by TPS reader senekald25
A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer is an exciting fantasy book that makes you want to never put the book down. Every page is full of adventure and dangers of a fantasy world little girls dream of. The romantic tension grows stronger during the novel only making you want to read more. This is hands down one of my favorite books I have read so far!
The main character Harper is brought to a magical land only found in story books with big castles and adventures with all the riches in the world. Except Harper has left behind her older brother Jake, who has to deal with their father’s poor life choices. Harper’s mother is battling cancer and is expected to pass sooner or later with no one to support her, and every day her mother wakes up is a blessing in disguise. Harper’s father left her family and failed them when her father had huge debts to pay back to the wrong type of people. Now Jake has to make things right and fix his father’s choices. Harper is left with a choice. Go home to Washington D.C. and help her family or stay with the prince and help him in a magical world where Harper finally feels like she’s home.
In the novel, some twists, and turns make you doubt the outcome. This book teaches you not to judge people by their image and the mask they put on for other people. There are many life lessons in the novel but one important lesson is no matter how hard and bad life gets you can always find a way to help others.
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