"It's true: Vampires are back, and they're more seductive than ever." --Bustle

"Ahdieh brings New Orleans vibrantly to life, particularly when exploring the complicated racial and gender restrictions of high society through main and supporting characters of mixed-race origin. Sure to please fans of the author and of the vampire-romance genre." --Kirkus

"The first in a series, this mystery novel shines when it focuses on Celine and her struggle to fit into society while trying to be true to herself." --School Library Journal

"An action-packed third act and a final reveal will have readers grasping for the sequel. . . Vampires never stay dead for long, and best-selling Ahdieh's approach--part homage to the classics, part fresh-eyed revitalization--will intrigue all but the most committed skeptics." --Booklist

"Darkly glamorous . . . Compelling." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Ahdieh's New Orleans is lushly atmospheric, permeating this series opener with an undercurrent of violence within a seductive underworld around Mardi Gras. . . Readers will champion Celine's wit and incredible grit--even surrounded by powerful, supernatural protectors, Celine fights for herself and those she loves. . . Fans will clamor for the continuation to this captivating volume." --Publishers Weekly

"An incredibly ornate, lush New Orleans; characters who imprint themselves on your memory forever; a story that is nail-biting and swoony and satisfying and tense ALL AT THE SAME TIME. And of course . . . VAMPIRES." --Sabaa Tahir, New York Times bestselling author of An Ember in the Ashes

"It's intoxicating. The Beautiful has that decadent, slow-moving horror that feels like a dream slipping to nightmare. It's like walking alone down a twilight street and feeling the snap of a branch behind you and that acidic heart-in-your-throat rush of knowing that you're being followed. Stalked." --Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves