Beautiful Chaos

Beautiful Chaos

By Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

"Ethan Wate thought he was getting used to the strange, impossible events happening in Gatlin, his small Southern town. But now that Ethan and Lena have returned home, strange and impossible have taken on new meanings. 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 abilities begin to dangerously misfire. As time passes, one question becomes clear: What — or who — will need to be sacrificed to save Gatlin?

For Ethan, the chaos is a frightening but welcome distraction. He's being haunted in his dreams again, but this time it isn't by Lena - and whatever is haunting him is following him out of his dreams and into his everyday life. Even worse, Ethan is gradually losing pieces of himself — forgetting names, phone numbers, even memories. He doesn't know why, and most days he's too afraid to ask.

Sometimes there isn't just one answer or one choice. Sometimes there's no going back. And this time there won't be a happy ending." Courtesy of Goodreads

Rating: 5 of 5

This book broke my heart. When its says there is not a happy ending, there isn't. Honestly, you hold out hope that John Breed is the one to make the sacrifice. (I'm on board with Ethan; despite what he does, he will still be the guy who tried to run off with Lena.) I held out hope til the Lilium told him he was the crucible that it would not be him. Like with all good books though, it had to be him. This boy makes so many sacrifices. He sacrificed his normal life in the first book. He sacrificed almost everything to guide Lena to the right choice in her claiming and to get her back from harm. Now, his life? Goodness! Come on! How it happens is so beautiful though. He gets a chance some people don't, and that's to say goodbye.  

This book like the others is about the teenage struggle to figure how to balance relationships and to figure out what it wrong with both the Caster and Mortal world and fix it. Neither of which is easy. The ending was clever, and I have only twice before have I wanted to read the next book ASAP. I was glad I had it handy and finished it only hours after this one.