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From Bad to Cursed

Lana Harper

3.77 AVERAGE

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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bookishserpent's review

4.0
medium-paced

Enjoyed this more than book 1. 
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marxamod's review


Don’t think I need to continue this series, feels easily replaceable 
funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

eewokmetaljacket's review

3.75
adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Liked it better than the first book in the series

eeeps's review

3.0

This is a good execution of the enemies to lovers trope. The rivalry between Isidora and Rowan seems a little silly to be taken so seriously by both of them, but it is believable with how stubborn both of them can be. Thankfully, Harper avoids the common pitfall of enemies to lovers stories by making one of the leads an irredeemable asshole. I also enjoyed how Harper used Isidora and Rowan's opposing magic types to add to their initial dislike of each other.

The mystery plot was entertaining, and I was not able to guess who was the culprit until I had read most of the book. I felt that Isidora's panic attacks and sometimes strained relationship with her family was handled quite well. I also appreciated that Isidora and Rowan were able to communicate well with each other, instead of having a subplot devoted to misunderstanding. That is common in romances, and often just ends up being annoying. Despite their good communication, Isidora and Rowan are allowed to mess up and say things wrong. They say something insensitively or in the wrong way a couple of times and are able to course correct afterwards. I appreciate this because I often find characters that always say what they mean perfectly to be unrealistic and not relatable.

This story is obviously mainly focused on Isidora and Rowan, but I also liked the deeper dive into Avramov magic. The main characters from the first book also show up here as supporting characters, which is fun.

I did not rate this any higher because, while it was a fun enough adventure, it did not seem to stand out as above average. In the middle, the story dragged. While the main characters were not flat, I still did not connect strongly with them. That probably contributed to me not liking this more. I would recommend this to people who enjoy romance heavy fantasy or just romance, but I do not think this would interest anyone else.

cw: anxiety, panic attacks
adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is the coziest series and I’m so glad to know there is more to come! It was great getting a deep-dive into the Anramovs, I think the most misunderstood of the founding families. Cute story! Just a little lower than the first because in was hoping for some more gayness haha
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manasueroo's review

5.0
adventurous challenging dark hopeful

Loved this one as much as the last it’s cute witchy and fun. She k owes how to make you  stay up past your bedtime reading.
emotional mysterious medium-paced

zee_reads_books's review

2.75
emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes