Ahdieh’s “Beautiful” Is a fabulously fun young adult fantasy that takes place in the late 1800s in New Orleans. No better back ground for this rich and vibrant story than a city like New Orleans. Sincerely enjoyed the latest of Ahdieh’s YA work and can’t wait for the next one in the series. Beautiful!

Great writing style, it clicked with me right away with the first page. I liked the setting very much and I can vividly imagine details about the characters introduced. Love the Shakespear mentions as I am huge fan so this was also a really nice part of the story. Very captivating start!

I find the title and the few pages already very predictable. I know what/who the killer is but I would still read this. I mean I partially hope for this kind of story when I looked at the book cover. So I would definitely continue reading if I was provided with the full book!

This is quite the dive into a new world. I love the setting and how the author describes the world. It has things you would recognize with just a bit of magic mixed in. I cannot wait to see where this goes next.

The Beautiful has all the makings of a great book. The atmosphere of New Orleans definitely lends itself to the eerie and mysterious setting. The characters have me quite intrigued as well. Celine is hiding something big and the guilt she is carrying for it is weighing her down. I think she's trying to not stand out, but the people and/or "creatures" dwelling in New Orleans will pull her into the midst of things whether she wants to be there or not. I can't wait to read more of this fabulous book. I've also noticed it's in audiobook as well and can't wait to hear the accents performed.

Let's just say, when I saw the author was Renee Ahdieh, I suspected this book had promise. She's a wonderful author. Having read the first bit of the book, I'm now convinced.

Thank you to NetGalley for this sample of The Beautiful. I look forward to reading more....

I am so in love with this book. The dark New Orleans setting, the possibly very dark characters. The writing is lush and hard to stop reading.