Happy weekend, bookworms! Have y'all been up to anything exciting lately? The most exciting thing that's happened to me recently was watching the Loki season finale, and I am not okay, I repeat I am not okay. That ending was just cruel...but season two! Just have to, you know, wait a year or two for it. *starts sobbing* Anyway...today I have for you my review of Curses by Lish McBride! I'm super excited to be sharing this review with y'all because I absolutely adored this book. Also, please note the fladgers (flying badgers, obviously) which I've lovingly edited into the photo above. I'm very excited about them, and I hope they bring you the same joy they bring me. Special thanks to Penguin Teen for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review! Synopsis and Book Information
My ReviewOh my gosh this book was fantastic. I was expecting something a bit more dark, but I really loved the humorous, romantic vibes of this book. There were so many unique elements, too: flying badgers (or fladgers, because of course), a support group for people who've been cursed (honestly, brilliant), and a giant cat-like creature named Hob (aka my new favorite character ever). Plus so much more. The complexity of this world was fantastic! The writing style and characters were delightful. I absolutely adored Merit and Tevin; their characters just popped right off the page and came to life so vibrantly in my mind. Merit in particular was fierce and determined, courageous and plucky, and I was inspired by how she never gave up trying to get rid her curse. As for Tevin, I'm pretty sure I fell in love with him from the first page: he's so charming and handsome, and he turned out to have a winning personality, too! The slow burn romance was glorious perfection and I was there for every second of it. It inched along beautifully and I really wanted to shake them and scream at them to admit their feelings PLEASE FINALLY. The side characters were all wonderful too, and I was invested in all of them; I can tell the author put lots of effort into crafting their unique personalities. Ellery, Val, and Amaury were so spirited, amusing, and fun to read about. This book also had some great nonbinary and lesbian rep--it's great to see some LGBTQ+ representation in a retelling! Overall, I loved how, while this was most certainly a Beauty and the Beast retelling, it had so many creative twists. I did feel like some parts were a little slow (and this book is 288 pages, but it felt more like 400?? Is this just me or is the page count wrong? Seriously I'm confused), but that's honestly my only complaint. This is hands-down the best Beauty and the Beast retelling I've ever read! I can't wait for the world to be dazzled with its brilliance. That's a wrap on my review of Curses by Lish McBride! I gave this book Four Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. This book releases in three days (THREE DAYS!) so make sure to grab a copy the moment it hits the shelves! And if you read this book, tell me--I want to nerd out about it with you, and maybe we can start a Hob fan club...
Thanks for reading, y'all! I'll see you around.
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