Ever Cursed by Corey Ann Haydu--Restarting February 1st 2021

[ellen]

Starting September 10, 2020

[Saar The Book owl]

Damsel meets A Heart in a Body in the World in this incisive and lyrical feminist fairy tale about a princess determined to save her sisters from a curse, even if it means allying herself with the very witch who cast it.

The Princesses of Ever are beloved by the kingdom and their father, the King. They are cherished, admired.

Cursed.

Jane, Alice, Nora, Grace, and Eden carry the burden of being punished for a crime they did not commit, or even know about. They are each cursed to be Without one essential thing—the ability to eat, sleep, love, remember, or hope. And their mother, the Queen, is imprisoned, frozen in time in an unbreakable glass box.

But when Eden’s curse sets in on her thirteenth birthday, the princesses are given the opportunity to break the curse, preventing it from becoming a True Spell and dooming the princesses for life. To do this, they must confront the one who cast the spell—Reagan, a young witch who might not be the villain they thought—as well as the wickedness plaguing their own kingdom…and family.

Told through the eyes of Reagan and Jane—the witch and the bewitched—this insightful twist of a fairy tale explores power in a patriarchal kingdom not unlike our own.

[Danique]

I'm hoping to start this today, sorry that I'm late, I haven't had a lot of time to read :( I'm finishing up another book as well, so I won't be too fast

[[deleted user]]

I started it on the 10th.only a few pages in. Not loving it so far. Hopefully it gets better

[ellen]

Danique wrote: "I'm hoping to start this today, sorry that I'm late, I haven't had a lot of time to read :( I'm finishing up another book as well, so I won't be too fast"

no worries, I'm in the same boat. Just started today. Running a little behind due to grad school.

[ellen]

Oda Renate wrote: "I started it on the 10th.only a few pages in. Not loving it so far. Hopefully it gets better"

Same feelings. Fingerscrossed.

[[deleted user]]

Yeaaa I listened to more of it. Had to dnf. Did not care at all.

[ellen]

Oda Renate wrote: "Yeaaa I listened to more of it. Had to dnf. Did not care at all."

Totally understand. I just DNF'd a book for a different Buddy Read.

[Jenn]

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Date changed. Restarting February 1st 2021. Happy Reading ☺

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[Krystal]

9% (view spoiler)[So I'm guessing Reagan's mother was assaulted by the King, the way she reacted to the touch and the pot falling, and Raegan wanted revenge so that is why she cast the spell. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Listened to this one this morning. Did NOT want to stop.
Chapter 6
(view spoiler)[ Reagan isn't wrong. They only know what their father let them and he sure didn't want them to know much. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Also, so glad this had a trigger warning at the beginning. That was so thoughtful

[Ashley W]

Chapter 10
(view spoiler)[ These princes are disgusting. All the males so far have been horrid. And the princesses with them are just as bad. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Chapter 14
(view spoiler)[ I can see how this is just a reminder for her mother. Basically taking the control of the princess's bodies like how her own was violated, just by magic instead of force. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Chapter 18
(view spoiler)[ So sad for Jane to have to hear accounts of her father like this but it needed to be done. That must be so painful. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Finished
(view spoiler)[ Loved that all the women are witches at the end. The whole society was so dominated by men. Maybe they weren't all like the king, but all women were at risk. And totally shocked by her grandmother's story! (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

@Krystal
(view spoiler)[ Yes you are spot on (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

24% (view spoiler)[Prince Felix is disgusting! The way he is speaking to Jane in those undertones of want is terrible. (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

Ashley wrote: "Listened to this one this morning. Did NOT want to stop.
Chapter 6
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Very true. (view spoiler)[ They do need to know how their father feels and what he did. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Krystal wrote: "24% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Yes! These princes are just going to be like her father. Entitled and horrible. (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

44%(view spoiler)[ This section is super weird. The other princes and princesses saying they want them spellbound is strange. But, I think Reagan realizes her revenge had serious consequences. I'm hoping the girls also realize their Kingdom is not what they thought. (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

77%(view spoiler)[So, Jane is part witch or all witch or.. This part is very interesting. (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

Ashley wrote: "Chapter 18
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It definitely did. (view spoiler)[It's hard hearing such terrible things about someone you love. But, I'm glad she is finally realizing. (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

Finished. (view spoiler)[So. This was a creative way to talk about the sexual assault topic. But, for me, I didn't love this book. Not because it wasn't written well. It just wasn't the book for me. (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

Ashley wrote: "Finished
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(view spoiler)[I definitely didn't see that part coming, the grandmother being the stolen princess. (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

Ashley wrote: "Krystal wrote: "24% [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[It's crazy most of the men in this kingdom were terrible. Not all, but a lot. (hide spoiler)]