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A review by snowbenton
Garden of the Cursed by Katy Rose Pool
2.0
This started strong--a fun magic system, a brash heroine, an interesting world. And then the romance aspects (and I use "romance" lightly) take over and ruin it. I can't bring myself to keep going with the series. Rant and spoilers below the tag.
Adrias was a piece of shit for being dismissive and rude to Marlowe after she stayed up all night baking honey cakes AND HE NEVER APOLOGIZES. And then he acts like a dick again when she forces him to tell her how he feels and he's all mad because he's in love with her, and then she feels bad for him?! Absolutely not. He treated her like dirt and we are no longer forgiving men for treating us badly just because they say they love us.
Also honestly the parents were the most interesting part of this. When you find out Marlowe's mom left Vael to raise her kid alone and she never once regretted it? Chef's kiss. Learning all the games they're playing was so fun. I'd have devoured an entire series about them. Oh well.
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Adrias was a piece of shit for being dismissive and rude to Marlowe after she stayed up all night baking honey cakes AND HE NEVER APOLOGIZES. And then he acts like a dick again when she forces him to tell her how he feels and he's all mad because he's in love with her, and then she feels bad for him?! Absolutely not. He treated her like dirt and we are no longer forgiving men for treating us badly just because they say they love us.
Also honestly the parents were the most interesting part of this. When you find out Marlowe's mom left Vael to raise her kid alone and she never once regretted it? Chef's kiss. Learning all the games they're playing was so fun. I'd have devoured an entire series about them. Oh well.
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