The Love Cure

by Dawn Brazil

Blood makes her a vampire. Love makes him deadly.

Eighteen-year-old Cherish Armitage's father and brother die in an accident when she is thirteen. Her best friend, Joshua, helps her pull through the tough times. Five years later, she's in a tragic collision that kills her mother and sister and leaves her incapacitated.

When she awakens, she is imbued with the knowledge of her ancestors. They've made one thing clear: her family's deaths were no accident, and she's expected to exact revenge for them all. She's the solitary survivor of her bloodline, and shockingly, she's a vampire—a truth her family hid from her.

Joshua is off limits because he's in a relationship with their other best friend, but she still throbs in places she's not supposed to whenever he's near. Being thrust into living quarters with him only adds to her confusing predicament.
Centuries ago, her family was cursed. Anyone who falls in love dies.

She's approached by familiar faces and strangers, all demanding a formula she has no clue about. Those same people die when they don't get what they want.

Trying to quell her growing feelings for Josh while sucking down enough blood that her ever-present ancestors are pleased, but not so much that she turns into an aggressive, hormone-raging vampire, again, is proving near impossible. But if she doesn't uncover the person responsible for her family's deaths, her ancestors will make her life worse than the hell it already is. And if she doesn't give up this formula, someone she cares about will die. And if her heart doesn't stop wishing for Josh, none of the rest will matter because the love curse will kill her.

Genres: Romance, Fantasy

447 pages, Paperback

Published February 19, 2024

About the author

I read words. I write words. I love words. Words have so much power, I understood this at an early age so story-telling has always been a part of my life. After college, I tried my hand at a few different careers - paralegal, customer service, sales. Yeah, I shouldn't have. Now, I'm following my passion and doing what I love. I write Young Adult urban fantasy, science fiction, and romance novels. I live in Texas with my husband and three kids and my endless imagination.

Reviews

[Dariasreading · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was given an ARC of this book via NetGalley for a fair and honest review.

I could not handle the formatting in this book, there are extended gaps between paragraphs that make this really difficult to read.

I found these characters are better described as YA rather than NA with their maturity levels and how they handled situations. It feels like the NA description was given to explain the very off putting romance aspect of this book.

I don’t think I can summarize the plot in a way that would make sense because I’m a little lost.

[Bookish_Aly_Cat · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this new adult paranormal romance. I love reading about vampires and this book really intrigued me. Once I got into the writing style, I was drawn in to the story and was curious to see where it was going to go. The characters were diverse and I enjoyed following them throughout this story.

Read this if you like:
→ Vampires
→ Forbidden Romance
→ Friends to Lovers
→ Slow Burn
→ Forced Proximity
→ Revenge

[Manda]

I was really not a fan of the layout and formatting of this book. I found the spacing between the paragraphs distracting. The content itself was entertaining but the format made it hard for me to read.

[Jasmine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review. This book is so confusing like I literally have a headache.

[A Pixie Bookshelf · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thank you to netgalley and Dawn Brazil for an ARC copy of 'The Love Cure', in exchange for a honest review.

Cherish survives a car crash that kills her last living relative; leaving her to awake in the hospital confused and terrified, with strange memories, physical changes, and a new craving for blood. Her memories tell her that the crash wasn't an accident, and she sets off on her mission for revenge.

I really struggled getting into this book, and the formatting was somewhat weird that it just felt difficult to read as a dyslexic reader due to the large spacing between paragraphs, especially when new paragraphs seemed to be formed on every other line. I also really struggled to vibe with the writing style, and overall, struggled reading this book.
It really feels like a YA vampire romance, even though it's advertised as New Adult. I understand this is because of some lusty thoughts Cherish has, however these just feel awkward and forced that I genuinely think the book would have been better without.
This book includes the age-old classic of friends-to-lovers, a family curse, and mystery.

[lexi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A compelling and original paranormal romance book, "The Love Cure" delves into themes of love, grief, and the complexity of family legacies. The Love Cure by Dawn Brazil is a suspenseful and exciting book that explores the sinister and perilous world of vampires, curses, and forbidden love. I was engrossed in a narrative of mystery and desire that had me wondering until the thrilling, concluding scene because to The Dawn Brazil's evocative descriptions and complex world-building. All in all, I thought this book was a really interesting and captivating paranormal romance story that made me think about complex love tales and supernatural fiction. The way that Dawn Brazil combines romance, fantasy, and suspenseful themes makes for a compelling read. Dawn Brazil is such an amazing storyteller

Thank you netgalley and steward for the ARC

[Charlotte Andrea✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5⭐️ not for me, some interesting aspects that fell a bit flat and wasn’t executed as good as I hoped for. I received this ARC through NetGalley.

It took almost half the book to get a bit into it and several thing was not to my liking and the story was as well put together as I hoped. I really struggled with the writing, the characters wasn’t as developed and seem very immature or YA, the plot twists was very easy to guess a mile before revealing the first hints, and the ending was also rushed. The forbidden romance wasn’t like I expected a NA book to be and I can see it have been done in a different was I would like better as it’s usually one of my favourite tropes. I really liked some aspects of the plot and think it had some potential, but it wasn’t that well executed unfortunately.

[Kamille Povlsen · Rating 2 out of 5]

2/5 ⭐️

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of The Love Cure by Down Brazil.

Unfortunately this book was not for me, I think the concept of the book sounded really good but I just felt like the story wasn’t executed well enough.
The writing style was quite difficult to read at first and it took me quite some time to understand what was really going on in the story.
I also didn’t really connect with the characters and I didn’t understand why they all were so chill about finding out the FMC was a vampire, just didn’t make sense to me at all.

If the story sounds interesting to you I still think you should give it a go since we all have different reading preferences,

[erika · Rating 2 out of 5]

⟡ vampires
⟡ family curse
⟡ mystery & secrets
⟡ forbidden love
⟡ revenge

If you like vampires and forbidden love with a mystery. You’ll like this, you should give it a try. I like this synopsis and what the book is about. The plot and concepts all seem so interesting and intriguing. I like how they don’t really transform into vampires until 18. Her figuring the vampirism out was good. It seemed very real typical how someone may react if they found out they were a vampire.

Cherish the MFC is a vampire and has the ability to be in touch (communicate) with her ancestors. I think this is a gift for her family. She is on a journey of figuring out what life as a vampire is like. She has experienced so much loss and is on a mission to get vengeance for them. There is a mysterious formula everyone is looking for.
They are sensitive to holy water which is similar to vervain in TVD too. And have the ability to compel others that touch from possibly TVD is fun.
There are familiars in this story too. Which led me to thinking of the show Sabrina the teenage witch or the recent new remaking Sabrina.
However, the writing and dialogue or speech of the characters didn’t work for me.
I felt some things were rushed. I couldn’t follow everything the time jump didn’t make sense I was confused when it happened.

I think this book would’ve done good as a young adult book. Only because some of the lustful and sexual thoughts the main character was having seemed weird, inappropriate, and forced. I understand her hormones and the way she is thinking and responding to people everything is changing now that she is manifesting as a vampire.
Thank you Dawn Brazil for this book. Thank you netgalley for this ebook arc.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this in one sitting! Such a fun and easy read that kept me on my toes and I refused to put it down. A great paranormal romance with a bit of a mystery, friends to lovers, forbidden romance, and forced proximity!

[Amanda · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5 ⭐️
And the 0.5 ⭐️ is because my friend got me this as a gag, and this book was so bad I definitely gagged 😂

[Dana Harris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thanks to NetGalley and Victory Editing!
This book just didn’t land for me, although the author worked very hard to build a new vampire/witch setup and lore.

[CR · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a horrible book wrapped in a pretty package. The story was all over the place and the characters I wanted to murder then.

[betsyyreads · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was given this book as an ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

3⭐️- I enjoyed the diverse characters in this book. It tells a friends-to-lovers, vampire, YA romance. I really enjoyed the writing style, but it did take some time to get into.

[Adrianna Heaney-velu · Rating 4 out of 5]

“The Love Cure,” by Dawn Brazil

After a car accident kills Cherish’s last living family member she wakes up in the hospital with strange memories and some physical changes, a craving for blood. Her new memories tell her that her family’s deaths weren’t an accident and Cherish is on a mission for revenge. Her best friend and crush, Joshua, is there to help her but them being together could be the end of her life.

I really liked this book. It was predictable in the story plot, but I enjoyed it regardless. I did think it felt a little more YA than new adult but it doesn’t matter to me. The characters were interesting and relatable. I would love to read more books by Dawn Brazil, he writing style was easy to draw me in. 4 out of 5 stars.

-Vampires
-Star-Crossed Lovers
-Family Curse
-Revenge
-Magic
-Familiars

Thank you for the free copy, Netgalley.