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A review by gloomyrivers
A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I went into this book expecting an experience like the second book in this series and that was probably my first mistake. I think a lot of my disappointment came from setting my expectations way too high so I had to take a bit to just analyze the book for what it was, instead of comparing it to the one that came before it.
With that being said, I liked the book overall. I really enjoy the way Stephanie Garber writes and it was fun to once again get lost in this magical world that she created. We got some cute moments between our main leads and I love Evangeline as a character so much that I'm just glad she got the ending she deserved. After reading the rest of Stephanie Garber's books a big part of why I was reading this book was for the vibes and I think it definitely delivered on that end.
As for things I didn't like, Eva's memory loss made it so that a lot of the side characters we met in the first and second books weren't able to play a big part in this book until near the end and it was a bit disappointing. While I didn't mind the alternating POVs, I have to say I did not care for Apollo's chapters and a lot of them felt like they added nothing to the story. If this book had just alternated between Eva and Jacks POVs I would've liked that better.
I wasn't expecting a fully in-depth explanation on some of the questions I've had throughout the series, but I also wasn't expecting this book to have as many plotholes and loose ends as it did. What happened to some of the characters that were never mentioned again? Marisol wasn't even mentioned in this book and Luc was mentioned but we never found out what happened to him. Knightlinger appeared for a bit and then he just disappeared and did nothing, so what was the point of even mentioning him? We got so much focus on the Valors throughout this book and yet they didn't do much except for Aurora who was your typical jealous girl villain. LaLa appeared in the last half of the book but her story with Dane wasn't really explored or the tension between her and Castor but I'm hoping that's because the next series Stephanie Garber writes will be about them.
Did this book leave me with a lot of unanswered questions and a lot of speculations? Yes. BUT, for all my complaining I did enjoy all the moments we got and I think the author did what she could to give this series a satisfying ending and I do think it was a good conclusion for Evangeline and Jacks story.
With that being said, I liked the book overall. I really enjoy the way Stephanie Garber writes and it was fun to once again get lost in this magical world that she created. We got some cute moments between our main leads and I love Evangeline as a character so much that I'm just glad she got the ending she deserved. After reading the rest of Stephanie Garber's books a big part of why I was reading this book was for the vibes and I think it definitely delivered on that end.
As for things I didn't like, Eva's memory loss made it so that a lot of the side characters we met in the first and second books weren't able to play a big part in this book until near the end and it was a bit disappointing. While I didn't mind the alternating POVs, I have to say I did not care for Apollo's chapters and a lot of them felt like they added nothing to the story. If this book had just alternated between Eva and Jacks POVs I would've liked that better.
I wasn't expecting a fully in-depth explanation on some of the questions I've had throughout the series, but I also wasn't expecting this book to have as many plotholes and loose ends as it did. What happened to some of the characters that were never mentioned again? Marisol wasn't even mentioned in this book and Luc was mentioned but we never found out what happened to him. Knightlinger appeared for a bit and then he just disappeared and did nothing, so what was the point of even mentioning him? We got so much focus on the Valors throughout this book and yet they didn't do much except for Aurora who was your typical jealous girl villain. LaLa appeared in the last half of the book but her story with Dane wasn't really explored or the tension between her and Castor but I'm hoping that's because the next series Stephanie Garber writes will be about them.
Did this book leave me with a lot of unanswered questions and a lot of speculations? Yes. BUT, for all my complaining I did enjoy all the moments we got and I think the author did what she could to give this series a satisfying ending and I do think it was a good conclusion for Evangeline and Jacks story.