The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh
Summary:
In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to
seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans is a safe haven after she's
forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of
the Ursuline convent in the middle of the carnival season, Celine is quickly
enraptured by the vibrant city, from its music to its fancy soirées and even
its danger. She becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La
Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's enigmatic leader,
Sébastien Saint Germain.
When the body of one of the girls from the convent
is found in Sébastien's own lair--the second dead girl to turn up in recent
weeks--Celine battles her attraction to Sébastien and suspicions about his
guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret.
After a third murder, New Orleans becomes gripped
by the terror of a serial killer on the loose--one who has now set Celine in
his sights. As the murderer stalks her, Celine finally takes matters into her
own hands, only to find herself caught in the midst of an age-old feud between
the darkest creatures of the night, where the price of forbidden love is her
life.
Review: 3-star
The overall book is very well written, I just didn’t connect with it the
way I like to connect so, it was easy to put down and walk away for days at a
time. Not sure what the author could have done differently to make me
connect. I think it was just me at the
moment I was reading this book. I can say that the editing of the book was
above my standards which is a great thing when I read so many that are riddled
with errors.
I received this book for my honest review.
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