Disclaimer: I received this book in a box from Once Upon A Book Club box. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre

Author: Robin Talley

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 5/5

Diversity: Bisexual main character and love interest, gay fathers, non-binary character

Recommended For...: LGBT+ readers, contemporary, ya readers, romance

Publication Date: December 1, 2020

Genre: YA Contemporary Romance

Recommended Age: 16+ (language, sexual content)

Publisher: HarperTeen

Pages: 464

Synopsis: Melody McIntyre, stage manager extraordinaire, has a plan for everything.

What she doesn’t have? Success with love. Every time she falls for someone during a school performance, both the romance and the show end in catastrophe. So, Mel swears off any entanglements until their upcoming production of Les Mis is over.

Of course, Mel didn’t count on Odile Rose, rising star in the acting world, auditioning for the spring performance. And she definitely didn’t expect Odile to be sweet and funny, and care as much about the play’s success as Mel.

Which means that Melody McIntyre’s only plan now is trying desperately not to fall in love.

Review: I really enjoyed this book so much. It felt like a love story to theater and theater kids. I loved the character development and the world building. I felt like the story was fairly solid and I also loved how mature most of the characters felt.

My only concern is that I felt like the pacing was a bit slow in the middle and I felt like the resolution was too neatly resolved.

Verdict: It was great!