Beautiful Creatures

Haven't been this sucked in by / impressed by a YA novel since [b:Divergent 13335037 Divergent (Divergent, #1) Veronica Roth http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328559506s/13335037.jpg 13155899] – and this one might actually be more impressive. This is a rich cast of characters, mostly well-developed – with room to grow as we spend more time with them. A wonderfully detailed world and magic system – I love the Southern-life details given. The book wraps up the story-lines well, and leaves plenty of room to develop the strings left untied (am very curious about a couple of them).