The Beautiful
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- Author：Renée Ahdieh
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Summary
Now in paperback， the first book--an instant bestseller--in the sumptuous， sultry， and romantic YA vampire series from New York Times bestselling author Renee Ahdieh。
In 1872， New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead。 But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau， New Orleans is a safe haven after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris。 Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent， Celine is quickly enraptured by the vibrant city becoming embroiled in the glitzy underworld， known as La Cour des Lions， after catching the eye of the group's enigmatic leader， S�bastien Saint Germain。
When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in S�bastien's own lair--the second dead girl to turn up in recent weeks--Celine must battle her attraction to S�bastien and suspicions about his guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret。
In 1872， New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead。 But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau， New Orleans is a safe haven after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris。 Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent， Celine is quickly enraptured by the vibrant city becoming embroiled in the glitzy underworld， known as La Cour des Lions， after catching the eye of the group's enigmatic leader， S�bastien Saint Germain。
When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in S�bastien's own lair--the second dead girl to turn up in recent weeks--Celine must battle her attraction to S�bastien and suspicions about his guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret。
Reviews
Shanoe
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I really had difficulties finding into the story。 I didn't like the different point of views， mainly Celine and "the big bad" whose identity remains hidden until the end。 Celine is not my favourite main character although I cannot really say why。 I thought I would love the New Orleans Setting， but I always had the impression， that it was just a mixture between an Anne-Rice-Novel and something inspired by the Originals。 I did love the thoughts about fashion and style and the costumes though， also I really had difficulties finding into the story。 I didn't like the different point of views， mainly Celine and "the big bad" whose identity remains hidden until the end。 Celine is not my favourite main character although I cannot really say why。 I thought I would love the New Orleans Setting， but I always had the impression， that it was just a mixture between an Anne-Rice-Novel and something inspired by the Originals。 I did love the thoughts about fashion and style and the costumes though， also the descriptions about the food。 It wasn't until the last few pages that I really felt for the story and the ending was great - so my hopes are up for part two， let's see where this will lead。 。。。more
Steve Lee
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3。5✨
Indira
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**No plot spoilers were harmed in the making of this review**"Didn't you know， darlin'？" he drawled。"All the best saints are sinners。” So。。。this was a book。 First and foremost， everything I say is based on my own personal experience with this novel。 I， in no way， intend to demean or downplay the work of this author。 I am merely describing my personal thoughts and feelings throughout this book。 So， first， the writing。 The writing was okay to start with ， very graphic， detailed， truly painting a l **No plot spoilers were harmed in the making of this review**"Didn't you know， darlin'？" he drawled。"All the best saints are sinners。” So。。。this was a book。 First and foremost， everything I say is based on my own personal experience with this novel。 I， in no way， intend to demean or downplay the work of this author。 I am merely describing my personal thoughts and feelings throughout this book。 So， first， the writing。 The writing was okay to start with ， very graphic， detailed， truly painting a lush picture in your mind with words。 it was almost beautiful， the way the words created a mental canvas。 Almost。 Personally， I thought the author went above and beyond to make her points。 She often stated the same things in different ways just to hone in a point。 It got redundant and annoying after not to long。 Like yes， I know this about Celine， yes I know that， you stated that a few paragraphs back， you do not need to keep repeating yourself like a goddamn broken record。 It was like having to do similar math problems over and over until you get the concept， but you already understood the concept the first or second time。 Not to mention， this author spent way， way too long describing clothing and food， good heavens I did not know one could describe a simple dinner with such。。。detail。 So yeah， too many details clogged up the story， so many needless depictions mucked the narrative up without helping to progress it further。 Honestly I thought the descriptions would lessen the further into the story。。。 I was mistaken。 It is a shame to， because I could feel they were on the verge of so much potential， a sprinkle， an inkling of great undercurrents and subtle themes here and there。 But alas。 OH and do not even get me started on the astounding sexism and racism in this book。 That is a whole ordeal in itself that I do not want to get into at this time。 The characters。。。honestly I feel like I could not even really get to know Celine because all her personality traits were inner monologue and background details that made the narration chunky and often conflicting or muffled。 The author would say Celine was this， orliked that， or tried this or did not like that。 But honestly I could not keep track， the descriptions and depictions of her character were countless without any anchors for my mind。 This book definitely is not dialogue based， I know that much。 Often the dialogue between the very characters felt forced， faked， hesitant， terse， just。。。plastic， stiffled。 Like， I legit do not even know what the heck was making the story 'move'。 Oh thats right。。。a few murders here and there， and said reactions to murders。 That is it。 Everything else is just an endless spiral of thoughts， and more thoughts， and a few simple actions， a forbidden look， a humorous comment。 BUt seriously。。。I know some people likened Celine to Bella， but I would not go that far。 Celine was actually rather smart and had some wits， and could be dark and deadly when needed。 Or I am assuming， cause again， did not really get to see much of that as compared to supposedly hearing about it。 So yeah。。。Also， Bastien， the big love interest， I guess？ He is supposed to be the dark prince， lucifer， lord of the lions， this dark and dangerous being。 And yet。。。 other than that first ， hopeful interaction with him， that was。。。it。 He was literally just。。。there ， with a few remarks。 And then suddenly he is all about her？？？ I am so confused。 I needed more to go off of， actual detail， not mindnumbing details about damn meadows or whatever。 I did not really even get the chance to know Basien， except for 'sometimes he lies， sometimes he tells the truth， ooh he hot'。 Yeah。。。 Honestly the only thing that kept me going was the mysterious pov。 I loved how it broke the fourth wall。 i loved how it was the villain。 I loved the narrative， and the monster we did not know。 It was thrilling to hear them talk about their perspective on things。 And yet。。。even they let me down。 This whole book was rather。。。not as I expected。 So yeah， overall， wayy to much needless descriptions that do not progress the plot， characters that were bogged down by said descriptions， and a few 'action' scenes that were overall meh。 Remember， this is all my opinion。 You want your own， read the book。 Till nexttime。 。。。more
Amber
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Couldn’t make it through this。 Poor character development and the chemistry just wasn’t there between the characters。
Theresa
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I read this right after finishing Sarah J Maas’ first Crescent City novel and expected to not enjoy it， but after a little bit of a slow start I really got into this story。 I am a huge fan of Anne Rice’s novels， and this is not that， but it does pay homage to stories of New Orleans， which I love。 Excited for the next one！
Brynn
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I was a bit disappointed with this book。 I really enjoyed some of her other books （the flame in the mist duology）， but this one did not do it for me。 The setting and atmosphere of New Orleans was lovely， but I wasn’t quite sure how it fit into the “historical” shoes it was trying to fill。 There are also a few too many Shakespeare references in here for me。 I like Shakespeare just as much as the next person， but a reference every chapter （it felt like） seems a bit too much。 I also grew tired of h I was a bit disappointed with this book。 I really enjoyed some of her other books （the flame in the mist duology）， but this one did not do it for me。 The setting and atmosphere of New Orleans was lovely， but I wasn’t quite sure how it fit into the “historical” shoes it was trying to fill。 There are also a few too many Shakespeare references in here for me。 I like Shakespeare just as much as the next person， but a reference every chapter （it felt like） seems a bit too much。 I also grew tired of how often it was mentioned that Sebastian was hot。 The book really wouldn’t let me forget how gorgeous he was。 I appreciated the vampire element and I adored Odette’s character， but I definitely won’t be reading the next book （especially since it seems a love triangle is being set up）。 。。。more
Coral González
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En realidad un 3，5。Celine tiene que huir de París debido a su oscuro pasado y como otras muchas jóvenes decide cruzar el océano y refugiarse en el Nuevo Mundo。 Allí gracias al convento de las Ursulinas encuentra un nuevo hogar en Nueva Orleans。 Pero cuando pensaba que estaba rehaciendo su vida entra en contacto con una misteriosa organización， La Cour des Lions y sus enigmáticos integrantes。 Celine se ve atraída por el misterio y el poder que emanan pero pronto empieza a ver que algo no anda bie En realidad un 3，5。Celine tiene que huir de París debido a su oscuro pasado y como otras muchas jóvenes decide cruzar el océano y refugiarse en el Nuevo Mundo。 Allí gracias al convento de las Ursulinas encuentra un nuevo hogar en Nueva Orleans。 Pero cuando pensaba que estaba rehaciendo su vida entra en contacto con una misteriosa organización， La Cour des Lions y sus enigmáticos integrantes。 Celine se ve atraída por el misterio y el poder que emanan pero pronto empieza a ver que algo no anda bien con ellos y todo empeora cuando una serie de asesinatos asola la ciudad y todo parece apuntar a Sébastien Saint Germain， el carismático líder de esta organización por el que Céline se siente cada vez más atraída。 El libro ha estado entretenido pero a mí me ha decepcionado un poco， después de leer otra de las bilogías de la autora que me había encantado， esperaba bastante más de esta historia。 Para empezar creo que la autora podría haber aprovechado mejor el escenario en el que se desarrolla el libro， no es que la ambientación esté mal， la verdad es que con las descripciones que hace la autora te sientes transportado a la Nueva Orleans de finales del siglo XIX pero creo que en muchos momentos la autora se queda algo corta o pasa de refilón al describir los lugares o sucesos que están teniendo lugar。 Una cosa que sí que me gustó， fue que la autora sabe crear un ambiente de misterio e intriga total alrededor de la Cour des Lions， yo me pasé todo el libro queriendo saber qué criaturas eran los miembros de esta organización secreta， aunque casi te revelan que este es un libro de vampiros en muchos sitios yo no las tenía todas conmigo y hasta el final no descubrí qué es lo que realmente eran。 También me gustó la manera en la que la autora maneja el tema del caso de los asesinatos， haciendo que el asesino narrase algunos capítulos y dando la información muy dosificada sabiendo mantener la intriga y el misterio hasta el final。 La verdad es que me encantó el ambiente oscuro y tétrico que creó alrededor de este caso。 En cuanto a los personajes tengo que decir que me parecieron algo planos， es cierto que todos cumplen su papel en la historia y la mayoría me gustaron pero me hubiese gustado que estuvieran algo más desarrollados。 Por destacar mencionaré a Céline porque es la protagonista， pero no me cayó nada bien。 Es el típico personaje femenino valiente y decidido que no está dispuesto a seguir los convencionalismos que la sociedad ha prefijado para las mujeres y quiere revelarse ante ello pero yo no pude entender muchos de sus comportamientos， su obsesión por el poder y su necesidad incesante de meterse en todos los problemas y situaciones peligrosas que se le ponían por delante。 Otra cosa que no me hizo mucha gracia fue el romance， primero porque es un instalove de manual， apenas hay interacciones de los personajes y pasan de odiarse a atraerse en dos segundos sin explicación aparente que justifique este cambio tan repentino; y luego porque hay una especie de triángulo amoroso al que no le veo mucho sentido cuando está más que claro el final para esta historia。 No obstante， tengo que decir que los dos personajes masculinos sí que me gustaron pero porque son el prototipo de personajes que me encantan， llenos de misterio， oscuros e intrigantes。 La pluma de la autora si que me gustó aunque creo que es demasiado ágil y rápida en algunos momentos， me hubiese gustado que fuera algo más rica en las descripciones de los lugares pero por ejemplo me encantó que se extendiera en las descripciones de cómo iban vestidos los personajes， que era algo que me esperaba debido al gusto que sentía la protagonista por la moda。 En cuanto al final， tengo que decir que es lo que más me ha gustado de todo el libro hay varias revelaciones muy interesantes como el tema del conflicto entre Los Caídos y La Hermandad que te ayudan a entender mejor muchos aspectos de la historia y además hay varios giros en la trama que no esperaba para nada y que me dejan con ganas de leer la continuación。 。。。more
rain
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why does everything keep failing me？ 😭i didn't particularly hate this but i was still quite disappointed。 i think the overall dramatic vibe of the book was interesting， but the story didn't deliver much impact at all。 the mystery subplot was intriguing at first， but i found the execution lacking so the final reveal was nothing but anticlimatic to me。 the romance in this book especially pained me because it felt forced and underdeveloped。 there was not enough development that explained the protag why does everything keep failing me？ 😭i didn't particularly hate this but i was still quite disappointed。 i think the overall dramatic vibe of the book was interesting， but the story didn't deliver much impact at all。 the mystery subplot was intriguing at first， but i found the execution lacking so the final reveal was nothing but anticlimatic to me。 the romance in this book especially pained me because it felt forced and underdeveloped。 there was not enough development that explained the protagonists' mutual attraction， so i didn't really buy their seemingly electric connection。 i also wish there was more of an explanation about the vampire order （idk what's it called so let's just call it that） and the murderer's intentions。 i'll probably still read the sequel out of curiosity， but im hoping that it's better than this one。 。。。more
Sophia Turull
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Beginning was little rough for me to get through but I’m really happy I kept reading。 I didn’t expect the ending it was really good and refreshing that it did not go as I thought it would。 I’m excited to read the next book！
my_bookish_adventures
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Interesting read。 It had some highs and lows for me。 The cast of characters were cool but way too dramatic and just felt a bit odd to me sometimes。 I didn't like the overall structure of the plot， it felt very haphazard and I didn't care for the characters enough to make up for it。 On to the sequel！ Interesting read。 It had some highs and lows for me。 The cast of characters were cool but way too dramatic and just felt a bit odd to me sometimes。 I didn't like the overall structure of the plot， it felt very haphazard and I didn't care for the characters enough to make up for it。 On to the sequel！ 。。。more
Hope
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My 100th read of the year is also my 10th favorite book for this year。This book conquered me， entirely。 The world building was so majestically thrilling and grand， with a fascinating and gracious set of characters。Odette and Celine's conversations were one of the highlights of the book for me， that's how much I enjoyed them。 Sebastian and Michael's rivalry is something I'd like to see more of。 Maybe a bromance development。 I won't say no to that。Celine had everything you wanted in a remarkable h My 100th read of the year is also my 10th favorite book for this year。This book conquered me， entirely。 The world building was so majestically thrilling and grand， with a fascinating and gracious set of characters。Odette and Celine's conversations were one of the highlights of the book for me， that's how much I enjoyed them。 Sebastian and Michael's rivalry is something I'd like to see more of。 Maybe a bromance development。 I won't say no to that。Celine had everything you wanted in a remarkable heroine。 She was witty， intelligent， strong， funny， and just remarkable。 She goes after what she wants and does not take shit from anyone。 She commanded respect since page one。The writing was too descriptive at times but I managed to overlook it。 And I wasn't bothered that it took the entire book to revel the supernatural part of the city， I enjoyed the thrilling， gothic element。 。。。more
MyFallenAngel
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Was a good story。 I will re-read in the future。
Anna
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It's 1872 and Celine Rousseau has just arrived in New Orleans， fleeing her life in Paris and a dark secret。 She is taken in by a convent and lives with six other girls until the nuns can find a "suitable match" for her。 If you've ever been to the French Quarter of New Orleans， you will know the intoxicating otherworldly vibe the city gives off-- and it is undoubtedly the perfect place for a supernatural murder mystery。 Which is exactly what Celine soon finds herself caught up in。 Bodies drained It's 1872 and Celine Rousseau has just arrived in New Orleans， fleeing her life in Paris and a dark secret。 She is taken in by a convent and lives with six other girls until the nuns can find a "suitable match" for her。 If you've ever been to the French Quarter of New Orleans， you will know the intoxicating otherworldly vibe the city gives off-- and it is undoubtedly the perfect place for a supernatural murder mystery。 Which is exactly what Celine soon finds herself caught up in。 Bodies drained of blood begin to appear， and Celine can't help but believe it is all linked to the mysterious La Cour des Lions-- an underground society made up of those with special abilities。 The leader is the equally mysterious Sébastien Saint Germain， who Celine can't seem to get out of her mind。 Thrills abound！I first originally read this book in 2020。 After rereading I have concluded this is the best histroical vampire story I have ever read！ The characters were that the best I have ever read about！ The plot was even more amazing and beautiful。 。。。more
Joan Bryant
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Such a fun and unique take on vampires and set in New Orleans what’s not to love？
Gabriella
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Jenny
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The cover of ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ by @reneeahdieh is relatively simple， yet absolutely beautiful。 I think it looks great and it suits the story behind perfectly。The author’s writing style has again been an absolute blast。 It has been fascinating how she brought the magical city of New Orleans to life with her words。 It felt like I’ve been wandering those stunning streets myself， right next to Celine and the members of La Cour De Lions。I’ve been sucked right in by this breathtaking， thrilling， and partl The cover of ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ by @reneeahdieh is relatively simple， yet absolutely beautiful。 I think it looks great and it suits the story behind perfectly。The author’s writing style has again been an absolute blast。 It has been fascinating how she brought the magical city of New Orleans to life with her words。 It felt like I’ve been wandering those stunning streets myself， right next to Celine and the members of La Cour De Lions。I’ve been sucked right in by this breathtaking， thrilling， and partly scary story。 There have been no dull or boring scenes at all and I really had a great time reading this book。There have been quite a few unexpected， surprising twists and turns and the author got me every single time as I didn’t see any of this coming。I love the setting of the old New Orleans， especially the French Quarter and would for sure love to go there one day。 I also really enjoyed the foreign elements of the conversations。 They just made them feel so much more authentic。When it comes to the characters， most of them have been very tangible for me。 Except for Huber， who remained a mystery for a very long time。 Though Celine， Pippa， and all the others grew really fast on me。 Even the detective found a place in my heart after being not as arrogant as I thought him to be in the first place。Tʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ by Renée Ahdieh is full of darkness， scheming， and vengeful characters， as well as a formidable， breathtaking setting。 While reading this story， I have been fully captivated by its mysterious figures that are lurking in dark alleyways to find their next victim。 This book has been brutal， scary， and full of threats。 Yet I loved every bit of it and can highly recommend it to all of you。 This one has definitely been a favourite for me。 。。。more
Jodie
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This one sounded good， is a pick of the month for us and a co-worker loved it， so I gave it a whirl。 I really liked it。 Reminded me a little of Anne Rice meets a bit of Underworld （same main character name， different spelling） with lots of great New Orleans atmosphere。 Interesting cast of characters， moves along quickly too。 The only thing that kept tripping me up was the Compte de Saint Germaine because I kept thinking of the character of the same name from Outlander。 Might have to check out th This one sounded good， is a pick of the month for us and a co-worker loved it， so I gave it a whirl。 I really liked it。 Reminded me a little of Anne Rice meets a bit of Underworld （same main character name， different spelling） with lots of great New Orleans atmosphere。 Interesting cast of characters， moves along quickly too。 The only thing that kept tripping me up was the Compte de Saint Germaine because I kept thinking of the character of the same name from Outlander。 Might have to check out the rest of this series。 。。。more
Adi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I am really disappointed by this book。 I love every element and piece of it。 it had so much wasted potential。 I love New orleans， i love french， i love the 1800’s， i love gothic elements that’s why i was ecstatic to read this。 Sadly i found the first 300 pages a bore。 The last 100 pages were fine。 I enjoyed it but i was very fucking confused。 Maybe i would’ve liked this book more if we didn’t mention how big celine’s boob were every second。 Also i hope odette and pippa end up together。 Bastien i I am really disappointed by this book。 I love every element and piece of it。 it had so much wasted potential。 I love New orleans， i love french， i love the 1800’s， i love gothic elements that’s why i was ecstatic to read this。 Sadly i found the first 300 pages a bore。 The last 100 pages were fine。 I enjoyed it but i was very fucking confused。 Maybe i would’ve liked this book more if we didn’t mention how big celine’s boob were every second。 Also i hope odette and pippa end up together。 Bastien is like meh cool i feel like he’s missing something。 Idk i just wasn’t feeling this， i might get the rest of the series but idk if i really want to。 。。。more
Sowmya （bookishelflife）
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3。5It’s really good but it took forever to get to the damn point 🙃 but I am sucker for this so next book here I come
Eliese
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It wasn't bad， but it was filled with irritating YA tropes and the characters and relationships felt shallow。 I wanted something way more gothic from a vampire novel set it 1800s New Orleans。 It wasn't bad， but it was filled with irritating YA tropes and the characters and relationships felt shallow。 I wanted something way more gothic from a vampire novel set it 1800s New Orleans。 。。。more
Allie
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After mixed warnings from my friends， I definitely understand why this book is a hit or miss now。I love the murder mystery aspect of the book but despite the premise being promoted as a “vampire” book， I did not get the amount of vampires that I expect to drown myself with and that’s quite disappointing。The plot was okay。 There are some parts that were draggy， especially in the middle。 I also tend to get confused on what’s happening in some parts because so much were happening， a mess even， but After mixed warnings from my friends， I definitely understand why this book is a hit or miss now。I love the murder mystery aspect of the book but despite the premise being promoted as a “vampire” book， I did not get the amount of vampires that I expect to drown myself with and that’s quite disappointing。The plot was okay。 There are some parts that were draggy， especially in the middle。 I also tend to get confused on what’s happening in some parts because so much were happening， a mess even， but then the plot picks up again。 I feel like there were a lot of Celine’s parts that was unnecessary and could’ve not been included to make the story flow much more smoothly， but the “mysterious” chapter in between， I very much like that。This is my first ever Renée Ahdieh book and I’m already quite disappointed。 Perhaps I’ll give her book another chance， we’ll see。 I’m contemplating whether or not continuing the sequel would be worth it but we’ll see if I’ll pick it up or not soon oop。 I’ve seen a lot of praises around Renée Ahdieh’s books but perhaps her writing’s not for me （？） though it’s too early to say still after reading only one of her books。Would I recommend this？ Probably not。 The premise was a bit misleading and I find the story messy but if you’re a fan of Renée Ahdieh’s books， then perhaps this is for you。 。。。more
Kaitlyn Red Wing
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Eh。。。this was fine。 Which is a disappointment considering how much I loved The Wrath & The Dawn。 I liked Celine， but God I'm tired of female protagonists always being the most beautiful and "unlike other girls。" Celine's constant inner monologue about how she has this darkness in her got old very quickly as well。 Even the romance between Celine and Sébastien was boring。 I was looking forward to a slow burn romance but this fell flat for me。 Even though I read this rather quickly， I felt like I w Eh。。。this was fine。 Which is a disappointment considering how much I loved The Wrath & The Dawn。 I liked Celine， but God I'm tired of female protagonists always being the most beautiful and "unlike other girls。" Celine's constant inner monologue about how she has this darkness in her got old very quickly as well。 Even the romance between Celine and Sébastien was boring。 I was looking forward to a slow burn romance but this fell flat for me。 Even though I read this rather quickly， I felt like I was just hoping it'd pick up and get interesting given the fact that it's a book about vampires and I loved the world building。 But pretty much everything else was underwhelming。 Hell even the vampires were uninteresting。 。。。more
Rocío
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Cuando leí la sinopsis lo primero que pensé fue: "me estoy spoileando todo el libro。" Esto hizo que comience a leerlo con cierta incertidumbre。 Lo que no esperaba en absoluto era engancharme tanto con esta historia y sumar un nuevo crush a mi lista。Los capítulos， en su mayoría， están narrados en tercera persona。 Sin embargo， también nos encontramos con algunos capítulos narrados desde la perspectiva del villano de la historia， villano cuya verdadera identidad se revela recién en los últimos cap Cuando leí la sinopsis lo primero que pensé fue: "me estoy spoileando todo el libro。" Esto hizo que comience a leerlo con cierta incertidumbre。 Lo que no esperaba en absoluto era engancharme tanto con esta historia y sumar un nuevo crush a mi lista。Los capítulos， en su mayoría， están narrados en tercera persona。 Sin embargo， también nos encontramos con algunos capítulos narrados desde la perspectiva del villano de la historia， villano cuya verdadera identidad se revela recién en los últimos capítulos。 Este misterioso personaje nos cuenta detalles sobre su pasado， sus planes， intereses y motivos que lo impulsan a actuar de esa manera tan despiadada。 Me hice de varias ideas de quién podría ser el villano pero me terminé llevando tremenda sorpresa al conocer su identidad。Los personajes me parecieron geniales。 La personalidad de Celine， la protagonista， me encantó: su humor y su valentía… Sébastien Saint Germain （Bastien） se ganó mi corazón desde su primera aparición， aunque eso no quita que por momentos no haya desconfiado de él。La tensión que hay entre los protagonistas es implacable🔥🔥 Qué manera de shippearlos y fangirlear con estos dos， ¡por favooor！ Al ser una novela de vampiros me hubiese gustado encontrarme con más escenas en las que estos tengan protagonismo más que nada porque las que están son sublimes。 Las descripciones de esas escenas， las transformaciones… ¡Una maravilla！La ambientación es impecable， la autora logró perfectamente transportarme a la ciudad de Nueva Orleans y sobre todo， al año 1872。El final me dejó con mucha intriga porque son varios los interrogantes que quedan sin responder y en suspense。Sumergirme en las páginas de este libro fue un viaje repleto de fangirleo intenso， tensión y misterio。 Si les gustan las novelas que combinan lo paranormal y el romance esta es una opción que no pueden dejar pasar。 。。。more
Nomattersword
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Same as typicaly romance vampire story like usual， but not make me bored。 Renee as my favorite author for romance just doing great with this book！ Again
Meg Carpenter
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I know！ But trust me it is Excellent！Take the best of Anne Rice but temper it with Twilight， add a mix of the classics， old world lore and the brimming energy if New Orleans after the Civil War and you have this irresistible series。
Hunter
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IM SO CONFUSED！ But I liked the vibes enough to read the second one。 I think this book could have been constructed much better but I like New Orleans and Vampires。 Also Celine is a great character。 Same with Odette。 Still I have no idea what’s going on with the vampire world。 I’m ready for book 2 to fix that。
Amanda
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DNF @ 83% could not bring myself to finish this book。 Maybe one day I’ll revisit this。
Megan ❀
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If I had to describe this book in one word？ Decadent。
Brianna
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book could of been so much better and had so much potential。 This book reminded me of the Originals。 Sebastian reminded me of Klaus a lot。 I was so excited starting off and then the book started to drag around page 200。
Renee Lewis
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I enjoyed this book。 Excited to read the sequel
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Beautiful
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Beautiful&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Beautiful&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0