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A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber

74 reviews

louise_french_rider's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Wow, I devoured the whole series, it is so well written. The characters are very lovable and funny to follow through their journey. I would highly recommend this series. The romance is good and nicely brought, not too much, just what was needed. It’s rare nowadays to have great romantasy series without any smut, I’m glad Stephanie did it!

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meguniqueuser's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I enjoyed this book, but barely, and not nearly as much as the first two. It doesn’t feel like it fits with the other two books in the series. It prominently features an abusive relationship, and while it does condone the abuser that doesn’t make it fun or interesting to read about. 

The author is very descriptive and poetic. She knows fairytales well and gives these books a sense of wonder and detail. However, it wasn’t very cohesive and the plot itself was so so. 

It’s revealed why the story curse was cast, but it’s revealed so poorly. This is a major plot point in the series, it should not be a throw away line. 

This series also has a bad habit of not forgetting about characters if they no longer pertain to the plot. Eva’s sister is forgotten, half the valor children are faceless even when “on screen”, Luc is thrown in and out of the story as needed. 

Finally, that epilogue was very weird. Actually, the whole ending was a bit unsatisfying. 

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chronic_listener's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

3.75


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bai13ya's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This series was light and whimsical and easy to devour and I enjoyed the characters. If you love the fairytale vibe and don’t care so much about details then this is a book for you but the ending had me looking for book 4 or a novella. I felt like so much was introduced throughout this series that was left unfinished and unexplained. I hope we hear that there’s something coming out soon to satisfy all the unanswered questions. 

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unboundbooklover's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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fridalejon's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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noellegrace8's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Okay why were people so mad about this book?? I do agree that there are a lot of loose ends, but doesn't that just mean we'll get more answers in some of her other books? She's coming out with a new Caraval book in a couple months. I actually haven't even read Caraval yet, mostly because I didn't know it existed, but now I think I'm going to. This trilogy was SO good.

Good things: Evajacks is as enticing as ever. And the plot introduces new elements like the two trees and Jacks' heart, which keeps the interest up. Evangeline is portrayed as having more willpower than ever (if you don't think that's possible, just wait). I like that even she has some character development in this one, not just Jacks. I also usually hate the amnesia trope but man. This one... actually does it well?? I finally understood WHY people use it. You're given even more insight into just how much Evangeline is drawn to this man (fate), that not even loss of memory can separate them. Certain characters get their comeuppance. Others' is foreshadowed...  but yeah. It was just... a well-written book.

The bad: again, loose ends. I'm confused as to why Marisol and Luc both just kind of disappeared. The history of the arch, the Valors, Jacks, etc.? That's clear as mud, still. I need more answers! Also, we really needed to have been given a glimpse into Apollo's character before meeting him in OUABH. Because his absolutely treacherous, vile behavior in this book is confusing. Was he always like this? Did the curses drive him mad? Unsure. Also, you get a quarter of the way through the book before Jacks makes an appearance, which is torture! But I also think it was done kind of well.... Additionally, I'm confused about Jacks' blood on the arch and the tavern door?? I kept expecting that maybe it's a protection spell or something? But no explanation. Just like there was no explanation for Eva's kiss breaking the spell. I have a theory that maybe someone else has to kiss him first, instead of him being the instigator? Unsure though. We better get a Lala book by the way. I need to know if she and Dain find love and break her curse. Also... how do they take out Jacks' heart and put it back in? It's just casually mentioned that we all have 2 hearts but never explained...

I give Rebecca Soler's performance 4.5/5⭐️. Too loud sometimes, but generally accurate to the text.

I give Dan Bittner 4/5⭐️. He didn't always sound the way I imagined the characters were talking, and his narration seems less organic than it should be.

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ladybug12793's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

couldn’t set it down.

0 🌶️ 

Not as entertaining as the others. New characters just thrown in and lots of unanswered questions. Seems like a certain MMC was out of character. Also, we never found out how certain people became fates in the first place. Alas, I thoroughly enjoyed the series.

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ashleyserena's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0


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strixy16's review against another edition

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adventurous funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A decent ending to the series.

The multiple POV was a fun choice, although it still leans mostly on Evangeline’s narration. 

This was the most repetitive of the three books I found. By the time I got to the end I was like JUST GET TO IT ALREADY, so I think the slow burn was just a little too slow for me.

The apples mimic kisses right?? That’s what they’re for?

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