The Beautiful
by Renée Ahdieh
New Orleans, 1872. Celine flees Paris after a crime and falls for Sébastien Saint Germain, heir to a dangerous secret society, just as girls start turning up dead.
- Spice
- 2/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~448
- Ending
- Cliffy
Cliffy means it ends on a cliffhanger, mid-story.
Cliffhanger, but Book 2 is already out.
How spicy is The Beautiful?
The Beautiful is a 2 out of 5 on our spice scale: simmer (closed door). Sex happens, but the door closes (or it is brief and non-graphic). Tension without the details.
- Steam: Behind closed doors
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Third person, multiple POVs
- Ending: Cliffhanger
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- Murder
- Sexual assault
- Death of a loved one
- Graphic violence
- Torture
Our editorial notes, which may be incomplete. If something is a hard limit for you, check the author's own content notes too.
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The Beautiful: quick answers
How spicy is The Beautiful?
The Beautiful is a 2 out of 5 on our spice scale: simmer (closed door). Sex happens, but the door closes (or it is brief and non-graphic). Tension without the details.
Is The Beautiful a standalone?
No. The Beautiful is book 1 of 4 in The Beautiful. It is the place to start. The series is complete.
What tropes are in The Beautiful?
The Beautiful features vampires, bad boy, secret identity. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a cliffhanger.
Does The Beautiful have content warnings?
Our notes for The Beautiful include: murder, sexual assault, death of a loved one, graphic violence, torture. 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 The Beautiful?
If you loved The Beautiful, try Crave by Tracy Wolff, Hopeless by Colleen Hoover, Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer. They share its vampires and bad boy energy at a similar spice level.