Beautiful Creatures Review & Movie Viewing Announcement

If you have been following us on Twitter (@FIBookClub), you will have noticed that we already announced the viewing time for Beautiful Creatures. We will watch it tomorrow, June 30 at 6pm PST.

I've finished this month's book, Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Have you finished it yet? Are you ready for the movie?

This is a copy of the review I posted on to Google Books:

As a club we read Beautiful Creatures in June 2015. This is a quick, fun read that takes place in a quiet little town in the South. Well, not as quiet as it would have you believe. In a town known for having no secrets, it would seem that secrets abound.

The premise of this story is fun and interesting, though I'll admit I probably won't keep reading the series, as it is pretty predictable. The main characters are connected telepathically even before they meet, and secrets become their way of life when they do finally meet.

I would have to say that this book sits comfortably in the Young Adult Paranormal Romance genre, however, I will admit that it was nice to have a romance from the male's point of view for a change. I didn't really connect with the main characters, I was much more interested in the stories of the supporting characters, which is always odd for a book! I can't wait to watch the movie.

Read my review and others HERE.

How would you review Beautiful Creatures?

Quick Update: July, August, September Books Announced

Sorry for the dead-air lately, work got very busy!

How are you liking Beautiful Creatures? If you have finished, will you read more of the series?

I wanted to let you all know that the next three books have been chosen!

July: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Buy Book: Amazon

Buy Movie: Amazon

Amazon's synopsis:

A MOST UNTRADITIONAL LOVE STORY, this is the celebrated tale of Henry DeTamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who inadvertently travels through time, and Clare Abshire, an artist whose life takes a natural sequential course. Henry and Clare’s passionate affair endures across a sea of time and captures them in an impossibly romantic trap that tests the strength of fate and basks in the bonds of love.

August: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Buy Book: Amazon

Buy Movie: Amazon

Amazon synopsis:

Read the cult-favorite coming of age story that takes a sometimes heartbreaking, often hysterical, and always honest look at high school in all its glory. Now a major motion picture starring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a funny, touching, and haunting modern classic.

The critically acclaimed debut novel from Stephen Chbosky, Perks follows observant “wallflower” Charlie as he charts a course through the strange world between adolescence and adulthood. First dates, family drama, and new friends. Sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Devastating loss, young love, and life on the fringes. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie must learn to navigate those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.

September: The Martian by Andy Weir

Buy Book: Amazon

MOVIE IN THEATERS OCTOBER 2, 2015

Amazon synopsis:

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.

Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.

After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.

Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first.

But Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills—and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit—he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?

What do you think? Are you excited about any of these stories? Do you have any other recommendations for us to read and watch?

June Book Announced: Beautiful Creatures

We have chosen Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcia (@kamigarcia) and Margaret Stohl (@mstohl) for our book this month.

Synopsis (From Amazon)
Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.

Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.

While Beautiful Creatures great reviews, and an occult following, I think this is the best review I read of it (From Publishers Weekly):

"Readers who like angst-filled teenage romance will be swept up by the haunting and detailed atmosphere, the conventions and strictures of Southern life, and a compelling and dimensional mythology."

Beautiful Creatures is the first in a four book series, so get hooked and see what happens! AudioBookSync.com offered Beautiful Creatures for free the first week of thier summer reading program, if you were lucky enough to download it at that time, have a listen - I really enjoy the way they do the songs! Or pick a copy from Amazon, here.

The movie was released in 2013. It was directed and (screenplay) written by Richard La Gravenese. You can order a copy from Amazon, here.

Happy Reading!