Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I purchased this book about 5 years ago and am just getting around to reading it, and all I can say is that I wish I hadn’t wasted my time. To sum it up, its a trashy book with a ridiculous storyline by an author with mediocre (if that) writing skills. To say its just a step above a harlequin romance is even pushing it, as i’d assume that many of those books are written better than this fluff. The characters in ‘Beautiful Disaster’ are unrealistic and lack depth of any type, as does the storyline, and everything about it is just so incredibly unbelievable and unidentifiable, unless of course ridiculous and fantastical characters and plot lines are what youre looking for. I purchased this in part because of its ‘bestseller’ status, but how this book became a New York Times Bestseller completely eludes and baffles me. This author has had a couple of books (which she is likely able to crank out in a matter of weeks based on her minimalist writing skills) on the bestsellers list, which I absolutely cannot comprehend. I read all of the Twilight and 50 Shade series, and can say that although those (books) had some silly plot twists and characters, they were much more believable, identifiable, and simply, they were just better written works than this trash. Also, i purchased this because it was sold as an adult read, however, it is obviously written for and geared toward tweens (although I wouldnt wish this upon my tween), so I consider the publishers ploys to be a form of false advertising (or maybe im just a sucker because I bought into the ‘bestseller’ hype). Ultimately, my advice is save your money, don’t pay attention to ‘bestseller’ ratings, and if you want a story about (late) teen angst, lots of raging hormones, and one that is (unintentionally written) about dysfunctional men and codependent weak women, opt instead for the Twilight series. What an utter disappointment and waste of time...at least due to the remedial writing skills of the author, I was luckily able to get through it in a couple of days and kept the waste to a minimum!