Right... I wanted the review title to be fancy.
Cursed Creatures is a plot-driven story with an interesting cast. Starting from a girl setting her school on fire to working in a circus, the story is a well thought mystery.
Magic and powers without consequences are generally boring, and that's what this story excels at. The cost is not anything vague or normal...it's one's own identity.
I definitely don't want to enter the spoiler category since that will ruin the fun. So I will say this isnt a story about evil twinks but a story that tells about lost identity, found family and healing (even if the last one is vague).