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Beautiful Creatures: The Graphic Novel
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Winner for Readers' Favorite Graphic Novels & Comics (2013)Some loves are meant to be...
Others are cursed.
In Ethan Wate's hometown there lies the darkest of secrets.
There is a girl.
Slowly, she pulled the hood from her head.
Green eyes, black hair. Lena Duchannes.
There is a curse.
On the Sixteenth Moon, the Sixteenth Year,
the Book will take what it's been promised.
And no one can stop it.
In the end, there is a grave.
Lena and Ethan become bound together by a deep,
powerful love. But Lena is cursed and on her
sixteenth birthday, her fate will be decided.
Ethan never even saw it coming.
Others are cursed.
In Ethan Wate's hometown there lies the darkest of secrets.
There is a girl.
Slowly, she pulled the hood from her head.
Green eyes, black hair. Lena Duchannes.
There is a curse.
On the Sixteenth Moon, the Sixteenth Year,
the Book will take what it's been promised.
And no one can stop it.
In the end, there is a grave.
Lena and Ethan become bound together by a deep,
powerful love. But Lena is cursed and on her
sixteenth birthday, her fate will be decided.
Ethan never even saw it coming.
240 pages, Paperback
First published February 5, 2013
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About the author
Kami Garcia
112 books17.4k followersKami Garcia is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author. She is the coauthor of the BEAUTIFUL CREATURES series, which has been published in 51 countries and 37 languages, with over 10 million copies in print. In 2013, Beautiful Creatures released as a feature film from Warner Brothers. Kami is a cofounder of the YALLFEST kid lit book festival and the author of five solo novels, including her Bram Stoker Award-nominated novels Unbreakable and Unmarked (THE LEGION series) and The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos. Kami’s first graphic novel Teen Titans: Raven, with artist Gabriel Picolo, is the first book in her TEEN TITANS series for DC Comics and the adult series JOKER/HARLEY: CRIMINAL SANITY, from DC Black Label.
Find Kami online at kamigarcia.com, on Facebook @KamiGarciaYA, and on Twitter and Instagram @KamiGarcia.
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December 19, 2021
The thing about this adaptation is that I enjoyed it slightly better than the original, but this adaptation wouldn’t make sense if you hadn’t read the original book first.
I’m familiar with Cassandra Jean’s work from the Miss Peregrine’s graphic novels and this one had some of the same issues that I had with the Miss Peregrine’s graphic novels. Essential parts of the story are cut out to fit the book into the graphic novel format and the artwork was not my favorite. With the exception of Ridley and Ryan, the artwork wasn’t even close to what I pictured the characters to look like. This has more to do with a personal preference of mine though as I’m sure there’s other people who are fans of this artwork and this depiction of the characters. This graphic novel is much better than the Beautiful Creatures movie though. Don’t even get me started on how bad the movie messed up Ridley…
That being said, the same story was there and I was able to understand the story because I’d already read the original book. The reason why I like this graphic novel format slightly better than the original is because the pacing is much faster in this graphic novel and most of the parts that felt close to racism were cut out of the book. Close to racism meaning the constant mention of Confederates on every single page as well as describing one of the only two characters of color in this series as “exotic.” It was nice to have these almost racist but not quite blatantly racist things toned down in the graphic novel adaptation.
As you can probably tell, I have very mixed feelings about this one like what I had with the original series. Most of the original story was kept in-tact in this graphic novel so I’ll probably reread this one in the future if I want to get back into the caster world without the commitment it takes to reread the chunky books in the original series.
Also, it feels weird to call this a “manga.” It doesn’t have the manga format at all. The artwork has some similarities to manga artwork but it’s not a true manga; it’s just a graphic novel.
I’m familiar with Cassandra Jean’s work from the Miss Peregrine’s graphic novels and this one had some of the same issues that I had with the Miss Peregrine’s graphic novels. Essential parts of the story are cut out to fit the book into the graphic novel format and the artwork was not my favorite. With the exception of Ridley and Ryan, the artwork wasn’t even close to what I pictured the characters to look like. This has more to do with a personal preference of mine though as I’m sure there’s other people who are fans of this artwork and this depiction of the characters. This graphic novel is much better than the Beautiful Creatures movie though. Don’t even get me started on how bad the movie messed up Ridley…
That being said, the same story was there and I was able to understand the story because I’d already read the original book. The reason why I like this graphic novel format slightly better than the original is because the pacing is much faster in this graphic novel and most of the parts that felt close to racism were cut out of the book. Close to racism meaning the constant mention of Confederates on every single page as well as describing one of the only two characters of color in this series as “exotic.” It was nice to have these almost racist but not quite blatantly racist things toned down in the graphic novel adaptation.
As you can probably tell, I have very mixed feelings about this one like what I had with the original series. Most of the original story was kept in-tact in this graphic novel so I’ll probably reread this one in the future if I want to get back into the caster world without the commitment it takes to reread the chunky books in the original series.
Also, it feels weird to call this a “manga.” It doesn’t have the manga format at all. The artwork has some similarities to manga artwork but it’s not a true manga; it’s just a graphic novel.
March 21, 2020
Illustrations by Cassandra Jean?!! How did I miss that? Loved the graphics, shirtless Ethan was hot and Lena is a freaking little goth cinnamon roll, I want to be her hahaha.
I don’t know why I’ve never read the original series but somehow I’ve seen the movie adaptation. Although I can’t remember much of it, it was a low quality library dvd that was so grainy I don’t think I ever finished it.
I really enjoyed this adaptation although it confused me at times but really that just made me want to read the original even more.
I’m glad I came across this at my library.
I don’t know why I’ve never read the original series but somehow I’ve seen the movie adaptation. Although I can’t remember much of it, it was a low quality library dvd that was so grainy I don’t think I ever finished it.
I really enjoyed this adaptation although it confused me at times but really that just made me want to read the original even more.
I’m glad I came across this at my library.
March 7, 2024
3.25 stars
i loved beautiful creatures (book) and was excited to see a graphic adaptation of it!
while i loved the graphics, it felt a little rushed and was sometimes hard to keep up with. if i hadn't already read beautiful creatures, i would've probably been a bit more lost. the book itself holds so many details that are hard to summarize, though, so i get how that might've affected the graphic novel itself. nonetheless, i appreciated the graphics and really loved how lena was drawn <3 i also really loved that the caster library was drawn exactly how i had imagined it when i first read the book years ago!
i loved beautiful creatures (book) and was excited to see a graphic adaptation of it!
while i loved the graphics, it felt a little rushed and was sometimes hard to keep up with. if i hadn't already read beautiful creatures, i would've probably been a bit more lost. the book itself holds so many details that are hard to summarize, though, so i get how that might've affected the graphic novel itself. nonetheless, i appreciated the graphics and really loved how lena was drawn <3 i also really loved that the caster library was drawn exactly how i had imagined it when i first read the book years ago!
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July 8, 2012wow, was this really necessarily?
May 13, 2019
Nutshell: I enjoyed this a lot more than the book. 😂🙈
March 17, 2013
Review Taken By The Pewter Wolf
In this manga, it tells the basic story of Beautiful Creatures. In the town Gatlin, Ethan Wate is desperate to escape. But when Lena Duchannes enters his life, Ethan discovers that the sleepy town of Gatlin isn't as sleepy as he first thought. Soon, Ethan and Lena's love for each other is tested...
Out of this and the movie, the manga is the most loyal. And this surprised me. I honestly thought the manga was going to be a cheap and fast way for the publisher to plug in the hype going around the series due to the movie. Also, there's a feeling that, if a book/series is popular in YA at the moment, then there HAS to be a graphic novel/manga to go with it (milk the cash cow dry, publishers!) .And it didn't feel like that. It felt like the artist who adapted the novel into this - Cassandra Jean - is a fan of the books (I could be wrong) and took from the novel what was important and put them in the manga. I mean, there was so many things that I read in the manga that I honestly forgot was in the book (Link getting a tattoo of Ridley, for example). This helped refresh my memory of this book and, being honest with you, I liked this. I honestly enjoyed reading this. I think I might have enjoyed this more than the novel (please don't hurt me!)
The art. I have to talk about the art. It's a manga, I have to talk about the art. And I really liked the art. It just fitted with the world of Gatlin. I know some of you guys won't and that because of the the style. It's very sketchy. It's not neat or polished. It's as if Ethan drew this in a sketch book. So, because of this style, some characters' faces seem flat and you have moments where there's writing to show the mood or an action (ie AWKWARD, BAM, SLAM and GASP). But this, in my opinion, seem to fit and work.
I would really like the rest of the series to be done as manga, but I sense this will depend on how the movie does (and from what I've heard, the box office is doing ok, but not enough to warrant a sequel...), but if you're a fan of the series or of manga, you might want to give this a peek.
In this manga, it tells the basic story of Beautiful Creatures. In the town Gatlin, Ethan Wate is desperate to escape. But when Lena Duchannes enters his life, Ethan discovers that the sleepy town of Gatlin isn't as sleepy as he first thought. Soon, Ethan and Lena's love for each other is tested...
Out of this and the movie, the manga is the most loyal. And this surprised me. I honestly thought the manga was going to be a cheap and fast way for the publisher to plug in the hype going around the series due to the movie. Also, there's a feeling that, if a book/series is popular in YA at the moment, then there HAS to be a graphic novel/manga to go with it (milk the cash cow dry, publishers!) .And it didn't feel like that. It felt like the artist who adapted the novel into this - Cassandra Jean - is a fan of the books (I could be wrong) and took from the novel what was important and put them in the manga. I mean, there was so many things that I read in the manga that I honestly forgot was in the book (Link getting a tattoo of Ridley, for example). This helped refresh my memory of this book and, being honest with you, I liked this. I honestly enjoyed reading this. I think I might have enjoyed this more than the novel (please don't hurt me!)
The art. I have to talk about the art. It's a manga, I have to talk about the art. And I really liked the art. It just fitted with the world of Gatlin. I know some of you guys won't and that because of the the style. It's very sketchy. It's not neat or polished. It's as if Ethan drew this in a sketch book. So, because of this style, some characters' faces seem flat and you have moments where there's writing to show the mood or an action (ie AWKWARD, BAM, SLAM and GASP). But this, in my opinion, seem to fit and work.
I would really like the rest of the series to be done as manga, but I sense this will depend on how the movie does (and from what I've heard, the box office is doing ok, but not enough to warrant a sequel...), but if you're a fan of the series or of manga, you might want to give this a peek.
December 31, 2017
Rating: 3.5/5
review to come.
review to come.
June 11, 2017
Review coming soon!
January 29, 2025
If you didn't read the original story, you will not know what's going on. The art was beautiful, though.
January 18, 2013
While this is not the strictest manga adaptation of the novel, I wasn't expecting it to be. With it being noticeably thinner than the original book, this edition still kept all the important bits. Reading this felt like skimming back through one of my favorite books and remembering everything I fell in love with years ago for the first time. The release of this book is perfect with the movie coming out in just a few weeks. I think fans of the series with eat this edition up and will bring new fans to the series.
Also, the cover and art in this book is absolutely breathtaking. The physical copy of the cover is so gorgeous and shiny purple with Lena at the top and the beautiful shiny silver title in the bottom half. This book is going to look stunning on my shelf next to the rest of the series!
Also, the cover and art in this book is absolutely breathtaking. The physical copy of the cover is so gorgeous and shiny purple with Lena at the top and the beautiful shiny silver title in the bottom half. This book is going to look stunning on my shelf next to the rest of the series!
April 18, 2015
Story wise, I think Beautiful Creatures: The Manga had good flow but I got a bit lost when it came to flashbacks and the 'present' timeline. I think if I hadn't read the source material, I would have been a lot more confused at what was happening. The characters were a bit bland and their lack of development affected my enjoyment of the story. The dokidoki moments I get from romance shoujo manga was also missing which was a shame.
The illustrations were pretty, though sketchy at times. I liked Ethan's range of themed T-shirts (Jaws, Transformers, etc) and the clothing choices for the other characters. I thought these were a nice detail. Overall, nice art but the story wasn't very exciting (even though the original material novel was highly condensed in this manga!).
The illustrations were pretty, though sketchy at times. I liked Ethan's range of themed T-shirts (Jaws, Transformers, etc) and the clothing choices for the other characters. I thought these were a nice detail. Overall, nice art but the story wasn't very exciting (even though the original material novel was highly condensed in this manga!).
September 12, 2015
After reading (and re-reading) the preview, I just couldn't resist this book anymore.
I devoured this book in one sitting and I loved it!
I almost forgot him much I loved the actual book and it makes me want to continue with the series.
The drawings are beautiful and I wish there was more :(
I would definitely recommend this one to the people who enjoyed the series!
I devoured this book in one sitting and I loved it!
I almost forgot him much I loved the actual book and it makes me want to continue with the series.
The drawings are beautiful and I wish there was more :(
I would definitely recommend this one to the people who enjoyed the series!
December 31, 2017
Rating: 3.75/5
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November 14, 2021My review was first posted on Northern Plunder, you can read more of my reviews there too.
At my local blogger events we have a trolley where we can place books we no longer want and other members can help themselves. A nice little unhaul system we have.
At our last meet up someone passed me the Beautiful Creatures graphic novel because they know me well and that GN’s are my thing.
I do actually already own Beautiful Creatures in its original book format but I’ve never read it and I’ve not seen the movie so I figured this was a good place to start.
So hi this was my first actual exposure to the Caster Chronicles world and honestly I had forgetten what it was even about which meant I got to go in with an open mind and be pleasantly surprised.
I really enjoyed the story of this GN and the secrets that unfold within the plot, however, I don’t feel like it was a great GN.
Here is an example of the illustrations within and how most pages look and as this is a rather character driven story its mostly character driven illustrations we see.
Not that theres anything wrong with this, it just kind of didn’t hold my interest as strongly as others I’ve read.
I think as this is just set in our world with small fantasy elements the backgrounds/settings didn’t particularly draw me in.
The times I enjoyed the spreads the most were as the rest of the Casters were introduced and their powers were visible on page.
I also enjoyed how speach and thoughts were differeniated on page too – as two characters are able to communicate with thoughts it was important to display these in a different manner.
However, for a GN it is very text heavy.
I’ve looked at the illustrators more recent art (as this was published in 2015) and I love how her syle has improved so much! Its good in this too but now? I LOVE IT.
So whilst I enjoyed reading I think mostly it has inspired me to want to read the book as I believe I will get more enjoyment from that. This was a nice read but ultimately I don’t think it was something needed unless you’re a huge huge fan of the series.
For anyone who is unfamilar with what the story contains it follows Ethan who’s been dreaming about a mysterious girl who then starts at his school. Her name is Lena.
It soon transpires that she’s not all she seems; has magical abilities she’s struggling to control and her family have various powers too.
There is also a curse on Lena that means on her birhday her life could be changed drastically – she becomes light or dark. Good or bad.
As the two work together to figure out how to keep Lena safe on her birhday they realise theres more to their past and the curse.
At my local blogger events we have a trolley where we can place books we no longer want and other members can help themselves. A nice little unhaul system we have.
At our last meet up someone passed me the Beautiful Creatures graphic novel because they know me well and that GN’s are my thing.
I do actually already own Beautiful Creatures in its original book format but I’ve never read it and I’ve not seen the movie so I figured this was a good place to start.
So hi this was my first actual exposure to the Caster Chronicles world and honestly I had forgetten what it was even about which meant I got to go in with an open mind and be pleasantly surprised.
I really enjoyed the story of this GN and the secrets that unfold within the plot, however, I don’t feel like it was a great GN.
Here is an example of the illustrations within and how most pages look and as this is a rather character driven story its mostly character driven illustrations we see.
Not that theres anything wrong with this, it just kind of didn’t hold my interest as strongly as others I’ve read.
I think as this is just set in our world with small fantasy elements the backgrounds/settings didn’t particularly draw me in.
The times I enjoyed the spreads the most were as the rest of the Casters were introduced and their powers were visible on page.
I also enjoyed how speach and thoughts were differeniated on page too – as two characters are able to communicate with thoughts it was important to display these in a different manner.
However, for a GN it is very text heavy.
I’ve looked at the illustrators more recent art (as this was published in 2015) and I love how her syle has improved so much! Its good in this too but now? I LOVE IT.
So whilst I enjoyed reading I think mostly it has inspired me to want to read the book as I believe I will get more enjoyment from that. This was a nice read but ultimately I don’t think it was something needed unless you’re a huge huge fan of the series.
For anyone who is unfamilar with what the story contains it follows Ethan who’s been dreaming about a mysterious girl who then starts at his school. Her name is Lena.
It soon transpires that she’s not all she seems; has magical abilities she’s struggling to control and her family have various powers too.
There is also a curse on Lena that means on her birhday her life could be changed drastically – she becomes light or dark. Good or bad.
As the two work together to figure out how to keep Lena safe on her birhday they realise theres more to their past and the curse.
May 9, 2013
I've not really been fond of a lot of the novels being translated into graphic novels and this is another one that falls into that category. The artwork is terrible and I just felt like some of the parts edited out could have stayed in the book. Could have been better and could have been worse, but if they do the next book I won't be picking it up.
February 4, 2016
I loved it! I know I say that a lot but I love books. The art was beautiful. And I loved the romance between Ethan & Lena. It was adorable. The plot twists had me hooked and the whole story was intriguing. A perfect blend of Rome and the paranormal. Though I wish Macon didn't die, I really liked him :(
November 29, 2018
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I’ve had this manga for a couple of years now and I picked it up once before, but ended up putting it back down again. I decided to pick it up now because I had some time between books and I thought, it’s finally time. With this one, I actually watched the movie adaptation of the book and I loved it so much and that’s what led me to get the manga version. You may be thinking, why the manga and not the book? Well what’s weird is, that although I enjoyed the movie tremendously, I felt like the story itself could of just been a standalone and so I had no intention of reading the whole series. Therefore, I thought that the manga would be a great, quick and easy way to essentially ‘experience’ the film again. But unfortunately, I was heavily disappointed.
This manga just didn’t work for me at all, I felt really bored throughout and not even the artwork added much to the story. I just couldn’t get into it properly as it was just so confusing in this manga form. I think that there was simply too much to this story to be able to translate it that well into a manga. Things felt very choppy, and chapters and scenes in general, seemed to end rather abruptly, which heightened this disconnect I was feeling. I don’t think that this was necessarily bad, it just didn’t interest me and that’s why it got such a low rating. I know that there’s only so much that you can show in a manga, but everything felt like it happened way too fast and the relationship between the two main characters was victim of the insta-love trap. This is probably what disappointed me the most, because Ethan and Lena’s relationship was my favourite thing about the movie. Maybe the actors just did an outstanding job at playing them, because Ethan didn’t have a personality in this manga, but I still quite liked Lena.
Usually when a story isn’t holding its weight in a manga, the artwork will swoop in to save the day. However, in this case I wasn’t that crazy about the artwork either, from style to colour palette. I didn’t hate the artwork though, but with such a minimalistic colour scheme it didn’t do anything for me. What made this even more noticeable/frustrating was that for some reason the first 4 or so pages of the manga was in full colour and I liked it a lot. But after that it was just variations of black and white, I’m not entirely sure why this shift was done, as it seemed quite random, unless I’m missing something that this change was meant to symbolise.
Ultimately, I think that in this case the movie was far better than the written work. The manga didn’t allow for personalities to truly show and didn’t quite capture the magic and the darkness of the visual offering. I will say that perhaps if I’d not watched the film beforehand, I would of enjoyed this because I wouldn’t of had such high expectations. I’m actually a little sad that I didn’t like this more.
I’ve had this manga for a couple of years now and I picked it up once before, but ended up putting it back down again. I decided to pick it up now because I had some time between books and I thought, it’s finally time. With this one, I actually watched the movie adaptation of the book and I loved it so much and that’s what led me to get the manga version. You may be thinking, why the manga and not the book? Well what’s weird is, that although I enjoyed the movie tremendously, I felt like the story itself could of just been a standalone and so I had no intention of reading the whole series. Therefore, I thought that the manga would be a great, quick and easy way to essentially ‘experience’ the film again. But unfortunately, I was heavily disappointed.
This manga just didn’t work for me at all, I felt really bored throughout and not even the artwork added much to the story. I just couldn’t get into it properly as it was just so confusing in this manga form. I think that there was simply too much to this story to be able to translate it that well into a manga. Things felt very choppy, and chapters and scenes in general, seemed to end rather abruptly, which heightened this disconnect I was feeling. I don’t think that this was necessarily bad, it just didn’t interest me and that’s why it got such a low rating. I know that there’s only so much that you can show in a manga, but everything felt like it happened way too fast and the relationship between the two main characters was victim of the insta-love trap. This is probably what disappointed me the most, because Ethan and Lena’s relationship was my favourite thing about the movie. Maybe the actors just did an outstanding job at playing them, because Ethan didn’t have a personality in this manga, but I still quite liked Lena.
Usually when a story isn’t holding its weight in a manga, the artwork will swoop in to save the day. However, in this case I wasn’t that crazy about the artwork either, from style to colour palette. I didn’t hate the artwork though, but with such a minimalistic colour scheme it didn’t do anything for me. What made this even more noticeable/frustrating was that for some reason the first 4 or so pages of the manga was in full colour and I liked it a lot. But after that it was just variations of black and white, I’m not entirely sure why this shift was done, as it seemed quite random, unless I’m missing something that this change was meant to symbolise.
Ultimately, I think that in this case the movie was far better than the written work. The manga didn’t allow for personalities to truly show and didn’t quite capture the magic and the darkness of the visual offering. I will say that perhaps if I’d not watched the film beforehand, I would of enjoyed this because I wouldn’t of had such high expectations. I’m actually a little sad that I didn’t like this more.
May 11, 2024
→4 stars
wow this was so nostalgic! I've been meaning to go back and read the original books for awhile now, as this was my favorite series in middle school, and I really enjoyed diving back into this world with the manga version! i was so obsessed, I used to also draw numbers on my hand like the main character, Lena. "don't ask or I'll turn dark!" hahaha!
i don't know if I'll ever go back and read the full series, i wish they did the full series in manga, but nonetheless, i liked the visuals and the world is creative (if a little predictable). i wish the movies had been good adaptations, they couldn't have gotten more wrong if they tried! this book's adaptation makes the OG Percy Jackson adaptation look perfect, that's how bad it was.
overall, i can see why i was so obsessed with this book as an early teen and how it influenced my current interest in romantasy! beautiful creatures is one of the OG romantasies and you cannot change my mind<3
wow this was so nostalgic! I've been meaning to go back and read the original books for awhile now, as this was my favorite series in middle school, and I really enjoyed diving back into this world with the manga version! i was so obsessed, I used to also draw numbers on my hand like the main character, Lena. "don't ask or I'll turn dark!" hahaha!
i don't know if I'll ever go back and read the full series, i wish they did the full series in manga, but nonetheless, i liked the visuals and the world is creative (if a little predictable). i wish the movies had been good adaptations, they couldn't have gotten more wrong if they tried! this book's adaptation makes the OG Percy Jackson adaptation look perfect, that's how bad it was.
overall, i can see why i was so obsessed with this book as an early teen and how it influenced my current interest in romantasy! beautiful creatures is one of the OG romantasies and you cannot change my mind<3
December 15, 2021
I am in love with the art style, alto I feel quite bad that I did not start the book version right away, but I had needed a break from the previous book I read which was 800+ Pages long, so this will help me re- calibrate my mind for another book.
October 10, 2020
Reading this graphic novel made me fall in love again with this story , this universe and these characters. I loved it ! Ugh, and the illustrations, they’re soo beautiful. Such a pleasant read.
April 8, 2022
It was odd and I didn't really enjoy it. I just feel like I could've used that time for something better. That's all I have to say.
December 31, 2022
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
January 6, 2024
Reading this made me remember how much I love the Beautiful Creatures series. It's been years, I might reread the rest of it
March 1, 2024
interesting
I read the book so I decided to check out the graphic novel and it was actually pretty good but not as informative as the book
I read the book so I decided to check out the graphic novel and it was actually pretty good but not as informative as the book
January 26, 2022
Reading in French is hard and took a lot of brain power but I’m proud of myself for getting through it and rereading an all time favorite is always a good thing
October 22, 2015
A few reasons why I bought this book:
1.) The artist, Cassandra Jean is one of my fave illustrator/artist and she have also drawn doodles and fanarts for The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare (specifically The Shadowhunter's Codex), which I absolutely love
2.) YA novels that are adapted into graphic novels/mangas interests me
3.) Plus this book was like 80% half the price and it's hardbound.
I've read the original novel 2 years back and it was pretty okay, I guess. But having it adapted into a graphic novel was actually much better. I don't own any of the original novels because I've already lost interest after reading 50 pages into the second book but I guess if they adapted all the books in this series into a graphic novel, It might just have my interest back in finishing this series...maybe?
1.) The artist, Cassandra Jean is one of my fave illustrator/artist and she have also drawn doodles and fanarts for The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare (specifically The Shadowhunter's Codex), which I absolutely love
2.) YA novels that are adapted into graphic novels/mangas interests me
3.) Plus this book was like 80% half the price and it's hardbound.
I've read the original novel 2 years back and it was pretty okay, I guess. But having it adapted into a graphic novel was actually much better. I don't own any of the original novels because I've already lost interest after reading 50 pages into the second book but I guess if they adapted all the books in this series into a graphic novel, It might just have my interest back in finishing this series...maybe?
July 13, 2016
Giving this "manga" 3.5 stars. I loved this book, so I figured I would love this graphic novel as well. It was just okay. It did show most of the story, but I just enjoyed reading the novel more.
This manga contains chapters 1-8 and a lot of the book is left out for length reasons. If you have read the full length version then this is a nice refresher or re-read to the first book. It does have all the main elements in it. What it is lacking is heart. I wasn't attached to the characters.
If there was a manga for each book I would probably read it. I haven't seen a sequel to this one so with that being said...read this "manga" graphic novel if you've already read the full length novel otherwise you will be missing out on the character development and all the funny bits.
This manga contains chapters 1-8 and a lot of the book is left out for length reasons. If you have read the full length version then this is a nice refresher or re-read to the first book. It does have all the main elements in it. What it is lacking is heart. I wasn't attached to the characters.
If there was a manga for each book I would probably read it. I haven't seen a sequel to this one so with that being said...read this "manga" graphic novel if you've already read the full length novel otherwise you will be missing out on the character development and all the funny bits.
July 1, 2015
***Disclaimer: I have not read Beautiful Creatures nor plan to. This read was out of pure curiosity.***
1. The art was obviously awesome-like most graphic novels
2. That sort of distracted us on how weak the actual story was
3. It was pretty confusing at times especially towards the end
4. But, It gave me enough information to understand the basic story but not enough 'anything' to make me want to pick up the novel
5. Atleast the art was good
1. The art was obviously awesome-like most graphic novels
2. That sort of distracted us on how weak the actual story was
3. It was pretty confusing at times especially towards the end
4. But, It gave me enough information to understand the basic story but not enough 'anything' to make me want to pick up the novel
5. Atleast the art was good
September 13, 2017
The artwork is gorgeous, the characters finely drawn, I like how the manga-ka added her own touches in her own drawings while telling Kami Garcia's tale, therefore I personally like this manga adaptation of Beautiful Creatures. Good job, miss manga-ka.
February 10, 2013
A gorgeous adaptation. Review to come.
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