![]() ![]() Readers will learn about 19th-century New Orleans, which is described in so much detail it becomes another central character in the story.Īuthor Renée Ahdieh pays homage to Anne Rice's thrillers in this period New Orleans-set vampire romance that features a clever, diverse, and sexy cast of characters. One particularly passionate make-out session includes positive consent modeling but stops short of sex. The language is occasionally but not frequently strong (a couple of uses of "f-k," "shit," and the like), and there are a lot of suggestive scenes that focus on feelings of attraction and desire. ![]() Like most paranormal romances, there is some bloody violence (people have their throats sliced open, limbs and other body parts are detached, including a severed head, people are shot) as well as sexual assault, intimidation, and the turning of a human into a vampire. ![]() After arriving at the convent that will serve as her home, she meets a mysterious, handsome man and his circle of close friends - who seem almost otherworldly ( spoiler alert: They are!). The main character, Celine, is a mixed-race (White and East Asian) young French woman who has had to flee Paris for New Orleans in 1872. Parents need to know that The Beautiful is a New Orleans-set paranormal romance inspired by author Renée Ahdieh's love of Anne Rice's best-selling Vampire Chronicles series. ![]()
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