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A review by michaelinereadsalot
From Bad to Cursed by Lana Harper
4.0
I adore witchy romances, y'all! From Bad to Cursed is no exception. I loved it! I will say I loved it a smidge less than Payback's A Witch though. But I still had a great time reading this one, and I would definitely recommend it.
When a nasty curse is cast very publicly on Holly Thorn, a member of one of the four founding families of the magical town of Thistle Grove, her cousin Rowan Thorn is forced to team up with Isidora (Issa) Avramov to investigate the crime. However, Issa and Rowan have a rocky history and as Issa would put it, Rowan is her archnemesis. If that wasn't enough reason for them not to get along, Avramovs are necromancers, practicing dark, death magic, while the Thorns practice green, life magic, a contradiction which has caused their families to be in conflict since Thistle Grove's founding. Issa and Rowan have to figure out how to get along to bring justice to the Thorns. The more they get along, the more Issa realizes something she can't ignore: Rowan Thorn may be annoying and self-righteous, but that is not keeping her from finding him irritatingly attractive.
I absolutely loved Issa's character and the whole vibe of the Avramov's, but Rowan fell kind of flat for me. He wasn't the worst love interest I've ever encountered in a book, but he wasn't my favorite either. I did love that there was some mental health rep in this book, and Rowan handles that really well. The scene I'm referring to almost made me love him but not quite. However, the spicy scenes were well written and didn't feel cringey, so I loved that.
I felt like the use of magic was more consistent in this book as compared to Payback's A Witch, so I really enjoyed that aspect of it, and I loved the addition of ghosts and demons. It made it much more spooky, which was great.
Overall, this one was almost everything you could want from a witchy romcom, and I think that others might enjoy it even more than I did if Rowan is more their type of book boyfriend. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who loves a good witchy book.
When a nasty curse is cast very publicly on Holly Thorn, a member of one of the four founding families of the magical town of Thistle Grove, her cousin Rowan Thorn is forced to team up with Isidora (Issa) Avramov to investigate the crime. However, Issa and Rowan have a rocky history and as Issa would put it, Rowan is her archnemesis. If that wasn't enough reason for them not to get along, Avramovs are necromancers, practicing dark, death magic, while the Thorns practice green, life magic, a contradiction which has caused their families to be in conflict since Thistle Grove's founding. Issa and Rowan have to figure out how to get along to bring justice to the Thorns. The more they get along, the more Issa realizes something she can't ignore: Rowan Thorn may be annoying and self-righteous, but that is not keeping her from finding him irritatingly attractive.
I absolutely loved Issa's character and the whole vibe of the Avramov's, but Rowan fell kind of flat for me. He wasn't the worst love interest I've ever encountered in a book, but he wasn't my favorite either. I did love that there was some mental health rep in this book, and Rowan handles that really well. The scene I'm referring to almost made me love him but not quite. However, the spicy scenes were well written and didn't feel cringey, so I loved that.
I felt like the use of magic was more consistent in this book as compared to Payback's A Witch, so I really enjoyed that aspect of it, and I loved the addition of ghosts and demons. It made it much more spooky, which was great.
Overall, this one was almost everything you could want from a witchy romcom, and I think that others might enjoy it even more than I did if Rowan is more their type of book boyfriend. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who loves a good witchy book.