Ok, so those of you who read my earlier post on #PenguinChats might remember what this is all about. Those who didn't: don't worry! You don't need to jump back to another post: I'll explain it all really quick before you get onto the fun stuff! Well, the basic idea of #PenguinChats is to connect us bloggers and readers with authors on Twitter for a 30 minute chat. Our first authors are, you may have guessed, Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl - we get to chat with them 27th January at 8pm GMT and all you need to do to take part is use the trend #penguinchats - squeee!
Also, there are a whole bunch of blogging partners, myself included, that have a whole load of scrummy Beautiful Creatures content. This is one of them - fun Beautiful Creatures Character Profiles! I hope you enjoy them:D
To check out more and to find out all the blogging partners taking part, head on over to the Penguin Chats Blog!
Character Profiles
Ethan Lawson Wate
Ethan
is 16 years old and is the books narrator. Six months prior to the start of the
book his mother was killed in a car crash and, since then, his father has
become a recluse, rarely leaving his library. Ethan dreams of leaving Gatlin to
travel the world and fears becoming stuck like many of the town’s residents.
He
meets and falls deeply in love with Lena Duchannes, a Caster, and also
discovers that he and his family are more involved with the darkness of the
Caster world than he could have ever imagined.
Lena Duchannes
Lena
is an outsider in a small town like Gatlin, regarded with suspicion by many who
misunderstand her. She was born a Natural Caster – an extremely rare type of
Caster with incredibly powerful supernatural abilities. When we first meet her,
Lena is awaiting her 16th birthday, when she will discover if she will be claimed
by the Dark or the Light. Her deepest fear is of becoming Dark and turning into
a cruel and evil Caster.
Before
moving to Gatlin, Lena has recurring dreams of a teenage boy who saves her and
when she meets Ethan, she realises he is the boy in her dreams. But can he save
her? Or will her Caster powers be too dangerous for a mortal like Ethan?
Link
Wesley
Jefferson Lincoln, better known as Link, is Ethan’s best friend and the on/off
love interest of Lena’s cousin Ridley Duchannes. His life, like Ethan’s,
changes upon the arrival of Lena in Gatlin when he discovers the existence of
the Caster world – and falls in love with the dangerous Siren, Ridley.
Macon Ravenwood
Macon
‘Melchizedek’ Ravenwood, is Lena’s uncle and was chosen to watch over her until
her 16th birthday. Despite his reputation as the ‘bogeyman’ of Gatlin, he is kind,
generous and will go to any length to protect those he loves. He is rarely seen
without his dog Boo, whom he describes as his “eyes.”
Ridley Duchannes
Ridley
(born Julia) Duchannes is Lena’s cousin and childhood ex-best friend, as well
as the on/off girlfriend of Link. She became Dark on her 16th birthday and is also
a Siren – a seductress who can easily entrap and control human minds. Ridley is
wild, stubborn and rebellious, and when armed with a red lollipop, can make
people do anything she wants. Despite being Dark, she genuinely cares for Lena
and risks her life to help Ethan and Link save her cousin.
Amma
Amarie
Treadeau, better know as Amma, is Ethan’s nanny and has been with the Wate
family for many years. She cares for Ethan as any mother would, after his own
mother died and is fiercely protective of him. Amma is also a Seer – she is
able to see back to the past and also see into the future, as well as contact
the spirits of the deceased.
Yay! I don't know about you guys, but I'm scary excited! And how gorgeous are those poster/pictures?!
Now, last post I showed you a brilliant extract from the book's prolgue. Today, you're getting the awesome first chapter! Hope you enjoy it! :D
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Is falling in
the love the beginning . . . or the end? In Ethan Wate’s hometown there lies
the darkest of secrets . . .
There is a girl.
There is a
curse.
In the end,
there is a grave.
Ethan never even
saw it coming.
