There was a lot of lessons to learn throughout Love & Other Curses, yet was one of the most approachable books I have read for a long time. This was a different read, and despite not being in my normal comfort zone, was surprisingly easy to read. And presented a more realist story (despite the magic) and allowed for a satisfactory ending. And the idea of the curse and magic gave it a twist on the tale. The style of Love & Other Curses means that it is so easy to pick up and read. Maybe some of the scenes would have played out differently But I do wish that he had opened up a bit more about the above. I liked how supportive Sam’s family was in contrast to Tom’s. And then there are the records from his mum. Then he hides the fact that he attends the only gay bar in town and experiments with his drag persona from his family. Its happened to every generation of his family. A curse that means that anyone he falls in love with before he turns seventeen will die. He keeps the secret of the curse from everyone. But because of the curse he is wary of his feelings.īut this is less a love-story and more about finding yourself. Tom is a boy that Sam has a crush at first sight on. It left like a meeting just at the beginning of summer with endless possibilities. The idea of picking up a book that I wasn’t aware of was slightly unappealing, so when I did start reading it was amazing how quickly I got hooked.įrom the very first page it was so easy to immerse myself with Sam’s world. It wasn’t a book that I had initially requested, so when it turned up I had some reservations.

Love and Other Curses was a bit of a surprise read. A mysterious girl Sam talks to on the phone late at night and a woman he’s only seen in a dream might have the answers he’s been looking for-but time is running out to save the people he cares about. But when a new guy comes to town, Sam finds himself in trouble when they strike up a friendship that might be way more than that.Īs Sam’s birthday approaches and he still hasn’t quite fallen in love, the curse seems to get more powerful and less specific about who it targets. He’ll spend his time working at the Eezy-Freeze with his dad cooking up some midsummer magic with his grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother (the Grands) and experimenting with drag with the help of the queens at the Shangri-La, the local gay club. Sam doesn’t plan to fall for anyone in the nine weeks before his birthday. The Weyward family has been haunted by a curse for generations-if a Weyward falls in love before their seventeenth birthday, the person they love dies. Love & Other Curses by Michael Thomas Ford

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