From Bad to Cursed

The Witches of Thistle Grove, Book 2

De: Lana Harper

Narrado por: Meg Price

Opposites attract in this wickedly charming rom-com by Lana Harper, New York Times best-selling 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.

©2022 Lana Harper (P)2022 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Atmospheric and lush, this captivating story ignites the senses. The magic lends itself to big, cinematic scenes, while conflicts about familial expectations and mental health struggles ground the story with realness. The romantic relationship is emotionally rich and deliciously sexy. Issa’s wry first-person narrative effortlessly ties together the mystery, fantasy, and romance elements.”—Kirkus, starred review

“Lana Harper has created an enthralling witchy world, filled with wonderfully offbeat and diverse characters. The rom-com is spiced with moments of danger and horror and is an entertaining read.”—Philadelphia Inquirer

“Harper knows how to summon a wickedly charming read with Practical Magic vibes, and From Bad to Cursed is another feather in her very pointy hat."—Entertainment Weekly

good overall

I enjoyed this one so much, and though I really enjoyed the first one book in the series also, I personally liked this second one better. I connected with the fmc more so it just hit me deeper. I love all the characters and it was honestly just a beautiful book. I wish I had more to say but I don't lol sorry, it was just a really nice and fun easy read. solid 4⭐

I wish I started this serious in the fall lol

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Great story, great romance. I didn’t read the first in the series, but will now. This is an excellent stand alone. It would be a great read even without the romance. It’s a home run with it.

Fun little magical romp through Thistlegrove

Just the right balance of corny, horny, and magical. Fast paced and fun to read in a few days

LOVE IT

I bought this as soon as I finished the first and I wasn’t disappointed. It was just as good as the first book!! I really like her characters and the story is so easy to listen to.

Started slow, Ended great.

So glad I stuck with the storyline. Took till chapter 3, but finished with a bang!

Thistle Grove always fun, its residents eh

I just couldn’t get on board with either character. Thistle Grove is a wonderful place with so many layers, but these two were hard to root for. Narration was great though!

Mostly good but a tad unsatisfying

MMC stayed hard to like all the way till the end. Wish the “growth” in the story wasn’t so one sided to the FMC. Homeboy deserved a little more humbling too for the story to feel equitable. This is the only book of the series I’ve read and unfortunately, none of the other mentioned characters really make me want to seek out their stories. Really cool magic/world building, tho.

Not as good as book one

The romance parts felt clunkier than book one and overall didn’t mesh as well with the rest of the story. It felt somewhat forced and inappropriate. The fact that every character is an alcoholic gets a little old too. It’s one thing to have a character or two that’s an alcoholic, but with everyone being an alcoholic, it gets monotonous.

Fun book

The story was good and narrator was excellent. Fun to listen to. Would like to hear the other stories in the series.