Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia (and Margaret Stohl) Whilst checking out new movie trailers online, I came across 'Beautiful Creatures', a movie which has been released recently in the cinema. Although I was not entirely sure whether it would be one I would go and see, it did spark an interest and from past experiences, it is always better to read the book a film is based on before watching the actual film as so much is usually changed or cut out completely occasionally leaving the viewer a little confused. Of course, having not seen the film yet, I can not comment on whether these things have happened, though what I can do is give you an insight of my ...  Read the complete review

***Beautiful Creatures*** This is a young adult book written jointly by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl. I believe that both of the writers wrote this when they were teaching, as a challenge laid down by their students. They finished the first draft within three months. ***Plot*** The novel is told from a first person point of view and unusually for a book of this type it is told from the perspective of a young boy called Ethan Wate. This is a novel set in the deep south of America. It is set in the small town of Gatlin. Ethan is intrigued by the arrival of a new girl - Lena. She has piercing green eyes and black hair. Strange ...  Read the complete review