Romance novels, no matter who the characters are, should not be read by tweens and teens.
They distort “love”.
Love is not huge explosions and tingling. Love is waking up to morning breath and dirty socks. Love is working with your spouse towards a common goal.
I won’t even let my girls read “Christian” love stories.
I figure I read them as a teen and turned out just fine. It’s important to realize (and for us as parents to teach) that fiction/fantasy is just that. Be it books, tv, movies, even the news ;)
As for Twilight, 3 of my kids have read the books and all have seen the first movie. I’ve also read the books and saw the first movie.
I agree 100%.
The real danger is the false idea of “love” these romance novels propagate. That’s much more dangerous than anything a books says about vampires.
You are a wise woman!