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A review by nancyotoole
The Curse of the Black Cat by Lou Wilham
5.0
Eighteen-year-old Prince Alrik is expected to wed a princess, but he doesn’t like girls. When even the most beautiful of royals doesn’t stir him, he seeks out help from the Witch Gwydion. Now under a curse, Alrik will spend hundreds of years as a black cat. Can he truly learn to love himself and break the spell?
I was really caught off guard by how much I enjoyed The Curse of the Black Cat. While I was just looking for a fast, fun read (which this is), I ended up really falling in love with the story and its characters. The book has a charming, fairy-tale like appeal to it, mixed with a modern-day M/M romance. It was so easy to route for Alrik and Yuuki, the ramen chef he falls for, and I couldn’t wait to get to the end to see their HEA. It’s funny, there is a scene in the book where the two of them sit down and watch anime, and reading this novella felt a lot like watching a cute, wholesome, anime series.
If you’re looking for a sweet mixture of love and magic, then The Curse of the Black Cat is a perfect choice. Bonus points if you’re a fan of cats!
I was really caught off guard by how much I enjoyed The Curse of the Black Cat. While I was just looking for a fast, fun read (which this is), I ended up really falling in love with the story and its characters. The book has a charming, fairy-tale like appeal to it, mixed with a modern-day M/M romance. It was so easy to route for Alrik and Yuuki, the ramen chef he falls for, and I couldn’t wait to get to the end to see their HEA. It’s funny, there is a scene in the book where the two of them sit down and watch anime, and reading this novella felt a lot like watching a cute, wholesome, anime series.
If you’re looking for a sweet mixture of love and magic, then The Curse of the Black Cat is a perfect choice. Bonus points if you’re a fan of cats!