Imme [trying to crawl out of hiatus] van Gorp's Reviews > A Curse for True Love

|| 4.0 stars ||

Ahhh!! Yess!! Finally!! I feel like I finally got the love story I have been waiting for all this time with this series.

I never quite managed to see Jacks feelings for Evangeline in the previous book, but I could definitely see it now. Not only did it obviously help a lot to actually get his POV for the first time, but I also feel like his actions in this book actually made sense and were in line with him caring deeply for her.
He truly did choose her above everything and anything this time around, even above himself. She was his number one priority and he would do anything to keep her safe, even if it meant keeping her away from him.
I could finally see the guy every reader has been obsessed with all this time in him!

”I am a monster, but whether you remember it or not, I’m your monster, Evangeline.”

I also quite liked the plot in this one.

The memory loss really added something, especially as we kind of got to see Evangeline fall in love with Jacks all over again, only now with Jacks actually acting like he loved her too.
Even more so, it also gave Evangeline a little more to do and think about other than simple pine after and lust over Jacks like a lovesick schoolgirl. After all, she couldn’t even remember him, so she certainly couldn’t remember to be like that either. Of course, she still thought about him quite a lot, but not as obsessively or borderline pathetically as before. It felt more natural and organic now.

Additionally, although I obviously hate him, Apollo definitely brought out a lot of real obstacles into the mix that I found very entertaining and fun to read about!

Overall, I enjoyed this one a lot!


'Once Upon a Broken Heart' trilogy:
1. Once Upon a Broken Heart - 4.5 stars
2. The Ballad of Never After - 3.0 stars
3. A Curse for True Love - 4.0 stars

Prequel 'Caraval' trilogy:
1. Caraval - 3.5 stars
2. Legendary - 3.5 stars
3. Finale - 2.0 stars