acaleyn@bookwyrm.social reviewed Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia (Caster Chronicles, #1)
Review of 'Beautiful Creatures' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I didn't hate this as I was half-expecting. There are a great many things that annoy me about it, but most of them can be summed up with the (disheartening) realization that I'm just too old for teen romance. I had steeled myself for an experience like Twilight, and that did this book a disservice. This isn't an insidious pop culture tragedy of a height and magnitude so great that it can only be described as "A Hot Mess". This is just a supernatural teen romance - and believe me, in this context the "just" is a good thing. I'd consider letting a child of mine read this, and I may even read the sequels.
Just remember, kids: spit in Fate's eye and tell Destiny to go screw itself.
