I can't really give a fair review of BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS because I'm giving it up. Yes, I did read more than half of the book, but (like the first one) it just really DRAGS. This is not to say that it's a bad book... it's really not. But, I just don't have the time and patience for these books when they're not captivating my interest. BEAUTIFUL CREATURES took me about a week... and I'm not a slow reader. I spent about a week on this one, then realized it just wasn't worth the effort for me. I don't think I'll be continuing with this series, unless book 3 is about 200 pages shorter. It's a captivating story... but the length just isn't necessary.