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A review by efrady
The Curse of the Black Cat by Lou Wilham
5.0
This book was everything I wanted it to be! So positive and so sweet. I finished it in one sitting. If you want something quick that fills you with joy this is the book for you.
We follow Prince Alrik of Edan who finds himself pushed into marrying a lovely princess. Unfortunately, for her, their first kiss sends Alrik running for the hills, literally. Poor Alrik struggles for his feelings for men and his desire to do the right thing for his kingdom so he asks a witch to make him straight. They refuse and curse the prince to save him from himself.
So Alrik spends hundreds of years as a cat meeting good people and bad. Building walls around his heart and never even thinking about his pain, until Yuuki.
This book is so short I don't want to spoil any of it so I'll try to be brief. This was a modern fairytale with some serious, heavy hitting issues coated in a generous layer of sugar. Every moment that could have been dark or harsh was met with such positivity, love, and acceptance that it never felt heavy. It was like the kind of hug your best friend gives when they see the hurt inside of you without you having to say anything.
The characters were well written. I loved them (even the bad guy) because they all were well rounded people with real motivations and feelings. The magic was applied perfectly, in the right quantity. I loved Alrik's perspective as a cat. If this book was just about a lost kitty finding his forever home it would be perfect but that's just a fraction of what Lou Wilham tucked into this beautiful little novel.
If I had any grips I guess even though the ending was perfect the very end felt a tiny bit fast. I wanted to spend a little more time in those moments feeling the feels but that's just me being super picky. I recommend this to everyone because everyone needs to know that they are loved and accepted. And no matter what: Love yourself!
We follow Prince Alrik of Edan who finds himself pushed into marrying a lovely princess. Unfortunately, for her, their first kiss sends Alrik running for the hills, literally. Poor Alrik struggles for his feelings for men and his desire to do the right thing for his kingdom so he asks a witch to make him straight. They refuse and curse the prince to save him from himself.
“I did what I always do—precisely what you needed, my dear prince. A cat you are now, and a cat, you shall stay until you can learn to love yourself.”
So Alrik spends hundreds of years as a cat meeting good people and bad. Building walls around his heart and never even thinking about his pain, until Yuuki.
This book is so short I don't want to spoil any of it so I'll try to be brief. This was a modern fairytale with some serious, heavy hitting issues coated in a generous layer of sugar. Every moment that could have been dark or harsh was met with such positivity, love, and acceptance that it never felt heavy. It was like the kind of hug your best friend gives when they see the hurt inside of you without you having to say anything.
The characters were well written. I loved them (even the bad guy) because they all were well rounded people with real motivations and feelings. The magic was applied perfectly, in the right quantity. I loved Alrik's perspective as a cat. If this book was just about a lost kitty finding his forever home it would be perfect but that's just a fraction of what Lou Wilham tucked into this beautiful little novel.
If I had any grips I guess even though the ending was perfect the very end felt a tiny bit fast. I wanted to spend a little more time in those moments feeling the feels but that's just me being super picky. I recommend this to everyone because everyone needs to know that they are loved and accepted. And no matter what: Love yourself!