both Light and Dark, things have gotten even more bizarre. 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 extraordinary abilities begin to dangerously misfire. Meanwhile, Ethan is having nightmares again, and whatever is haunting him is following him out of his dreams and into his life. On top of that Ethan feels like he is gradually losing his mind- forgetting names, phone numbers, even memories. Amid the chaos, it becomes clear that something-or someone-is going to have to be sacrificed in order to make things right.
I often have trouble following the plot in the Caster Chronicles books. There's a lot of jumping around and I guess I've missed a thing or two because I don't think I completely understand the supernatural world created by the series. At a few parts of "Beautiful Chaos," I was totally lost. That said, I am still totally hooked. The characters are a big reason for that. They're funny, charming, and easy to relate to. Also, I like that despite the seemingly straight forward groups of Light and Dark supernaturals, most of the characters actually fall somewhere in between. Sometimes the "good guys" make mistakes and sometimes the "bad guys" do good things. It's more like real life and it makes things interesting because I'm never sure what someone is going to do. The tone is another reason why I like the Caster Chronicles. It's dark and Gothic but also funny. There's a huge cliffhanger at the end of this one, so I can hardly wait for the next one to come out next year.
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