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Love and Other Cursed Things by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie
3 reviews
pinetree_reads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
There are things I liked about this book and things that I didn't liked about it.
At first I found it quite boring since it reminded me of a Netflix series (Riverdale). There was a lot of swearing in the beginning and it threw me off a bit. Only about 3/5 in on the book it started to get interesting for me. Overall the Characters were promising - especially when you get to the middle - but some choices were weird. It didn't feel right.
Plus there were some plot points and revelation I felt like they didn't really fit. Like:
(For instance I didn't vibe with Brian suddenly being Zoey's Dad or Ashton suddenly being a Stalker and trying to kill her.)
In the end I can confidently say that it indeed is like Riverdale (but in gay). Characters that would be great if they were written just a tad different with more depth. Plot lines that seem random even if they make sense. It gives you the feeling of a mid series that you still watch because somehow you're still hooked on it. At least that's what I think is Riverdale about.
At first I found it quite boring since it reminded me of a Netflix series (Riverdale). There was a lot of swearing in the beginning and it threw me off a bit. Only about 3/5 in on the book it started to get interesting for me. Overall the Characters were promising - especially when you get to the middle - but some choices were weird. It didn't feel right.
Plus there were some plot points and revelation I felt like they didn't really fit. Like:
In the end I can confidently say that it indeed is like Riverdale (but in gay). Characters that would be great if they were written just a tad different with more depth. Plot lines that seem random even if they make sense. It gives you the feeling of a mid series that you still watch because somehow you're still hooked on it. At least that's what I think is Riverdale about.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Car accident
Minor: Death of parent
briochebun's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
2.5
2.5 out of 5 ☆’s.
“And whatever fate has in store, we write our own legends now.”
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I was really looking forward to this one — but unfortunately it ended up falling a bit flat for me…:(
I ultimately wanted more from this world & more from its characters (Parry + Brian are an exception to this — I adored them).
There were a lot of times throughout ”Love & Other Cursed Things” where I was frustrated with the characters and their actions (October continuing to be friends with Amelia even though she treats Zoey poorly was extremely frustrating & I’m glad Parry mentioned this to Zoey).
I will say that I did enjoy the latter portion of the novel — but I wish the energy that the final 20% (or so) had was carried throughout the rest of the other 80% as well…
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I would love to receive a Parry + Brian novel one day. ♡
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
lynrose99's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Death and Car accident
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