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Anonymous
Posted July 3, 2011
Beautiful Demons by Sarra Cannon is an excellent supernatural/paranormal book! It also satisfies my interests in cheerleaders!
I really enjoyed the story itself where Harper has been with foster care since she was younger until the last foster home is her last hope, otherwise, off to juvenile detention center she goes. Hoping to make it work, she stays at her last foster home and uncovers many mysterious things.
I have always been interested in cheerleaders. After reading Beautiful Demons, it made me remember that I was once a cheerleader . . . for Halloween. Cheerleaders are always portrayed as the popular girls in school and in Beautiful Demons, they are as well. However, there is a little twist. These cheerleaders are not just cheerleaders, they are like the it-girls with powers. When these cheerleaders begin to friend Harper, everything gets all weird, as if not everything is already weird. These cheerleaders know what is going on, but Harper does not and she just so happens to be part of their little secrets.
Harper is a very curious girl with supernatural powers she cannot explain. Her curiosity has just gotten her more curious about the people around her, the situations she is in, and the town she lives in. Everything changes for Harper and she must dig deeper to know the past, present, and future.
What I really enjoyed about this book is the story itself and the mystery this book holds. I'm always curious to know what happens next and this book has formed one BIG question, "Who is Harper, really?"
Beautiful Demons is a beautifully crafted novel of supernatural powers and paranormal adding a big mystery. You will be sucked into this story. It sucked me in. You will be at the edge of your seat dying to know what happens next. I have read it in one sitting. It is that enticing! Wonderful book!
22 out of 24 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 24, 2011
I don't know if I downloaded a bad copy or something. I bought it here on the barnes and nobles website but my copy has pages missing (or something). I'll be reading then the chapter will end and when the next chapter starts they are talking about something that happened in the last chapter that wasn't ever there. I happened more than once. It was so distracting that I couldn't even finish the book and I started off really good.
18 out of 35 people found this review helpful.
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Posted July 2, 2011
Ummmm.... i dont really know what is happening.... i was reading it and the chapters just stop then theybwill be talking about it andd i wasent able to read it because it wasemt there... any help? Is it just me or what?
16 out of 33 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Holy cow! I am a huge fan on books like this, where the main character is orphaned or goes to a boarding school and finds out something about themselves. Not all authors can pull it off, but Sarra Cannon sure did! This book was incredible!
It starts off with Harper having to go to yet another foster home, but this time she has the choice of a group home or juvenile detention. Right from the beginning you are drawn to the main character and involved in the spookiness of things going on in Peachville.
Let me tell you, even if you may THINK you know what is going on or what will happen, you are very, very wrong! It did a complete 360 and in a marvelous way too! I did not guess that ending at all, but I was very happy with it. I am so excited to read the next few books, I really hope they keep up with this one, and that some of the mysteries are solved. All those different things going on in the story just make you want to know more, but the author does a great job keeping it from you!
5 out of 5 stars!
14 out of 15 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.This series is amazing!!!! I BORROWED these books from a friend, and enjoyed them so much that I BOUGHT them for myself. If you want to read a book full of mystery, magic, romance, and transformation from the main character, this is the series to read! Plus, they are lendable and you can't beat the price!
14 out of 15 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Harper has been through six foster homes in one year, mainly because she starts levitating objects when she's angry and everybody's pretty freaked about by that. Now she's moving from Atlanta to smalltown Peachville to stay at the Shadowford Home, a last-ditch residence for girls who can't go anywhere else. Shadowford is an old plantation house and the very feel of the place gives Harper doubts. Then she gets to school and finds that the Peachville cheerleaders are much clique-i-er than they are even at normal schools. The fawning attention they get doesn't make any sense to Harper, so she knows that something shady's going on, and it's a whole lot weirder than a town obsessed with school spirit. Harper starts to have troubling dreams and she gets a serious warning about the future from resident bad boy Jackson. What kind of secrets is this rural town hiding?
The heroine's great, and I really like the supporting cast in this book. There's bubbly Agnes who is super friendly, but isn't a standard best-friend character. Agnes often compliments Harper, but she's also quick to subtly put Harper down by suggesting that the quarterback couldn't ever be interested in her or implying that Harper can't be smart enough to take senior Calculus as a sophomore. (I think that's a type of person a lot of us have met!) Then there's Drake, a nice football player, or at least he seems nice and flirty until he learns that Harper's living in the local home for teenage rejects. He's not a good guy and not a villain, and he plays a secondary role to the cheerleaders who run the school. Then there's Jackson, my favorite character. He's a non-mainstream guy, but he's definitely not "bad" at all, and he shows himself to be kind and down-to-earth. He's got a ready smile, and he and Harper have an instant rapport, so any scene with Jackson interacting with Harper is a good one.
I also love some of the little nuances in Harper's character. With her many moves, she's left with a limited wardrobe of mostly plain black clothes. But one of her foster moms worked at a crafts store and gave her lots of ribbons, so Harper routinely ties different colored ribbons around her wrist to make up for the lack of variety in her clothes. It just struck me as a very cool detail, something that sounds true to life.
There's a point where Harper gets short-term amnesia, which is never my favorite plot point because it tends to make characters act unlike their previous selves, but it all works out okay and there's a paranormal reason for it. With brief chapters that move the action along at a good pace, Beautiful Demons is a novella-length story that will give readers a quick, tasty bite of paranormal YA.
11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
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Posted November 16, 2011
This was the best series evr and I have read a couple trust me this is the best one ever I read 3 of these in like 3|4 days so I LoVe it
8 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Posted September 12, 2011
Just finished Beautiful Demons and i loved it! Can't wait to read what happens next!
7 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Posted September 6, 2011
This book is great! I couldn't put it down! Yoe need tobread this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.This book is a great read! WARNING: Once you start it, be prepared to not be able to put it down!
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted January 2, 2011
This book is absolutly awesome! I suggest you read it. It may not look good on the outside,but I read both of them in 1 day and couldn't put them down. It says alot too because it is only 99 cents but it should be woth at least 5 bucks. Anyway i highly, highly, recommend you read this book. Sarra Cannon is an amazing writer and i can't wait till the 3rd one comes out, but do read! WORTH YOUR 99 CENTS!
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted January 2, 2011
I just finished Beautiful Demons. There are some minor paragraph errors but nothing that gets in the way of this story. I'm a huge fan of paranormal-esque stories. This story sucked me in from the beginning because it wasn't your typical vampire/were novel...it's got witch-craft so far. The plot makes it clear from the beginning that it is part of a series. I could not predict ALL of the plot, particularly the ending, which was nice. The main character is believable and likeable. I'm not a huge fan of Drake, one of the male main characters, but I got over it. It's definitely a good, quick read, and well worth the money. I will be getting the sequel-- Inner Demons.
Random notes about the book:
-Not much in the way of romance
-Some paranormal activity but the answers for why are not explored in this book
-Easy-to-follow plot
-Reasonable characters that are relatively life-like
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted October 27, 2011
I was just wondering how many pages it has cause i like reading like 300 or more page books cause i read books fast and those take me like 3/4 days to finish and this sounds like a type of book id read.
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted September 20, 2011
Awesome series can't wait for the fifth book.
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Posted July 26, 2011
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Sarra Cannon writes well. I read this book Beautiful Demons only Yesterday afternoon. I'm already almost finished with the second book in the series. I cant wait to see what happens. She give you just enough without giving too much. Definetly worth buying & reading!!!
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Posted November 15, 2010
This book was awesome. I really can't wait for book 2!! It's a page turner that makes you want more. I loved it!!!
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Posted February 26, 2013
When i first started this book i imidiately loved it and i mean i could not put the book down and thats big for me because i hate reading trust me this is the book for any girl LOVED IT!
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Posted December 22, 2012
Awesome!!!!!!! With a capital A!!!!!
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Posted May 18, 2011
Omg is this a good book! I love this series, can't wait for the 4th one :)
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Posted January 25, 2011
a great book!!!!!!!!!!!
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Overview
Harper Madison isn't like other girls. She has extraordinary powers, but her inability to control them has gotten her kicked from so many foster homes she's lost count. Shadowford Home is her last chance, and she hopes Peachville High will be the fresh start she needs. When evidence ties her to the gruesome murder of a Demons cheerleader, Harper discovers this small town has a big secret.