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From Bad to Cursed

Lana Harper

3.77 AVERAGE

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spontaneoussquid's review

4.5
adventurous emotional funny 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
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abbypar11's review

4.0

This was fun and simple, and just what I needed to push me over the reading slump hump! This is my 100th book this year!

magandsons's review

4.0

I like this series a lot. It took me a bit to get back into the setting and remember the characters since it had been a while since I read book 1. Im looking forward to what happens next.
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kyrstind's review

5.0

I loved this story. So much. Isa is my new favorite!
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claragilleland's review

4.0
adventurous 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

I really love Thistle Grove! The magic in these books is truly spell-binding (ha ha ha ✨) and the romance is so good. Eagerly heading to read the next one!
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dockbbrooks's review

4.0

Really loving The Witches of Thistle Grove series. The characters are adorable. This one got a 4/5 because some of the dialogue felt stilted by use of “hip” phrases.
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magspie's review

3.0

Ugh. Rowan is so cool, but this book wasn't paced proper.

nicoleisreading91's review

3.0

I wanted to like this book so much but the story felt a little flat. There were moments that were funny, sweet and heartfelt it just didn’t give enough for me to enjoy and it began to feel like it went on forever. Wouldn’t read again.
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maryleong's review

4.0

A sweet little enemies-to-lovers plot, while fighting a dangerous streak of dark magic that's surging through the town of Thistle Grove and threatening to ruin Beltane.

I enjoyed this more than the first, mostly because beyond any of the characters or the plot, Thistle Grove continues to be simply a delight. I absolutely love the magical world that Lana Harper has built, with its charming small-town aesthetic and each magical dynasty's piece of industry. I want to live in the Honeycake Orchards and do plant magic and live my best green witch life, but also party with the Avramovs in their creepy salons. Gawain Blackmoore in an Andrew Lloyd Webber and Spamalot crossover scene is also everything.

So while the plot is a solid 3, the setting and general ambience are everything. Definitely looking forward to the next one.

maras_plumbus's review

2.0

SpoilerI feel a little guilty giving this 2 stars. Perhaps it was 2.5. I really loved Payback’s a Witch. The story was fun and captivated my attention. I also found Emmy and Talia’s story believable and their chemistry palpable. That is where From Bad to Cursed fell flat for me. I just didn’t believe Issa and Rowan’s romantic fruition. Something was missing. As the last chapter admits it was also corny. I felt myself cringing at the dialogue throughout which I don’t remember feeling in the first book. Can I also say, what even was their tiff? Were they really each others arch enemies over a work spat? I don’t that felt lacking as well. I don’t think it was a bad book, I did read it through. Perhaps just a case of the first book was better. I loved this universe so much in Payback’s a Witch so I will definitely give Back in a Spell a shot and hopefully it’s brings back the magic for me.