bookishwanderess 's review for:

From Bad to Cursed by Lana Harper

4.0

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While I enjoyed the first books more than this one and found it more memorable, this still is an entertaining and well-written story.

I found the mystery that the main characters were trying to solve intriguing and for the most part, I was very engaged in the investigation process. Nonetheless, the investigation dragged a little bit in the middle, it took too much focus away from the romance for my personal preference, and the resolution was a bit underwhelming.

I really liked the main characters and the romance between them, they had good chemistry and banter. I think this book could have been a bit more angsty considering the complicated history between the characters and the fact that their families are kind of "rivals", but the focus on the mystery didn't leave much room for that. still, it was fun to see the characters learn to understand each other, resolve the misunderstandings that have led them to be "nemesis" and finally give in to the attraction between them.

The world-building and the secondary characters add so much to the story, getting to learn more about the different types of magic in this world as well as the history of the different magical families is really interesting, and I can't wait to discover more in future books.