Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl 503 pages

Do not read this book unless you have already read Beautiful Creatures (2009). This continues the saga about the relationship of Lena, a Caster girl, and mortal, Ethan Wate. After the dramatic conclusion to the first book, Lena seems to have undergone a major change in personality. She feels responsible for the death of Uncle Macon and doomed to accept the Dark and reject the Light. She feels the family curse will destroy all who she loves. Ethan refuses to give her up and travels the Caster Tunnels with his friend Link. He discovers new information about his family and their ties to her family.Hope, despair and possiblity are emotions raised by this Southern Gothic tale. Stay tuned for book 3.