The Beautiful

I picked this book up at B and N with a gift card I got for Christmas as soon as I saw the words “New Orleans” and “undead.” I recently finished The Originals tv series and was craving more NOLA magic.
Sadly, it doesn't get to the grit of vampires until the end and the romance between Bastien and Celine is cliche as they have only met two or three days and already are madly in love with each other.
I did like how Celine was pretty badass and independent in her own way but that's about it.
Also, why mention Bastien has a pet snake if it's only in one or two scenes?
Overall, I say 2.5 stars out of 5.