The Beautiful Ones

The Beautiful Ones
author: Lori Brighton
released: February 8th 2014
pages: 67
my rating: 4 out of 5 stars














Some say we’re special, and that’s why we’re kept in seclusion. Beyond those walls evil lurks and innocent prey would be lost in minutes. Gone. Destroyed. Forgotten. 
Others say the opposite: we’re locked away because there’s something wrong with us. If we roamed the outside world, we might taint the beautiful ones. A species so pure, that to merely be in their presence is a gift. 

As for my beliefs…I’m not sure. 

But I do know one thing: neither of those reasons explains why it is that they come for us only after we’ve passed the age of sixteen. Whether we want to go or not, we’re taken through those iron gates. Escorted away from the only home we’ve ever known, escorted to our destiny—whatever that destiny may be—never to be seen again. 

This is a prequel to the young adult series The Chosen Ones. It's pretty short but it made me want to read on in the series.





I won't describe the plot too much because I think it's best to read this prequel without knowing anything. The main character Jane doesn't know what is going on either and because this is a prequel it was really fast paced. Because of this, I was hooked after reading half of the first page and couldn't stop reading after that.

Jane is the only one in her small town who doesn't blindly trust the beautiful ones, a mysterious species no one really knows anything about. Her curiosity and boldness makes her stand out from everyone else. Even though these definitely aren't new character traits they did work well here and I am looking forward to see how her character will develop in the first book in the actual series.

I do think this is a great prequel and I'll read the next book in the series for sure.
Also this prequel is available for free download on iBooks and both the prequel and The Chosen Ones only cost one Euro on amazon so if one of these options are available to you and this prequel sounds interesting to you I would definitely recommend checking it out.