Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts is a swoony story about belief and curses. It’s about thinking we are destined to be alone, but what happens when a second chance emerges? What happens when we don’t want to be alone? Keep reading this book review of Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts for my full thoughts.
Summary
Grant Rossi is never getting a happily-ever-after.
Ever since he was a kid and made a wish on his family’s iconic Wishing Rose, his romantic relationships have been cursed to end. Following his most recent (and extremely public) dumping, Grant is languishing in a hot Chicago summer, abandoning his beloved design projects to sink back into depression. But when his family suggests spending the summer helping his aunt and uncle refurbish their beautiful but rundown B&B and vineyard—the home of the Wishing Rose that changed everything for him—Grant decides to accept. Maybe he can finally find a way to recover his creative spark…and break his curse.
But things at the vineyard are not what Grant expects. The place is in almost total disrepair, and—even worse—the person his relatives hired to help is his former childhood crush, Ben—the first boy who broke his heart.
As their chemistry sparks and the summer heats up, the wedge between them can’t be ignored. But while they race to restore the B&B in time for the beloved local rose festival, grumpy but lovable Ben starts to break through Grant’s carefully crafted defenses. Can Grant find a way to overcome his curse and open his heart, even when it’s broken?
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the author. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
I will never not read a book about renovations on a B&B. Is that a weirdly niche interest? I love books about contractors, home renovations, and sprucing up an old place. So you know I had to read Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts which is about a family trying to save their B&B and Vineyard. For Grant he retreats home feeling adrift and forced to meet his old flame. The one who inspired a curse which has been haunting him ever since.
And in Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts Grant takes us on a journey of curses and belief. About whether we believe we are cursed and if it even matters. Because sometimes even if we aren’t, it’s the power we give the curse. Yep learned that from the movie Penelope. What I enjoyed is witnessing Grant’s character development. To see him realize he needs to let down his defenses. To open up our heart to someone and allow them to see who we are.
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That this heartbreak will pass, this pain will leave us. It’s hard to risk everything we think we might have, and lose. It’s even harder to stare the possibility of getting hurt in the face and not walk away. I get that. But Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts is about what happens, that miracle, in the act of staying. Find Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon, Bookshop.org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.