From Bad to Cursed
Ratings21
Average rating3.9
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Ratings21
Average rating3.9
Opposites attract in this wickedly charming rom-com by Lana Harper, author of Payback’s a Witch.
Wild child Isidora Avramov is a thrill chaser, adept demon summoner, and—despite the whole sexy-evil-sorceress vibe—also a cuddly animal lover. When she’s not designing costumes and new storylines for the Arcane Emporium’s haunted house, Issa's nursing a secret, conflicted dream of ditching her family’s witchy business to become an indie fashion designer in her own right.
But when someone starts sabotaging the celebrations leading up to this year’s Beltane festival with dark, dangerous magic, a member of the rival Thorn family gets badly hurt—throwing immediate suspicion on the Avramovs. To clear the Avramov name and step up for her family when they need her the most, Issa agrees to serve as a co-investigator, helping none other than Rowan Thorn get to the bottom of things.
Rowan is the very definition of lawful good, so tragically noble and by-the-book he makes Issa’s teeth hurt. In accordance with their families’ complicated history, he and Issa have been archenemies for years and have grown to heartily loathe each other. But as the unlikely duo follow a perplexing trail of clues to a stunning conclusion, Issa and Rowan discover how little they really know each other… and stumble upon a maddening attraction that becomes harder to ignore by the day.
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5 primary booksThe Witches of Thistle Grove is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by Lana Harper.
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I very much enjoyed the characters and their relationship in this book! So much fun for a rainy afternoon. The ending was magical, too. <3
> slight spoilers ahead<
I will say, the mystery element wasn't super engaging at first–I think because of the lack of viable suspects, perhaps, or because I didn't understand enough of the world at first to see how the crime could be investigated? However, the conclusion to it was very satisfying and all my questions were answered. I really liked how it circled back around to the beginning, too!
Overall, the attitude and sheer fun of this book was very engaging. I'll most likely check out the others in the series :)
This author writes dialogue in a way that made me think she was at least in her 50s and trying to write 20-somethings while never actually having interacted with 20-somethings - to the point where I could actively only take a few pages at a time due to the sheer amount of cringe it induced? So this is like, 2.5 rounded up just because I love the witchy small town vibe, so while I sort of can't stand the characters, I will in fact be reading the entire series
From Bad to Cursed is completely different from the first book in “The Witches of Thistle Grove” series. Lana Harper gives us a mystery in the second book of the series.
I love this second entry of the series and I cannot wait for the third book.
Check out the rest of my review at Mx. Phoebe's Viewpoint. Link in bio.
I got this book from my library. I love my local library and you should check out yours too. Request LGBTQ+ books and they will stock them! #freethebooks
