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mustbeinwantofawife's review against another edition
emotional
funny
relaxing
medium-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
5.0
jazzyjbox's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
thebookberrie's review against another edition
3.0
When I finished this I was like yeah!! Finally a Robin Talley book that I can rate more than three stars!! But now I'm not so sure??
The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre is about high school stage manager Melody. After getting dumped on opening night, the show ends in catastrophe. Believing she's cursed, Mel swears off any romance until after her school's upcoming production of Les Mis is over. But Mel didn't count on Odile, rising star in the acting world and spring performance lead. Now Mel's plan is to try hard not to fall in love.
This was cute. The school play parts reminded me a lot of [b:Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda|19547856|Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1)|Becky Albertalli|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1402915678l/19547856._SY75_.jpg|27679579] which is always a plus and Mel and Odile were very very cute together. But the whole curse thing and how everyone treated Mel about it was so ??? gross???
They go out of their way to blame her for everything even when she has literally nothing to do with it, like someone getting injured. The cURsE beWArE oF tHE cURsE. She's a teenage girl who falls in love too easily and they slut shame her too many damn times and was half ass defended once. Then there is all this cast / crew hate and it was so pointless. Then I actually have no idea anything about Les Mis so I was??? because apparently you need knowledge of that to understand half of this rip.
Mel spends a lot of time lying to her friends and hiding a relationship and it was lame. Then she even lies to Odile and it was just too many layers of Mel lying to everyone. It didn't even seem like there was a point to all of this?? She was not dating because of a superstition and they LITERALLY acted like she killed their new kitten right in front of them. She was messy as hell and lied but they were so annoying in how they blamed her for every single thing. It didn't even seem like they were even mad she lied, just that she was dating. She never calls THEM out for being shitty and just endlessly apologizes for falling in love and that was even lamer.
Also nitpick but she was a completely different character in the beginning when she was rabid about having a perfect play when she later just... doesn't care and spends half the time sneaking around with Odile. I mean I support but what happened to the character that got dumped because she cared TOO MUCH about the play?
But this book was cute when it was cute and sapphic stage manager x actress was adorable. This is probably my favorite Robin Talley book that I've read but I'm still not there yet.
The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre is about high school stage manager Melody. After getting dumped on opening night, the show ends in catastrophe. Believing she's cursed, Mel swears off any romance until after her school's upcoming production of Les Mis is over. But Mel didn't count on Odile, rising star in the acting world and spring performance lead. Now Mel's plan is to try hard not to fall in love.
This was cute. The school play parts reminded me a lot of [b:Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda|19547856|Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1)|Becky Albertalli|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1402915678l/19547856._SY75_.jpg|27679579] which is always a plus and Mel and Odile were very very cute together. But the whole curse thing and how everyone treated Mel about it was so ??? gross???
They go out of their way to blame her for everything even when she has literally nothing to do with it, like someone getting injured. The cURsE beWArE oF tHE cURsE. She's a teenage girl who falls in love too easily and they slut shame her too many damn times and was half ass defended once. Then there is all this cast / crew hate and it was so pointless. Then I actually have no idea anything about Les Mis so I was??? because apparently you need knowledge of that to understand half of this rip.
Mel spends a lot of time lying to her friends and hiding a relationship and it was lame. Then she even lies to Odile and it was just too many layers of Mel lying to everyone. It didn't even seem like there was a point to all of this?? She was not dating because of a superstition and they LITERALLY acted like she killed their new kitten right in front of them. She was messy as hell and lied but they were so annoying in how they blamed her for every single thing. It didn't even seem like they were even mad she lied, just that she was dating. She never calls THEM out for being shitty and just endlessly apologizes for falling in love and that was even lamer.
Also nitpick but she was a completely different character in the beginning when she was rabid about having a perfect play when she later just... doesn't care and spends half the time sneaking around with Odile. I mean I support but what happened to the character that got dumped because she cared TOO MUCH about the play?
But this book was cute when it was cute and sapphic stage manager x actress was adorable. This is probably my favorite Robin Talley book that I've read but I'm still not there yet.
kt_timms's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
I really liked the concept of this book! I only rated it 4/5 because it felt a little like fanfiction, which is just not my cup of tea anymore!
cherrybakewell20's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
4.25
livluvstoread's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
stacy837's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Biphobia, Cursing, Blood, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
queeerlybeloved's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
5.0
EEEEEEE THEATRE BOOKS MAKE ME FEEL SO MUSHY AND GIGGLY ❤️ ESPECIALLY QUEER ONES ❤️
i've had this on my TBR since last year, i kept taking it out of the library and returning it, but i knew i needed to read it so i finally threw it on a readathon TBR and GOD am i glad i finally got to it!!
Melody, our narrator, is flawed and messy and earnest and optimistic and just has so much love in her heart to give and share and she's so wanting! and she struggles so much throughout the book with what parts of her heart to honor the most and i'm so glad she finally learned to honor her whole heart. i didn't love the challenge her friends gave her, and how unwilling they were to budge and how upset they were with her, but i do understand that she wasn't honest and that's hurtful!
watching Melody fall for Odile was sweet and syrupy and reminded me of having a crush on a girl! it's so much fun! and feels so all encompassing and that's okay sometimes!! Odile was so down to earth and steadfast and so much Good for Melody.
i also loved the "backstage" look into theatre productions!! when i did theatre in high school and college, i was always on stage as an actor, so getting to see the jobs for the crew and costumes and hair/makeup and the SM was really cool and insightful.
I JUST LOVED IT SO MUCH ❤️❤️❤️
i've had this on my TBR since last year, i kept taking it out of the library and returning it, but i knew i needed to read it so i finally threw it on a readathon TBR and GOD am i glad i finally got to it!!
Melody, our narrator, is flawed and messy and earnest and optimistic and just has so much love in her heart to give and share and she's so wanting! and she struggles so much throughout the book with what parts of her heart to honor the most and i'm so glad she finally learned to honor her whole heart. i didn't love the challenge her friends gave her, and how unwilling they were to budge and how upset they were with her, but i do understand that she wasn't honest and that's hurtful!
watching Melody fall for Odile was sweet and syrupy and reminded me of having a crush on a girl! it's so much fun! and feels so all encompassing and that's okay sometimes!! Odile was so down to earth and steadfast and so much Good for Melody.
i also loved the "backstage" look into theatre productions!! when i did theatre in high school and college, i was always on stage as an actor, so getting to see the jobs for the crew and costumes and hair/makeup and the SM was really cool and insightful.
I JUST LOVED IT SO MUCH ❤️❤️❤️
lxmns's review against another edition
lighthearted
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
lesbianwitchqueen's review against another edition
2.0
DnF at 152. I can’t deal with how slow this book is lmao