Book 2 of 4 in Caster Chronicles
Beautiful Darkness
by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Together Ethan and Lena can face anything Gatlin throws at them, but after suffering a tragic loss, Lena starts to pull away, keeping secrets that test their relationship. And now that Ethan's eyes have been opened to the darker side of Gatlin, there's no going back. Haunted by strange visions only he can see, Ethan is pulled deeper into his town's tangled history and finds himself caught up in the dangerous network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, where nothing is as it seems.
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~503
- Ending
- Cliffy
Cliffy means it ends on a cliffhanger, mid-story.
Cliffhanger, but Book 3 is already out.
How spicy is Beautiful Darkness?
Beautiful Darkness is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
- Steam: Glimpses and kisses
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: First person, hero's POV only
- Ending: Cliffhanger
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- Death of a loved one
- Graphic violence
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Beautiful Darkness: quick answers
How spicy is Beautiful Darkness?
Beautiful Darkness is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
Is Beautiful Darkness a standalone?
No. Beautiful Darkness is book 2 of 4 in Caster Chronicles. Start with Beautiful Creatures. The series is complete.
What tropes are in Beautiful Darkness?
Beautiful Darkness features witches & magic users, forbidden love. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a cliffhanger.
Does Beautiful Darkness have content warnings?
Our notes for Beautiful Darkness include: death of a loved one, graphic violence. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Beautiful Darkness?
If you loved Beautiful Darkness, try Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer. They share its witches & magic users and forbidden love energy at a similar spice level.