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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group and Netgalley for an advanced reading copy of this book. Review contains my own thoughts and opinions.
From Bad to Cursed was a delightfully fun, witchy romance with a good dosage of emotion, too. Isidora Avramov and Rowan Thorn are tasked with investigating after Rowan’s cousin is hit with powerful magic during a town celebration - and Issa’s family is suspected due to the type of magic involved. Their chemistry and banter was fantastic - especially since they started out as enemies.
Some of my favorite parts were the little nicknames Issa called Rowan in her head - like Rowan Thorn, (Wasteyface) Wildlife Hero, and Rowan Thorn, Wildlife Hero (and Utmost Gentleman). I was chuckling inside at how they changed with time.
Lana Harper does a fantastic job of setting the scene of Thistle Grove. I could visualize the town and it’s many parts, the outfits, the way that magic looks and feels to the characters - it felt like I was right there with them.
While this is a second in the series, it works well as a standalone. Recommend this book to those that love witchy/fantasy romances with modern times, enemies-to-more, and lots of great chemistry and banter between the leads.
From Bad to Cursed was a delightfully fun, witchy romance with a good dosage of emotion, too. Isidora Avramov and Rowan Thorn are tasked with investigating after Rowan’s cousin is hit with powerful magic during a town celebration - and Issa’s family is suspected due to the type of magic involved. Their chemistry and banter was fantastic - especially since they started out as enemies.
Some of my favorite parts were the little nicknames Issa called Rowan in her head - like Rowan Thorn, (Wasteyface) Wildlife Hero, and Rowan Thorn, Wildlife Hero (and Utmost Gentleman). I was chuckling inside at how they changed with time.
Lana Harper does a fantastic job of setting the scene of Thistle Grove. I could visualize the town and it’s many parts, the outfits, the way that magic looks and feels to the characters - it felt like I was right there with them.
While this is a second in the series, it works well as a standalone. Recommend this book to those that love witchy/fantasy romances with modern times, enemies-to-more, and lots of great chemistry and banter between the leads.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I loved Issa and Rowan’s romance! This was such a fun story and had me guessing until the end. I found Issa very relatable. Rowan was a tiny bit insufferable at times, but I think that’s by design. I wish there was some fan art out there of the two of them - I can’t really get an image of either very clear in my head. Looking forward to the rest of the series!
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Harper is really expanding the magic in this installment and it is marvelous!
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
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