Fictional Travel Literature: Beautiful Darkness

The premise: A continuation of the Caster Chronicles, which is a tale of star crossed lovers that has a mix of fairy tale and reality check.

Travel Angle: While mainly set in the fictitious South Carolina town of Gatlin and many of the places Ethan and Lena frequent are figments of the imagination, there are a few overlaps between real and make believe places in the book.
Real places visited: Summerville and Lake Moultrie, SC; Savannah, GA (Bonaventure Cemetery)
Fictional places visited: Tunnels, Lunae Libri, The Great Barrier

Although the split between Ethan and Lena is reminiscent of a certain other supernatural couple, it still feels genuine. Lena isn’t hanging around Ethan but unlike the vampire she doesn’t completely disappear.

Equal parts idealistic, fantasy and reality. Beautiful Darkness encourages chasing impossible dreams and accepting the consequences whether or not the dreams come true.

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Check out the review of the previous book:
Beautiful Creatures