A review by mad_ds
A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber

2.5

genuinely disappointed. i truly enjoyed the first two novels in this trilogy and had high expectations for the finale. that cliff hanger had me so intrigued at the end of book two!!  however, in this novel there were so many plot holes & things left unwrapped… and the curse,
simply ceasing to exist? really? WE SPENT THREE BOOKS FOCUSED ON THIS AND IT JUST POOFS AWAY?
i didn’t feel like the plot was very cohesive, it felt very pull-push with random sprinkles of extraneous side plot, finally wrapping up with a rushed ending. i did think apollo’s character mentality was interesting, (though he was an absolute toxic dirt bag, like, SIR) but honestly wished it could have explored that more and how much of that came from his curse vs. just the trauma. 

now to the romance! in the previous two, i was 100% kicking my legs and giggling happily because evajacks… ~10/10~ love ‘em. sadly, in this novel the romance definitely took a step down for me. don’t get me wrong, in the first 1/3 of the book their… 🎶invisible string🎶, or for non taylor fans: the poetic pull of their hearts to eachother, (especially with jacks protecting eva always, her not knowing who he is but feeling a pull anyways, adorable!) yet- after that, it felt fairly dull. 

jacks i continued to enjoy as a charcter! (even if was in pain watching some of his choices…)
*eye twitch* like dude burning up your heart? please no…
however they did feel in line with his character so i can’t really complain haha. evangeline though… i’m not sure if she was like this in the first two books and i just overlooked it or…? but i felt she was so -weak- in this novel. the spunk, that go-get-it-attitude felt minor and instead as though she couldn’t do anything by herself. i can forgive the 1/3 as she had her memories wiped and that would have been incredibly scary and confusing (as the author so brilliantly wrote) but afterwards… i felt very ‘meh’ about the whole situation. 

overall, i felt very neutral about the novel. there were parts i enjoyed, especially that 1/3 of the novel, and evajacks will be forever one of the most adorable book couples- but suffice it to say i wont be re-reading this novel. however! i think there is a LOT of potential for furthering either their story or simply within this universe. how will evangeline and jack’s deal with her being human and him an immortal fate??
what happens with the valors taking back the north?? what ever happened to her sister?? will lala have her own story or resolution after dane??
all i’m saying… if another book comes out i will be reading because the writing style, and (usually!) the plot are very engaging. :) 

“Please, Little Fox, remember.”

“I’ve made my decision, Jacks. It’s you. It will always be you, until the end of time. And I’ll fight fate or anyone else who tries to tear us apart—including you. You are my choice. You are my love. You are mine. And you are not going to be the end of me, Jacks.”
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