lizarddd's review against another edition
4.0
Okay so this was a very good book! It was not WOAH like My favourite books but it was really good. It is well written veryyy well paced. This is a pretty light book and a fast read. Perfect when you are craving romance. I was always interested. I totally recommend this fast cute read. It was also a very creative retelling if beauty and the beast!
karenarich's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
just okay
vsrkive's review against another edition
oh my god, the concept for this one is so cool
missoliviareadsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
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pinkupengu's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Alcohol, Grief, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, and Cursing
Minor: Colonisation
amouria's review against another edition
1.0
I feel awful about this but the book was one of the most disappointing reads in a while. I am aware I am not the target age demographic however it was more than writing feeling young. I was hoping for a fun even slightly cheesy version of my favorite Disney film. Instead, there was a lot of repetition over the issues (for example, that darn ruby necklace) and the changes didn’t make the story a worthy adaptation. I’ve read books that weren’t meant to be BatB have stronger parallels. Unfortunately, it was my first time reading anything by the author and the book left me unsure of reading anything else by her. Anyway, the author wrote a strong sister relationship, tried to make the characters diverse and threw some anti-colonialism commentary so that was nice.
deservingporcupine's review against another edition
3.0
Perfectly ok retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Light reading, cringey in the way of romance, not great character development. This read like a Netflix rom com, actually.
thebookdance's review against another edition
4.0
'Of curses and kisses' was one of my most anticipated reads of the year, there were other books I wanted to read more because I knew the authors well, this one was because of it's sinopsis.
At first I wasn't sure if this was fantasy, or contemporary, or a mix of both. From what I read, I think this is practically contemporary with a little hint of fantasy.
I've read Sandhya Menon before. I read 'When Dimple Met Rishy' and I found it a little too romantic, and I found that, in this book, the authors brings us a little of that again.
I liked this book. These two characters that were supposed to have grown up in a similar manner due to their families, who were supposed to be born hatting each other because of an old fiud between their ancessors. All things that influenced opinions before they could see for themselves.
I liked how it wasn't long until Jaya understood that Grey wasn't involved in all the things she thought. They both saw each other for who they really were. I liked the friend group and how, thankfully, Catarina wasn't the person to ruin things, and she and Jaya ended up being friends.
This story is very farytale romantic. Although I liked the story, I felt like the ending was too easy. When all the rubys fell, all it meant was that Grey was going to quit being an Emerson? I thought he was going to turn into something, or was about to die and Jaya had to do something to stop it. I mean, it was a cute ending, but I fel like it wasn't the best choice. But it does scream Sandhya Menon, at least from what I remembre Reading from her previous book.
All in all it was a gripping story, and perfect for people that love retellings that are very romantic. And this is kind of a Beauty and the beast, Romeo and Juliet kind of retelling, so what is more romantic that that?
Four stars.
At first I wasn't sure if this was fantasy, or contemporary, or a mix of both. From what I read, I think this is practically contemporary with a little hint of fantasy.
I've read Sandhya Menon before. I read 'When Dimple Met Rishy' and I found it a little too romantic, and I found that, in this book, the authors brings us a little of that again.
I liked this book. These two characters that were supposed to have grown up in a similar manner due to their families, who were supposed to be born hatting each other because of an old fiud between their ancessors. All things that influenced opinions before they could see for themselves.
Spoiler
I liked that Grey was completely honest. He wasn't prejudiced like Jaya because of his family, because, as it turns out, his family didn't even care about him. His father simply blamed everything on a kid for things that were out of his control. A boy who grew up in a Shell when he didn't have to. And Jaya, a princess filled with so much duty, with lies and the sole goal to protect her sister, of course she was out to get whoever was trying to stain her family's name.I liked how it wasn't long until Jaya understood that Grey wasn't involved in all the things she thought. They both saw each other for who they really were. I liked the friend group and how, thankfully, Catarina wasn't the person to ruin things, and she and Jaya ended up being friends.
This story is very farytale romantic. Although I liked the story, I felt like the ending was too easy. When all the rubys fell, all it meant was that Grey was going to quit being an Emerson? I thought he was going to turn into something, or was about to die and Jaya had to do something to stop it. I mean, it was a cute ending, but I fel like it wasn't the best choice. But it does scream Sandhya Menon, at least from what I remembre Reading from her previous book.
All in all it was a gripping story, and perfect for people that love retellings that are very romantic. And this is kind of a Beauty and the beast, Romeo and Juliet kind of retelling, so what is more romantic that that?
Four stars.
nereanpi's review against another edition
3.0
Un poco sin más. Los personajes un poco planos y sus motivaciones pues un big meh. Pero como lectura ligerita es pasable.