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Kind of Cursed by Stephanie Fournet
5.0
Synopsis:
Millie Delacroix is a veterinarian who lost her parents five months back to a boating accident. Now, all of twenty-four, she's working part-time and raising her younger siblings. Fourteen-year-old twins, Mattie and Harry, and eight-year-old Emmett. During one of Harry's soccer games is when she notices Luc Valencia, the older brother of Alex, one of Harry's teammates. Instead of appreciating him, she is reminded of her past, and the thing that runs through her family. And why it would never be good to lust after, let alone love, anyone.
Luc Valencia, a Mexican-American, runs his father's construction company. And when he thinks he wouldn't be able to see that redhead again, a long-awaited contract of kitchen remodel snags his attention. Getting to know everything about Millie is what Luc aims for, and it starts with shouldering some of Millie's burdens.
Review:
The book is written in exactly the way I like it, from both his and her perspective every other chapter. It starts with Millie's perspective on the 'curse' of fertility that seems to be running in her family. The females in her family are super reproductive, a complication she doesn't want in her life till Emmett grows up. The author's note mentions that it is a romantic comedy and it's funny right from the first page. I couldn't help but giggle, chuckle, which escalated to even full-blown belly laughs at some points. But as it is in rom-coms, there are tears too, a good dose of complementary sniffles.
Millie lives with her siblings and her Great Pyrenees, Clarence. It's up to Millie to take care of them, see that they don't miss school or any of the related experiences. 'Mr. Dark, Scarred, & Chiseled' is someone who's plaguing her thoughts but along with them come the reminders of her not so long ago unpleasant past.
Luca is the perfect protagonist I could have asked for. And even though I've read quite a few romances with multicultural representation, the author doesn't do anything by half measures. She mentioned this being a multicultural romance in her note at the beginning of the book and even if I'm not familiar with Mexican culture, I think she pulled it off nicely. Now that I think of it, I've read so many romances till date and never paused to think of the cultural representation. Even after I myself live in a country as diverse as India. In keeping with the times, the author also discusses the current turmoil regarding immigrants in the States. [a:Stephanie Fournet|7351172|Stephanie Fournet|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1430672507p2/7351172.jpg] handles everything deftly and sensitively while keeping the humour intact. I will make it a point to read all of her books now.
Narrated in the first person by both Luc and Millie, this made it to the list of my all-time favourite romances. Luc is twenty-six, American born but Mexico made and remembers the tough days their family has had to face in the past. Based in Lafayette, Louisiana, Millie currently has a part-time position at a vet clinic in Youngsville. It was cute to see Luc all flustered whenever he thinks of Millie, considering his perfectly compartmentalized life.
What I loved the most was the author providing translations within the page, if not right after, of the Spanish that was there in the story. Made it an easy read. Everything about this story was so good! Be it Luc's big boisterous family, or Emmett's cuteness. Or be it Luc himself. He's so understanding, and even when he's at fault, he doesn't shy away from apologising. The equations between all the characters are so wonderful that not even once does it overwhelm the storyline. It ends with the sweetest of epilogues, and I'm glad I got to read this one.
Thank you to the author and InkSlinger PR for an e-ARC of the book.
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings
Millie Delacroix is a veterinarian who lost her parents five months back to a boating accident. Now, all of twenty-four, she's working part-time and raising her younger siblings. Fourteen-year-old twins, Mattie and Harry, and eight-year-old Emmett. During one of Harry's soccer games is when she notices Luc Valencia, the older brother of Alex, one of Harry's teammates. Instead of appreciating him, she is reminded of her past, and the thing that runs through her family. And why it would never be good to lust after, let alone love, anyone.
Luc Valencia, a Mexican-American, runs his father's construction company. And when he thinks he wouldn't be able to see that redhead again, a long-awaited contract of kitchen remodel snags his attention. Getting to know everything about Millie is what Luc aims for, and it starts with shouldering some of Millie's burdens.
Review:
The book is written in exactly the way I like it, from both his and her perspective every other chapter. It starts with Millie's perspective on the 'curse' of fertility that seems to be running in her family. The females in her family are super reproductive, a complication she doesn't want in her life till Emmett grows up. The author's note mentions that it is a romantic comedy and it's funny right from the first page. I couldn't help but giggle, chuckle, which escalated to even full-blown belly laughs at some points. But as it is in rom-coms, there are tears too, a good dose of complementary sniffles.
Millie lives with her siblings and her Great Pyrenees, Clarence. It's up to Millie to take care of them, see that they don't miss school or any of the related experiences. 'Mr. Dark, Scarred, & Chiseled' is someone who's plaguing her thoughts but along with them come the reminders of her not so long ago unpleasant past.
Somewhere under my palm, a dimple is shining in all its naked glory.
Luca is the perfect protagonist I could have asked for. And even though I've read quite a few romances with multicultural representation, the author doesn't do anything by half measures. She mentioned this being a multicultural romance in her note at the beginning of the book and even if I'm not familiar with Mexican culture, I think she pulled it off nicely. Now that I think of it, I've read so many romances till date and never paused to think of the cultural representation. Even after I myself live in a country as diverse as India. In keeping with the times, the author also discusses the current turmoil regarding immigrants in the States. [a:Stephanie Fournet|7351172|Stephanie Fournet|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1430672507p2/7351172.jpg] handles everything deftly and sensitively while keeping the humour intact. I will make it a point to read all of her books now.
Narrated in the first person by both Luc and Millie, this made it to the list of my all-time favourite romances. Luc is twenty-six, American born but Mexico made and remembers the tough days their family has had to face in the past. Based in Lafayette, Louisiana, Millie currently has a part-time position at a vet clinic in Youngsville. It was cute to see Luc all flustered whenever he thinks of Millie, considering his perfectly compartmentalized life.
What I loved the most was the author providing translations within the page, if not right after, of the Spanish that was there in the story. Made it an easy read. Everything about this story was so good! Be it Luc's big boisterous family, or Emmett's cuteness. Or be it Luc himself. He's so understanding, and even when he's at fault, he doesn't shy away from apologising. The equations between all the characters are so wonderful that not even once does it overwhelm the storyline. It ends with the sweetest of epilogues, and I'm glad I got to read this one.
Thank you to the author and InkSlinger PR for an e-ARC of the book.
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings