Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Young adult literature

Ethan Wate, who lives in a small Southern town he can't wait to leave, has been having the same odd dream every night. He wakes up from this dream desperately trying to hang onto the wrist of a girl, sometimes with dirt under his fingernails or even sopping wet from a rain storm. Weird. It gets even weirder when Lena Duchannes comes to town and it turns out she is the girl from his dreams. She is an outsider and outsiders don't do well in Gatlin, a town filled with small-minded inhabitants who are obsessed with the status quo and Civil War reenactments. Ethan and Lena are inseparable and soon Ethan's life becomes intertwined with Lena's--so much so that he learns that she and her family are Casters who posses supernatural powers. Some in her family are Light--using their powers for good while others are Dark. Family members are Claimed on their 16th birthday and have no say in the matter due to an old curse. Ethan is determined to find a way to save Lena.

A pretty fun read!