
On Lena's sixteenth birthday, she will be "claimed" as either a Light or Dark Caster, but she is terrified of becoming an evil Dark Caster. Every member of Lena's family is a "Caster" with magical powers. Lena's uncle Macon Ravenwood also attempts to keep Ethan and Lena apart to protect them. Though she initially rebuffs his attempts at interacting with her, they eventually become friends despite harassment from other classmates that almost gets her expelled. Lena Duchannes is a mysterious girl with magical powers who appears in Ethan's recurring nightmares. Sixteen-year-old Ethan Wate lives in Gatlin, South Carolina, with his widowed father. She is later revisited by Macon when he is dying. She was the best friend of the librarian Marian Ashcroft and is hinted to have had a previous relationship with Lena's uncle Macon Ravenwood in the past. Lila Ever Wate was Ethan's mother who died a year before the story took place.Unlike Macon, he feeds on blood, which gives him a more youthful appearance. Hunting Phineas Ravenwood is a ruthless incubus and Macon's brother.Though she greatly rues it, she cannot help Ethan when he is in danger because she is a Caster librarian and is bound by their rules. She was the best friend of Ethan's late mother, Lila Evers Wate, and has known Ethan since he was born. Marian Ashcroft is the librarian of the Mortal and Caster libraries.Amma is known throughout Gatlin for her culinary skill. She can communicate with her dead family, whom she calls the Greats. Amarie "Amma" Treadeau is a Seer who is like a grandmother to Ethan.

Mitchell Wate is Ethan's father, is a reclusive writer deep in mourning for his wife.She can manipulate people using a lollipop. Ridley Duchannes is Lena's cousin and a Dark Caster.However, Ethan was only revived for a few moments before dying again. Genevieve tried to bring him back to life by using the Book of Moons, which led to her turning Dark. Ethan Carter Wate was Genevieve's fiancé who died when he was shot during the great burning of Gatlin.Genevieve Duchannes was the Caster who caused the curse in Lena's family by trying to bring her dead fiancé, Ethan Carter Wate, back to life using the Book of Moons.

While characters in the book compare him to Boo Radley, he is described by the writers in an interview with Boys with Books, as an " Atticus Finch of badasses". He is an Incubus who chooses to live off dreams rather than blood.

Though he is not a Caster himself, he somehow has the ability to protect Lena from powerful magic and Dark Casters. He is a high school boy from the fictional town of Gatlin, South Carolina. Ethan Lawson Wate is the 16 year old narrator of the novel.The book was written in 12 weeks, inspired by a dare (a bet with 7 kids the authors knew) and was never intended to be published.
#KAMI GARCIA MOVIE#
On January 3, 2013, a new edition of the novel was published, featuring images from the movie on the cover. In the UK, Beautiful Creatures is published by Penguin Books. The book was published on December 1, 2009, by Little, Brown, and Company. Beautiful Creatures is a 2009 American young adult novel written by authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl and the first book in the Caster Chronicles series.
