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Garden of the Cursed by Katy Rose Pool
4.0
medium-paced

 SAVED BY THE ROMANCE.

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This was a good series starter. I really enjoyed it and loved the audiobook.

I do think the world building and magic system needed some more explanation. I still feel a bit confused at how everything works and why. It kind of had a dystopian vibe? historical? fantasy? some combination of all three.

The FMC was great though. I liked her character and her perseverance to find out the clues to her mother’s disappearance. I especially loved the romance. Old friends to enemies to fake dating to wanna be lovers to enemies again?! YES PLEASE. So much tension and heat between them. I can’t wait to see where this romance goes.

Just a truly good read and an easy book for me to recommend. It had a lot of elements I continually enjoy seeing in YA books and the ending has me on pins and needles for the conclusion.

Overall audience notes:
- YA Fantasy
- Language: light (but strong)
- Romance: kisses
- Violence: moderate
- Trigger/Content Warnings: physical and weapons violence, magical manipulations and violence, low blood/gore, murder