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    Ever Cursed
    Ever Cursed
    Ever Cursed
    Audiobook9 hours

    Ever Cursed

    Written by Corey Ann Haydu

    Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt and Jennifer Jill Araya

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    “Ideal for fans of Jennifer Donnelly’s Stepsister.” —Booklist

    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateJul 28, 2020
    ISBN9781797115900
    Author

    Corey Ann Haydu

    Corey Ann Haydu is the author of OCD Love Story, Rules for Stealing Stars, Eventown, and several other critically acclaimed young adult and children’s novels. She currently teaches at the MFA Writing for Children program at Vermont College of Fine Arts and lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughter. Learn more at CoreyAnnHaydu.com.

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    • 5/5
      Phenomenal book about not turning a blind eye to fear, standing together and fighting for the truth and what is right. This book gave words to fears and feelings that you don’t always think about and makes one think about everything. There’s so much to learn and take from this book, all wrapped up in a tragically beautiful fairytale. Highly recommend.

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    • 4/5
      Amazing first read from a new-to-me author. The story is good and the writing is very descriptive but not at all dry.

      About 2/3 of the way through the story it becomes less of a story and more of a statement about the power of women, friendship, individuality, and bringing things to light.

      I appreciate the content/trigger warning at the beginning. I will definitely be reading more by this author.

      The narrators of the audiobook did a beautiful job as well.
    • 5/5
      What a beautiful cover! The story inside matches! I loved it so much! Is it too soon to have already read one of my favorite books of the year? I highly recommend this one!
    • 5/5
      Such a twist on a fairytale. It made me feel all sorts of feelings… not very positive feelings. It felt creepy, sick, angry and disgusting. Bravo to the author for bringing such a mix of emotions up. I couldn’t put it down. I had so many questions and I needed to know all the answers
    • 3/5
      Good story and five stars for narration by two young sounding girls who speak eloquently and very pleasant but the story went on and on. We knew the ending at chapter 5 and it had some interesting turns but still kept repeating their feelings chapter after chapter.
      I liked it just wanted to love it I’m sure some people will love it.