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isabelfisher's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
vyxtalksbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
bookwadreads's review against another edition
4.0
10/26/2026: i'm waffling on a rating. be back later
11/2/2023:
A Curse For True Love by Stephanie Garber is one of my most anticipated reads of the year, and Stephanie has been a must read author since I read Caraval in 2020.
At the end of Ballad of Never After, Evangeline is left without her memories of Jacks, and her time in the Magnificent North, and it was all I thought about for an entire year.
I rated this 4 stars. I read this in one sitting, just zooming through on my kindle because waiting for my physical copy was not an option. I took time off work to see how Evangeline and Jacks’s story ended. There were so many scenes that I loved, lines that I highlighted to later tab in my hardback.
The shining gem of this book for me was watching Evangeline take parts of herself back as two villains are locked in competition for her. (There is no competition, you know. We haven’t been reading about Jacks for five books to root for the other guy.) The love story between them was powerful, but I felt that the second half of the book was rushed, and the first half the opposite.
I wish there hadn’t been so much of Apollo’s POV. Where is Marisol? Or Luc? I would have liked those answers, and more time spent between Jacks and Evangeline. Regardless, this book gave me what I wanted, and I’m so happy I got to read this as it was released.
11/2/2023:
A Curse For True Love by Stephanie Garber is one of my most anticipated reads of the year, and Stephanie has been a must read author since I read Caraval in 2020.
At the end of Ballad of Never After, Evangeline is left without her memories of Jacks, and her time in the Magnificent North, and it was all I thought about for an entire year.
I rated this 4 stars. I read this in one sitting, just zooming through on my kindle because waiting for my physical copy was not an option. I took time off work to see how Evangeline and Jacks’s story ended. There were so many scenes that I loved, lines that I highlighted to later tab in my hardback.
The shining gem of this book for me was watching Evangeline take parts of herself back as two villains are locked in competition for her. (There is no competition, you know. We haven’t been reading about Jacks for five books to root for the other guy.) The love story between them was powerful, but I felt that the second half of the book was rushed, and the first half the opposite.
I wish there hadn’t been so much of Apollo’s POV. Where is Marisol? Or Luc? I would have liked those answers, and more time spent between Jacks and Evangeline. Regardless, this book gave me what I wanted, and I’m so happy I got to read this as it was released.
linda101's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
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? Yes
3.5
phooja's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
youvebeenfloored's review against another edition
3.0
dude i fucking hate apollo. i wished Eva and Jacks had more time together but i am glad they got their happily ever after!! enjoyed the series vv much